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IEBC Releases 2027 Election Calendar, Sets Key Deadlines

Kenya’s electoral commission, IEBC, has finally put dates on the calendar for the 2027 General Election, and confirmed that voters

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 21, 2026
TSC Announces Awards For Teachers, Sets Application Deadline

Teachers across the country have just under a week left to put themselves, or a colleague, forward for this year’s

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 21, 2026
Kenya’s payment squeeze, the suspected fake-dollar haul in Eldoret, and a financial trust test we cannot afford to ignore

Sendwave and Wise have restricted services for many Kenyan users; Hurupay has frozen Kenya operations; and some PayPal users have

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
TSC Opens Portal For 20,000 Junior School Teaching Posts As Staffing Crunch Bites

Kenya’s education reforms are taking shape, but one problem keeps resurfacing, there simply aren’t enough teachers to go around in

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 19, 2026
Education Ministry Announces Major Changes To University Courses Under New CBE System

The Ministry of Education has taken its first concrete step toward extending Competency-Based Education into universities, in a shift that

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 18, 2026
PERAK Petitions Parliament for Nationwide Public Participation on Tobacco Bill

Businesses under the Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya (PERAK) have petitioned the National Assembly to conduct nationwide public

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
Pedestrian Deaths Fall Nearly 18 Percent As NTSA Steps Up Crackdown On Crossing

Pedestrian deaths on Kenyan roads fell by close to 18 percent in July, a drop the National Transport and Safety

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 18, 2026
KUCCPS Updates Students On Delayed Transfer Letters Ahead Of September Admission

Students still waiting for their university and college transfer letters have been given an update by the Kenya Universities and

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 18, 2026
Homa Bay Violence Was An Attack On Kenyan Constitution

I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the political violence witnessed in Homa Bay County during the Linda Mwananchi tour

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 17, 2026
Dear Edwin Sifuna, may power never make you forget who you were before it found you: for you are our hope for a better Kenya

Power is one of the strangest things human beings have ever created. People chase it as if it is a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Capitation Delays Leave Schools Scrambling Weeks Before National Exams

With national exams just around the corner, a growing number of Kenyan schools are staring down a problem that has

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 14, 2026
NTSA Rolls Out SMS Alerts For Vehicle Transfers As Motorists Decry Endless Delays

Kenyan motorists frustrated by months of silence over stalled vehicle ownership transfers may finally get some relief, after the National

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 13, 2026