Kenya’s 2029 World Athletics Championships: A Historic Win with Opportunities Beyond the Track

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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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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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 […]

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SANAIPEI TANDE’S FARTHER DIES

Mr. Tande died on friday, October 13 after a brief illness, his family said in his obituary. They described him as a remarkable man who touched thier hearts with his love and kindness. More details to follow.

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CS MUTUA HANDS OVER FOREIGN AFFAIRS DOCKET

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has officially handed over his former portfolio of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi. CS Mudavadi stated during the handover ceremony at the Kenya Railways Headquarters on Tuesday that he will continue and even improve on the work that Mr. […]

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Telkom Kenya Loses 1.6 Million Customers

Telkom Kenya, the third biggest telco in the country, lost 1.62 million subscribers between March last year and June this year amid the latest crackdown on irregularly registered SIM cards. An analysis of official data shows that the telco had 2.25 million active subscribers as at June, a 39 percent […]

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Sol Generation Launch “Press Play” Initiative Program

Sol Generation, the recording label established by multi-award winning boy band Sauti Sol, has announced plans to equip over 300 upcoming musicians in Eastern Africa with the necessary skills to develop their talent. The initiative dubbed Press Play is an Artists’ Development Program (ADP) aimed at taking the young artists […]

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