Explained
What the new matatu rules mean for your commute
Seat belts, route numbers and a fine that nobody has read. I rode three routes at six in the morning to find out what changes.
October 25, 2026 · 6 min
Why the long rains came late, and who paid for it
A farmer in the Rift, a flower exporter near Naivasha and a weather forecaster who has been right about nine seasons in ten.
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Behind the desk
Behind the bulletin: eleven minutes from rumour to the air
A producer, two phones and a rule that nothing goes out until two sources say it. A morning inside a newsroom that never sits down.