When was the last time you heard a good or memorable ad on the radio? Many people aged between 18 and 36 are likely to tell you that they don’t even remember the last time they listened to the radio. Though billions of people still listen to the radio every day, radio advertising has become less effective. With the increased use of social media and streaming platforms, which offer both […]
Despite gaining her independence in 1962, Unfortunately Uganda is still not free. Uganda’s current president, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power since 1986, and it is hard to tell when the last free and fair election happened in Uganda. For those in the opposition, an attempt to run for president against President Museveni is like a death wish. Opposition leaders like Dr. Kizza Besigye and Robert Kyagulanyi have nearly lost […]
With only one year left to Kenya’s next general election and no formidable opposition candidate to unseat the incumbent, we believe that Winnie Odinga is the only candidate who would give William Ruto a run for his money. Winnie Odinga is the daughter of former prime minister and opposition leader, Raila Odinga, who passed away in 2025. But Winnie is not just Raila’s daughter. Winnie Odinga is a Political Science […]
On Monday, December 29, 2025, Radio 254 identified a cybersecurity incident affecting our website, www.254.radio. During this incident, users accessing the site via Google Chrome were shown a fraudulent prompt disguised as an advertisement, which attempted to trick users into running a command that could have installed malicious software. This attempt was unsuccessful, and no users interacted with or were affected by the fake prompt. On January 6, 2026, the attackers […]
After a brief hiatus, the Unkut Hip Hop Awards are back in 2025. Founded by former Homeboyz Radio presenter, Ruby V. The Unkut Hip Hop awards offers a platform to artists and creatives in the Kenyan hip hop scene, giving them their flowers for a job well done. This year’s edition features some notable names as panelists, including veteran podcaster Ado Veli, who is the founder of The AdoVeli Podcast, […]
Come April 2026, Carnivore Grounds will transform into a living stage for seven nights as Nyashinski, unveils Showman, The Residency — a bold, intimate, and deeply theatrical reimagining of what a live music experience can be in East Africa. This is not just a simple concert series. It is Kenya’s first true music-theatre residency: a seven-show run spread across nine days, where the artist plants roots in one venue, perfects […]
Three days ago, Shakira Wafula, one of the most recognizable younger faces inside David Maraga’s campaign secretariat, announced her resignation. Her statement cited “diverging paths on key values, priorities, and decisions.” It was brief, diplomatic, and carefully worded. But online, the reaction was immediate and intense. Within hours, speculation emerged that the public letter was a stripped-down version of a more detailed one said to reference misconduct allegations against a […]
In the sweltering heat of Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, on October 29,mere hours after Tanzania's polls closed under a shroud of blackouts and boycotts, John Okoth Ogutu, a 38-year-old teacher from Siaya County, was gunned down in the streets. He'd spent eight years molding young Tanzanian minds, sending remittances home to his wife and three children in Kenya, only to become the first confirmed Kenyan casualty in what has spiraled […]
The financial landscape in Kenya has long been defined by stability and scale, a pursuit epitomized by the 2019 merger that birthed NCBA Group Plc. Formed from the union of NIC Bank and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), NCBA instantly solidified its position as a top-five player, leveraging a combined asset base and digital strength (including platforms like Loop and Nipah). Having achieved remarkable growth—doubling its assets to over […]
