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2 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
On February 27, 2023, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga announced to his supporters that they would march to the State House in 10 days. Addressing a crowd in Kitale town, Trans Nzoia County, Raila encouraged his supporters to come out in large numbers for the march. “When we call you, will you come to Nairobi? Will you come? Will you come? Again, I want you not to have fear or worry. We understand each other very well, and we will continue to understand each other well.
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2 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
DAVID MUGONYI PROFILEAGEN/AGENDERMaleOCCUPATIONJournalist, Communications StrategistDavid Mugonyi is a veteran journalist and a strategic communications expert. Currently, he serves as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
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2 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
Christ is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) Valley Road Church is under scrutiny after claims that it denied shelter to protesters who were stranded in Nairobi’s Central Business District on the evening of Wednesday, June 25, 2025. According to some social media users, there was a heavy police presence around the Nairobi CBD that evening. Protesters alleged they were being harassed by police, while other reports indicated that people were also being mugged as they tried to get home.
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2 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua political outfit, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), has broken its silence following the nationwide Gen-Z protests held to commemorate those who died during the June 25, 2024, demonstrations. In a statement dated June 25, 2025, the party condemned the government’s decision to shut down several media houses’ broadcast signals.
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3 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
On January 30, 2018, the government of Kenya ordered an immediate suspension of live coverage during the swearing-in of Raila Odinga as the People’s President, who they viewed as defying the presidency of Uhuru Kenyatta. The then Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i, described the former Prime Minister’s swearing-in as a treasonous act.
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3 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
The government, through the National Treasury, has issued a directive to suppliers following the rollout of the end-to-end electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system to all procuring entities at both the National and County Government levels. In a notice dated Wednesday, June 25, the National Treasury urged suppliers to self-register on the e-GP portal.
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3 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
Former Sofapaka player and CEO Ronald Okoth, has spoken on he coached twins who later turned to be goons. In an interview with NTV, Okoth, who also played for Gor Mahia, expressed his sadness upon seeing the twins he once coached being involved in violent incidents against peaceful protesters in Nairobi’s CBD, where demonstrators were calling for the resignation of Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat. “It was a moment of mixed emotions for me,” Okoth recounted.
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3 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has sparked online debate by suggesting that Israel may have been involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK), citing his opposition to the country’s nuclear program. In a statement dated Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed that President Kennedy was killed because he resisted Israel’s nuclear ambitions. “There was once a great president that the American people loved. He opposed Israel’s nuclear program.
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4 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
On December 17, 2010, in Tunisia, a street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself ablaze to protest harassment, humiliation, and the confiscation of his produce and equipment by local police officials, sparking protests that later led to the Arab Spring. It is alleged that one of the police officials slapped him, spat at him, and confiscated his electronic weighing scales and produce cart after he failed to pay a bribe or provide a permit, which local officials later claimed was not required.
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4 days ago | 
thekenyatimes.com | Michael Owino
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has issued demands to President William Ruto’s government ahead of the Gen Z protests on June 25, 2025, which aim to commemorate the lives lost during the June 25, 2024, protests. In a statement, the Catholic clerics urged the government to ensure the safety of protesters during the June 25 demonstrations and to protect them against hired goons.
