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CUE warns against fake degrees issued by unaccredited university
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 24, 2024

The EBK has also ordered the university to recall the honorary degree and remove the "Eng." title from the certificate awarded to Kapseret MP Oscar Su...

Sudan facing biggest humanitarian crisis recorded, IRC report says
DW News  |  Dec 13, 2024

The UN says the conflict has driven 11 million people from their homes and unleashed the world's biggest hunger crisis.

Sudan again tops International Rescue Committee crises watchlist
Reuters  |  Dec 11, 2024

The report said the humanitarian crisis in Sudan was the largest since records began and that the country accounts for 10% of all people in humanitari...

12 people killed in latest floods as nearly 4,000 households displaced nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2024

The floods have caused widespread destruction, with multi-agency teams, including the National Disaster Operations Centre and the Kenya Red Cross, lea...

Over 1,000 children held in detention centres across Kenya - report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 01, 2024

As of June 2023,1,019 children are distributed across various facilities, including children's rescue centres, remand homes, reception and assessment...

Surrender or face inevitable force, Haiti police tell gang leader Barbecue
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 27, 2024

In addition to combatting the gangs, the MSS and PNH have been working alongside residents to address infrastructure challenges.

Ruto unveils Sh2.7 billion plan to combat accidents in Lake Victoria
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 26, 2024

The centres are part of a broader effort to make Lake Victoria safer for all its users, particularly fishermen who face significant risks on the water...

Court halts Ruto’s declaration on proposed Nyamira University site
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 24, 2024

The petitioners say under the University Act of 2012, the decision to select a university site lies with CUE.

Kenya's Haiti intervention needs rapid results, report says
Reuters  |  Jul 25, 2024

Several hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in the Caribbean nation at the end of June and have been patrolling together with national police.

Haiti PM travels to US as Kenyan police patrol capital
Reuters  |  Jun 29, 2024

The U.S. is the principal financial backer of a Kenya-led international security force the United Nations has ratified be sent to Haiti to help its po...

Committee probes universities over high enrolment despite limited resources
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 12, 2024

Kisii University has been singled out for enrolling 16,464 students from the 2023 KCSE cohort—the highest number—despite having insufficient staff and...

Act of faith: Kenya enlists evangelical pastors to guide Haiti mission
Reuters  |  Jun 05, 2024

For all their focus on the practical aspects of the deployment, Musasilwa and another pastor, Julius Suubi, said they were convinced Haiti's problems...

Turkana, IRC advance efforts to bolster contagious disease surveillance
Issa Hussein  |  May 14, 2024

They finished a five-day assessment of health facilities that will strengthen the fight against contagious diseases along the common borders of Uganda...

'Barbecue' - The Haiti policeman turned feared gang leader
AFP  |  Mar 07, 2024

In 2022, as head of the G9 gang alliance, he blocked Haiti's fuel terminal for weeks, paralysing the distribution of gasoline and furthering the count...

Haiti gang leader warns of genocide unless PM Ariel Henry resigns
AFP  |  Mar 06, 2024

Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, known as "Barbecue", warned of a civil war and genocide unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns.

Scientists reveal IVF breakthrough that could save rhino species
Immaculate Wairimu  |  Jan 24, 2024

The impregnation of a southern white rhino with an embryo from the same species was a "milestone" on the way to helping their highly endangered northe...

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