Public learning institutions in Kenya are grappling with a severe shortage of teachers, with the current deficit standing at 98,461, according to outgoing Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Nancy Macharia. Junior secondary schools are bearing the brunt, with a shortfall of 72,422 teachers. Despite the challenge, Mrs Macharia said the government is committed to addressing the issue. Speaking during the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (Kessha) conference in Mombasa yesterday, she announced that the government has allocated Sh2.4 billion in the 2025/26 financial year for the recruitment of 20,000 intern teachers. “This will bring the total number recruited since…
Author: Davin Muthoni
President William Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga shared a platform on Wednesday, calling for national unity and peace as thousands marked the anniversary of the 25 June 2024 demonstrations. The two leaders, who joined forces following last year’s anti-Finance Bill protests, spoke during the funeral of Gideon Baya Mung’aro, father of Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro. Last year’s unrest left more than 60 people dead and hundreds injured. President Ruto urged Kenyans to demonstrate peacefully and avoid destruction. “Those with differing views must ensure their protests are peaceful. If we destroy our country, there is nowhere else…
The High Court on Wednesday evening ordered the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to restore signals to three independent television stations switched off after defying a directive to cease live broadcasts of anti-government protests. Justice Chacha Mwita directed the CA to immediately restore NTV, KTN and K24 signals following an application by the Law Society of Kenya. “I am satisfied that they raise fundamental constitutional questions touching on potential violations of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution and freedom of the media,” ruled Justice Mwita. Viewers of the three stations were left in an information blackout after police officers,…
Violent protests broke out across at least 27 counties in Kenya on Wednesday, leading to widespread looting and property destruction, with small and medium businesses reporting huge losses. In Nairobi, the epicentre of the unrest, traders around Bus Station, Mfangano Street, Khoja, and Moi Avenue bore the brunt of the chaos. Shops were vandalised, boutiques ransacked, and some buildings set ablaze. Wines and spirits stores were emptied, while electronics and fashion outlets were not spared. Two police water cannons and a Nairobi County fire engine managed to contain a blaze at the junction of Moi Avenue and Khoja, preventing further…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called for urgent and transparent investigations following the disappearance of Ndiangui Kinyagia, who was reportedly abducted from his home in Kinoo, Kiambu County, on Sunday night. According to the LSK, Kinyagia was forcibly taken by individuals believed to be security officers driving Subaru vehicles. Eyewitness accounts from neighbours indicate that between six and ten such vehicles surrounded the residence before the incident occurred. “Mr Kinyagia’s residence was surrounded by between six and ten Subaru vehicles. His home was forcibly broken into, and the last communication he had was with his mother around 1:00…
A family in Embu County is in distress after their 28-year-old daughter, Jackline Gatwiri, who had travelled to Iraq for work, failed to return home nearly nine months after she was expected to be deported. Ms Gatwiri, who had previously worked in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, left her home in Kivunguru village on 6 January 2023 in search of better opportunities abroad. She had hoped to support her mother and her son, who was then four years old. Her mother, Ms Margaret Gatavi, 53, recalls her daughter calling to confirm her safe arrival in Iraq, where she soon secured work…
When the streets of Nairobi filled with frustration during the 2024 Gen Z protests, one figure captured the nation’s attention — calm, composed, and impeccably dressed in a three-piece suit. Standing tall above the crowd with a megaphone in hand, he declared: “We are not criminals. We are citizens. And we are tired.” In that moment, Kasmuel McOure wasn’t just protesting a bill — he was voicing the fury and fatigue of a generation. He became an icon almost overnight: a leader without a title, a voice that cut through the noise, and a face that came to symbolise resistance…
Three individuals linked to the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’ondo Were have been formally charged at the High Court in Kibera. William Imoli Imo Shigali, Edwin Oduor Odhiambo, and Ebel Ochieng, alias Dave Calo, appeared before Justice Diana Kavedza on Tuesday, where they all pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. The prosecution alleges that on the evening of 30 April 2025, at approximately 7:40 p.m., the trio participated in the killing of the MP at the City Mortuary roundabout, located along Ngong Road in Kilimani Sub-County, Nairobi. According to the prosecution, Calo is a director at…
A former senior manager at KCB Bank, Mr Roy Sylvester Akala, has won a legal battle against the bank after the Employment and Labour Relations Court ruled that his termination was unjustified and procedurally flawed. Justice Christine Baari, in a judgment delivered on 13 June 2025, awarded Mr Akala compensation amounting to Sh9.3 million — the equivalent of seven months’ salary — following what the court deemed an unlawful dismissal. Mr Akala, who served as Director of Operations Management, was dismissed in September 2018 over allegations that he misled the bank’s Executive Committee regarding financial claims tied to card operations,…
Six prominent Kenyan citizens, including former Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga and Senior Counsel Martha Karua, have filed a legal suit against the Government of Tanzania after being denied entry into the country to attend the trial of Tanzanian opposition politician Tundu Lissu. The group, which also comprises Law Society of Kenya Council member Ms Gloria Kimani, Ms Lynn Ngugi, Mr Hussein Khalid, and Ms Hanifa Adan, was barred from entering Tanzania on 18 May. They were travelling to observe court proceedings scheduled for the following day, 19 May. In a petition lodged at the East African Court of Justice…
