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Ruto revealed that the government plans to spend Sh400 billion on the High Grand Falls dam alone, with additional mega dams earmarked for Upper Eastern, Lower Eastern and the Coast region as part of a wider strategy to harvest and store rainwater.

OHCHR has verified that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,030 Palestinians there, including 233 children, since October 7, 2023.

After a tour around his lab, Barr explains how the different parts of the global flu monitoring system cooperate – and why it can be misleading to think that what happens in the southern hemisphere influences the northern hemisphere, and vice versa.

The WHO emphasises that some less common but serious signs, including severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, fainting, or sudden neurological changes, require urgent medical attention.

Shariah-compliant financing is gaining traction, offering not just ethics-based alternatives but increasingly competitive and flexible financial solutions.

The recent surge in military takeovers across Africa has also overthrown leaders in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. And at least seven coup attempts have been thwarted since 2020.

The researchers call for coordinated global action, stronger provider education, tighter regulatory safeguards, and improved access to safer medications to ensure that increased availability leads to meaningful improvements in patient outcomes.

The 53-page report on the crash concluded that it occurred just minutes after takeoff amid adverse weather conditions.

The study emphasizes the importance of ongoing monitoring and surveillance, as understanding local mosquito populations and environmental conditions will be critical for predicting where malaria may emerge or intensify.

The campaign will run for four weeks, beginning at 00:00 local time (0000 GMT) on Friday and ending at 23:59 on December 25, 2025.

German researchers have discovered an antibody that is extremely effective against HIV, at least in the laboratory. Could it be a new weapon against AIDS?

Several individuals linked to the violence have been arrested and are now in police custody, as the Uganda Police Force continues to investigate the incident.

According to Ministry of Health data, Kenya loses 15 mothers every day, alongside 96 newborns and 96 stillbirths. These losses add up to thousands of families affected each year, turning moments of joy into lifelong grief.

Tusker FC travel to Awendo seeking to arrest a worrying slump after suffering back-to-back losses against Police FC and, most recently, Gor Mahia.

The social and economic struggles facing families in Eastleigh and neighbouring areas such as Majengo and Ziwani make the programme even more essential.

The research, based on decades of large‑scale brain‑scanning data, identifies four major “turning points” in human brain development occurring around ages 9, 32, 66, and 83.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the project places TUM at the centre of Kenya’s long-term plan to grow skills in maritime and coastal development.

Food, transport and household utilities continued to carry the biggest influence on the inflation basket, making up more than half of the weighting used to track living costs.

The groups say the ugly scenes captured across different regions show that the country is drifting toward a dangerous electoral environment unless early action is taken.

Interior PS Raymond Omollo described the plan as “a testament to Kenya’s resolve to protect its people, strengthen national systems, and ensure that no emergency finds us unprepared”.

EACC said oversight remains ongoing in both national and county spaces, with a focus on reforms, deterrence and recovery of wealth obtained unlawfully.

If approved, the new Standards Act will overhaul KEBS operations, tighten enforcement measures and raise the level of consumer protection across the country.

AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said the continental body had decided to "suspend with immediate effect" Guinea-Bissau until constitutional order is restored.

Agyeman-Rawlings was the wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, and founder of the 31st December Women's Movement, a non-governmental organisation that advocates for women's empowerment, children's rights, and social inclusion for the marginalised.

Next week's meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is expected to seal a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump in June.

To strengthen identity proofing, the government introduced several measures. All applicants must now register in their home counties or permanent places of residence to enable easier community-based verification.

The combined effects of conflict in South Sudan and Sudan, intercommunal violence, and severe flooding throughout the year have devastated communities and exacerbated one of the world's most protracted humanitarian crises.

Still, millions of children remain at risk. WHO estimates that in 2024, only 84 per cent of children received their first measles vaccine dose, and just 76 per cent received the second, far below the 95 per cent coverage needed to halt transmission.

Infertility, defined by WHO as the failure to achieve pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse, can cause significant distress, stigma, and financial hardship, affecting mental and psychosocial well-being.

WHO continues to call for safe access through all evacuation routes, particularly to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and for medical evacuation convoys to be expedited at crossings.

Nairobi will stage the first stop of the SVNS 2 circuit on February 14–15, a landmark achievement for the country as it steps back onto the world rugby stage with a major international event.

The PBO notes that in the current financial year, over a third of the development budget relies on external support, underscoring the country’s dependency on donor funds.

The 233-kilometre corridor, one of East Africa’s busiest transport routes, links Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the DRC. Once completed, it is expected to ease cargo movement, reduce travel time and lower road accident rates.

MK officials insisted her decision was not an admission of wrongdoing. MK national organiser Nathi Nhleko told reporters that the party had no role in recruiting the men but would support efforts to return them to South Africa.

It has called for immediate deterrent action against perpetrators of election-related violence. It urged the IEBC and security agencies to launch investigations into the incidents and asked the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to swiftly prosecute those found culpable.

Legislators pointed to credible reports of post-election killings and a growing climate of intimidation targeting opposition figures, journalists, civil society organisations and human rights defenders.

The President’s remarks coincided with the government’s plans to roll out major infrastructure and economic initiatives. The Rironi–Mau Summit road upgrade, one of the largest regional projects, aims to enhance mobility, cut transport costs, and open economic corridors crucial for national growth.

He added that in most cases, a coup signals an underlying issue that those in power failed to resolve.“Once there is a coup, maybe 90 per cent of the time, it means in that place there has been a problem," he said.

In an official statement, the Posta Rangers Management Board announced that Collins “Korea” Omondi has been appointed Interim Head Coach with immediate effect. Omondi, who has served as the first assistant coach since February 2021, will now lead the team for the remainder of the year.

The petitioners argue that the State's plan to revive tolling through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements amounts to surrendering control of a strategic transport corridor to private and foreign concessionaires.

He further revealed plans to split public and commercial broadcasting, so that public broadcasting is financed by the Treasury as 'the rest finances itself'.

The report says critical-infrastructure sectors (energy, manufacturing) exhibit fewer but higher-impact incidents due to operational-technology vulnerabilities.

The analysts are calling on the state to increase the number of beneficiaries added to cash transfer programmes by at least 1.4 million people annually.

Panyako expressed gratitude to supporters for what he described as unwavering trust, saying they stood firm despite what he alleged were acts of violence and threats to his life during the exercise.

Speaking at the launch, Ambassador Jabril said the festival plays an important role in promoting awareness and recognition of Somali culture within Kenya.

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Thursday condemned the excessive use of force by Tanzanian security forces against protesters, which left thousands dead or injured amid reports of mass graves.

Senegal’s foreign ministry confirmed that Embaló had been flown in on a chartered military aircraft and was “safe and sound” after Ecowas-led discussions that secured his transfer.

The decision reaffirms the NLC's unrestricted mandate to handle historical land disputes - an issue deeply tied to Kenya's colonial legacy and post-independence land practices.

ELOG urged the IEBC to enforce strict compliance with assisted voting procedures, take decisive action against breaches of ballot secrecy, and scale up voter education targeting registration, polling station identification, and voting processes.

MP Caleb Amisi explained that in the 2027 General Election, there will be no government machinery to help pro-government candidates win seats.