Campaigns For 2027 Totally Illegal, Diversionary — Falana

Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has described the ongoing campaign ahead of the 2027 general election as illegal and diversionary. Speaking on Channels Television Programme, ‘Politics Today’ on Monday, the... Read more »

Kenya: Pastoralism Gets a Reboot in Drying Kenya

Young, educated and Internet savvy, a new generation of WFP-supported farmer-herders is fighting hunger and upending an ancient profession Hassan Ali Jare still remembers the crippling drought more than two decades ago... Read more »

Opposition rift widens as Malala urges Panyako to step down from Malava by-elections

DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala and Lawyer Edgar Busiega, the DCP candidate for Malava Constituency, during the campaign at Ingavira market. [ Benard Lusigi, Standard] The Democracy for... Read more »

Umahi defends Tinubu’s South East road infrastructure distribution

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has debunked claims that the South East has been excluded from the infrastructure development agenda of the President Bola Tinubu administration, insisting that the region is... Read more »

Canada’s new Africa strategy: Ambitious in scope—but is it silence on rising Visa barriers? 

Written by Apostle Cornelius Babalola from Ottawa, Canada Canada’s release of its first-ever Global Africa Strategy: A Partnership for Shared Prosperity and Security, launched on March 6, 2025, signals a watershed moment in... Read more »

Govt orders biometric SHA listing to replace OTP-based authorization » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 4 — The Ministry of Health has launched nationwide biometric registration through which patients seeking Social Health Authority (SHA) services will be identified, President William Ruto has announced. The... Read more »

North East APC urges Tinubu to drop Shettima for 2027

From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo As preparations for the 2027 presidential election gain momentum, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North East geopolitical zone have advised President Bola Tinubu to... Read more »

Tata Chemicals to pause Kenya operations for major upgrade

Solar panels installed at the Tata Chemical Magadi factory. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] India’s Tata Chemicals Ltd is preparing for a “big shutdown” at its Kenyan operations, a move the company assures... Read more »

Ex-CITN President Seeks Tax Policy Overhaul To Fight Poverty And Inequality

A former president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and president of the International Centre for Tax Research and Development, Morenike Tejuade Babington-Ashaye, has called for a fundamental shift... Read more »

Kenya: 9 Wild & Wonderful Experiences to Look Forward to in Maasai Mara This August

Kenya is currently basking in pride as the iconic reserve earns its rightful place in the World Book of Records (London, United Kingdom), a milestone that speaks to its raw, unmatched beauty.... Read more »