Security crisis: Opposition invites ICC to investigate political violence in Kenya

The degeneration of the countrys security has reached worrying levels and leaders are wondering who will put the brakes on the descent into anarchy.

Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20

At least 23 people, among them two children, have been killed and another five injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a lorry in southern Brazil, highway police say. The crash happened early on Wednesday local time on the BR-373 highway in the southern state of Paraná. Local media reported that the minibus [...] The post Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20 appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Five-time Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We Africans just dont know what weve given to the world, and what we continue giving to the world for the music to exist. Without us, theres no music possible on [...] The post Angélique Kidjo makes history for Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Equity Bank defies low rate regime to post Sh45.5 billion in six months*

Equity Bank Holdings has posted a 32 per cent growth in net earnings for the first six months of the year, boosted by rising contributions from its regional subsidiaries. The lenders net profit hit Sh45.5 billion in the period under review compared to Sh34.6 billion reported in the corresponding half last year. Net interest income [...] The post Equity Bank defies low rate regime to post Sh45.5 billion in six months* appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Kenya Power introduces performance management contracts for employees

Kenya Power has launched performance management contracts targeting more than 6,000 union employees, a move that will strengthen accountability, improve productivity and enhance service delivery to customers. The historic move comes after more than two decades of negotiations between the management and union employees under their umbrella, the Kenya Electrical Traders and Allied Workers Union...

EACC recovers Sh3.6B in graft assets during 2025/26

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) recovered corruptly acquired assets worth approximately Sh3.6 billion during the 2025/2026 financial year, an official has said. The commission also recovered a further Sh3.4 billion in the 2024/2025 financial year and disrupted attempts to steal or misuse more than Sh40 billion in public funds. EACC Preventive Service Director Vincent...

Kenya to import 25M bags of maize

The government is set to import 25 million 90-kilogramme bags of maize to bridge an anticipated food deficit and avert a possible shortage caused by drought and other climate-related challenges that have affected production in major maize-growing regions. 'Agriculture and Livestock Production Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the government had already put arrangements in place...

Digital governance, AI key to unlocking Kenya's land potential

Government leaders, policymakers and international development partners have called for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), geospatial data and emerging technologies into Kenya's land administration systems to drive sustainable economic growth. The call was made during the Fifth Regional Research Conference on Land and Natural Resources held at the Kenya School of Government in Kabete,...

El Nino: Shirika latoa tahadhari kwa serikali za Afrika Mashariki

Serikali za Afrika Mashariki zimehimizwa kuwekeza mapema katika kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi badala ya kusubiri mafuriko na ukame kutokea ndipo zianze kutoa fedha za dharura. Shirika la Vi Agroforestry limesema maandalizi hayo ni muhimu huku utabiri ukionyesha uwezekano wa mvua nyingi na mafuriko katika maeneo ya Afrika Mashariki kati ya Oktoba na Desemba mwaka huu. Shirika hilo limesema El Niño haifai kuonekana kama tishio la msimu mmoja pekee, bali ni ishara ya haja ya kuimarisha uwezo wa jamii kukabiliana na majanga ya hali ya hewa. Kwa mujibu wa shirika hilo, uharibifu wa ardhi, maeneo ya vyanzo vya maji na maisha ya wakulima umeongeza madhara yanayosababishwa na mvua kubwa, mafuriko na ukame. Utabiri wa hivi karibuni unaonyesha kuwa baadhi ya maeneo ya Afrika Mashariki yanaweza kupokea mvua nyingi kuliko kawaida katika msimu wa Oktoba hadi Desemba, jambo linaloweza kusababisha mafuriko, maporomoko ya ardhi, uharibifu wa mazao na kuhama kwa familia. Vi Agroforestry imesema serikali zinapaswa kuelekeza fedha zaidi kwa wakulima wadogo, wanawake, vijana na wafugaji ambao wako mstari wa mbele katika kusimamia ardhi na maji. Shirika hilo limependekeza kupanuliwa kwa kilimo-misitu, ambapo miti hupandwa pamoja na mazao na mifugo, kama njia mojawapo ya kupunguza madhara ya mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Limesema miti na udongo wenye afya husaidia kupunguza kasi ya maji yanayotiririka, kuzuia mmomonyoko wa udongo na kuongeza uwezo wa ardhi kuhifadhi maji. Kwa wakulima, miti pia inaweza kuwa chanzo cha matunda, chakula cha mifugo, kuni na kipato wakati mazao yanapoharibiwa na hali mbaya ya hewa. Vi Agroforestry pia imetaka serikali kuwekeza katika uvunaji wa maji, uhifadhi wa udongo, urejeshaji wa maeneo ya mito na vyanzo vya maji, vitalu vya miti na mifumo ya kilimo inayostahimili mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa. Shirika hilo limesema mifumo ya kutoa tahadhari mapema inapaswa kuimarishwa ili wakulima wapate taarifa kwa wakati na kuchukua hatua kabla ya mvua kubwa kuanza. Aidha, limewataka wafadhili, taasisi za kifedha na kampuni binafsi kuongeza fedha kwa miradi inayoongozwa na jamii. Limesema wanawake, vijana, wakulima wadogo na wafugaji hawapaswi kuonekana kama wapokeaji wa msaada pekee, bali washirikishwe katika kupanga na kutekeleza miradi ya kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Vi Agroforestry imesema ingawa maandalizi ya dharura kama kusafisha mitaro na kuimarisha huduma za uokoaji ni muhimu, hatua hizo hazitoshi bila uwekezaji wa muda mrefu. "El Niño itapita, lakini hali ya hewa isiyotabirika itaendelea," shirika hilo limesema. Limesema hatua zinazochukuliwa sasa ndizo zitakazoamua iwapo majanga yajayo yataendelea kusababisha hasara kubwa au jamii zitakuwa na uwezo wa kukabiliana nayo.

Schools will open on August 24 as scheduled, Ogamba says

Education CS Julius Ogamba says schools to open for Term III on August 24, refutes social media reports of postponement, urges parents to rely on official notices.

CS Reveals Talanta Stadium Opening Date and First Match Schedule

AFCON games are set to begin on June 19, 2027, and run until July 17 co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Walikwepa madhila ya ndoa na kuingilia kilimo

KATIKA eneo kame la Kinna, Kaunti ya Isiolo, ambako ukame na mabadiliko ya tabianchi yamefanya kilimo na ufugaji kuwa changamoto kubwa, kundi la wakulima limegundua kuwa kilimo endelevu kinaweza kuwa njia ya kujikomboa kutoka kwa umaskini na kutegemea chakula cha msaada. Kupitia kilimo cha mvungulio (greenhouse) na mfumo wa umwagiliaji mimea na mashamba maji kwa njia ya matone chini ya Nasole SACCO, manusura wa ukatili wa kijinsia kwenye ndoa sasa wanajipatia kipato, kulea familia zao na kuandika ukurasa mpya wa maisha. Miongoni mwao ni Najma Ado, ambaye alitoka kwenye ndoa kufuatia madhila na vita vya kijinsia, na mkazi wa Kinna, ambaye leo hii analima mboga na viungo kwenye greenhouse. Anasema hakuwahi kufikiria kwamba siku moja angejitegemea kupitia kilimo. "Nilipitia changamoto kibao kwenye ndoa, ikiwemo kupigwa na aliyekuwa mume wangu," anasimulia. Maisha yalibadilika baada ya kujiunga na Nasole SACCO, chama cha ushirika Isiolo, ambako alipata mkopo wa Sh40, 000 na mafunzo ya kilimo kinachohimili mabadiliko ya tabianchi. "Leo hii mimi ni mkulima. Mapato ninayopata yananisaidia kulisha watoto wangu, kuwalipia karo, na kusaidia kukidhi mahitaji yao na hata kusaidia wazazi wangu," anasema. Safari yake haikuwa rahisi. Najma aliolewa akiwa na umri wa miaka 14 na akawa mama akiwa bado mchanga. Badala ya kuendelea na masomo, aliingia kwenye ndoa iliyogeuka kuwa ngome ya mateso na ukatili wa kijinsia. [caption id="attachment_191341" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Najma Ado Mohamed, mama asiye na mume na manusura wa ukatili wa kijinsia (GBV) kutoka Kinna, Kaunti ya Isiolo, akisimulia safari yake katika kilimo kinachozingatia mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Picha|Sammy Waweru[/caption] "Baada ya kupata mtoto wangu wa kwanza, mume wangu alianza kunipiga. Nilivumilia kwa miaka kadhaa kabla ya kuamua kuondoka," akaambia Akilimali wakati wa mahojiano katika Kijiji cha Kinna. Baada ya kurejea nyumbani akiwa na watoto wawili na bila chanzo cha mapato, alikabiliwa na maisha magumu katika eneo ambalo ukame wa mara kwa mara umeathiri maisha ya wakazi wengi. Kupitia Nasole SACCO, alipata fursa ya kujifunza kuhusu kilimo cha kisasa, usimamizi wa fedha na ujasiriamali. Pia, alifunzwa jinsi ya kuweka akiba ambayo imemuwezesha kupanga maisha yake ya baadaye. "Sitaki kurudi tena katika maisha ya mateso. Watoto wangu sasa wanaishi kwa amani na wanaendelea na masomo yao," akasema. Alidokeza kwamba mafunzo kuhusu haki za wanawake yamewapa wanawake wengi ujasiri wa kupinga ukatili wa kijinsia, dhuluma na kutafuta msaada wanapodhulumiwa. Mbali na Najma, Mariam Mohamed naye amepata matumaini kupitia kilimo. Kwenye kivungulio, analima nyanya, pilipili mboga (maarufu kama hoho) na mchicha kwa kutumia mfumo wa umwagiliaji mimea na mashamba maji kwa kutumia mifereji kudondoa matone. Mariam anasema wazazi wake walitalikiana alipokuwa na umri wa miaka saba. Baadaye aliolewa akiwa bado mdogo kimiaka, lakini ndoa hiyo pia ilivunjika na kumlazimu kuanza maisha upya akiwa na watoto wake. "Nilitegemea msaada kutoka kwa watu wengine ili kuishi. Maisha yalikuwa magumu sana," anakumbuka. Alijiunga na kikundi cha wanawake mwaka 2012 na baadaye akawa mwanachama wa Nasole SACCO. "Nilianza kuweka akiba ya Sh100 kwa wiki na baada ya miezi sita niwekeza fedha hizo kwenye kilimo," anafichua. [caption id="attachment_191342" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mariam Mohamed akionyesha nyanya zilizovunwa kutoka kwenye kivungulio eneo la Kinna, Kaunti ya Isiolo. Yeye ni mama asiye na mume, manusura wa ukatili wa kijinsia (GBV) na mwanachama wa Nasole SACCO. Picha|Sammy Waweru[/caption] Leo hii Mariam huuza mboga na hupata wastani wa Sh500 kwa siku, fedha zinazomwezesha kulipia watoto karo, kununua chakula na kugharamia mahitaji ya familia. "Kupitia Nasole SACCO, nimeweza kusomesha watoto wangu. Zamani nilitegemea watu, lakini sasa ninaweza kuitunza familia yangu," anasema. Anasema kutokana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi, kilimo cha kisasa; kikiwemo teknolojia ya mvungulio na mfumo wa umwagiliaji mimea na mashamba maji kwa kutumia mifereji kudondoa matone, kimekuwa suluhisho muhimu kwa wakazi wa Isiolo. Kulingana na Makai Mamo, Naibu Mwenyekiti wa Nasole SACCO, chama hicho cha ushirika kilichosajiliwa rasmi mwaka 2019, sasa kina wanachama wapatao 310, wakiwemo wanawake 230. Anasema pamoja na kutoa mikopo na huduma za kifedha, SACCO hiyo inalenga kusaidia manusura wa ukatili wa kijinsia kujitegemea kimaendeleo. "Tunawaunganisha wanawake na taasisi za kifedha, mipango ya serikali inayowapiga jeki na mashirika mbalimbali ili wapate fursa za kujijenga upya kimaisha," anasema. Kutokana na ukame wa mara kwa mara, wanachama wamekumbatia kilimo cha mvungulio, mfumo wa umwagiliaji mimea na mashamba maji kwa kutumia mifereji kudondoa matone, ufugaji wa samaki na nyuki ili kuongeza uzalishaji na mapato. Kwa ushirikiano na Heifer International, World Food Programme, Catholic Relief Services na We World Kenya Foundation, wanachama hupatiwa mafunzo kuhusu usimamizi wa fedha, ujasiriamali, mahusiano bora ya kifamilia na kilimo kinachokabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi.

CS Ogamba Announces School Reporting and Departure Times Ahead of Reopening

The directive comes as schools are expected to reopen for the third term on August 24.

Secret lover, leaked nudes and a Sh2.5m court payout

The court ordered a man to pay his ex-lover the amount after finding him responsible for online...

Kenya Health Summit: Closing ceremony

VOCAL Africa urges ICC to monitor Kenya ahead of 2027 polls

The warning signs now emerging must not be ignored until lives have been lost, Vocal Africa stated.

2,000 participants converge for North Rift peace tournament

More than 2,000 participants drawn from nine counties have converged at Tot in Kerio Valley for the third edition of the Operation Maliza Uhalifu (OMU) Sports for Peace Tournament, which seeks to strengthen unity, friendship, and peaceful coexistence among communities in the North Rift and neighbouring regions. The weeklong sports extravaganza, which kicked off this...

Nakuru, AFA partner to boost sunflower farming, cut imports

The County Government of Nakuru has distributed 7,000 kilograms of certified sunflower seeds to 2,500 farmers in a move aimed at promoting sunflower farming in the region towards increasing edible oil products and reducing cooking oil imports in the country. The initiative, which is a partnership between the devolved unit's administration and the Agriculture and Food...

Nyong'o urges African leaders to turn smart-city visions into projects

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o and the President of the World Smart Cities Forum (WSCF) Jaewon Peter Chun have challenged African governments and international partners to move beyond smart-city plans and translate their vision into projects that directly improve people's lives. Speaking during the 2026 Africa Smart Cities Alliance (ASCA) Summit in Kisumu on Tuesday,...

Engineers call for full implementation of Engineering Technology Act

The Institution of Engineering Technologists and Technicians-Kenya (IET-K) has called on the government to expedite the appointment and operationalization of the Engineering Technology Board, saying its absence is undermining effective regulation of the profession. IET-K President Bibiye Mahmoud Juma said the full implementation of the Engineering Technology Act, 2016, was necessary to strengthen professional standards,...