Daniel Ogetta

Kenya

Reporter at Daily Nation

Reporter at The East African

Reporter at Nation Media Group

Graduate @aku_gsmc Award-winning Reporter. Storyteller; Words in @NationAfrica, @BD_Africa & @The_EastAfrican

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Articles

Ruto: Housing Levy changes to offer Sh5m home loans

5 days ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

President William Ruto has announced plans to propose reforms to the Affordable Housing Levy law, to give contributors greater flexibility by allowing them to access affordable home loans of up to Sh5 million. This move is intended to help contributors offset existing mortgages and make their path to homeownership more manageable, he explained.
Murang’a courts investors with Sh20 billion agricultural bonanza

1 week ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta |Nicholas Njoroge

Murang’a County is wooing investors with over Sh20 billion worth of opportunities in its thriving agricultural value chains, touting itself as a prime investment destination. Governor Irungu Kang’ata-led county said his county —already a top producer in some of Kenya’s most valuable agricultural sectors— is now shifting focus to value addition and job creation.
Wanahabari watishiwa maisha kwa kufichua kamari haramu ya kidini

1 week ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Daniel Ogetta

Habari Wanahabari watishiwa maisha kwa kufichua kamari haramu ya kidini Na DANIEL OGETTA May 27th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 WANAHABARI wawili wa kampuni ya Nation Media Group (NMG), wamepokea vitisho kufuatia makala ya upekuzi yaliyofichua jinsi majukwaa ya kidini yanavyotapeli watu kwa kuendesha kamari haramu iliyojificha katika vipindi vya imani.
NMG journalists receive threats after ‘sacred swindle’ exposé

1 week ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

What you need to know:As a corrective measure, the CA announced that it had invoked Section 83A of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, to fine each non-compliant broadcaster Sh500,000 and issued a 12-hour ultimatum to cease all unlawful broadcasts.
‘I’m a man on a mission’: Ruto hits back at critics

1 week ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

What you need to know: President Ruto said in Nairobi alone, the government has committed to constructing 60,000 housing units. The President dismissed those he described as distractors with no concrete ideas for progress. President William Ruto has hit back at his critics, even as he defended his administration’s track record and outlined a string of development projects he described as game-changing.
Ruto: Hata mkisema ‘wantam’ sina shida, najua kazi yangu itanipa ‘two-term’

1 week ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Daniel Ogetta

Habari Ruto: Hata mkisema ‘wantam’ sina shida, najua kazi yangu itanipa ‘two-term’ Na DANIEL OGETTA May 25th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 1 RAIS William Ruto Jumapili aliwakemea wakosoaji wake akisema mradi tu atimize ahadi zake za maendeleo kwa Wakenya, ana hakika ya kuchaguliwa tena mnamo 2027.
He was 12, had big dreams, and then police bullets ended his life

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

In the corner of the living room cupboard, Kennedy Onyango’s sketchbook gathers dust and remains untouched for almost a year. It still holds the last thing he ever drew: a mosque, carefully outlined with the quiet devotion of a 12-year-old who loved to sketch more than anything. That day, he packed up his tools - pen, brushes, a small tin of paint - and walked past his mother’s door with a soft goodbye smile. She did not know it then.
Where is my husband? Activist Boniface Mwangi’s wife Njeri asks Tanzanian, Kenyan authorities

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

The family of renowned Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has pleaded for clarity over their kin’s whereabouts after days of silence following reports of his arrest and alleged deportation from Tanzania. The last time they were in contact with the activist was on Monday afternoon when he was at a Police Station in Tanzania. But before he could diverge much information, the phone he was using was taken away from him.
Where is my husband? Activist Boniface Mwangi’s wife asks Tanzanian, Kenyan authorities

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

The family of renowned Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has pleaded for clarity over their kin’s whereabouts after days of silence following reports of his arrest and alleged deportation from Tanzania. The last time they were in contact with the activist was on Monday afternoon when he was at a Police Station in Tanzania. But before he could diverge much information, the phone he was using was taken away from him.
Kenyan pilot’s final words before plane was shot down in Sudan

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Daniel Ogetta

Before his aircraft was shot down in Sudan on May 2, 2025, Captain Michael George Oluoch Nyamodi had sent one final message to his family. At exactly 5 am, he responded to a text from his sister, Love Kadogo. His last words to her were brief and reassuring: "No worries, Kadogo." The rest of their conversation remains private, but those who knew him understand how deeply they were bonded. Georgie, as his family fondly called him, often called or texted Kadogo regardless of the time difference.