Communities Already Have the Ideas. They Just Need the Right Partners.

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Communities Already Have the Ideas. They Just Need the Right Partners.

Inside Kisauni, more than 30 grassroots organisations are building a circular economy from waste, water and fish — one partnership at a time. By Ronny Choge At the coast, the biggest ideas rarely come from boardrooms. They come from the ground — from people who live with a problem long enough to understand exactly how to solve it. That was the lesson our directors carried home last weekend after attending […]

Kenya’s Political Recycling Problem: Why the Same Faces Can’t Deliver a Different Future

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Kenya’s Political Recycling Problem: Why the Same Faces Can’t Deliver a Different Future

By Ronny Choge Kenya's political dysfunction isn't the product of any single bad leader. It's structural. The same small circle of political figures has dominated the national stage for decades, and that continuity — not any one administration — is what keeps producing the same toxic patterns election after election. Look at the current field of heavyweights: William Ruto, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, Martha Karua, Rigathi Gachagua, Charity Ngilu, along […]

A Vision for a Stronger Coast: Icon Radio Kenya’s Partnership with the Coast Development Authority

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A Vision for a Stronger Coast: Icon Radio Kenya’s Partnership with the Coast Development Authority

By Ronny Choge Building Pathways from Community Needs to Opportunity As part of Icon Radio Kenya's engagement with Coast development initiatives, facilitated by the Coast Development Authority (CDA) under Chairman Mzee Mwinyi Mzee, our team recently visited the Kisauni Vocational Training Centre — an institution with a 58-year history of community-led achievement and resilience. The visit offered a close look at the realities facing many communities and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) […]

Entertainment

The XYZ Show Changed Kenya. It Was Never Built to Make Money.

By Ronny Choge Do you remember the XYZ Show? The one that premiered on Kenyan TV screens and served us political satire in concentrated humor, week after week? For those who lived through it, the latex puppets and their razor-sharp send-ups of the political class weren't just entertainment — they were a cultural fixture, arriving well ahead of their time. So when the show quietly went out of production, it […]

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Governance

LSK Opposes Calls to Delay Ol Kalou By-Election, Wants Electoral Offenders Prosecuted

By Brighton Okoth The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has urged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to proceed with the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, saying allegations of voter bribery, violence and other electoral offences should be addressed through the law rather than by postponing the poll. In a statement released on Monday, the society argued that cancelling or delaying the election would unfairly deny constituents their constitutional right […]

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ANDREW KIBE WINS SOCIAL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Controversial content creator Andrew Kibe has added an accolade to his wins after he won an international award in South Africa. Kibe was declared the Social Media Star of the Year in the South African Social Media Awards after flooring other creators such as Shank Comics, Nicolette Mashile and William […]

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Business

LAST-MINUTE NEW BOLT LICENCE BLOCKS LITTLE CAB BUYOUT BID

Taxi-hailing firm Little Cab has dropped its bid to buy out rival Bolt after the Estonian firm was granted a last-minute licence renewal, lifting the lid on the fierce battle for control of the industry and the behind-the-scenes lobbying triggered by a licensing stalemate with the transport regulator.

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Entertainment

MISS KARUN HITS NEW MILESTONE AFTER BEING FEATURED ON COLORSXSTUDIOS

    Singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist Karun has finally reached the Colors studios. It is a collaboration with Spotify Africa. She has been featured just days after Xenia Manasseh and Lisa Oduor were featured early last week. Colors X Studio is a unique aesthetic music platform with diverse and […]

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Entertainment

RWANDAN MUSICIAN BRUCE MELODIE SETS NEW MILESTONE

Rwanda’s Bruce Melodie, a household name in the country’s music industry, clinched the prestigious Trace Award for “Best Rwandan Artiste.” This victory makes him the first Rwandan artiste to ever receive this honor. But the evening was more than just a winning moment. Bruce Melodie turned his award acceptance into […]

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