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Kenyan journalists celebrate climate reporting Wins at IGAD Media Awards 2025
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

According to organisers, the 2026 IGAD Media Awards will be hosted in Uganda, continuing the tradition of rotating the ceremony across member states.

Marsabit residents demand reopening of Hillo gold mines amid hunger and job loss
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

Residents also raised concerns over exploitation by Rota System Limited, the investors at the site, arguing that proper public participation had not b...

Uganda opposition candidates present policies as Museveni skips live presidential debate
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

The debate features live fact-checking, with a male and female anchor from a local media house moderating the discussion to ensure statements are veri...

Garissa County launches digital livestock vaccination drive to boost pastoralist resilience
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 30, 2025

The vaccination campaign continues across various wards in the coming days, with county teams targeting tens of thousands of cattle, goats and sheep.

16 days of activism: Strengthening protection against gender-based violence
Charity Pancras  |  Nov 30, 2025

Empowering women through education, financial independence, and supportive environments helps prevent violence.

NOCK warns Kenyans against buying counterfeit Team Kenya merchandise
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

Warning comes amid rising commercial interest in Olympic-themed merchandise ahead of upcoming international competitions, with concerns that counterfe...

KEMRI-JKUAT collaboration secures court ruling to protect senior scientists from early retirement
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 30, 2025

Following the court’s ruling, KEMRI scientists can now continue serving until 74, aligning their terms of service with university faculty.

Public service pension contributors exceed 500,000 as fund grows
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

The Public Service Superannuation Fund reports a rise in contributors to over 500,000, with assets increasing to Sh242 billion due to strategic invest...

SHA medical scheme for teachers launches midnight amid system errors, legal challenge
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

The new SHA medical scheme for teachers begins at midnight despite concerns over registration issues and legal challenges. Teachers express frustratio...

Church leaders warn of by-election violence ahead of 2027 polls
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

Church leaders express concerns that recent by-election violence may signal chaos in the upcoming 2027 General Election, urging stronger actions from...

Pope Leo visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on first foreign journey
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo removed his shoes as a sign of respect during the visit, but did not appear to pray inside the mosque.

Israeli drone attack kills two Palestinian boys in Gaza
DW News  |  Nov 30, 2025

Palestinian sources say two brothers were killed in Gaza by Israeli drone fire. In the occupied West Bank, meanwhile, attacks by Israeli settlers inju...

Young people must lead HIV fight, says PS Ouma Oluga
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

The Kenyan Ministry of Health emphasises the importance of youth leadership in the fight against AIDS, urging young people to influence health policie...

State to review advertising model, settle pending bills to rescue ailing media sector- Kabogo
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

He said the existing model has contributed to delays and inefficiencies that have left many news organisations struggling to stay afloat.

UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
UN News  |  Nov 29, 2025

OHCHR has verified that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,030 Palestinians there, including 233 children, since October 7, 2023.

Tanzania dispatches envoy to Brussels to avert Sh23.3 billion EU aid freeze
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2025

Tanzania's government is lobbying the EU to reverse a proposed aid freeze following unrest linked to the recent elections. Diplomatic efforts are unde...

Flu shots: how scientists around the world cooperate to choose the strains to vaccinate against each year
The Conversation  |  Nov 29, 2025

After a tour around his lab, Barr explains how the different parts of the global flu monitoring system cooperate – and why it can be misleading to thi...

How Shariah financing is reshaping SME expansion in Kenya’s high-impact sectors
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 29, 2025

Shariah-compliant financing is gaining traction, offering not just ethics-based alternatives but increasingly competitive and flexible financial solut...

Wave of coups in Africa: What President Paul Kagame thinks
New Times  |  Nov 29, 2025

The recent surge in military takeovers across Africa has also overthrown leaders in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. And at least...

Study flags stark inequities in global epilepsy care, medication
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 29, 2025

The researchers call for coordinated global action, stronger provider education, tighter regulatory safeguards, and improved access to safer medicatio...

Study warns climate shifts could widen malaria risk across Africa
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 29, 2025

The study emphasizes the importance of ongoing monitoring and surveillance, as understanding local mosquito populations and environmental conditions w...

KNBS data shows uneven food price shifts as inflation dips slightly
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 29, 2025

Food, transport and household utilities continued to carry the biggest influence on the inflation basket, making up more than half of the weighting us...

Civil society raises alarm over 2027 election readiness after chaotic by‑elections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 29, 2025

The groups say the ugly scenes captured across different regions show that the country is drifting toward a dangerous electoral environment unless ear...

African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau over coup
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 29, 2025

AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said the continental body had decided to "suspend with immediate effect" Guinea-Bissau until constitu...

DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to sign peace deal in US
DW News  |  Nov 29, 2025

Next week's meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is expected to seal a peace deal brokered by US Pres...

Government tightens ID registration checks after scrapping vetting process
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 29, 2025

To strengthen identity proofing, the government introduced several measures. All applicants must now register in their home counties or permanent plac...

1,000 weapon‑wounded patients treated in South Sudan hospitals this year - ICRC
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 29, 2025

The combined effects of conflict in South Sudan and Sudan, intercommunal violence, and severe flooding throughout the year have devastated communities...

Iran boycotts 2026 World Cup draw after US denies visas to delegation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

Amir added that the decision followed what Iran described as "unsportsmanlike actions" by US authorities relating to the December 5 draw in Washington...

European Parliament moves to block Sh23.44 billion aid to Tanzania after post-election violence
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

Legislators pointed to credible reports of post-election killings and a growing climate of intimidation targeting opposition figures, journalists, civ...

Kagame says some coups are justifiable if they address governance failures
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

He added that in most cases, a coup signals an underlying issue that those in power failed to resolve.“Once there is a coup, maybe 90 per cent of the...

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