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Tourism stakeholders urge fewer travel barriers, more direct flights to Mombasa to boost arrivals
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 29, 2025

KAHC National Chairman Chris Musau called on the government to liberalise Kenya’s airspace by allowing more charter flights to Mombasa and Nairobi, ar...

Wake-up call as homegrown African firms slump to record low in 2025 brand rankings
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 28, 2025

In Kenya, Safaricom retained its position as Kenya’s most admired made-in-Kenya brand and most admired NSE-listed brand.

DRC-Rwanda peace deal: What you need to know
DW News  |  Jun 28, 2025

A treaty between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes as the United States tries to reassert its role as a global mediator under Presiden...

Judges set for enhanced retirement perks, diplomatic privileges under new Bill before Parliament
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 28, 2025

The Bill seeks to reward judges who have served for at least 10 years with a pension upon retirement, while those with shorter service will receive a...

Communications Authority bows to pressure, lifts ban on live protest coverage after court suspends directive
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 26, 2025

The reversal came after strong criticism from civil groups, including LSK, Katiba Institute, KCHR, MCK, and the Kenya Union of Journalists.

Kenyans using pensions for school fees, housing, raising alarm on retirement readiness
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

After school fees and housing, 15 per cent of retirees channel their savings into farming, while 14 per cent start businesses.

Kenya hits back at foreign envoys over call to protect civic freedoms during June 25 protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2025

Envoys from 12 countries issued a joint statement calling on President William Ruto’s administration to respect citizens’ right to peaceful protest an...

Treasury fails to release Sh30 billion in pension payments- CoB
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 24, 2025

The delays come as the government struggles with a growing pension payout backlog, with the Treasury now under pressure to release Sh57.24 billion in...

Rwanda arrests opposition leader Victoire Ingabire over alleged role in plot to incite unrest
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 20, 2025

Ingabire is currently being held at the RIB Remera Station in Kigali, pending the transfer of her case file to the National Public Prosecution Authori...

Tragedy as three children die in South C apartment fire
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 19, 2025

The fire, according to witnesses, occurred at around 1:00 am on the first floor of Huda Apartment, a building located along Ole Shapara Road.

Scars of protest: Sunbeam traders still await justice following 2024 fire tragedy during anti-tax demos
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 25, 2025

The Sunbeam Shopping Complex was razed during the anti-tax protests on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, along Mfangano Street in Nairobi’s Central Business Dis...

President Ruto destroys 6,000 illegal firearms recovered by security agencies since 2022
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 13, 2025

A significant number of firearms were also recovered through the diligent efforts of security agencies during targeted operations.

UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority
UN News  |  Jun 13, 2025

The resolution was backed by 149 Member States, with 12 voting against and 19 abstaining. Among those opposing the resolution were the United States a...

DCI defends Ojwang’s arrest without summons amid rising outrage over custody death
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2025

While responding to senators’ questions on Wednesday, Mohammed explained that investigators were initially unaware of Ojwang’s real identity, as they...

Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs minister says exit from regional bloc was manipulated by DRC
New Times  |  Jun 09, 2025

In the statement announcing the withdrawal, Rwanda condemned "the instrumentalisation" of the ECCAS by DR Congo with the support from some members and...

WHO urges HIV testing for all mpox patients as global cases top 129,000
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

WHO pointed to mounting evidence that people living with untreated or poorly managed HIV are at significantly higher risk of developing severe complic...

Gabon withdraws from EU fisheries deal after nearly 20 years, citing economic concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

The West African nation, which entered the deal in 2007, says the agreement has disproportionately benefited European fishing fleets at the expense of...

Kenya ranked Africa’s top ICT regulator, 20th globally in ITU report
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 05, 2025

The ITU, which is the UN’s specialised agency for information and communication technologies, ranked Kenya 20th globally out of 194 countries assessed...

US vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire
XINHUA  |  Jun 05, 2025

The draft resolution, tabled by the 10 elected members of the Security Council, won the support of 14 out of the 15 members of the council.

Tanzania denies torturing Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Uganda’s Agather Atuhaire
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 04, 2025

Dar es Salaam’s Special Police Zone Commander, Jumanne Muliro, rubbished the claims, describing them as personal opinions that should have been addres...

Rights groups demand justice after torture of activists Mwangi and Atuhaire in Tanzania
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 03, 2025

The Police Reforms Working Group – Kenya, a coalition of national and grassroots organisations, is pushing to petition Kenyan and Ugandan parliamentar...

Tanzania to revive TPI Arusha to boost local ARV production amid foreign aid cuts
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 03, 2025

Tanzania has been a huge benefactor of foreign ARV aid in the past, particularly from the US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR).

Governor Mbarire's outburst exposes deepening internal conflicts within UDA
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 03, 2025

An angry Mbarire issued a stern warning to certain government officials plotting against her in alleged clandestine night meetings.

Gulf states call for Gaza truce, support Syria at ministerial session
XINHUA  |  Jun 03, 2025

The ministers condemned "attempts to displace the population of the Gaza Strip".

Human rights groups demand sanctions on Ruto, Samia and Museveni over state-sponsored abuse
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

In Kenya, the coalition called for the prosecution of all individuals implicated in the abduction, disappearance, and killings of youth since June 202...

Tanzanian police chief Faustine Mafwele accused of leading torture, abduction of activists
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

According to reports, Mafwele, aged 47, is accused of leading a criminal gang involved in numerous human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killin...

Ugandan activist Atuhaire says Tanzanian officers overdosed her on painkillers after brutal detention
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

Atuhaire revealed that the officers stripped her naked and even inserted unknown substances into her body.

Activist Boniface Mwangi details torture, sexual assault by Tanzanian security after arrest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

Mwangi and Ugandan journalist and activist Agather Atuhaire shared their traumatic experiences from a recent trip to Dar es Salaam, where they had gon...

Pension arrears hit Sh108 billion as retirees wait for payments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

By the end of March 2025, only 52 per cent of the pension allocation, Sh115.14 billion, had been paid out of a total requirement of Sh223.15 billion.

DNA delays add to grief for families of Kibra fire victims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 30, 2025

The little support they received from well-wishers and the government is fast running out, and the mounting costs of transport, food, and daily needs...

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