East Africa tourism,Mombasa flights Stories

RwandAir resumes Mombasa flights, launches Kigali–Zanzibar route after six years
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

RwandAir has resumed Mombasa flights and launched a Kigali–Zanzibar–Mombasa route after six years, strengthening regional connectivity and supporting...

Turkana marks World AIDS Day with stark warning over rising HIV infections
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Turkana County leaders used World AIDS Day in Lodwar to warn of rising HIV infections and deaths, unveil new highway health outreach, and urge shared...

Mutua sounds alarm as drug abuse blocks coast youth from lucrative jobs abroad
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Labour CS Alfred Mutua warns that rising drug abuse is causing many Coast youth to fail mandatory medical tests and lose out on well-paying overseas j...

Wajir police nab suspect with AK-47 rifle in ongoing crackdown on illegal firearms
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 01, 2025

Police in Sabuli, Wajir County, arrested a man with an illegal AK-47 rifle during a patrol, seizing the weapon as part of ongoing operations against i...

Renowned Kiswahili scholar Ruo Kimani-Ruo dies, leaving language fraternity in mourning
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2025

Renowned Kiswahili scholar and author Ruo Kimani-Ruo has died in Kenya after an illness, his family confirmed, leaving the Kiswahili language fraterni...

Global arms sales hit Sh87.8 trillion in 2024 amid wars in Ukraine and Gaza
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

Global arms sales by the top 100 producers rose 5.9% to a record Sh87.8 trillion in 2024, driven by wars in Ukraine and Gaza, higher defence budgets a...

Guinea-Bissau military takeover after disputed election sparks ECOWAS action
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 01, 2025

ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau after a military coup, demanding President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s release and swift publication of election results...

Sudan army makes major gains in South Kordofan, retakes key villages from SPLM-N
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

The Sudan conflict has killed more than 40,000 people, displaced over 14 million, and driven parts of the country into famine, creating one of the wor...

School holidays turn into workdays for Kenyan children as families struggle to survive
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 01, 2025

In Kenya, many children work in family businesses during school holidays to help cover food and school fees, easing parents’ burden but exposing them...

Judiciary urges state to plug funding gap as Nairobi courts face heavy caseload
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 01, 2025

The Judiciary has closed nationwide budget hearings in Nairobi, warning a Sh17 billion funding gap could undermine court security, digital reforms and...

Kwale County selected for UN-led gender-responsive blue economy programme
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

UN Women will partner with Hand in Hand East Africa to deliver activities in Tsunza, Ukunda and Shimoni, ensuring gender considerations are embedded t...

Seven Lunga Lunga children’s homes to be closed over child trafficking allegations
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Kwale High Court Judge Lepares Naikuni revealed that the facilities have been operating without registration and suggested that they be shut down imme...

Ruto orders crackdown on those fueling youth violence, warns of strict legal action
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

The Head of State emphasised that Kenya is governed by the rule of law and that those who use young men as thugs to cause chaos and harm citizens will...

Top schools flagged for illegal fees and uniform procurement in Auditor General’s report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

A report by the Auditor General shows that some parents were forced to pay as much as Sh1.2 million for projects initiated by schools, while others pa...

Senators seek extension for taskforce to tackle Sh80 billion county pension debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

The proposal follows concerns over discrepancies in reported debts and the rising penalties that have pushed total liabilities beyond Sh80 billion.

Government road repairs fall to six-year low as funding cuts bite
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

For the first time in almost a decade, road construction and maintenance agencies failed to hit their performance benchmarks, missing the target by 5,...

County governments owe Kenya Power Sh5.67 billion in unpaid electricity bills - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

The utility’s financial results indicate that electricity revenues fell five per cent to Sh219.28 billion, while net profit tumbled by 18.7 per cent t...

Governors sound alarm over looming drought, call for urgent grain and livestock reserves
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Kenyan governors warn of a looming drought and urge urgent grain, livestock and hay reserves as NDMA data shows rising hunger, malnutrition and confli...

MPs flag systemic failures undermining Social Health Authority
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

A National Assembly Health Committee report finds unpaid claims, IT outages, and governance gaps are undermining Kenya’s Social Health Authority and s...

Tana River Senator seeks Senate health probe after pregnant woman dies from snakebite
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has accused the county government of neglect after a pregnant woman died from a snakebite at Hola Referral Hospita...

Kenya ranked Africa’s most competitive economy in International Institute for Management Development 2025 Index
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Kenya has been ranked Africa’s most competitive economy and 56th globally in the IMD 2025 World Competitiveness Ranking, reflecting structural reforms...

Garissa prison frees 69 inmates to serve community service as Judiciary moves to decongest jails
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Judges Lucy Gitari and John Onyiego oversaw the release of 69 Garissa Medium Prison inmates to community service, part of a nationwide Judiciary effor...

Parliament seeks Controller of Budget control of Sh63 billion Housing Levy to curb misuse
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

A parliamentary committee wants the Controller of Budget to oversee the Sh63bn Housing Levy, citing legal loopholes, weak sanctions and unauthorised a...

TSC confirms shift to SHA cover for teachers from December 1
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Teachers will start using the new Social Health Authority cover from December 1, 2025, with TSC and SHA assuring uninterrupted treatment and wider acc...

Kenyan journalists celebrate climate reporting wins at IGAD Media Awards 2025
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

According to organisers, the 2026 IGAD Media Awards will be hosted in Uganda, continuing the tradition of rotating the ceremony across member states.

Garissa County launches digital livestock vaccination drive to boost pastoralist resilience
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 30, 2025

The vaccination campaign continues across various wards in the coming days, with county teams targeting tens of thousands of cattle, goats and sheep.

Hong Kong tower fire kills 146 with 150 still missing as outrage grows over safety failures
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

The blaze, which erupted at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the Tai Po district, has been described as the deadliest in the city in more than 70...

Sudan signals willingness to coordinate with UN despite ongoing RSF clashes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

The war in Sudan has killed more than 40,000 people, displaced over 14 million, and pushed parts of the country into famine, creating one of the world...

Nairobi United fall 1–0 at home to AS Maniema Union in tense Group B clash
Erick Kariuki  |  Nov 30, 2025

Despite controlling phases of the second half, Nairobi United struggled with efficiency in the final third.

Southeast Asia faces catastrophic floods as tropical storm kills 600 hundred
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

Meanwhile, a separate storm, Cyclone Ditwah, also hit Sri Lanka last week, with heavy rains now moving towards southern India.

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