Athletics Kenya’s 2029 World Athletics Championships: A Historic Win with Opportunities Beyond the Track Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — Kenya’s selection as host of the 2029 World Athletics Championships is more than a sporting triumph. It is a historic moment for Kenya, a breakthrough for Africa and an opportunity to generate economic and social benefits across industries—from tourism and media to transport, technology and the creative economy. World Athletics announced on September 15, 2026, that Nairobi had been selected ahead of competing bids from […]
Circular Economy 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 […]
What's Happnin 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 […]
insert_link Circular Economy 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) […] todayAugust 3, 2026 16
insert_link Entertainment The XYZ Show Changed Kenya. It Was Never Built to Make Money. todayJuly 22, 2026 23
insert_link Opinion Crowds Don’t Vote: The Numbers Behind Sifuna’s Presidential Risk todayJuly 20, 2026 39
insert_link Politics Ol Kalou Has Spoken: What a By-Election in Nyandarua Just Told Kenya About 2027 By Ronny Choge Last Thursday, 41,656 people out of 73,480 registered voters in Ol Kalou walked into 144 polling stations and did what by-elections rarely get credit for doing — they gave the whole country a preview of the road to 2027. On paper, this was a simple mini-poll. A seat fell vacant after the death of MP David Kiaraho in March, and the constituency needed a new representative. In […] todayJuly 20, 2026 35
insert_link Politics Ol Kalou Has Spoken: What a By-Election in Nyandarua Just Told Kenya About 2027 By Ronny Choge Last Thursday, 41,656 people out of 73,480 registered voters in Ol Kalou walked into 144 polling stations and did what by-elections rarely get credit for doing — they gave the whole country a preview of the road to 2027. On paper, this was a simple mini-poll. A seat fell vacant after the death of MP David Kiaraho in March, and the constituency needed a new representative. In […] todayJuly 20, 2026 35
insert_link 3 Breaking News War’s End in Sight: U.S. and Iran Ink Preliminary Peace Deal — but Key Disputes Already Loom todayJune 16, 2026 24 3
insert_link Governance Kenya’s Biggest Budget Yet: CS John Mbadi Unveils Ksh 4.84 Trillion Spending Plan for 2026/2027 todayJune 12, 2026 57
insert_link 4 1 Politics Kenya’s Historic Impeachment: What the Court’s Ruling on Riggy G Really Means todayJune 9, 2026 46 1 4
insert_link Education When Schools Burn and Silence Grows Loud: Kenya’s Recurring Student Unrest and the Search for Lasting Solutions todayJune 6, 2026 111