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Rescue mission launched to save Masai giraffes trapped by fences in Naivasha
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 16, 2025

Four Masai giraffes have already been captured and relocated to secure habitats, including Nairobi National Park and another protected area near Naiva...

Sh39 billion organic city breaks ground in Tana River as residents eye new era of prosperity
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 16, 2025

The project, which blends sustainable housing, regenerative agriculture and renewable energy, is expected to reshape the economic and social landscape...

Ethiopia hosting COP32 a ‘win for the Horn of Africa’, IGAD says
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 15, 2025

Dr Workneh recognised the announcement as a significant continental achievement and a clear indicator of Ethiopia’s growing and influential role in sh...

KeNHA announces two-week traffic disruption on Thika - Kilimambogo (A3) Road
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 15, 2025

In a statement, the authority said the works are scheduled to run daily from Friday, November 14, 2025, to Monday, December 1, 2025.

AU congratulates Ethiopia on winning bid to host COP32 in Addis Ababa
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 15, 2025

The AUC highlighted that Ethiopia, under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has championed bold climate initiatives, specifically citing its...

Power utilities raise clean energy investment plans by 26 per cent in major Net Zero push
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 15, 2025

COP30 CEO Ana Toni said delivering on global goals for tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 will only be possible if grids...

Kenya, EU ink Sh4.8 billion deal on environment and climate protection
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 15, 2025

One of the agreements under the new deal involves Sh600 million for developing a robust measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system for Keny...

Zambia pledges support for removal of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe
XINHUA  |  Nov 15, 2025

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressed Zimbabwe's gratitude to Zambia for its stance and consistent calls against the illegal sanctions.

Sudan's army chief says "no truce" with paramilitary forces
XINHUA  |  Nov 15, 2025

Al-Burhan stressed that the Sudanese people will not accept the RSF or its supporters, calling on the international community to "collect the weapons...

Talanta Sports City Stadium 66 per cent complete, set for opening on February 2026
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 14, 2025

CS Mvurya highlighted that complementary infrastructure works, including rail connectivity, road upgrades, utilities, and other supporting facilities,...

Kenya’s criminal gangs trace back to independence era, NCIC says
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 14, 2025

After independence, NCIC says the emergence and evolution of criminal gangs was largely influenced by politics, particularly the creation of the Kenya...

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: new trends that can boost insurance for African farmers
The Conversation  |  Nov 14, 2025

In Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, this is already happening. Pastoralists there can now access index-based livestock insurance through the DRI...

Court recommends murder charges against three officers over 2022 Masimba killings
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 14, 2025

The court ruled that ballistic analyses and autopsy reports clearly established that the victims died from gunshot injuries sustained during the chaot...

Cars registered before 2019 must reach Kenyan ports by December 2025 - KEBS
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2025

The restriction is part of the government’s ongoing plan to raise road safety standards and reduce the number of older units that do not meet environm...

NCIC warns of criminal gangs using social media to recruit, mobilise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2025

Many gangs involve minors, some as young as 11, while most members are between 15 and 35 years old, often armed with knives, pangas, and occasionally...

Bomet, Homa Bay, Kirinyaga among counties with highest hiring imbalances - report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2025

The report shows that 12 counties have failed to meet the statutory requirement that at least 30 per cent of entry-level positions be reserved for app...

Tanzanian parliament approves Mwigulu Nchemba as new prime minister
XINHUA  |  Nov 14, 2025

Mwigulu Nchemba succeeds Kassim Majaliwa, who had held the position for a decade.

Climate change is making the world sick: COP30 report links climate change to new disease hotspots
The Conversation  |  Nov 14, 2025

Experts call for urgent action as warming climates help diseases like dengue and chikungunya spread into new territories.

African Union warns against oversimplifying northern Nigeria violence amid Trump threats
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 13, 2025

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf stresses that while northern Nigeria faces violence and insecurity, the situation does not meet the legal definition of genocide,...

Kamukunji rallies against vaccine myths as leaders take immunisation door-to-door
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 13, 2025

Community chiefs and health workers launch door-to-door campaigns in mosques, markets, and schools to ensure children get life-saving immunisations on...

Six communities dominate jobs in parastatals and public universities, NCIC says
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 13, 2025

They are Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Luo, Luhya, Kamba, and Kisiis, while the least dominant groups include the minority groups like Gabra, Illchamus/Njemps, Re...

Suspect in State House GSU Officer’s killing to undergo mental assessment before plea taking
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 13, 2025

Musyimi is accused of killing a GSU officer attached to the State House security team under unclear circumstances. Police reports indicate that invest...

How ODM emerged from crisis to become a political powerhouse
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 13, 2025

In the run-up to the 2007 elections, ODM-Kenya was thrown into disarray after a bitter fallout between Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka over the party...

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025 - study
DW News  |  Nov 13, 2025

The Global Carbon Budget report looks at CO2 emissions and relates the figures to the thresholds set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The study has be...

75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s natural plants have been wiped out – and climate change isn’t the biggest threat
The Conversation  |  Nov 13, 2025

Since biodiversity is the base of ecosystem services, the destruction of Kilimanjaro’s natural habitats affects not only plants and animals living in...

Kilimanjaro’s vanishing nature: How people, not climate change, are destroying Africa’s iconic mountain
The Conversation  |  Nov 12, 2025

Scientists warn that 75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s native plants have vanished — not because of climate change, but because of human land use, farming,...

Eight Kenyans released, three remain detained in Tanzania after election unrest - Mudavadi
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 12, 2025

The arrests and detentions followed post-election violence in the country, which left one Kenyan teacher shot dead and led to hundreds of deaths and i...

Kenya warns of “sophisticated menace” over citizens trafficked to Southeast Asia
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 12, 2025

Mudavadi said about 400 Kenyans have been lured by unscrupulous recruitment agents with promises of lucrative jobs in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar,...

Report links corrupt officials to rising criminal networks in Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 12, 2025

Efforts to deter organised crime are undermined by corruption, lack of evidence, political influence, and resource constraints, leading to miscarriage...

Indigenous activists in Brazil clash with security at COP30
DW News  |  Nov 12, 2025

Some of the protesters waved flags and chanted, while others held slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale."

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