Nelson Amenya: Ghosts of independence: Kenya confronts an unavoidable reset
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/ghosts-of-independence-kenya-confronts-an-unavoidable-reset-5549282

Brian Muchiri: Stipend boosts role of village elders
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/stipend-boosts-role-of-village-elders-5549152

Steve Mwangi: India-Kenya partnership enters new strategic phase
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/india-kenya-partnership-enters-new-strategic-phase-5549160

Editorial: Ensure merit, fairness in teacher promotions
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/editorials/ensure-merit-fairness-in-teacher-promotions-5549330

Editorial: Stop digital loans rip-off
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/editorials/stop-digital-loans-rip-off-5549332

Stephen Gachahi: Will opposition learn from political history?
https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/stephen-gachahi-will-opposition-learn-from-political-history--5549292

Meet Kenyan students who spoke to astronaut aboard ISS 400km up
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/meet-kenyan-students-who-spoke-to-astronaut-aboard-iss-400km-up--5549340

Embu has emerged as Kenya's best-managed county in the country's first comprehensive fiscal performance scorecard.

At the same time, Nairobi City County was ranked among the bottom 10 despite controlling the largest county budget, exposing a stark divide in financial management across devolved governments.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/embu-tops-first-county-fiscal-ranking-turkana-and-kisumu-last-5549176

President William Ruto's decision to introduce monthly stipends for village elders, while significantly improving the welfare of chiefs and assistant chiefs, has thrust Kenya's provincial administration back into the centre of political debate.

During Moi's administration, chiefs and provincial commissioners embodied the authority of the State.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/ruto-reading-from-moi-s-playbook-the-return-of-the-state-s-grassroots-machinery--5549082

The value of apartment rent in Ruaka, Kitengela, Upper Hill and Lang’ata fell in the past year as a supply glut, weaker corporate demand and pressure on household incomes eroded landlords’ pricing power.

The drop stood out in a market where most apartment locations continued to record rental growth, signalling an increasingly fragmented residential sector.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/ruaka-kitengela-upper-hill-among-estates-where-rents-dropped-5549350

Despite producing much of Kenya's food, women farmers continue to face barriers in land ownership, financing, markets and decision-making, limiting their economic empowerment and agricultural productivity.
Across Kenya, women shoulder the bulk of agricultural labour but remain disadvantaged by unequal access to land, credit, technology, climate resilience and control over farm income. #NationGender https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/the-invisible-backbone-feeding-the-nation-without-land-or-financial-power-5548014

More than 46,000 vulnerable learners went without school meals last year after a Sh4.8 billion funding gap crippled the government's feeding programme, threatening school attendance in some of the country's poorest regions.

The programme requires Sh7.8 billion annually to feed learners throughout the academic calendar.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/cash-crunch-derails-school-feeding-for-46-000-learners-5549384

With less than a month before the rollout of the universal funding model for university students announced by President William Ruto recently, uncertainty hangs over how the government will transition from the current scholarship and loan system as thousands of first-year students prepare to report to campuses later this month.

Ruto said the new funding framework will take effect in September.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/varsity-students-apply-for-loans-as-questions-linger-over-new-funding-shift-5549202

For years, maize farmers in Kenya’s grain basket of the Rift Valley have relied on loans to finance their agricultural activities, confident that a good harvest would help them repay lenders and invest in the next planting season.

However, this season is different. Hundreds of farmers who borrowed millions of shillings from financial institutions face a painful reality of a failed crop, mounting debts and fears of losing their land.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/massive-crop-failure-leaves-maize-farmers-staring-at-loan-defaults-5549226

Following successful rallies in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties two weeks ago, the Linda Mwananchi brigade has now shifted its focus to former ODM leader Raila Odinga’s traditional political strongholds, seeking to consolidate its support base even as it expands its reach across the country.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/linda-mwananchi-turns-focus-to-consolidating-raila-strongholds--5549344

New champions were crowned as the 2026 Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association Term Two National Games concluded yesterday at M-Pesa Foundation Academy in Thika.

Kakamega School, nicknamed “Green Commandos”, clinched the boys' football title with a hard-fought 3-2 win over St Mary’s School Yala.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/kakamega-high-st-joseph-s-girls-rule-football-as-butula-top-rugby-in-national-games-5549368

Gor Mahia’s coach, Charles Akonnor, is confident that his team can make history by ending their 41-year wait for the Cecafa Kagame Cup title when they play Rayon Sports, the hosts, in today’s final in Kigali.

Gor Mahia reached the final by beating Al Hilal Omdurman 8–7 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in normal time.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/coach-akonnor-upbeat-as-gor-mahia-chase-title-in-kigali--5549380

VIDEO: Gachagua calls for unity amid growing tension within Opposition camp
https://nation.africa/kenya/videos/gachagua-calls-for-unity-amid-growing-tension-within-opposition-camp-5549456

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/world/trump-signs-orders-to-limit-us-birthright-citizenship-despite-supreme-court-ruling-5549458

Kenya's soils are running out of road. More than 40 percent of soils across East Africa are degraded, and in Kenya the picture is worse, with only about a fifth of croplands considered arable, according to the Soil Atlas Kenya Edition, a report launched in Nairobi in 2025. Croplands lose an average of 26 tons of soil per hectare annually to water-induced erosion, with some areas losing more than 90 tons, the report found. #Earthwise https://nation.africa/kenya/climate/farmers-turn-to-compost-and-crop-rotation-as-soils-wear-thin--5549274

Renal and cancer patients have been left to fend for themselves as the drugs that keep them alive, along with basic supplies like gloves, run out across Kenya's public health facilities.

#HealthyNation https://nation.africa/kenya/health/hospitals-hit-by-drug-shortages-as-sh8b-debt-hangs-over-kemsa--5549076