Amnesty Calls for Police Restraint as Fuel Price Demonstrations Loom » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 20 – Amnesty International Kenya has urged police to exercise restraint ahead of the anticipated nationwide fuel protests scheduled for Tuesday. In a statement, the rights group noted that... Read more »

Kenyans turn to advance loans as salary delays bite

Audio By Vocalize Over half of salaried Kenyans rely on advance loans amid delayed wages, says UNIFI. [File Courtesy] Over 50 per cent of salaried personnel in public and... Read more »

MTV Staying Alive Foundation rebrands to Shuga Global

After 27 years and a landmark partnership with Paramount, MTV Staying Alive Foundation rebrands to Shuga Global, expanding its reach, partnerships and the range of stories it tells. The announcement, made at... Read more »

MP says Mbadi ticks all boxes to be Ruto’s running mate in 2027 polls

Audio By Vocalize National Treasury CS John Mbadi when he appeared before the National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on March 2, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] A United... Read more »

Ruto says universal healthcare progressing as SHA fast-tracks hospital payments

President William Ruto has announced that the Social Health Authority (SHA) will this week pay hospitals KSh13 billion for services provided in March 2026. The finances will be from the Primary Health... Read more »

1,100 face job losses as Meta severs ties with Kenyan content moderator

Audio By Vocalize Samasource Impact Sourcing (Sama), the outsourcing firm that has been moderating content for Meta at its Nairobi operation, will lay off more than 1,100 of its Kenyan employees... Read more »

Kadu Asili rebrands to replace PAA as a formidable force

Audio By Vocalize Caption Coast political schemers have embarked on fresh efforts to have a third political force after ODM and United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in the region after Pamoja African Alliance... Read more »

Pressure mounts on World Bank over factory farming funds in Africa

Audio By Vocalize More than 30 civil society organisations are mounting pressure on the World Bank Group to halt billions of shillings channelled into financing industrial livestock production, warning that the... Read more »

ODM-UDA cracks widen as zoning row spills into Nyanza rallies » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 18 – Fresh cracks have emerged in the Orange Democratic Movement’s continued association with the Kenya Kwanza administration under the broad-based government arrangement. Fresh cracks have emerged in the... Read more »

No region of Kenya left behind – President Ruto

The government is addressing the neglect of Northern Kenya in the past 60 years by accelerating the development of critical infrastructure and other  programmes, President William Ruto has announced. The government, the... Read more »