The High Court has declined a request by Kenya Railways Corporation and its managing director, Philip Mainga, to suspend orders requiring investigations into possible criminal responsibility over the 2024 Maai Mahiu floods that killed 76 people.

The court had ruled that the disaster stemmed from preventable failure by state agencies.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/kenya-railways-loses-bid-to-freeze-maai-mahiu-flood-probe-5550622

"I am 39, married with two children aged 11 and 9. I have an outstanding debt of Sh2.1 million. At my age, the only thing I can point to as an achievement is my rental property, which is not paying itself off. I have nothing else to speak of. I feel stuck and don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please advise me."

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/i-earn-over-sh100-000-but-little-to-show-for-it-where-is-the-leak--5550260

In the battle between Gachagua and President William Ruto, Gachagua is closest to Brutus and President Ruto to Mark Antony. In Julius Caesar, Antony — a soldier, a charmer, and a lover of feasts — understands something different. He knows that politics is theatre (spectacle, in fact) and that crowds are moved not by “truthful” words but by emotion.

In ancient Rome, as in Kenya, the crowd decides who wins the current debate; but history decides who was right.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/clashing-politics-persuasion-shakespeare-ruto-gachagua-5549850

Congolese superstars tuning up for mega home reunion concert
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/congolese-superstars-tuning-up-mega-home-reunion-concert-5550124

'We are hurting so much, but I forgive her killers’: Dr Mutiso's husband Prof Ndetei speaks
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/makueni/-we-are-hurting-so-much-but-i-forgive-her-killers-dr-mutiso-s-husband-prof-ndetei-speaks--5550674

In the public imagination, firewood is often associated with deforestation, environmental degradation and poverty. While these concerns are real, they tell only part of the story. For millions of rural households, the story is far more nuanced than that.

The challenge is not the existence of firewood itself, but whether it is produced and collected sustainably and burnt efficiently.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/make-firewood-sustainable-not-taboo--5550104

The Central Bank’s record of what we owe and the National Treasury’s record of the same debt differ by more than Sh6 trillion.

Sh6,164,439,173,574. This is a number in Kenya’s public accounts that should stop the entire country cold, yet almost nobody is talking about it. Money is never lost. It is spent on people who prefer that you cannot follow it.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/where-did-kenya-missing-sh6-trillion-go--5550106

President William Ruto’s administration faces a fresh constitutional dispute after the High Court ruled that Kenya’s next presidential election was due on August 11, 2026, but suspended the decision to avoid disruption.

The ruling has triggered debate over President Ruto’s mandate and presidential powers after August 11.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/experts-divided-over-elections-date-president-s-term-after-high-court-bombshell--5549530

How Kenya's handouts politics turned into a monster out of control
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/how-kenya-s-handouts-politics-turned-into-a-monster-out-of-control-5550470

How one farmer built a 200-pig empire from a small plot in Molo
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/how-one-farmer-built-a-200-pig-empire-from-a-small-plot-in-molo--5549914

Homa Bay farmers ditch groundnuts for soya beans as demand rises
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/homa-bay-farmers-ditch-groundnuts-for-soya-beans-as-demand-rises-5549966

Raila Odinga was never known for giving handouts at political rallies. He openly denounced tokenism, castigating leaders who paid youths or women to fill venues, cheer them on or heckle rivals. The political culture he publicly disavowed has taken an even more troubling turn.

Across parts of the country, handouts are becoming an expectation, with politicians confronted by groups demanding money before listening to them, allowing them to leave or, in some cases, letting vehicles or helicopters pass.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/how-kenya-s-handouts-politics-turned-into-a-monster-out-of-control-5550470

After graduating in 2021, Daniel Kanyoro started a grocery business. One day, he visited a neighbour who reared pigs and chickens on a 100x100m plot. He was immediately motivated and started researching online the cost of production. He set up a pig shelter and purchased sows from Baraka Agriculture College.

“After one month, the sow gave birth to 12 piglets."

In 2024, the number of pigs rose to almost 200. His vision is to rear more than 1,000.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/how-one-farmer-built-a-200-pig-empire-from-a-small-plot-in-molo--5549914

Soya bean harvesting season is upon us in Suba North, Homa Bay County, and many farmers are pleased with their decision to grow the crop. The region was previously known for producing maize. Other farmers grew groundnuts.

According to data from KNBS, Homa Bay County is the leading producer of soya beans in Kenya.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/homa-bay-farmers-ditch-groundnuts-for-soya-beans-as-demand-rises-5549966

Achieng’ Oneko is a name that may not evoke much attention or recognition among many Kenyans today. Who is he? Where does he come from? What has he done? Or, as some Kenyans tend to ask: why should I know him?

His imprint on the Kenyan nation-state and politics will remain a subject of much interest to politicians and historians.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/the-price-of-freedom-remembering-oneko--5549844

How innovator turns fish waste into opportunity for East African farmers
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/how-innovator-turns-fish-waste-into-opportunity-for-east-african-farmers-5549832

Life lessons from a Nakuru law court
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/life-lessons-from-a-nakuru-law-court-5550370

Meet the six women firefighters transforming emergency response in Mukuru #NationGender
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/meet-the-six-women-firefighters-transforming-emergency-response-in-mukuru--5549180

Top-ranked governors back Senate report as bottom counties question ranking criteria

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/top-ranked-governors-back-senate-report-as-bottom-counties-question-ranking-criteria-5550680

The tiny, weekly patch that prevents pregnancy

https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/the-tiny-weekly-patch-that-prevents-pregnancy-5550334

National Assembly Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations informed the House that the cooperation agreement is still in abeyance until all of Kenya's demands are met by the visiting troops.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/no-british-army-training-deal-yet-kenyan-mps-insist-as-uk-says-progress-made-5550958#story