Innovating in Africa: Why Kenya is more than a silicon savannah

Audio By Vocalize By Wangechi WahomeKenya’s innovation story is moving far beyond the M-Pesa prologue. With US$638 million raised in 2024, AIoT breakthroughs in agriculture, climate-tech experiments in mobility, and a booming creative economy, the...

Kenya's diaspora remittances decline by KSh 200m as Donald Trump's tax looms

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) published its weekly bulletin, highlighting monetary and financial developments in the country Data released by the CBK shows inflows decreased by 0.2% in August 2025 compared to a similar period in August 2024...

What Can AI In Colombian Classrooms Teach Europe About Democratic Innovation?

In recent years, debates on artificial intelligence have largely revolved around regulation, competitiveness and existential risks. Yet beyond the corridors of Brussels or Silicon Valley, the question of AI touches on something far more...

Nairobi: Political parties issue stern warning to IEBC, ORPP over 'plot' to deregister them

A coalition of more than 50 political parties has raised alarm over the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) The leaders claimed there is a coordinated plan to deregister parties before the 2027 elections, warning that...

Ndindi Nyoro urges govt to enforce STEM in basic education to produce quality workforce

Kenya ought to align with the prevalent world economy, with education at the forefront to propel the nation Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro advocates for STEM subjects in basic education, saying it would guarantee the country a competitive workforce and...

Murkomen vows every eligible Kenyan will get National ID

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that every eligible adult Kenyan will receive an identity card, guaranteeing access to all constitutional rights and...

Ogamba to lecturers: Halt strike, embrace talks

Education CS Julius Ogamba arrives to preside over the 29th graduation ceremony of the Moi Teachers Training College, Baringo, September 18, 2025. /EDUMIN Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has appealed to university lecturers to suspend...

Lessons from Nairobi: Why we must not forget the material realities of AI

Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by Kelly via Pexels For Imogen Parker of the Ada Lovelace Institute, a Nairobi event on the global labour supply chains involved in AI and its environmental impacts re-anchored her mental image of the technology – and its...

Muslim ritual meets Swahili culture at Kenya’s unique annual maulidi festival

Lamu is a historic Swahili port town on an island off the northern coast of Kenya. Each year it hosts the famous Lamu Maulidi Festival, a sacred Muslim celebration, planned this year for 17-18 September. People come from across the world to attend...

Over 1.8M Kenyans facing acute food shortage, Gov’t seeks Ksh.4B to avert crisis

Samburu pastoralist slaughter livestock in the de-stocking of emaciated animals in a program by the government and the Kenya Red Cross to buy livestock, slaughter and distribute the meat as relief food to the most affected families following a...

Over 30 African nations convene in Nairobi for landmark prison reform talks

In an effort to reform prison systems across Africa, Chiefs and Commissioners General of Correctional Services from over 30 countries are gathering in Nairobi for a High-Level Consultative Workshop focused on implementing the African Commission on...

Mudavadi urges millers to scale up fortification to boost Kenya’s food security

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on millers and food processors to scale up fortification as part of Kenya’s efforts to boost food security. Speaking in Nairobi when he presided over the 2025 Kenya Millers Fortification Index...

Kenya backs Quad efforts to restore peace in Sudan

Foreign Affrairs CS Musalia Mudavadi During the occasion of Bastille Day for French Republic on July 14, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard] The Government of Kenya has welcomed the Joint Statement by the Quad comprising Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the...

Kenya does not need young leaders - Francis Atwoli

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli during a past meeting. PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has opined that Kenya does not need young leaders amid calls to install a...

Betty Kyallo, Mulamwah among Kenyan influencers on China cultural exchange trip

Audio By Vocalize Media personality Betty Kyallo and comedians Mulamwah, Terence Creative, and MC Jessy are set to represent Kenya in an upcoming cultural exchange trip to China. The Chinese Embassy in Kenya announced the four as part of a...

Kenya's alumni networks giving back to struggling universities

Moi University modern gate in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County. November 30, 2024. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Universities are increasingly leaning on their graduates for financial, professional, and reputational support at a time when most of them are...

Kenya’s Sanaipei Tande Heads to Russia for Intervision 2025

Kenya’s Sanaipei Tande Heads to Russia for Intervision 2025 Sanaipei Tande, one of Kenya’s most celebrated singers and actresses, is preparing for one of the biggest stages of her career. She has been chosen to represent Kenya at the Intervision...

Kenyan anime fans flock to cinemas for ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’

Over the weekend, Kenyan anime fans congregated at the cinema to watch ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity War’, the latest instalment in the globally celebrated anime franchise, which premiered on September 12. The premiere, at Graden City Mall, drew large...

Kenyan Creator Emillianah Denies Dating Mulamwah After Rumours Swirl

When whispers turned into full-blown gossip, Emillianah decided it was time to speak. The Kenyan digital creator has firmly denied claims that she is romantically involved with comedian and content creator Mulamwah. “I just want to clear the air...

Global Solidarity Hub brings activism, sustainability and social justice to Ploughing

Six humanitarian organisations are coming together to create a global community of changemakers at the Global Solidarity Hub this week at the Ploughing Championships.in Offaly Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale...