OPINION: Politics of data and everything in between

By Citizen,

Let’s talk data. I have found out that when most of us hear the word ‘data’ our thoughts automatically go to numbers and how boring it is to sit...

census , femnet , SDG

Governor Ali Roba in court to challenge 2019 census results for Mandera County

By Dzuya Walter,

Mandera Governor Ali Roba has now filed a case challenging the 2019 census results for the county citing huge variance in published data. According...

Census 2019 , Governor Ali Roba , KNBS , Mandera County.

2.6 million Kenyans searching for jobs – Report

By Kepha Muiruri,

Approximately 2.6 million Kenyans are actively searching for jobs, representing an 18.2 percent rise in the number of the unemployed over the last 10 ...

KNVBS , unemployment in Kenya , Youth unemployment

Out of 47.6 million Kenyans, 35.7 million are under the age of 35

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya is a country of the youth according to the 2019 Population and Census results which shows that 75% of the  47.6 million population is under the...

2019 Census , census , Youth in Kenya

Census 2019: Kikuyu, Kenyan Somali, Mijikenda among 10 most populous tribes in Kenya

By Tonny Ndungu,

Results of the 2019 population census have given more insight into the Kenyan population based on different ethnicities. In the final report from t...

kenyan census , kenyan census 2019 , Kenyan Somali , Kenyan Somalis , Kikuyu , Luo

Bob Collymore, Eliud Kipchoge, John Demathew most searched by Kenyans in 2019

By Ian Omondi,

American technology powerhouse Google on Monday released the top trends of what Kenyans searched for this year; among them popular personalities, comp...

Bob Collymore , Eliud Kipchoge , Google trending searches , John De'Mathew

OPINION| Wealthy Kenyans should emulate Uhuru’s philanthropy to improve society’s lot

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos As 2019 comes to a close, Kenya has much to be proud of. Few moments in our nation’s history recall this level of peace and ...

State of Stadia: Kilifi promise that delivered a grazing field

By Robbie Chome,

Infrastructure is the backbone of sports and a catalyst for economic development. Kilifi County has shown deep passion for sports yet its brightest st...

Kilifi County , Kilifi Stadium

Fall out as political leaders dispute 2019 census results

By Citizen Team,

Results of the 2019 population census released on Monday have triggered mixed reactions with several leaders disputing the figures recorded for variou...

2019 Census , kiraitu murungi , Tharaka Nithi

Major highlights of Kenya’s Census 2019 results

By Citizen Reporter,

There are nine million more people in Kenya than there were in 2009 according to the 2019 census results released on Monday at State House. In 2009...

2019 Census , Intersex , kiambu , lamu , Nairobi , women

Census 2019 results: There are 500K more women than men in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

The 2019 population and Census results are out and the Kenyan population has grown to 47.6 million with women marginally outnumbering men. While re...

Census 2019 , KNBS Zachary Mwangi , men and women , Uhuru kenyatta

Census to close on Saturday midnight

By Citizen Reporter,

The government now says that over 95 percent of households have so far been enumerated in the 2019 Kenya housing and population census. According t...

census , Planning Principal Secretary Saitoti Torome

ODM postpones Kibra nominations over ‘lack of security personnel’

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party has postponed its nominations for the Kibra by-election due to lack of security personnel. The ODM nomin...

Kibra by-election , ODM party

Homa Bay man in court for chasing away census officer

By Aly Abich,

A middle-aged man was arraigned at Homa Bay Law Courts for chasing away a census officer who had gone to his home to enumerate his family on Saturday ...

census , Homa Bay , Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Miracle Baby Jeremy who was born at 400gm finally discharged from KNH

By Citizen Reporter,

Medics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Wednesday discharged Baby Jeremy after five months of incubation. The baby was born on April 1, 2019 ...

Baby Jeremy , KNH , preterm babies

Man killed by his brother after travelling home for Census

By Aly Abich,

A 56-year-old man in Homa Bay County was on Tuesday killed by his younger brother following a tussle over a piece of land at Kamato Pundo village in S...

census , Homa Bay , Lambwe location

MWANGI: Low saving rates a factor in Kenya’s economic slowdown

By Citizen Reporter,

By Kevin Mwangi Things are looking bleak for the Kenyan economy and it is expected to continue facing challenges of increased debt servicing burden, ...

Amana Capital , economy , GDP , World Bank

Angry man pens hilarious letter to D.T Dobie over delay in servicing his car

By Ian Omondi,

A Kenyan man's angry but witty letter to top car dealer D.T Dobie has gone viral for his creative ways of complaining about his car's long stay at the...

D.T Dobie , Ian Middleton , Peter J. Ng’ang’a , VW Passat

Baringo MCA, Chief arrested for allegedly inciting locals to boycott census

By Evans Chuma,

A Member of County Assembly and a Chief in Baringo County were on Monday arrested after allegedly inciting residents to boycott the ongoing census exe...

baringo , census

Gov’t: Census enumerators expected to cover 13 million households

By Ian Omondi,

The government on Monday stated that each of the enumerators mandated with carrying out the census is expected to have covered 100 households by the e...

Census 2019 , Enumerators , KNBS , PS Karanja Kibicho