Taifa bulletin

13/04/2026

Hello Kenya, here are the top headlines in today’s newspapers.

07/04/2026

Senate Speaker and former Pamoja African Alliance party Leader Amason Kingi has revealed reasons why he folded his party and joined the ruling United Democratic Alliance party. While addressing UDA aspirants in Ganze Sub County, Kilifi County, Kingi is also the former Kilifi Governor said that he ma...

13/03/2026

UPDATE:President William Ruto has assented to three key bills today; the Coffee, Meteorology, and Miscellaneous Levies (Amendment) Bills.

Here are detaills:

1. Coffee (Amendment) Bill: Reforms the coffee sector by improving farmer returns, reducing middlemen exploitation, enhancing market access, and promoting value addition through updated governance and marketing rules.

2. Meteorology Bill: Establishes a modern regulatory framework to strengthen the Kenya Meteorological Department’s role in weather forecasting, climate monitoring, data management, and disaster risk reduction.

3. Miscellaneous Fees and Amendment Act: Establishes a Railway Levy Development Fund, a board to manage the fund, and expands the scope of the funds that are collected under the Railway Development Levy to be used in the construction and expansion of the railway network.

12/03/2026

Junet Mohamed: We made a mistake by turning Nairobi into a county. It should have remained a metropolitan authority, but now it has been reduced to Rigathi Gachagua’s village.

23/02/2026

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y77htHyKLX3oj68s53QrQ?si=tl9_DDkfRm-FVoRSPTklxQ

The Historian · Episode

08/01/2026

Parents in Kilifi County have got reprieve after more than 2,000 Grade 10 learners were absorbed into the County full scholarship program. The County has this year set aside Sh. 150 million for the program that targets bright and needy students transitioning to Grade 10 after a successful Kenya Juni...

27/12/2025

In the annals of Kenyan politics, few figures embody the dizzying highs and crushing lows of power quite like Cyrus Shakhalaga Khwa Jirongo. Born on March 21, 1961, in western Kenya’s Luhya community, Jirongo was more than a politician—he was a force of ambition, controversy, and charisma. His l...

23/12/2025

Tourism stakeholders in Kilifi County have begun a campaign against harassment of hotel employees in the area to safeguard work ethics and bring sanity to the tourism sector. This is after it was revealed that more than 90 percent of hotel employees in the area underwent various forms of harassment....

21/12/2025

A section of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leaders in the broad-based government arrangement with the Kenya Kwanza administration have dared their colleagues dissatisfied by the deal to quit the party and join the opposition if they wished. The MPs led by Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi who is also th...

20/12/2025

Environmental conservationists and tourism stakeholders in Watamu town, Kilifi County are calling for the relocation of the proposed affordable housing project from a public amusement park fearing that age long trees will be felled. Led by Justin Kitsao and Steve Curtis, the group stated that the pr...

17/12/2025

The national government and county leaders have agreed on urgent and long-term measures to respond to Kenya’s worsening drought situation, including the reprogramming of key World Bank–funded agriculture projects to prioritise immediate relief while laying foundations for lasting resilience.

The national government and county leaders have agreed on urgent and long-term measures to respond to Kenya’s worsening drought situation, including the repr...