Category: Personality of the day
Narendra Raval: From Temple Priest to Kenya’s Steel and Cement Magnate
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DNK International
- October 3, 2026
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By Our Reporter,Nairobi At 16, Narendra Raval arrived in Kenya with little more than his religious training and a modest allowance from his work at a Hindu temple in Kisumu. More than four decades later,
Personality of the day post humouslySir Wicknell Chivayo: The Zimbabwean tycoon who turned business, luxury and Presidential connections into a Continental brand
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- October 1, 2026
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By Our Correspondent,Harare Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, popularly known as Sir Wicknell, has died alongside his wife, Lucy “Lulu” Muteke, in a helicopter crash in east of the capital Harare. The Thursday evening crash
Personality of the day posthumously:Lazarus Opicho:The Police Commander who rose through the ranks to head the unit of officers guarding Kenya’s VIPs and security of government institutions
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- September 30, 2026
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By Our Reporter,Nairobi Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police Lazarus Opicho, who died on Monday night, September 28, 2026, at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi after an illness, has been remembered as a dedicated
Maina Kamanda: From Ngara Councillor to Nairobi political kingmaker and Gachagua’s veteran adviser
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- September 29, 2026
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By Our Correspondent, Nairobi Veteran politician Maina Kamanda has built a political career spanning more than four decades, rising from a Nairobi City councillor to Starehe Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister and one of the
Emorimor Papa Iteso III: The cultural King bridging Teso communities across Uganda and Kenya
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- September 28, 2026
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By Our Correspondent,Soroti His Highness Emorimor Papa Iteso III, Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng, is the paramount cultural leader of the Iteso people and one of the prominent custodians of Teso culture, traditions and identity in
Personality of the day Bishop Robert Kayanja:Leading one of Uganda’s biggest Ministries
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- September 27, 2026
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By Our Correspondent,Kampala Bishop Robert Kayanja is one of Uganda’s most prominent Pentecostal pastors and evangelists, best known as the founder and senior pastor of Miracle Centre Cathedral in Rubaga, Kampala. He was born on
Personality of the day George Khaniri: From youngest political heir to Vihiga’s 2027 Governor race
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- September 26, 2026
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By Our Our Correspondent,Kaimosi Former Vihiga Senator George Munyasa Khaniri is once again positioning himself at the centre of Vihiga County politics as he seeks another shot at the governorship in the 2027 General Election.
Personality of the day posthumously:Moses Matovu: The Afrigo Band legend who gave Uganda five decades of live music
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- September 25, 2026
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By Our Correspondent, Kampala Veteran Ugandan musician, saxophonist, composer and Afrigo Band founding member Moses Matovu, who died on Thursday, September 24 aged 77, leaves behind a musical legacy spanning nearly six decades and one
Personality of the day Raphael Wanjala: The Budalangi MP balancing floods, development and Western Kenya’s Ruto equation
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- September 24, 2026
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By Our Correspondent,Port Victoria Budalangi Member of Parliament Raphael Bitta Sauti Wanjala is currently one of the more experienced politicians from Busia County. Wanjala has served in Parliament in different periods since the late 1990's
Personality of the day Justice Bahati Mwamuye: The Judge whose ruling reopened the political space for Kenya’s Retired Presidents
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- September 22, 2026
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By Our Reporter,Nairobi Justice Andrew Bahati Mwamuye has emerged as a prominent figure in Kenya’s constitutional judiciary after delivering a judgment that declared unconstitutional a law restricting retired presidents from holding political party office beyond