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Africa’s coup crisis: Why eight countries are under military rule and what’s next
DW News  |  Dec 15, 2025

Eight African countries are now under military rule, forming a ‘coup belt’ across the Sahel. Experts explain the drivers, vulnerable states and how sw...

Judiciary announces tougher festive season road safety checks
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 15, 2025

The Judiciary in Kenya has unveiled stricter festive season road safety measures, including more roadblocks, inspections and public awareness campaign...

FKF demotes FIFA referee Erick Njogu after controversial Premier League decisions
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 15, 2025

Football Kenya Federation has demoted FIFA referee Erick Njogu to the National Super League and formally warned assistant referee Frederick Kajongo af...

Ugandan military confirms it is holding missing Catholic priest missing for two weeks amid public outcry
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 15, 2025

Uganda’s army has confirmed it is holding Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Masaka Diocese priest missing since 3 December, accusing him of subversive act...

Leaders demand independent probe into former MP Cyrus Jirongo’s fatal crash on Nairobi–Nakuru highway
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 15, 2025

Saboti MP Caleb Amisi, lawyer Kibe Mungai and family members are demanding an independent investigation into former MP Cyrus Jirongo’s fatal crash on...

Heavy rain and fast-moving floods in Morocco’s Safi kill 37 and damage neighbourhoods
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 15, 2025

Sudden floods in Morocco’s Atlantic port city of Safi killed 37 people, injured dozens and destroyed homes, as authorities warn of more severe weather...

Chinese national linked to Dar es Salaam killing charged with illegal firearm possession in Kenya
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 15, 2025

A Chinese fugitive wanted over a 2022 Dar es Salaam killing has been charged in a Mombasa court with unlawful firearm possession and assault, after hi...

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan launches free skills courses as over 600 youth turn up to register
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 15, 2025

More than 600 young people in Kamukunji, Nairobi, have registered for free short skills courses launched by MP Yusuf Hassan, aiming to boost employmen...

Kenya risks losing Sh676 billion in exports annually over policy gaps, high costs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

KAM points out that domestic value chains remain weak, with manufactured goods accounting for only about one-fifth of domestic exports.

Prison deaths in Kenya hit nine-year high of 210 in 2024 amid overcrowding and poor conditions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

Despite the decline in deaths early in the decade, 208,971 persons were committed to prison in 2024, down from 248,061 in 2023.

Affordable Housing falls short as less than 300,000 Kenyans register despite Sh81.4 billion spent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

Data from the State Department for Housing and Urban Development shows that only 292,326 people had enrolled, representing roughly 0.5 per cent of the...

KNEC warns schools over misleading 2025 KJSEA performance reports
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

KNEC explained that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) framework assesses each subject independently and reports learners’ achievements using clear...

Issa Emuria: Clean sheets, big dreams and an inspiring journey from Turkana to the top of FKF goalkeeper charts
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 15, 2025

Emuria joined Bidco United from Ulinzi Stars, where he made history as the first player from the Turkana community to represent Kenya at the junior na...

Somalia set to hire 10,000 teachers in major education reform push
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 15, 2025

The federal government has also stated that communities emerging from Al-Shabaab control will receive special attention under the recruitment drive.

Kenya Power faces staffing crisis as over 2,000 employees retire since 2020
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

The utility says it expects nearly 500 more staff to leave by 2026, threatening its ability to maintain timely electricity services for over 10 millio...

Only two of 63 performance audits discussed by MPs since 2012 - Auditor General
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

According to Nancy Gathungu’s 2024/2025 annual report, only two of the 63 performance audit reports submitted since 2012 have been discussed by legisl...

Parliament urged to enforce two-thirds gender rule to boost women’s political representation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

The report further recommends the enactment of laws that adopt multi-layered approaches to women’s representation, while challenging political parties...

Explainer: The National Infrastructure Fund and its role in Kenya’s future
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 15, 2025

On November 20, he announced the creation of the Fund that will be formally endorsed in a cabinet meeting on Monday in a move that will set a fresh tr...

Ruto pushes ahead with Sh5 trillion National Infrastructure Fund amid oversight fears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2025

While President William Ruto has described the fund as a critical step toward transforming Kenya into a first-world economy, critics warn that concent...

Coast authorities impose 6:00 pm beach curfew to curb drownings and crime during festive season
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 15, 2025

The restriction, enforced through a joint approach involving county administrations, security agencies and beach management units, bars public access...

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 15, 2025

Antenatal clinic attendance in Kenya has dropped from 98 per cent to 62 per cent in four years, fuelling preventable maternal complications, newborn d...

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...

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