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Benin demands Togo hand over alleged coup leader Pascal Tigri
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 11, 2025

According to senior Beninese officials who spoke to Reuters, Tigri and four other soldiers are hiding in Lome's Lome 2 neighbourhood, which also house...

Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement
UN News  |  Dec 11, 2025

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation in South Kivu province has deteriorated sharply since December 2...

Weak taxation of wealthy costs Kenya Sh130 billion annually, report finds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

A new Oxfam and IPF report finds Kenya loses up to Sh130 billion annually due to weak taxation of the wealthy, limiting funding for key services such...

Commission sounds alarm as new data shows rising gender-based violence in Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

NGEC says the statistics reflect a broader national crisis that leaves millions of women and girls vulnerable to abuse.

Mjambere residents demand streetlights as insecurity rises in Kisauni
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Residents of Mjambere Ward in Kisauni, Mombasa, have petitioned the county government to urgently repair streetlights after a fatal gang attack, warni...

MPs to hold public hearings on proposed sale of 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodacom
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

The planned transaction will raise its stake to 55 per cent. The sale of the 15 per cent stake, comprising 6,009,814,200 shares, is expected to genera...

New Bill hands NCIC swift powers to curb hate speech, divisive conduct
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

A 2025 amendment Bill seeks to give Kenya’s NCIC power to issue prohibition notices, halt harmful conduct within seven days and tighten conflict-of-in...

Counties exposed as Auditor General flags major in emergency preparedness
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

The report raises serious concerns about adherence to financial management laws, putting millions of residents at risk from floods, fires, famine, dis...

Senate committee approves Bill protecting governors from early impeachment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

By setting clear rules, timelines, and communication requirements, the Bill seeks to protect county officials from politically motivated impeachments...

WHO warns of rising malaria threat in Kenya as mosquitoes develop insecticide resistance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 11, 2025

The World Malaria Report 2025 warns that failure to address resistance could reverse years of progress in reducing infections and deaths across the co...

Watermelon’s best-kept secret: Seeds and rind could transform your health, researchers say
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 11, 2025

New research highlights watermelon seeds and rind as rich sources of protein, healthy fats, fibre and circulation-supporting compounds, prompting scie...

Government sets 14-day deadline to end student bursary delays nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit has given IGRTC 14 days to finalise county bursary agreements and ordered faster CAIP fun...

State directs free maternity services at level 2 and 3 facilities under Primary Health Care Fund by January
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The National Treasury has been directed to disburse all personnel emolument costs to county governments by the third day of every month.

UNESCO adds Diwali to global cultural heritage list
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

With this recognition, Diwali becomes the 16th Indian tradition to join UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Kenya’s industrialisation blueprint falls short as manufacturing stagnates - Review
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya’s 2012–2030 National Industrialisation Policy is missing key targets, with manufacturing’s GDP share falling and financing tools stalling, the I...

Millions in Africa denied services as biometric IDs lock out vulnerable citizens
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new report warns biometric digital-ID systems across ten African countries are blocking millions from voting, healthcare and social protection, amid...

M23 rebels capture eastern DR Congo city of Uvira as thousands flee to Burundi
DW News  |  Dec 10, 2025

M23 rebels have captured Uvira in eastern DR Congo, prompting Burundi to seal its border and tens of thousands to flee. Regional tensions are rising d...

Kenya’s children holiday hunger: How school holidays leave slum families struggling to survive
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 10, 2025

In Kenya’s informal settlements, school holidays cut off vital meal programmes, leaving children hungry, scavenging for food and exposed to serious he...

FKF sanctions match officials over controversial decisions in Kakamega Homeboyz vs Murang’a Seal clash
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 10, 2025

According to the federation, Opiayo’s sanction stems from an offside decision made from an incorrect position, which denied the attacking team a legit...

KNCCI opposes proposed Business Council, cites overlap and lack of clarity
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) says the legislation fails to clarify funding and operational responsibilities for the pro...

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,...

Nestlé faces backlash as Cerelac sold in Kenya, Africa found to have high sugar levels
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

An investigation finds Cerelac baby cereals sold in Kenya and across Africa contain high levels of added sugar, unlike European versions, raising publ...

Kenya’s constitutional gains at risk without ethical leadership and integrity - CJ Koome
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 10, 2025

CJ Koome said Kenya continues to grapple with serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, homelessness...

UN warns human rights face growing threats worldwide in 2025 as funding for activists falls
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The UN warns global human rights are under growing threat in 2025, citing funding cuts, escalating conflicts and attacks on defenders, even as youth-l...

UN rejects Israel’s ‘yellow line’ plan, says Gaza border changes violate ceasefire
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

The UN has rejected Israel’s proposed ‘yellow line’ Gaza border, saying it violates the ceasefire, as Egypt also dismisses US ideas for a foreign-back...

Treasury: Kenya can no longer rely on taxes or borrowing for big infrastructure projects
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

Mbadi said shifting commercially viable projects to specialised entities is now necessary to reduce pressure on public finances.

County expenditure share by sector (FY2023/24)
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Agriculture, which sustains more than 70 per cent of rural households, continues to receive less than 6 per cent of county funding, far below the 10 p...

Tanzania rights group warns of sharp rise in abuses around 2025 elections
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

Tanzania’s Legal and Human Rights Centre reports rising 2025 abuses, including over 40 enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and treason cha...

Renewed fighting in South Kivu threatens fragile US-brokered peace deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

Rwanda and DR Congo are accusing each other of violating a new US-brokered ceasefire, as Burundi alleges Rwandan destabilisation, raising doubts over...

EU releases Sh37.6 million to support 150,000 Kenyans facing hunger
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The EU has released €250,000 in emergency aid to Kenya, funding Kenya Red Cross support for over 150,000 people as food insecurity and climate-linked...

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