Kenya hosts first Africa Championship of Chinese cuisine

Kenya and China have made a commitment to broaden their bilateral cooperation beyond trade and infrastructure, with an emphasis on culinary arts and gastronomy tourism as essential avenues for cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Speaking...

Kenyans abroad, families to benefit from diaspora medical cover

Kenya Diaspora Alliance chairperson Shem Ochuodho, Jubilee Health Insurance CEO Njeri Jomo, BUPA Global Kenya CEO Uditha Jayaratne and Kenbright managing director Ezekiel Macharia during the official sign-off ceremony for the Diaspora Medical...

Kenya’s Loan Rate Divide Is No Accident and the Numbers Behind It Tell a Rougher Truth About Banking

Kenya’s cost of credit portal, a public transparency tool run by the Kenya Bankers Association, has revealed just how uneven personal loan pricing can be. For a simple one-year, Sh100,000 loan, the gulf between the cheapest and costliest lenders...

Kenya’s growing towns are leaving elephants with nowhere to go

It is remarkably hard to see an elephant in the wild. In Oldonyiro, northern Kenya, they pass through the settlement almost every night. Piles of dung appear metres from the primary school and local church each morning, where smooth circles have...

'Children are the future': Top US doctors team up with Abu Dhabi hospital

Teams of doctors from one of the top-ranked children's hospitals in the US are already working with counterparts in Abu Dhabi as part of a project to provide the best possible care to families in the UAE. A collaboration was announced in May...

Kenyans mourn as Grade 9 Narok girl heading to school to sit KJSEA exam is killed: "Who did this?"

A 13-year-old girl was found dead in a sugarcane plantation just a kilometre from her school, hours before her Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment exam Chelangat Cynthia Shikuku's body showed signs of severe injuries and assault, leaving...

Quakers at a glance: A look at the faith's beliefs and the tradition of activism and silent worship

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Do Quakers quake? Do Quakers eat Quaker Oats? Are Quakers still around today? These are some of the questions that visitors often ask at the Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia. Many visitors don't know about the...

First Lady Rachel Ruto Hands Over Sh120mn Cochlear Implants to Restore Hearing for Kenyan Children

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 — First Lady Rachel Ruto on Thursday presided over the handover of cochlear implant devices worth Sh120 million, a donation that promises to restore hearing—and hope—to dozens of Kenyan children living with hearing...

Church leader urges home-grown peace to restore South Sudanese dignity

Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 7 hours ago Rt. Rev. Dr. Zachariah Manyok, Chairman of the Strategy Committee at the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) - File Photo JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — A religious leader is calling for an...

Safaricom Announces a KSh 30 Billion Initiative to Transform Education in Kenya

Safaricom, through the M-PESA Foundation, has unveiled a massive KES 30 billion education initiative aimed at revolutionizing learning and training outcomes across Kenya over the next five years. Dubbed “Citizens of the Future,” the ambitious...

Diamond Platnumz deletes pro-Samia Suluhu, CCM posts as claims emerge he's fled to Kenya

Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz has deleted all Instagram posts praising President Samia Suluhu Hassan, following intense public criticism and threats from furious fans who accused him of siding with power over the people. The celebrated...

What is sandalwood, and why Kenya banned its harvesting?

Sandalwood is a tree indigenous to Eastern Africa, prized for its heavy, yellow, fine-grained wood and its remarkable ability to retain fragrance for decades. Beyond Africa, various species of sandalwood are also native to India, Nepal,...

Camels replace cattle as Kenya’s drought forces herders to adapt

Published on: October 31, 2025 2:23 PM SAMBURU, KENYA — In the parched landscapes of northern Kenya, herders are turning to camels for survival as the region battles its worst drought in four decades. With little rainfall since April and repeated...

Human rights group ask EU to intervene release of two Kenyans abducted in Uganda

Activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo. [File, Standard] Civil society groups in Kenya have now asked the European Union to intervene in the case of two Kenyans activists who were allegedly abducted in Uganda about a month ago. In a joint petition...

Kenya Court Rules Wives Must Refund Dowry After Divorce, Reigniting Debate on Marriage Customs

A High Court ruling in Kisii has reignited a national debate over Kenya’s deeply rooted dowry traditions, after judges declared that women may be required to refund dowry payments following divorce. In the case of CKN vs DMO (2023), Justice Kizito...

Culture Makers: How Oakland’s muralists are preserving history and keeping The Town colorful

From school buildings to warehouses to freeway underpasses and beyond, Oakland’s landscape is home to a rich tapestry of street art that contributes to the city’s vibrancy, reflects its values, and tells the stories of the diverse communities who...

Glamour names nine trans activists as 'Women of the Year' - including a model who was fired by L'Oreal for calling 'all white people racist'

Glamour Magazine has named nine transgender activists as their Women of the Year. The honourees include a mix of relatively unknown models, actors and musicians, with the most famous face being Munroe Bergdorf - a controversial activist who once...

Nelly Muluka Appointed Acting CEO of Kenya Film Classification Board

NAIROBI — The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has appointed Nelly Muluka as its new Acting Chief Executive Officer, who assumed office on 29th October 2025. Her appointment follows the completion of the term of outgoing Acting CEO, CPA...

Ghana tops AGRA’s gender mainstreaming in Agriculture scorecard

By; Gloria Andérson Ghana has ranked highest among Kenya and Malawi in a research study assessing how African governments are mainstreaming gender in the agricultural sector. The study, conducted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa...

The Advent Of The Arbantone Music Genre In Kenya

In the ever-evolving Kenyan entertainment landscape, a relatively new music genre has been at the centerstage of it all. Albeit fast-rising and with quite the dynamic fanbase, Arbantone has shown no signs of slowing down, with hits being churned...