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[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya’s healthcare financing challenge is increasingly being shaped by the needs of school-going children and older adults, with new expert views suggesting that healthcare products and coverage models have not kept pace with the distinct risks facing the country’s youngest and oldest populations.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto has effected a major reshuffle in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), appointing Major General John Maiso Nkoimo as the new Deputy Commander of the Kenya Army alongside a series of promotions, appointments and tenure extensions across the military’s top ranks.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto has extended the tenure of Kenya Navy Commander Major General Paul Otieno by one year in a major reorganization of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) leadership that also saw Major General John Maiso Nkoimo appointed Deputy Commander of the Kenya Army.

[Capital FM] Global technology leaders and disability rights advocates at the 2026 Inclusive Africa Conference (IAC) have called for urgent reforms to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies are designed to include persons with disabilities, warning that Africa’s rapid digital transformation could deepen inequality if inclusivity is not prioritized.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Support for the broad-based government has fallen sharply by 14 percentage points to 30 per cent, while opposition to the arrangement has surged past the halfway mark to 56 per cent, according to a TIFA poll conducted last month.

[Capital FM] Even as the clock ticks to the fifth edition of the Nairobi City Marathon, organisers admit that Sunday’s event is rich fodder for unannounced protests by persons disgruntled with various issues presently affecting the country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Taxation has emerged as the biggest source of public dissatisfaction in Kenya, with a new TIFA survey showing that rising taxes, healthcare challenges and security concerns are fueling a deepening sense of economic hardship and pessimism across the country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Nearly three-quarters of Kenyans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, with rising living costs, unemployment and taxation continuing to fuel widespread dissatisfaction with the economy and government performance, according to a new survey by Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA).

[New Zimbabwe] President William Ruto’s regular guest at State House, Wicknell Chivayo, has ignited opposition fury over the controversial Zimbabwean businessman’s ties to the Kenyan presidency.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intensified investigations into the murder of Reverend Julius Ndumia Ngari and is now appealing to members of the public to help identify a key person of interest believed to possess crucial information that could unlock further leads in the case.