Africa Finance 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 […]
Breaking News 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 […]
Governance 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. […]
insert_link Featured 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 […] todayJune 11, 2026 20
insert_link 4 1 Politics Kenya’s Historic Impeachment: What the Court’s Ruling on Riggy G Really Means todayJune 9, 2026 28 1 4
insert_link Education 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 […] todayJune 6, 2026 67
insert_link Education 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 […] todayJune 6, 2026 67
insert_link 2 Business & Economy Aliko Dangote’s Expanding Footprint in East Africa: Focus on Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia todayMay 18, 2026 26 2
insert_link 3 Politics ODM’s Internal Storm: Mbadi, the Odingas, and a Party Searching for Direction todayMay 18, 2026 31 3
insert_link Entertainment BLANKETS & WINE JUNE EDITION UNVEILS STELLAR LINEUP INCLUDING KENYAN STARS LABDI, MORDECAI (DEXX), MEJJA, SERRO, MUTORIAH & WATENDAWILI ALONGSIDE NIGERIAN SENSATION FAVE todayApril 21, 2026 59
insert_link Album Review Album Review: Bridget Blue’s New Era — A Defining Moment for Kenyan R&B todayApril 9, 2026 38
insert_link 16 Entertainment STL: The Kenyan Trailblazer Who Took Afro-Urban Sound Global todayApril 6, 2026 49 16
insert_link Entertainment Coliseum and Doing Her Thing: What These Shows Say About Kenya’s Live Music Evolution todayMarch 31, 2026 45
