Kenya at the G7: Ruto Takes Africa’s Voice to Évian

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Kenya at the G7: Ruto Takes Africa’s Voice to Évian

By Ronny Choge | June 18, 2026 A Seat at the World's Most Exclusive Table In a small Alpine town on the French shores of Lake Geneva, Kenya made history this week. The 52nd G7 Leaders' Summit was held from June 15 to 17, 2026, in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France — and President William Ruto was in the room. State House confirmed that President Ruto received a personal invitation from French […]

War’s End in Sight: U.S. and Iran Ink Preliminary Peace Deal — but Key Disputes Already Loom

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War’s End in Sight: U.S. and Iran Ink Preliminary Peace Deal — but Key Disputes Already Loom

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | Washington | Tehran |8 min read By Ronny Choge   The United States and Iran have agreed to a preliminary Memorandum of Understanding that formally ends more than 100 days of war — a fragile but significant breakthrough brokered primarily by Pakistan and Qatar, and set to be signed in a formal ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, June 19, 2026. Both sides signed the […]

Kenya’s Biggest Budget Yet: CS John Mbadi Unveils Ksh 4.84 Trillion Spending Plan for 2026/2027

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Kenya’s Biggest Budget Yet: CS John Mbadi Unveils Ksh 4.84 Trillion Spending Plan for 2026/2027

By Ronny Choge | June 12, 2026   On the afternoon of Thursday, June 11, 2026, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi walked into the National Assembly carrying the traditional black briefcase emblazoned with Kenya's coat of arms and the word Harambee. What followed was a more than three-hour address that laid out the most ambitious spending plan in Kenya's history— and instantly split the country down familiar political fault lines. […]

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The Man Nobody Checks On.

By Ronny Choge | 11TH JUNE, 2026. Picture a 28-year-old man in Nairobi. He has a degree. He has hustle. He scrolls through job listings every morning over black tea because there's nothing else in the kitchen shelves. His girlfriend earns more than he does. His mother calls asking when he will "settle down." He hasn't told anyone that for the past three months, he has felt a heaviness he […]

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When Schools Burn and Silence Grows Loud: Kenya’s Recurring Student Unrest and the Search for Lasting Solutions

Kenya’s education sector is once again under the spotlight following the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil. The incident, which claimed lives and left many injured, has not only shocked the nation but also triggered a wave of anxiety, precautionary closures, and disturbances in secondary schools across the country. In the days after the Utumishi tragedy, several institutions reported unrest, threats of arson, or took the difficult decision […]

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Dapper Brother and Miss Gachie Tie The Knot

Kenyan influencers Miss Gachie and The Dapper Brother tied the knot on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in a spectacular and earth-themed wedding that left social media abuzz with admiration and well-wishes. The couple, who have been together for years, had also recently celebrated their ruracio (traditional dowry payment ceremony), sharing […]

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Parliament to have no say on privatization of state corporations

President William Ruto has signed into law the Privatisation Bill, 2023 after being passed by the National Assembly in September. The bill, sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, entails a revised regulatory framework for the privatisation of public entities aiming to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Kenya’s productive resources. […]

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Alfred Mutua’s 2015 Letter on Athi River Land Grabbing Resurfaces

Families with houses built on contested East African Portland Company (EAPCC) land are counting losses after the government moved in to demolish residences in line with a directive issued by President William Ruto. The Head of State had earlier raised concerns that the wealthy families residing on the land had […]

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MY LAND IS KENYA HITMAKER – ROGER WHITTAKER – DIES AT AGE 87

Roger Whittaker, a British singer whose easy-listening ballads and folk songs caught the sentiments of perfect summer days and last farewells, touching the hearts of mainly older fans across Europe and America for four decades, died on Sep. 12 in a hospital near Toulouse, in the south of France. He […]

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QUINCY TIMBERLAKE PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER

Quincy Zuma Wambitta Timberlake, a former Kenyan presidential candidate, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his three-year-old son, Sinclair, at his Kallangur home north of Brisbane, Australia. Timberlake, who was scheduled to face trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court this week, stunned the court by entering a guilty plea […]

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