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Human Rights Watch alleges government unit behind wave of abductions
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 17, 2025

According to the HRW report, the abduction squad otherwise known as the Operation Support Unit (OSU) operates within the precincts of The Directorate...

Chikungunya: Rising threat in Africa amid climate change and poor sanitation
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 19, 2024

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that causes fever, severe joint pain, and sometimes rash and muscle pain.

Nairobi water workers embroiled in leadership dispute threaten to strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 25, 2024

The union’s actions have raised the possibility of a water shortage for millions of Nairobi residents unless the dispute is resolved.

Why Marikiti onion traders are not keen to move to Kangundo Road Market
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 12, 2024

The traders argue that the many lorries bringing onions and pineapples from Tanzania cannot be accommodated at the yet-to-be-occupied Kangundo Road Ma...

Andiego and Mogunde reach Africa boxing finals, Ochieng and Okaka win bronze
Rama Mohammed  |  Oct 23, 2024

Kenya's Liz Andiego and Boniface Mogunde have advanced to the finals of the Africa Boxing Championships in Kinshasa, DR Congo, marking a strong showin...

Man arraigned over claims of robbing friend Sh350,000 at gunpoint
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 17, 2024

Nyandege, who hails from Ekerenyo village in Nyamira, lured Omwenga from Nakuru to Nairobi under the guise of selling him a car.

Anti-govt protests: Reprieve for DP Gachagua's allies as court temporarily stops their prosecution
Joseph Ndunda  |  Sep 27, 2024

Justice Mugambi directed the petitioners to serve their petition to the respondents – DCI and ODPP before the close of business on Friday, September 2...

DP Gachagua takes 'Marikiti war' to Nairobi Governor Sakaja's doorstep
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2024

Gachagua wondered why there was a sudden need to relocate the traders from the market which has been in existence since 1966.

Why Sh800m market on Kangundo Road remained unused for six years
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 14, 2024

The new market, located in Mowlem Ward, Embakasi West Sub-County, whose construction started in 2017, was completed a year later.

Reprieve for city's Marikiti traders as court halts relocation to Kangundo Road
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 13, 2024

They claim that the county's failure to explain the reasons for the relocation constitutes a violation of their rights.

City Hall says no turning back on relocation of traders from Marikiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2024

The Sh800 million New Wakulima Market is located in Mowlem Ward, Embakasi West sub-county.

Sifuna faults forced relocation of traders from Wakulima Market, urges talks
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 12, 2024

The drama has cast a spotlight on the over Sh500 million Kangundo Road Market that has remained unoccupied since it was completed seven years ago.

City Hall to relocate Ruai market traders ahead of Kangundo Road expansion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 21, 2024

The County Government of Nairobi had issued the traders with an eviction notice but concerns were raised of not providing an alternative trading place...

Brigadier Paul Njuguna takes helm of KDF's Strategic Communications Unit
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 26, 2024

Before his appointment to Stratcomm, Njuguna has been serving as Head of Postgraduate Studies and Director of Corporate Communications at the National...

Kilifi residents protest rising insecurity cases after shooting incident
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 25, 2024

Residents are now calling on the national government, through the Ministry of Interior, to immediately replace the police officers serving in the area...

Banks given 3 years to comply with Sh10bn capital threshold
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 24, 2024

The goal is to strengthen the banking sector's resilience and increasebanks' capacity to finance large-scale projects, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njug...

Senate Public Accounts Committee faults treasury over tax on foreign donor funds
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 19, 2024

Governor Abdulswamad Nassir of Mombasa emphasised the project's importance, citing the city's strategic position as a growing regional logistics hub.

Small banks face uncertainity in govt's plan to raise capital requirement ten times
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 17, 2024

Kenya has nearly 39 licenced banks, and more than half of them may be affected by the CBK's new measure. Out of these, only 9 banks control the lion's...

Rwanda's stringent gun laws elicit debate
Hanifa Adan  |  Jun 17, 2024

Former lawmaker Eugene Barikana was fined Rwf 500,000 by the Nyarugenge Primary Court earlier this month after being found guilty of possessing an AK4...

Ruto boards private jet once again in luxurious flight to Italy
Amina Wako  |  Jun 14, 2024

He flew aboard an Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600, a private jet chartered from VSR Ventures, an aviation consultancy company based in New Delhi, India.

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