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Governor Abdulswamad urges unity, interfaith cooperation as Mombasa marks annual Christmas tree ceremony
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 17, 2025

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and religious leaders have warned against divisive, hate-based politics and urged residents to uphold unity, peace...

World’s leading carbon crediting programme launches stricter consent, revenue‑sharing rules
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 17, 2025

Verra’s updated Verified Carbon Standard adds stricter consent, transparency and revenue‑sharing rules for land‑based carbon projects, giving affected...

Government approves alternative funding for Naivasha-Kisumu SGR phase 2B
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 16, 2025

The revised agreement aligns with Cabinet approval to fund the Naivasha–Kisumu segment through alternative mechanisms, notably the securitisation of a...

Bobi Wine warns Uganda election no longer democratic, accuses Museveni of coercion
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 16, 2025

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine tells CNN the coming election is now a confrontation with the state, accusing President Museveni of coercion as jou...

Health Ministry warns public doctors against private practice during official hours, terms it fraud
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 16, 2025

Duale said the trend has become so rampant that some doctors are referring patients from public hospitals to their private facilities, denying governm...

CS Kagwe warns donor-funded agriculture projects are not free money, must benefit farmers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 16, 2025

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe has warned that donor-funded farm projects are loans needing strict oversight, questioning procurement plans and warning u...

High Court orders full hearing in MCSK vs KECOBO royalty licence dispute
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 15, 2025

The High Court has declined to suspend a Copyright Tribunal ruling blocking MCSK from collecting royalties, instead setting a full inter partes hearin...

Government rolls out enhanced road safety measures, mobile courts to curb rising road crashes ahead of festive season
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

The CJ outlined plans to strengthen multi-agency coordination, enhance joint enforcement and ensure information sharing to unify traffic law enforceme...

NTSA, leaders urge caution as holiday road crash deaths surge
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 15, 2025

Ten people were reported dead in a grisly road accident which occurred near Chabera Trading centre in Rachuonyo East, Homa Bay County, while one perso...

10 dead, six injured in Homa Bay matatu-lorry road crash after wedding trip
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

The victims had attended a church wedding in Kakamega County and were headed to Nyamira County when the accident occurred at around 8:00 pm on Sunday...

Winnie Odinga dismisses ODM infighting claims, says party united ahead of 2027
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

EALA MP Winnie Odinga dismisses claims of infighting in ODM, insisting the party is united under Oburu Oginga and will field candidates, including for...

Chabi Yayi, son of former Benin president Thomas Boni Yayi, arrested after foiled coup
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

Benin authorities arrested Chabi Yayi, son of former president Thomas Boni Yayi, in Cotonou after a foiled coup. His party calls the pre-dawn detentio...

Over 800 KCSE examiners halt marking over Sh5,000 unpaid allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

They decried that they have not received their pay since reporting to the centre on November 30, 2025.

Mogadishu votes after 57 years: Historic district elections mark shift to people’s power
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 14, 2025

According to the President, the Banadir elections are part of steps taken by the government to fulfil its pledge to move toward elections based on the...

Eight dead, including two children, in Nyamira road crash involving matatu and trailer
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Police said the matatu, ferrying passengers from Nairobi, collided head-on with a trailer at around 8:00 pm after the trailer driver failed to keep to...

(Hold) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Habwe, Mwangi and Mulwa - icons Kenya bid farewell in 2025
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 13, 2025

Kenya’s arts and literary world in 2025 was marked by the deaths of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, John Habwe, Meja Mwangi and David Mulwa, closing a chapter for...

Explainer: How KJSEA 2025 results determine senior school pathways
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

Kenya has released the 2025 KJSEA results under a new eight-level grading scale. Here is how scores are reported, what the points mean and how they gu...

Cyrus Jirongo: YK92 and the Sh500 note that defined an era
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 13, 2025

Former Lugari MP and YK92 leader Cyrus Jirongo has died after a road crash in Karai, Naivasha, along the Nairobi–Nakuru highway, ending a decades-long...

Over 150,000 students fail to progress to Grade 9 under CBC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

New KNEC data show more than 150,000 CBC learners in Kenya failed to reach Grade 9, with boys dropping out in higher numbers and similar attrition see...

Parallel statements expose deepening rift in 'United Opposition'
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 12, 2025

United Opposition leaders issued two rival State of the Nation statements in Nairobi, exposing internal rifts. Analysts warn the disunity could weaken...

President Ruto unveils ‘Magical Kenya Souvenir Passport’ to boost tourism
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 12, 2025

Kenya has launched the Magical Kenya Souvenir Passport and a new ‘Hapa Ni Wapi’ platform to deepen visitor engagement and spur both international and...

Chadema demands transitional government, new constitution in Tanzania, calls October polls ‘illegal'
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 11, 2025

Tanzania’s Chadema party has rejected October 29, 2025 elections, demanding a UN‑backed transitional government, new polls, rights reforms and account...

Kenya unveils two-year strategy to fix data gaps and fast-track gender equality
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 11, 2025

Kenya’s National Gender and Equality Commission has launched a 2025–2027 data strategy, including a gender data hub and capacity building, to close ev...

UNEA-7 opens in Nairobi as global environmental diplomacy faces major challenges
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 11, 2025

The seventh UN Environment Assembly opened in Nairobi as emissions rise, plastic treaty talks stall and geopolitical rifts test global cooperation on...

Men are majority of homicide victims in Kenya despite media focus on women, state report reveals
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new NCRC study using 2024 DCI data shows men made up 70 per cent of Kenya’s homicide victims and most perpetrators, while women were mainly killed i...

Kenya homicide cases stabilise after 2021 peak
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya recorded 3,015 homicide cases in 2024, down slightly from 2022 and 2023. Police data shows a stabilising trend after a decade-high peak in 2021,...

Guinea-Bissau junta bars interim leaders from contesting next elections under new charter
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

Unveiled on Tuesday, the 29-article charter lays out the rules for the one-year transition.

Rights group files complaint over Infantino’s peace prize award to Trump
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

Human rights group FairSquare has filed a complaint with FIFA’s Ethics Committee over Gianni Infantino’s decision to award Donald Trump a peace prize,...

Rival Isiolo speakers face Senate over audit failures
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

Two rival Isiolo County speakers clashed before a Senate committee over unanswered 2023–2024 audit queries, amid court battles, vandalised assembly of...

Duale accuses politicians of hijacking clinical officers’ protests, says most protesters are not clinicians
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

Duale said the government has largely met welfare commitments and only final steps remain.

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