Fredrick Ooko

No longer facing Mt Kenya, President Ruto finds solace and adoration in Nyanza

Any denial he had about his relationship with the Murima people was crushed on November 16, 2024, when he received a hostile reception in Embu during the consecration and installation of Bishop Peter Kimani Ndung'u at the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Mukangu.

Broken Dreams: The agony of unemployed teachers enduring distress on TSC doorsteps

Zadock’s story mirrors that of many other trained teachers in Kenya. Despite attending numerous interviews across counties and spending significant resources on applications, his efforts have been fruitless. 

Questions as grade 5 pupil told to escort sick friend home goes missing in Kayole

"The teacher told me that he had sent my son to escort a sick friend home and reassured me that he would bring him back himself. But when I called again around midnight, he didn’t pick up," he narrates.

MP Yusuf Hassan distributes food items to Kamukunji residents displaced by floods

Speaking at the constituency distribution centre, Yusuf regretted that the raging floods witnessed in the past few days have left devastating effects on families and school-going children. 

Judge Nixon Sifuna rules life sentence is archaic, absurd and unconstitutional

Sifuna ruled that life imprisonment is undignifying and undermines the right to human dignity enshrined in Article 28 of the Kenyan Constitution 2010. 

Nakuru: Court declares crime of 'subversion' unconstitutional, rules it limits freedom of expression

Justice Samwel Mohochi ruled that section 77 (1) and (3) of the Penal Code are a relic of the colonial legacy which limits freedom of expression through the vaguely worded offence of subversion to suppress dissent.

Dennis Onsarigo resigns from Nyamira Chief of Staff job, cites lack of toilets, internal sabotage

Onsarigo discloses that his attempts to meet Governor Nyaribo to discuss issues affecting the County were not granted. 

Defiance of court orders: How President Ruto could be following in Uhuru's footsteps

President Ruto's first order of business after swearing-in was to appoint six Court of Appeal Judges that his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta had declined to appoint on grounds that there were adverse reports against them from the intelligence service.He said then that he will do anything within his powe...

'You let Kenyans down,' Ababu Namwamba apologises after KBC fails to air Harambee Stars match

Namwamba, who took to his X account (formerly Twitter), blasted KBC for letting Kenyan fans down by failing to screen the game that was played at the Stade de Franceville on Friday evening.

Scars of Horror: Kilifi grandpa recounts losing his hands in night horror attack by family members