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US Senator accuses Kenya of supporting Sudan's ‘genocidal’ RSF paramilitary group
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

The situation has sparked a diplomatic row between Kenya and Sudan, especially as RSF continues to push for the creation of a new government.

State to buy land from absentee Coast landlords to resettle squatters, Ruto says
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

Ruto reaffirmed the government's commitment to resolving land ownership disputes in Magarini, promising that squatters in the area would receive title...

Kenyans to get national IDs automatically upon turning 18, CS Murkomen says
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

Murkomen assured critics that the government remains committed to securing the country while ensuring equal rights for all citizens.

Church vs State: War of words erupt as Muheria criticises govt’s ‘excessive publicity'
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

Muheria took issue with the administration's focus on advertisements and public announcements, saying it should instead prioritise action.

Ruto: All Kenyans must be treated equally during ID card issuance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

He insisted that all legal procedures would still be followed to ensure only eligible citizens receive identification documents.

Kenya halts mediation in South Sudan crisis at Juba’s request
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 20, 2025

Ruto said he had met with the opposition delegation and, at the request of the South Sudanese government, agreed to temporarily pause the negotiations...

Ikuje Garre, iteremke Modogashe! What are the facts in Ruto's claimed road project?
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 20, 2025

As some Kenyans, mostly the youth, criticise Ruto for making yet another promise, which they doubt he will keep, others have printed t-shirts with ill...

Fresh UN report exposes horrors of Sudan's RSF militia amid Nairobi hosting.
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 20, 2025

The report reveals that since May 2024, when the war broke out, 832 civilians have been killed, including at least 79 women and 111 children, while 1,...

Mbappe hat-trick buries Man City to fire Real Madrid into last 16
Reuters  |  Feb 20, 2025

It was the first time in City coach Pep Guardiola's illustrious career that one of his teams in the Champions League had failed to reach the round of...

Kenya defends decision to host Sudanese parallel government talks amid Port Sudan's outrage
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 20, 2025

Port Sudan maintains that Kenya is overstepping diplomatic boundaries by facilitating discussions that seek to create an alternative power centre outs...

Uncontrolled bush meat consumption among factors fuelling zoonotic disease outbreaks
Charity Kilei  |  Feb 20, 2025

Over the past decade, mpox, Marburg, and Ebola have collectively claimed tens of thousands of lives and cost billions of dollars in containment and mi...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon attends his first criminal trial hearing
Reuters  |  Feb 20, 2025

Prosecutors last month indicted Yoon after accusing him of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024.

South Africa's white farmers would be among victims if Trump ends growth bill
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Some Republicans want to punish South Africa for land reform, its genocide case against Israel and other actions such as naval exercises with Russia a...

Public officers to personally repay lost funds in anti-graft crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 19, 2025

The directive comes amid growing concerns over financial mismanagement flagged in the Auditor General’s reports, prompting President William Ruto to c...

Ruto orders shutdown of diesel power plant in Lodwar as state signs Sh10 billion rural electrification deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

The president noted that many rural areas remain without electricity, even as national access has grown from 29 per cent in 2013 to 75 per cent today.

Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera among 12 counties to benefit from state’s Sh10bn electricity access deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

Speaking during the contract signing, President Ruto said the initiative was part of Kenya's goal to achieve universal electricity access by 2030.

Ethiopia and Somalia set march date for next round of Ankara Declaration talks
Amina Wako  |  Feb 19, 2025

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan compared the Ankara Declaration to the Development Road project, calling it a similarly strategic initiative with...

South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Trump in January ordered a 90-day pause in all foreign development assistance pending assessment of its consistency with his "America First" foreign p...

Murder, suicide linked to deaths of over 200 people in Nairobi whose bodies remain unclaimed
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

City Hall has urged families with missing persons to visit the listed mortuaries to identify and collect the bodies before they are disposed of in lin...

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