Kenya Calling: flydubai Adds Nairobi, Ups Mombasa Flights

Dubai-based carrier flydubai has announced a major expansion of its East African footprint with the launch of new flights to Nairobi, Kenya, beginning October 15, 2025. The route will operate four times a week from Terminal 3, Dubai International...

Kenya’s High Court Throws Out Omtatah Petition on Appointment of Appellate Judges

The High Court has dismissed a petition by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah challenging the appointment of judges to Kenya’s Court of Appeal, ruling that the process was constitutional and above board. Delivering the judgment, Justice Lawrence Mugambi...

Nairobi MPs Clash With KDF Over Recruitment Plan

Eighteen lawmakers from Nairobi have accused the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) of sidelining the capital in its latest nationwide recruitment drive, warning that the current plan risks chaos and breaches constitutional principles of fairness. In a...

Gender Testing Controversy in Sports: Impact on Female Athletes and Rights

The world of sport is once again sharpening the discussion around sex testing and its impact on the lives of female athletes and their rights. Against the backdrop of global debates about ethics, equity in women’s events, and privacy, the...

Kenya's hustle culture: How youth juggle jobs to stay afloat

Brian Otieno,a Kenyan youth juggling multiple jobs to survive the hush economic times.[Juliet Omelo,Standard] Every morning at 6 a.m., 27-year-old Brian Otieno rides his boda boda through the busy streets of Nairobi, ferrying passengers before...

The urgent need for systematic safeguarding in religious communities

A disturbing video recently circulated showing an older Catholic sister repeatedly slapping a younger member of her congregation in Kenya. The footage captures not just physical violence, but something more troubling: the abuse of power within...

flydubai Expands Kenya Network with New Nairobi Flights and Increased Mombasa Service

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – September 17, 2025: Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced the launch of flights to Nairobi International Airport (NBO), further expanding its presence in East Africa. The new route will commence on October 15,...

Ksh 480 million for scholarships targeting over 4000 people with disabilities in Kenya

A programme has been launched to offer 100% free scholarships to over 4000 people with disabilities in Kenya at a cost of Ksh 480 million (3,145,00 million Euro) over the next 5 years. The programme was initiated by Nominated Senator Crystal Asige...

How holiday in Russia ended in jaws of death, Kenyan man recounts ordeal

Evans, a Kenyan athlete, recounts how a tourist trip to Russia turned into forced military service before his capture in Ukraine. [Screen grab] A two‑week holiday in Russia for a Kenyan athlete ended in captivity in Ukraine after he says he was...

Two new pastors welcomed at Astoria United Methodist Church

Published 6:00 am Thursday, September 18, 2025 Astoria United Methodist Church has welcomed two new pastors, Rev. Sue Owen and her husband, Rev. Jim Monroe, both ordained elders. They both have past ties to Astoria. Sue served the church as pastor...

Uber Safari Launches In Nairobi: Book A Wildlife Adventure On Your App

Last Updated:September 18, 2025, 17:32 IST Uber has launched Uber Safari in Nairobi, offering tourists and locals a chance to explore Nairobi National Park straight from the Uber app Uber, the global ride-hailing platform, has launched Uber...

Women’s rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of women’s rights activists rallied Thursday near the U.S. Embassy in Brussels to protest what many say are plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to destroy millions of dollars in family planning supplies meant...

The story of St. Louis coffee: culture, community and history

The fruity aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills the air as people stream in and out of Sump Coffee in south St. Louis. Baristas brew coffee behind a long bar where customers order lattes and quick shots of espresso. Others opt for pourover coffee...

Sakaja Faults Mbadi as Nairobi County Workers Down Tools

In the wake of harsh criticism from Nairobi County workers over delays in salary payments, Governor Johnson Sakaja has come out to respond to the matter. Sakaja, who spoke on Thursday morning during an interview on Radio Jambo, said the delays had...

'Go home': why such hostility to immigrants in the West?

The era of globalisation as we knew it is clearly over. Systems of connectivity and free movement still exist, but they have been dealt too heavy a blow by the tariffs and protectionism of US President Donald Trump’s White House for one to say...

Fascinating Ohio: an advocate for Kenya, a grief adviser and apraxia awareness champions

Columbus-area native Elli Wachtman’s passion to help others took root at Capital University. Her passion grew while pursuing a master’s degree in Washington D.C. and blossomed 7,000 miles away in Kenya at a center she co-founded there. When Jess...

Kenya's only breastmilk bank, lifeline for premature babies

Nairobi's Pumwani Maternity Hospital is the only facility in Kenya offering the life-giving service of donated breastmilk and one of very few across Africa. [AFP] Surrounded by incubators, a red tube snaking into her tiny nose, four-day-old...

Nairobi MPs demand review of KDF recruitment schedule, cite unfairness

Speaker Moses Wetangula addresses the National Assembly on February 11, 2025. Audio By Vocalize Eighteen Members of Parliament representing constituencies in Nairobi have found fault in the itinerary of the advertised recruitment exercise set to...

Youth lead charge in reimagining democracy at Nairobi civic tech hackathon

Kenya’s youth took centre stage this week as the Code for Democracy civic tech hackathon brought together innovators, policymakers, and civil society leaders to reimagine democratic renewal. Convened by the Nuru Trust Network in support of the...

KHALID: The power of social media in bringing social justice and change in Kenya

For too long, those in power controlled the story of our nations and the world. They told us what to believe, what to see and what to hear. They owned the microphones, the cameras and the headlines. Citizens were forced to consume propaganda...