Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Curios traders count losses due to declining number of tourists

The alarming decline in the number of tourists visiting the country has led to the loss of jobs and income and among those paying...

Political Blogging in Africa discussed at re:publica 15 Conference

At the beginning of this month, I got to  attend the re:publica Conference in Berlin Germany for the first time since its inception in...

Election pledges return to haunt MPs

Election pledges made during the run-up to the 2013 general elections have returned to haunt Members of Parliament who have failed to deliver on...

Legal framework governing the internet in Kenya

Internet regulation in Kenya is still evolving. The country does not have specific cyber laws and as such the entry point of any legal analysis are...

The Likoni Ferry crossing is a disaster waiting to happen

Using the Likoni ferry is an inevitable fact for most people living in the South Coast areas of Likoni, Tiwi, Ukunda, Msambweni and beyond....

Clergy failed to broker truce over Makueni leadership impasse

Three members of the clergy told the commission of inquiry into the possible dissolution of Makueni County that their efforts to reconcile Governor Kivutha...

‘Arosto’, cocktails of different narcotics, in Mombasa is getting worse

Arosto is a street term used to mean being in a high drug induced state or to refer to substances that cause this high. Drug...

Wakali Kwanza gang terrorise Kisauni residents

They are commonplace, especially on the Bamburi-Kiembeni road. You will see  them clutching papers or torn books and pens, asking for "kitabu" from matatu...

Meet the tweeting Chiefs of Nakuru County – Part 2

The beauty of what the Chiefs are doing is that they are able to reach as many people as possible on their phones with...

Meet the tweeting Chiefs of Nakuru County – Part 1

It started with Chief Francis Kariuki of Lanet Umoja Location in Bahati Constituency. Using the twitter handle @Chiefkariuki the local administrator has risen to...

Four perish in a Nairobi-Mombasa highway accident

Four people were killed last night in a grisly road accident near Salama market along the Nairobi –Mombasa highway in Makueni County. The 7pm accident...

Supermarket chain Nakumatt under fire for pricing discrepancies

Kenyan supermarket chain Nakumatt Holdings is under fire from Kenyans on social media over concerns that it is cheating customers out of their hard...

Fears missing Nairobi girls have joined ISIS

Two missing Somali girls from Nairobi’s South C area may have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) also known simply as...

Social media, blogging use define Kenya’s internet freedom concerns

Concerns over internet freedoms in Kenya can be broadly traced to larger rights and freedoms enjoyed by Kenyans in the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution...

Nakuru opens a mimispot.com page

A local interactive online platform has been introduced in Nakuru. The platform known as mimispot.com allows users to discuss local relevant issues online and...

Kamba community urged to unite

Two governors from the lower eastern region have called on the Kamba community to unite and address the problems that have faced the region...

Arts in Mombasa need nurturing

Comparisons are often drawn between the capital city Nairobi and Mombasa as far as literary engagements go. When it comes to arts and culture,...

Mombasa urgently needs a second Nyali bridge to ease traffic

There is a perennial traffic congestion problem at the Nyali Bridge every single day during rush hours. This has only seemed to worsen as...

No evidence linking Daadab refugees to terrorism

The Deputy President's directive that the Daadab refugee camp should be closed came in after the Garissa university attack, providing the thinking by government...

Kinuthia Mbugua hits at Mututho

The National Campaigns Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) chairman John Mututho seems to have opened a can of worms for himself after he announced over...

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