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Allow repeaters to choose when to resit KCSE exam

Part of the reason many fail their exams is lack of adequate preparation. The six-month period could be too short for repeaters who got poor KCSE grades to revise and improve their grades.

By Editorial 11 days ago

Allow repeaters to choose when to resit KCSE exam

Solve SHA system failings better for Kenyans to buy in

Solve SHA system failings better for Kenyans to buy in

By Editorial 12 days ago

Refrain from social media misuse to safeguard freedoms

Refrain from social media misuse to safeguard freedoms

By Editorial 27 days ago

Offer alternatives for students who score poor grades

Offer alternatives for students who score poor grades

By Editorial 28 days ago

Make State's low-cost houses truly affordable

Due to different factors including high prices and the undesirable conditions that Kenyans must fulfil to be eligible, the houses appear not to attract much interest.

By Editorial 1 month ago

Make State's low-cost houses truly affordable

Haiti mission will be futile without more funds, police

The entire mission was to comprise 2,500 personnel from Kenya, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad and Jamaica but most of these countries have yet to send their officers.

By Editorial 1 month ago

Haiti mission will be futile without more funds, police

Now elect credible leaders to restore Kenyan football

Today, the 92 delegates have an opportunity to right all wrongs and shine a light towards a more thriving future.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Now elect credible leaders to restore Kenyan football

Stop the senseless violence in events involving Rigathi

As a former DP, Gachagua is entitled to state security, which the Kenya Kwanza government should provide.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Stop the senseless violence in events involving Rigathi

Ending dons' strike welcome, but seek a lasting solution

After 26 days of no learning, students from public universities have a reason to smile after the Ministry of Education and the University Academic Staff Union leaders reached a deal Saturday.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Ending dons' strike welcome, but seek a lasting solution

Back to drawing board after Stars' humiliating exit

Many Kenyans believe the government and FKF are part of the problems bedevilling Harambee Stars.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Back to drawing board after Stars' humiliating exit

Respect church's stand on donations

The church must have appeared rude and unappreciative to some, especially at this time when money is in very short supply.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Respect church's stand on donations

Do not erode public confidence in vaccine

A recent national polio vaccination exercise raised concerns after 23 children in eight counties developed complications while two died after they were vaccinated.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Do not erode public confidence in vaccine

Take action to stem flow of dirty cash into Kenya

A report by Kenya's Financial Reporting Center indicates that more than 6,600 suspicious transactions were recorded in the country last year, a 12 per cent rise from 2022.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Take action to stem flow of dirty cash into Kenya

Athletics Kenya must now be proactive and decisive to stop gender violence

After the gruesome murder of track star Agnes Tirop in Iten in October 2021, the campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) in sports was scaled up.

By Editorial 2 months ago

Athletics Kenya must now be proactive and decisive to stop gender violence

Those behind abductions must not go scot-free

It is unacceptable for police to choose which odious crimes to investigate and which ones to ignore, they must reveal and prosecute including colleagues who killed 60 Kenyans during protests.

By Editorial 3 months ago

Those behind abductions must not go scot-free

Stop the lip service and serve Kenyans without fear, favour

The government must swiftly salvage the now dysfunctional new social health insurance fund, which has pushed Kenyans to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for medical services.

By Editorial 3 months ago

Stop the lip service and serve Kenyans without fear, favour

IG Kanja must get to the bottom of increased killings

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja must urgently confront a disturbing wave of abductions, murders and enforced disappearances.

By Editorial 3 months ago

IG Kanja must get to the bottom of increased killings

Why we need free and fair FKF elections

There has been push and pull before the date was set, but now all candidates are trying to convince delegates why they are the best to lead the football body for the next four years.

By Editorial 3 months ago

Why we need free and fair FKF elections

Do more to ease breast cancer burden in Kenya

In Kenya, the cancer burden has been felt by numerous families after their kin have been diagnosed with the disease.

By Editorial 3 months ago

Do more to ease breast cancer burden in Kenya

Release school capitation on time as exams kick-off

The chronic delay in releasing school capitation funds has placed immense strain on educational institutions even as the national examinations begin this month.

By Editorial 3 months ago

Release school capitation on time as exams kick-off

Bring Kenyans stranded in Lebanon back home

The government had earlier urged Kenyans in Lebanon to register in an exercise that sought to determine their numbers and locations in Lebanon so that they could be reached for help.

By Editorial 3 months ago

Bring Kenyans stranded in Lebanon back home

New social health insurance must be worth the money

Kenyans registered with the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund were this week automatically migrated to the new Social Health Insurance Fund.

By Editorial 4 months ago

New social health insurance must be worth the money

Lower the political rhetoric as crises confront citizenry

Yesterday, Kenyans witnessed heated debate and even violence during public participation on the impeachment against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

By Editorial 4 months ago

Lower the political rhetoric as crises confront citizenry

Athlos cash award has set the bar on how to treat stars

Athletics Kenya and sponsors as well as World Athletics should improve prize money to attract more global track and field top guns.

By Editorial 4 months ago

Athlos cash award has set the bar on how to treat stars

Pull public universities out of perpetual crises

There seems to be no end in sight to the countrywide strike called by the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU).

By Editorial 4 months ago

Pull public universities out of perpetual crises

Address gender violence among our sports stars

A worrying trend of gender violence and killings targeting sportsmen and women has recently dimmed the celebration of world beaters in Kenya.

By Editorial 4 months ago

Address gender violence among our sports stars

What Kenyans want from Kenya Kwanza after two years

President Ruto must balance politics and delivering his promises to Kenyans. He promised to grow the economy.

By Editorial 4 months ago

What Kenyans want from Kenya Kwanza after two years

Banks should lower interest rate to spur economic growth

Lower interest rates would spur credit uptake and increase money supply to finance economic activities, which banks understand very well.

By Editorial 4 months ago

Banks should lower interest rate to spur economic growth

Retraction and Apology

We have established that the article contained errors and misrepresentations of their conservation efforts and professional conduct.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Retraction and Apology

Get to negotiating table and end teachers' strike

The ongoing nationwide strike by Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) members enters its second week today, with no solution in sight.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Get to negotiating table and end teachers' strike

Speed up investigations into abductions and suspected police killings

As Kenyans marked the 14th anniversary of the Constitution, some families were looking for their loved ones; youths snatched by persons suspected to be police officers.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Speed up investigations into abductions and suspected police killings

Take measures to avoid spread of Monkeypox

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention officially declared the Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa

By Editorial 5 months ago

Take measures to avoid spread of Monkeypox

Too many strikes pose threat to our country's development agenda

The elephant in the room, however, is how the government plans to navigate through all these landmines, especially when the Treasury shows a lack of commitment.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Too many strikes pose threat to our country's development agenda

It's possible to make university education free for all Kenyans

It is unfortunate that thousands of bright but needy students graduate from high school but fail to join college because their parents cannot afford the exorbitant fees.

By Editorial 5 months ago

It's possible to make university education free for all Kenyans

Raila: Good luck in your quest for AU leadership

Given the support he has so far garnered, it is probable Raila could clinch the seat. Were that to be so, his vast political experience will come in handy.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Raila: Good luck in your quest for AU leadership

Back Migosi's directive to all vice-chancellors with immediate disbursement

Many parents and students continue to express fear that the new funding model is skewed against those from humble backgrounds.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Back Migosi's directive to all vice-chancellors with immediate disbursement

Enforce road safety rules to stem rise in accidents

Survivors of the jinxed Coast Bus that killed 13 people at Migaa, along the Nakuru -Eldoret Highway in the wee hours of Tuesday, tell a tale of negligence by both driver and bus company.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Enforce road safety rules to stem rise in accidents

Identify talent at East Africa school games in Uganda

The tournament comes hot on the heels of the just concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games where Kenya emerged top in Africa and 17th position globally.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Identify talent at East Africa school games in Uganda

Streamline operations in the Education Ministry

By universities being asked to recall all the admission letters they had sent out points out to a disconnect between university management and government over funding model.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Streamline operations in the Education Ministry

Check the rise in female genital mutilation and botched circumcisions

There is need for the government to roll out concerted civic education drives on dangers that arise from FGM.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Check the rise in female genital mutilation and botched circumcisions

Stop police intimidation against journalists

For the umpteenth time, the Media Council of Kenya has decried growing attacks on journalists by law enforcers. In the past few months, MCK has documented 24 cases of assault against journalists.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Stop police intimidation against journalists

There is need to urgently address concerns raised through Gen Z protests

Police brutality did not even spare journalists who, even though fully kitted to identify themselves, were roughed up in the misplaced wrath of rogue police officers.

By Editorial 5 months ago

There is need to urgently address concerns raised through Gen Z protests

Listen to teachers to avert a looming learning disruption

Teachers have issued a strike notice to the government and threatened to disrupt school reopening in about three weeks' time.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Listen to teachers to avert a looming learning disruption

Murkomen has his work cut out in sports docket

Our football has had numerous court cases to the detriment of the game and Murkomen must ensure that the beautiful game is played more in the stadiums than courtrooms.

By Editorial 5 months ago

Murkomen has his work cut out in sports docket

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