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The elephant in the room as Kenya charts Vision 2060 By Vincent Obadha August 13, 2026 03:48 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter President Ruto speaks at the National Conversation on Beyond Vision 2030, held at …
The elephant in the room as Kenya charts Vision 2060Citizen Digital
UN warns strengthening El Niño will be a big threat as Kenya maps high-risk zones By Vincent Obadha August 11, 2026 08:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Floodwater from the Russian River approaches homes f …
UN warns strengthening El Niño will be a big threat as Kenya maps high-risk zonesCitizen Digital
A rogue house for hire: How Kenya's Parliament has sold its soul By Vincent Obadha July 31, 2026 11:13 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A general view shows Kenyan Members of Parliament as they discuss the i …
A rogue house for hire: How Kenya's Parliament has sold its soulCitizen Digital
The Kipipiri script: How Ol Kalou by-election revived memories of KANU's defeat in 1995 By Vincent Obadha July 17, 2026 07:22 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The just concluded Ol Kalou by …
The Kipipiri script: How Ol Kalou by-election revived memories of KANU's defeat in 1995Citizen Digital
The Kipipiri script: How Ol Kalou by-election revived memories of KANU's defeat in 1995 By Vincent Obadha July 17, 2026 07:22 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The just concluded Ol Kalou by …
The Kipipiri script: How Ol Kalou by-election revived memories of KANU's defeat in 1995Citizen Digital
How the James Gichuru–Rironi Highway became a trail of red flags, nine years on By Vincent Obadha June 29, 2026 03:48 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File image of road graders at work along the Rironi–Naiv …
How the James Gichuru–Rironi Highway became a trail of red flags, nine years onCitizen Digital
Chronic spenders: How gov’t is living beyond its means as Kenyans tighten belts By Vincent Obadha June 11, 2026 03:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Kenya's Controller of Budget, Dr. …
Chronic spenders: How gov’t is living beyond its means as Kenyans tighten beltsParliament is considering legal changes that would remove the mandatory live transmission of election results from polling stations, a practice established after the 2007 post-election violence to ensure transparency and prevent result manipulation during tallying.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Parliament is considering legal changes that would remove the mandatory live transmission of election results from polling stations, a practice established after the 2007 post-election violence to ensure transparency and prevent result manipulation during tallying.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A year after Raila Odinga's death, Kenya prepares for its first general election in nearly 40 years without him as candidate, kingmaker, or political reference point, requiring a recalculation of traditional political formulas.
15 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The International Finance Corporation has conditionally committed KSh1.94 billion for a 6.5 per cent stake in Quickmart through the supermarket chain's ongoing Initial Public Offering, positioning itself as a cornerstone investor as Quickmart seeks to raise KSh15 billion and list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Margaret Nyakang'o, a career accountant and CPA, was appointed Controller of Budget in December 2019 by President Uhuru Kenyatta, becoming the second person to hold the constitutional office. By law, no public funds can be released without her approval.
1 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Controller of Budget's report on the 2025/2026 financial year reveals that while ordinary Kenyans face cost-of-living pressures, parts of government continued high spending on travel, hospitality, and emergency expenditures that bypass usual checks. The national government spent Ksh.30.6B on travel and Ksh.74.5B in non-remitted deductions during the period.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto ordered unlicensed foreign businesses to shut down by September 7, sparking panic among foreign nationals and embassy queue-ups. The government later clarified the order was not a blanket ban on foreign traders and opened temporary registration.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has issued ultimatums targeting both Tata Chemicals and regional nationals engaged in small-scale street trading, with both groups ordered to justify their economic presence or leave Kenya. The moves reflect a broader "economic sovereignty" theme as the administration faces public frustration over jobs, cost of living, and unfulfilled promises ahead of elections.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
For two decades, Kenyan elections have been decided less by ideology than by the arithmetic of stitching ethnic and regional blocs together into winning coalitions, from the 2002 National Rainbow Coalition through the 2024 broad-based government and toward 2027.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula publicly condemned MPs who allegedly demand as much as Ksh.400,000 from parents in exchange for Teachers Service Commission appointment letters, describing the practice as immoral. Wetangula's remarks clarified that the State House has political control over Kenya's teacher recruitment system, though he did not name specific MPs or provide details of the recruitment exercise in question.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
El Niño is a natural climate pattern in which surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific warm well above average, part of a larger climate cycle called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that oscillates between three states and reshapes weather patterns globally and across East Africa.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
As Kenya develops Vision 2060 to succeed Vision 2030, economists commissioned by President Ruto have raised the issue of corruption and wastage—a problem policymakers have avoided confronting—though public criticism suggests the initiative may be premature or a distraction from current economic hardship.
13 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Nations World Food Programme warns that a rapidly strengthening El Niño weather pattern will significantly worsen food insecurity in vulnerable countries into 2027, with forecasters assigning an 81 per cent probability the 2026 El Niño will be very strong and a 97 per cent chance its effects will persist into early 2027.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sitting Members of Parliament, including Suna East MP Junet Mohamed, have publicly confirmed that money changed hands to secure votes for the October 2024 impeachment of then Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, naming individuals allegedly involved in the payments.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election with 35,440 votes against the United Democratic Alliance's 5,450, an outcome the source says revived memories of a Moi-era by-election defeat and raised questions about state resources and voter influence in Mt Kenya.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election by a landslide, with its candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho Waweru receiving 35,440 votes compared to the UDA candidate's 5,450 votes, raising questions about state resources and incumbency in Mt Kenya.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The 25.3-kilometre A104 highway upgrade from James Gichuru Road Junction to Rironi, meant to be completed by August 2020, remains incomplete. The project has affected businesses, with fuel stations and other establishments remaining closed or relocated.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Controller of Budget reports the national government spent far beyond Parliament's approval in key central offices during the nine months to March 2026, while accumulating Ksh.465.87 billion in unpaid bills despite discretionary spending on items including AFCON football subscriptions and hospitality at the Deputy President's office.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →