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Police arrest two as Wajir fuel station owners decry attacks by armed robbers
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 20, 2025

Four such incidents have been reported this year where armed robbers posing as police officers on night patrol have robbed the filling stations.

State issues 24-hour surrender ultimatum to illegal firearm holders in Samburu
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 14, 2025

Abdi said that the rise in insecurity in Samburu County, largely fuelled by the proliferation of illegal firearms, has been a growing concern since th...

Tension as deadly cattle raid in Baragoi leaves six dead, eight injured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 11, 2025

The attack, which occurred on Tuesday, has sparked fresh concerns over rising insecurity in the region.

Nigeria bets on deradicalisation programme in North West
DW News  |  Mar 09, 2025

The Nigerian government wants to rehabilitate and reintegrate bandits who have terrorized the North West zone. But will expanding Operation Safe Corri...

FAO report shows nearly 80 per cent of Kenyans cannot afford a healthy diet
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 20, 2025

Without urgent action, FAO warns that food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to rise, making the goal of Zero Hunger by 2030 increasingly diff...

Over Sh1 billion required to avert hunger crisis in arid regions -Agency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 12, 2025

In a briefing to Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the committee highlighted the worsening food situation and the expected impacts of the March-May lo...

Step in and save struggling wheat farmers, ODM leaders tell gov't
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 12, 2025

The party said it was unacceptable for farmers to be abandoned at a critical time despite government efforts to boost production through subsidies.

Police officer killed, 8 remandees escape in Samburu attack on convoy transporting prisoners
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 11, 2025

The eight escapees, facing serious charges such as defilement, gang defilement, firearm possession, murder, and robbery with violence, remain at large

As more police officers are deployed to Haiti, Kenyans put government in a spot over insecurity at home
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 19, 2025

Kenyans have demanded urgent action from the government to restore order and prioritise local security over international missions.

Why West Africa could soon have a jihadist state
The Conversation  |  Jan 12, 2025

Groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda are committed to the establishment of these states, denouncing democratic governance.

Reprieve for parents in banditry-prone North Rift region as Ruto directs reduction of secondary school fees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 10, 2025

The pilot programme will begin in 10 secondary schools in Kerio Valley, including Liter and Cheptulel secondary schools in Sigor, West Pokot County.

Food crisis looms as 2.5 million Kenyans face hunger
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 08, 2025

Particular concern has been raised over pastoral areas in Turkana, Marsabit, and Garissa counties, where food insecurity is expected to last until at...

Escalating Red Sea vessel attacks risk negating Kenya’s easing inflation as shipment of essential goods affected
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 04, 2025

The ongoing attacks and tensions have severely impacted the flow of goods through the Suez Canal, with the 7-day moving average of container traffic f...

Ishakani Village: A century-old community fades away due to insecurity, poverty
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 26, 2024

The village has for years suffered many challenges, key among them being insecurity contributed by Al-Shabaab militants from neighbouring Somalia.

Global hunger monitor says famine in war-torn Sudan is spreading
Reuters  |  Dec 24, 2024

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are engaged in a civil war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and are adamantly opposed to a famine declaration for f...

MP Abdul Haro: UDM Party key to securing resources for marginalised North Eastern region
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 17, 2024

The Eastleigh Voice Reporter Barack Oduor spoke to Mandera South MP Abdul Haro on the role of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party in changing t...

Leaders roll out peace training to combat Mombasa’s juvenile gang crisis
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 16, 2024

Community leaders and government officials have now joined forces to address the growing crisis, describing it as a threat to the county’s social fabr...

Pastoralist leaders raise alarm over 1.9 million children out of school in nomadic communities
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2024

The leaders pointed out that 1.9 million children in 15 pastoralist counties were not attending school, noting the urgent need for solutions

Neglect hurts northern frontier's chances of proving its potential - Wajir South MP
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 09, 2024

The world today is looking at food security as the number one agenda yet we have neglected 80 per cent of this country agriculturally.

Africa’s worsening food crisis – It’s time for an agricultural revolution
The Conversation  |  Dec 09, 2024

Agroecology is a promising way forward in addressing Africa’s worsening food crisis.

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