2025 Rugby Africa Cup Stories

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...

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula calls for urgent protest law reform to end chaos
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

Moses Wetang’ula called on Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and fellow lawmakers to lead a fresh legislative review, 15 years after the 2010 Constitu...

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,...

Ex-CJ David Maraga decries protest deaths, urges urgent human rights training for police
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

EX-CJ David Maraga described the police response on protesters as “shocking” and “devastating”, accusing the government of ignoring its own promises o...

FIDA-Kenya decries surge in sexual abuse during protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

FIDA-Kenya Chairperson Christine Kungu has expressed concern that the safety of women and girls was overlooked during the unrest, despite increasing r...

Judicial Council condemns police brutality, demands action on protest gangs
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 15, 2025

NCAJ, chaired by Chief Justice Martha Koome, expressed deep concern over reports of organised groups inciting violence, looting and destroying propert...

Murkomen: 1,500 arrested, 50 under terror investigation following June-July protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

According to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, the suspects are part of what the government describes as 'coordinated criminal groups' re...

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...

Miguna backs Gen Z, dismisses Gachagua-led opposition and Ruto’s regime as a joke
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

The lawyer expressed full support for the youth-led protests and political awakening driven by Gen Z, describing them as the true agents of change.

Youths reject Raila Odinga’s appeal for dialogue, demand urgent reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 13, 2025

Raila Odinga has defended his call for the formation of a national conclave, which he described as a vital step towards reshaping the country’s politi...

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...

Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara summoned by DCI over alleged incitement
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

The DCI is probing what it terms as an “alleged offence of undermining the authority of a public officer” through remarks that reportedly incited publ...

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...

KHRC slams police for inaction over attack on mothers’ briefing ahead of Saba Saba
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

KHRC said the assailants broke through the perimeter wall of its Gitanga Road premises, violently disrupted the event, roughed up attendees, and made...

Protest aftermath: Judiciary starts repairs, Dagoretti Law Courts to reopen in 30 days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

According to Chief Registrar Winfridah Mokaya, the rebuilding of destroyed infrastructure is ongoing, supported by public and private partners.

Saba Saba death toll rises to 38, KNCHR confirms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

It further indicated that 130 people are still nursing injuries at home and in various health facilities across the country.

Julia Njoki died in prison, not in police custody, police now says
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jul 11, 2025

NPS spokesperson Michael Muchiri confirmed Njoki’s death but clarified that she passed away while in remand at Nanyuki Women’s Prison, not in police c...

Political parties lobby back Raila's call for national dialogue to calm protests
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 11, 2025

Political Parties Liason Committee Vice Chairperson Christopher Kilonzo christened their proposal as the birth of a new national moment aimed at endin...

Family recounts Harrison Wachira's final moments during Saba Saba Day protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Wachira was shot on Monday, July 7, amid violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement in Juja.

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