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Major city roads to be shut on Sunday for CHAN tournament
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The affected roads include Aerodrome Road from Madaraka Roundabout to Bunyala Roundabout; Lang’ata Road; and Mombasa Road.

Marginalised counties to receive Sh16.8 billion in Equalisation Fund disbursal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

According to the Bill, the total amount approved includes Sh6.2 billion rolled over from the 2024/25 financial year and Sh10.6 billion allocated for t...

New Bill seeks to make cash payments up to Sh100,000 mandatory for all Kenyan businesses
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

The proposed law seeks to amend the Central Bank Act by making it mandatory for businesses to accept cash for goods and services, and prohibits additi...

Cabinet approves Bill to combat healthcare malpractice, enhance patient safety
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

The Bill introduces a unified quality assurance framework designed to eliminate entrenched fraud, weak oversight and collusion within Kenya’s healthca...

Tickets sell out for Kenya’s CHAN 2024 opener against DR Congo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Regular tickets were priced at Sh200, VIP at Sh500, and VVIP at Sh1,000.

No vuvuzelas, megaphones or takeaway food: CHAN organisers announce strict rules ahead of tournament
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Other items prohibited inside the venues include firearms, flares, fireworks, political or offensive banners, large backpacks, takeaway food, pets and...

MPs demand early crowd control plans as Kenya gears up to co-host CHAN 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

Committee Chairperson Dan Wanyama said organisers must avoid last-minute confusion by ensuring fans are allowed into stadiums well in advance of match...

Tanzania sets October 29 General Election date amid opposition exclusion fears
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The disqualification of the main opposition party, Chadema, has raised sharp criticism and triggered accusations of repression and political interfere...

Boda Boda operators urge Parliament to halt motorcycle regulation Bill, warn of economic fallout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

The Boda boda riders are now calling on legislators to end what they describe as a legislative assault on the working poor and instead initiate inclus...

Media stakeholders urge MPs to fast-track approval of new media code of conduct 2025
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

The stakeholders said the proposed code had undergone intensive public participation and received overwhelming support from practitioners.

Kipyegon, Chebet lead Kenya's charge as 58 athletes named for World Championships in Tokyo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

Tuwei announced that the team would immediately begin residential training at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, as Nairobi prepares to host the A...

Janeth Chepng'etich crowned 10,000m national champion, secures World Athletics spot
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

Chepng'etich clocked an impressive 30:27.02 to finish ahead of world 5,000m and 10,000m record holder Agnes Ng'etich, who posted 30:27.38, and double...

KEPHIS opposes seeds Bill 2025, warns of weakened oversight and rise in counterfeit seeds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

The Board said the Bill, which proposes to introduce a dual certification system involving the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), would create confusio...

Harambee Stars withdraws from CECAFA tournament over poor conditions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

FKF confirmed that the team will return to Kenya immediately to resume preparations for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, which K...

Zimbabwe return to Rugby World Cup after 34 years with thrilling win over Namibia
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 20, 2025

Zimbabwe edged Namibia to win the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup and qualify for the World Cup.

Kenya Simbas fall to Algeria, settle for fourth at 2025 Rugby Africa Cup
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 19, 2025

Kenya Simbas ended their 2025 Rugby Africa Cup campaign in disappointment, falling 15-5 to Algeria in Saturday’s bronze medal playoff at Kampala’s Man...

Devolution at risk as projects remain incomplete across counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

The findings show that counties often start multiple projects without finishing them, with leadership transitions blamed for the problem. Incoming adm...

Simbas eye redemption as they clash with Algeria in Rugby Africa Cup bronze showdown
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 18, 2025

The Kenya Simbas will face Algeria in a crucial third-place playoff at the Rugby Africa Cup this Saturday, with more than just bronze at stake. After...

Judiciary calls for budget increase, says Sh20 billion deficit crippling functions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Chief Registrar Winfridah Mokaya revealed that the Judiciary received Sh22.42 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year against a required Sh43.17 bill...

World risks losing 20 per cent more wetlands by 2050, global report warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

The report provides clear solutions, backed by data and real-world examples, showing that wetland recovery is achievable and cost-effective if governm...

Global SDG progress ‘off track’ as 2025 UN report warns of development emergency
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 16, 2025

This stagnation persists despite increasing global awareness of the interconnected crises the SDGs aim to address — including climate change, poverty,...

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen reveals June-July protests left 42 dead, 600 injured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

According to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, the violence witnessed during those two days was deliberate and orchestrated, targeting in...

South Korean researchers to study Kenyan youth challenges amid protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The findings are expected to guide both the Kenyan and South Korean governments in developing targeted policies and interventions.

Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, announces he will seek eighth presidential term
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 14, 2025

The 92-year-old president, who has been in power since 1982, announced in a statement on X on Sunday, stating that he was responding to numerous calls...

Kenya ready to host CHAN 2024 - Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 14, 2025

Speaking on Monday after inspecting Nyayo and Kasarani stadiums in Nairobi, Murkomen said elaborate measures had been established to ensure safety acr...

Kenya’s World Cup dream derailed by Zimbabwe in semifinal clash
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 13, 2025

Kenya’s hopes of reaching the 2027 Rugby World Cup took a major blow on Sunday as the Simbas fell 29-23 to Zimbabwe in the Rugby Africa Cup semifinal...

Tanzania's Ambassador to Cuba Humphrey Polepole resigns, citing loss of faith in President Samia Suluhu's leadership
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 13, 2025

Polepole, who previously served as an MP and ambassador to Malawi, had been posted to Cuba, where he represented Tanzania in the wider Caribbean regio...

Maraga calls for Ruto’s removal over "gross constitutional violations"
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 12, 2025

Maraga stressed that the country must consider initiating proceedings to remove the President from office, citing growing public discontent and what h...

Ruto warns opposition against inciting violence, urges focus on development agenda
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 12, 2025

Ruto said that his administration would not tolerate the use of young people as tools for political mobilisation and disruption.

Police arrest suspect in Kitengela Sub-County Hospital attack
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 12, 2025

Police traced him to his rented residence in Noonkopir, where they recovered a black marvin cap and a grey jacket he was seen wearing during the attac...

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