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Kenya Is Growing, So Why Does Life Keep Getting More Expensive?

Kenya Is Growing, So Why Does Life Keep Getting More Expensive?

Why does life remain expensive when Kenya’s economy is growing? Here’s what inflation, taxes, food prices, fuel, wages, debt and the shilling mean for every Kenyan.

Business / 15, Aug 2026

4,949 Equity Scholars Equipped to Lead, Solve and Sustain

4,949 Equity Scholars Equipped to Lead, Solve and Sustain

4,949 Wings to Fly and Elimu scholars gain leadership, life skills and career-readiness skills at Equity Group Foundation’s 17th Annual Education and Leadership Congress.

Business / 14, Aug 2026

Makueni Nominated MCA released on ksh 500,000 bond in cyber harassment case targeting MP Mutuse

Makueni Nominated MCA released on ksh 500,000 bond in cyber harassment case targeting MP Mutuse

Makueni County nominated MCA Urbanus Kyalo Wambua has been released on a KSh500,000 bond or an alternative cash bail of KSh200,000 after pleading not guilty to a cyber harassment charge at the Milimani Law Courts. The case will be mentioned on August 24,

Crime & Justice / 13, Aug 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo marries Georgina Rodríguez after a decade-long love story

Cristiano Ronaldo marries Georgina Rodríguez after a decade-long love story

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez are married after nearly a decade together. Here’s how their Madrid love story grew into a global family.

Entertainment / 12, Aug 2026

Why Charlene Ruto's Kalenjin Koito Was Held in Kilgoris, Not Sugoi

Why Charlene Ruto's Kalenjin Koito Was Held in Kilgoris, Not Sugoi

Charlene Ruto's Koito ceremony in Kilgoris has drawn attention to Kalenjin marriage traditions and the Ruto family's increasingly prominent Narok residence.

Entertainment / 11, Aug 2026

Gor Mahia’s CECAFA Run Was About More Than a Trophy — It Was a Test of Whether K’Ogalo Has Changed

Gor Mahia’s CECAFA Run Was About More Than a Trophy — It Was a Test of Whether K’Ogalo Has Changed

Gor Mahia’s 2026 CECAFA run was more than a lost final. Here is what the campaign reveals about management, Eliud Owalo, sponsors and K’Ogalo’s future in African football.

Sports / 09, Aug 2026

Who Is Isaya Yunge? The Tanzanian Tech Entrepreneur Set to Marry Charlene Ruto

Who Is Isaya Yunge? The Tanzanian Tech Entrepreneur Set to Marry Charlene Ruto

Meet Isaya Yunge, the Tanzanian tech entrepreneur set to marry President William Ruto’s daughter Charlene Ruto, and discover his journey from youth activist to award-winning entrepreneur.

Entertainment / 08, Aug 2026

Eric Omondi celebrates daughter Kyla’s third birthday with intimate family celebration

Eric Omondi celebrates daughter Kyla’s third birthday with intimate family celebration

Eric Omondi celebrates his daughter Kyla Hailey Omondi’s third birthday with a family celebration in Nairobi, sharing heartfelt moments and a loving message to his princess.

Entertainment / 08, Aug 2026

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