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Nine dead, 17 injured in RSF drone strike on Sudan’s Dilling military hospital
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

A drone strike on Al-Dilling Military Hospital in southern Sudan killed nine civilians and injured 17, including medical staff, as a doctors’ group bl...

Family care and cohesion: How to survive and even thrive over the holidays
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

A South African researcher explains how trust, shared care and meeting emotional as well as material needs help families stay cohesive, and how “bad c...

Early shoppers: How African consumers set global trade trends in 1800s
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

New historical research shows how African demand for arms, beads and cloth in the 1800s shaped European production and global trade, challenging Euroc...

Why antenatal clinic attendance is falling — and the deadly risks for mothers and babies
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 14, 2025

Antenatal clinic attendance in Kenya has dropped from 98% to 62% in four years, fuelling preventable maternal complications, newborn deaths and stillb...

Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo to be buried at Lumakanda home in Kakamega on December 30
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

Former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo will be buried on December 30, 2025, at his Lumakanda home in Kakamega County, next to his parents, following a fatal r...

UNICEF sounds alarm as M23 attacks in DRC’s South Kivu push thousands from homes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

UNICEF reports over 500,000 people, including 100,000 children, displaced by renewed M23-linked violence in South Kivu, DRC and into Burundi, warning...

Fuel prices hold steady for December–January despite fluctuating global oil costs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

EPRA has confirmed no change in fuel prices across Kenya from 15 December 2025 to 14 January 2026, keeping petrol, diesel and kerosene rates stable de...

Simiyu double fires Tusker past Sofapaka to climb to second in FKF Premier League
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 14, 2025

Ian Simiyu scored twice as Tusker beat Sofapaka 2–0 at Kasarani Annex, moving level on points with FKF Premier League leaders Kenya Police FC and exte...

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...

Eastleigh boda boda riders adopt unique reflectors to boost safety, gain customer trust
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 14, 2025

Boda boda riders in Eastleigh, Nairobi, are using numbered reflector vests showing their stages to improve customer safety, traceability and accountab...

Hamas accuses Israel of ceasefire breach after top commander Raed Saad killed
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

Hamas says senior commander Raed Saad was killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City, accusing Israel of breaching the ceasefire as both sides prepare...

DCI raids Mombasa graduation over fake degrees, six Menorah Training Institute officials arrested
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

DCI officers halted a graduation at Victory International Church in Changamwe, Mombasa, arresting six Menorah Training Institute officials over allege...

UN Secretary-General condemns ‘horrific’ drone strike on peacekeepers in Sudan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

A drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured eight, prompting condemnation from the UN chi...

Family protests secret cremation of Kenyan engineer who died in Mozambique
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Relatives of Kenyan engineer Robert Moses Magotsi want Kenyan and Mozambican authorities to investigate his death and disputed cremation in Maputo, al...

Holiday travels: Practical hacks to make trips less stressful
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 14, 2025

Accepting that problems may arise, while having travel insurance and emergency plans in place, helps travellers stay calm and enjoy their journeys mor...

How to make juicy roast chicken
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 14, 2025

With basic ingredients like a whole chicken, olive oil or butter, garlic, herbs, lemon, and optional vegetables, this recipe is both affordable and ve...

Nairobi offers 100 per cent waiver on land rates penalties for defaulters who pay by December 31
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

According to the county, the waiver applies to interest and penalties only, and runs until the end of December.

Landmark report reveals widespread abuse, killings of older persons in Kilifi
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 14, 2025

Despite constitutional guarantees of equality, dignity and safety, many elderly people continue to face isolation, poverty, and deliberate acts of vio...

KWS to fund operations independently amid record tourism and reforms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Kanga declined to disclose the park’s annual revenue, estimated to run into billions of shillings, noting the data was not immediately available.

Tana River Governor calls for dialogue to end 12-year bursary stalemate
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 14, 2025

Godhana said the dispute over bursary legislation had dragged on for more than a decade, despite repeated attempts to resolve it.

Tusker FC smell opportunity as Sofapaka stand in the way of league summit
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 14, 2025

Kenya Police FC currently lead the table with 21 points, just one ahead of Gor Mahia, Kakamega Homeboyz and Posta Rangers, who are all locked on 20 po...

Helb loan defaults hit Sh46 billion as 380,000 graduates struggle to repay
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

The agency says it lacks legal authority to take drastic measures, as student loans are classified as civil debts, forcing it to rely on public appeal...

Kiunga celebrates 30 years of peaceful coexistence between locals and Somali refugees
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 14, 2025

While residents acknowledged ongoing pressures such as climate change and limited services, they said fairness and dialogue remain central to maintain...

Motorists Association call for urgent dualling of Naivasha–Nakuru highway after Jirongo death
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Preliminary police reports indicate that Jirongo was driving towards Western Kenya when his vehicle collided head-on with a bus near Karai.

Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

After failing to secure consensus, COP president Andre Corrêa do Lago announced these roadmaps as a voluntary initiative. Brazil will report back on p...

Africa’s power grabs are rising – the AU’s mixed response is making things worse
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

We study peace and conflict in Africa, as well as African Union law. We set out these three categories in a paper we published in 2023. In it we analy...

COP30 delivers mixed results on climate action, WEF experts say
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 13, 2025

COP30 was intended to be an opportunity to significantly step up countries' ambitions by having parties present new and revised Nationally Determined...

Pentecostal clergy warn against policy on religious groups after Bill withdrawal
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 13, 2025

Speaking in Nairobi, Pentecostal Voices of Kenya Chairperson Peter Manyuru said the government is using significant energy to regulate the church inst...

Roger Lumbala is accused of horrific war crimes in DRC: Can his trial in France bring justice?
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

Lumbala is being tried before a special war crimes tribunal in Paris because France exercises “universal jurisdiction” over international atrocity cri...

19th Goodness Ship departs Turkey carrying 1,300 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 13, 2025

A send-off ceremony was held at the Port of Mersin, attended by Turkish and foreign officials, aid workers, and representatives of donor organisations...

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