March 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has issued a warning to Kenyans against tarnishing the country’s global image through negative posts on social media, saying such actions risk undermining national unity and scaring away potential opportunities. CS Tuya expressed concern over a growing trend where some Kenyans deliberately paint the country […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – Safaricom  has notified its customers of an upcoming M-PESA system maintenance scheduled for Monday, next week. The maintenance exercise will begin at 1:00am and is expected to last for 30 minutes, ending at 1:30am. In a notice released on Saturday, March 22, 2025, the telecommunications giant explained that the temporary […]

MURANGA, Kenya, March 22 – Global consumer goods giant, Unilever, marked World Oral Health Day 2025 with a remarkable milestone—improving oral health for 230,000 primary school children under the theme ‘A Happy Mouth is A Happy Mind.’ Over the past six months, Unilever, through its trusted oral care brands Pepsodent and Close-Up, has embarked on a mission to promote oral hygiene […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – The Social Health Authority (SHA) has shortlisted 12 candidates for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a role critical in driving the Social Health Insurance Fund engulfed in myriad transition challenges. Among the shortlisted candidates is Mercy Mwangangi, a former Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) at the Ministry of Health. […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – President William Ruto is expected to join fellow Heads of State from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for high-level talks next week aimed at finding a lasting solution to the deepening conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Sources close to […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – The government has announced plans to ensure that all National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots across the country are fully stocked with subsidized fertilizer by Monday. This is in a bid to address the ongoing shortages that have sparked widespread concern among farmers. Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh on […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – The former Jubilee Party Secretary General and ex-Cabinet Minister,Raphael Tuju has penned a scathing open letter to Chief Justice Martha Koome, accusing the Supreme Court of Kenya (SCoK) of bias, judicial misconduct, and setting dangerous precedents. The letter, dated March 21, 2025, comes at a time when tensions are high, […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 22 – The much-anticipated interviews for candidates shortlisted for the positions of Chairperson and Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) are set to commence on March 24, 2025, at the Edge Convention Center, College of Insurance, South C, Nairobi. The interviews, aimed at filling key positions in the electoral […]

Iceland’s minister for children has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than 30 years ago. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in a media interview she had first started a relationship when the boy was 15 years old, and she was a 22-year-old counsellor at a religious group which he attended. She […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has announced an extension for the registration of aspirants participating in the upcoming Phase II grassroots elections. Initially set to close on March 21, the registration deadline has now been extended to March 26, midnight.​ In a statement released on Saturday, March 22, UDA’s National […]