Author: Evelyne Lagat
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High Seas, High Stakes: Kenya Navy Cracks Sh8.2B Drug Smuggling Ring
In a dramatic high-seas operation, the Kenya Navy has intercepted a vessel carrying 1,024 kilograms of narcotics valued at an estimated Sh8.2 billion, roughly 690 kilometers off the Mombasa coast. The foreign-registered ship was spotted during a routine naval patrol in the Indian Ocean. Upon inspection, officers discovered the illicit cargo carefully concealed in hidden…
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The Killer Boyfriend
The search for 20-year-old University of Nairobi student, Jane Atila, has ended in heartbreak. Jane, a bright and ambitious second-year Bachelor of Education student, disappeared on October 3rd after visiting her boyfriend in Kikuyu. For weeks, her family clung to hope, praying she would walk back home alive. Sadly, that hope has been replaced by…
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New Era in Kenya’s Education System
Kenya has officially commenced the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), involving 2.3 million learners as the first national exam under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum. Running from October 27 to November 3, the KJSEA marks the transition from junior secondary to senior school, focusing on skills and continuous learning rather than high-stakes testing. Unlike…
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Breaking Barriers and Stereotype
In the buzzing workshops of Meru National Polytechnic, amid the crackle of soldering irons and the steady hum of machines, 22-year-old Frida Gacheri is quietly rewriting expectations. A trainee in Electrical Engineering Level 6, Frida embodies the new wave of young women daring to enter male-dominated technical fields and thriving. Her path here was far…
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Crisis of Lecturers
Learning at Kenyatta University came to a standstill on Tuesday, October 21, after lecturers engaged in a heated altercation. The altercation came shortly after the university management, through an internal memo from the Registrar (Academic) dated October 16, 2025, directed all students to resume classes amid the ongoing University lecturers’ strike. According to the University…
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Mashujaa Day Celebrations: The importance of legacy
On Monday, 20th October 2025, Kenya celebrated its annual Mashujaa Day at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County. The celebrations came a day after the burial of the fallen hero,the former country’s prime minister, the late Hon Raila Odinga. On this day, President William Ruto delivered an address that blended tribute, reflection and challenge. He paid honor…
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Kenya’s Farewell to a Father of Democracy
Thousands of mourners gathered on Sunday in Bondo, Siaya County, to pay their final respects to opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died at age 80 in India while receiving medical treatment. The body of Odinga, decked in a Kenyan national flag, was carried into the chapel at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology…
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IS ODINGA’S DEATH A TURNING POINT FOR KENYAN POLITICS?
Kenya is facing a loud absence of a powerful, Democratic and patriotic leader Hon Raila Amolo Odinga. For decades, Odinga stood as a directional symbol for many and a voice for all. His departure has left the political world reeling, and many are asking: what comes next? Within the corridors of the Orange Democratic Movement…
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NATION IN TEARS, ODINGA’S HOMECOMING AND THE WEIGHT OF POLITICAL LOSS
Nairobi, October 16, 2025 In a scene both solemn and stirring, the body of Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga arrived on Kenyan soil today morning, drawing thousands into a collective moment of mourning. News of his death in India had already rippled across the nation. Now, as his remains were returned, the country paused to…
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LECTURERS’ STRIKE ENTERS SIXTH WEEK AMID UNPAID DUES
As of October 16, 2025, Kenya’s public universities remain indefinately closed due to an ongoing strike by lecturers and the non-teaching staff. The strike, initiated in early September, has left thousands of students on ice, uncertain about their academic futures. The government’s failure to fully implement the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is the root…
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