Category: Politics

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Raila Amolo Odinga was born on January 7, 1945, in Maseno, Kenya, into a family deeply rooted in the nation’s political fabric. His father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, was Kenya’s first Vice President, a legacy that inspired Raila throughout his life. Growing up in a politically charged environment, Raila was exposed to the difficulty of governance…

In the heart of Nairobi, where corridors smell of polished wood and old verdicts, Justice Isaac Lenaola sat behind his bench in the Supreme Court. He was a man of disciplined routine, measured speech, and, in his mind, an unblemished record. Yet reputation, he had learned over the years, is a fragile thing perhaps more…

Kenya is in mourning following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, who passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in Kochi, India, at the age of 80. According to reports, Odinga suffered a cardiac arrest during a morning walk and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. President William Ruto addressed the nation in…

A stormy session of the National Assembly’s Health Committee turned chaotic on Tuesday after a fiery exchange between Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi, exposing deep divisions within the political class over the controversial operations of the Social Health Authority (SHA). The quarrel erupted during a scheduled appearance by…

Kenya is in the midst of a renewed push to refresh its voter roll as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ramps up registration across the country. Since the latest Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) drive relaunched on September 29, more than 7,000 new voters have been added in just four days. A further 259…