My childhood was filled with country music, soul, and R&B, not because I liked it but because that was the environment I grew up in. In many Kenyan homes, imported sounds were the backdrop of our lives, echoes of Western culture that shaped how we defined “good music.” Yet music, just like language or food,…
Global financial anxiety is rising again, and this time it is not coming from a single stock market or one struggling economy, but from the world’s top financial watchdog itself. The G20 Financial Stability Board (FSB), which monitors global risks on behalf of the world’s largest economies, has sounded the alarm over what it calls…
The United Nations has confirmed that it will cut 25 percent of its global peacekeeping force, a decision that could reshape the security landscape in regions already struggling with violence and instability. The move follows months of funding strains, largely driven by reduced contributions from major donors, including the United States, which has withheld part…
A viral video has placed Kibra MP Peter Orero and his convoy under the spotlight. Journalist Larry Madowo shared footage showing the MP’s driver cutting across lanes in Nairobi, ignoring traffic rules, and verbally confronting Madowo. At one point, the driver tells him to “take it to President Ruto, taka taka,” a remark that quickly…
Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium was plunged into shock on Friday, October 10, 2025, when Warren Abrahams, head coach of Belgium’s women’s rugby sevens team, collapsed during the Safari Sevens tournament. The 43-year-old South African was attended to by medical personnel and rushed to a city hospital, but he later died, according to NTV Kenya. The…
Have you ever wondered what your favorite game says about who you really are? What if the games you love could reveal your deepest traits, your hidden strengths and even how you handle life’s challenges? From the football pitches of Nairobi to quiet living rooms playing chess or Scrabble, the games we play are more…
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a flagship project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, has been a symbol of ambition and progress. However, as of 2025, the railway’s financial implications have become a focal point in Kenya’s economic discourse. Debt Conversion: A Strategic Move In a groundbreaking move, Kenya has converted its $5 billion SGR…
I’m not really a fan of rugby. I don’t follow it closely and I barely know the rules. Recently, I asked someone, what is it that makes it worth loving? The answer hit me deep. It is what every one of those drops of sweat, every ounce of pain, every bruise and every second of…
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, thousands of Kenyans gathered at JCM Church in Ruiru, where Bishop Ben “Muthee” Kiengei made a public announcement that would dominate headlines and social media feeds for days. He declared that Vincent “Kaluma Boy” Kagwi, the 17-year-old TikTok creator who captured national sympathy after sharing videos of himself caring for…
They say a nation’s wealth lies in its people but what happens when even the dreams of those people are mortgaged to debt? Kenya’s balance sheets tell a story no political speech can sanitize. Behind every ambitious project opening and each development milestone lies a quiet unsettling truth: the country is borrowing faster than it…
