NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 2 – Police have lobbed teargas to disperse protestors in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). This came as demonstrations kicked off in Mombasa, Kisumu and Migori with some roads being blocked while bonfires were lit on others.…
Ever wondered how Pritty Vishy handles fame? Are there things she regrets? In a recent interview with Mpasho she revealed a few things most Kenyans don’t know about her. Check it out below: What is something she wishes she knew…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hosted Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian at his Karen residence on Tuesday morning. The meeting comes ahead of the Deputy President’s planned visit to the People’s Republic of China. Gachagua disclosed that his trip aims…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 2 – Food 4 Education (F4E) today announced that it has been named to the fourth annual TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list, which highlights companies making an extraordinary impact around the world. The non-profit organization has…
A significant police presence is visible in Nairobi’s Central Business District due to planned peaceful protests on Tuesday. Photos obtained by Mpasho show anti-riot police patrolling in police vehicles.Officers are stationed outside key buildings in the CBD, including the Parliament…
XN Iraki, University of Nairobi The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 – the Gen-Zs – have borne the brunt of the country’s slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically experiences higher unemployment…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 2 – At least 39 people have been killed since the beginning of the nationwide anti-Finance Bill protests in Kenyan, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). The Commission’s chairperson Roseline Odede indicated that…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 2 – Anti-governmental protests have kicked off in Mombasa and Kisii even as security is beefed up in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru and Nyeri. Protestors marched on Mombasa streets as those in Kisii did the same. The countrywide…
Gedion Onyango, London School of Economics and Political Science A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public servants. There are widespread frustrations that President…
This week’s planned ant-government protests are dubbed, ‘Road to Saba Saba,’ a 7 days journey to what netizens now term as the new Saba Saba, 34 years after the first iconic movement. All counties have promised to take to the…