Space Debris Stories

The Conversation  |  Dec 07, 2025

China’s Shenzhou-20 capsule is returning to Earth without crew after a window was damaged by tiny space debris, highlighting rising orbital congestion...

UN’s Guterres vows to push for Palestine two-state solution, says he will ‘not shut up’
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 07, 2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed in New York that he will keep pushing for a Palestine two-state solution, criticising a paralysed Sec...

From Mali to Benin: Africa faces surge of coups as unrest spreads
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 07, 2025

A series of coups and attempts has reshaped politics across Africa, toppling leaders, testing militaries and raising regional stability concerns.

Patients suffer as Gaza hospitals faces severe shortage of life-saving medicines
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 07, 2025

Hospitals in Gaza report 54 per cent of essential medicines and 40 per cent of surgery drugs are unavailable, as Israel allows only five medical suppl...

Kenya and world face growing health threat as ultra-processed foods flood markets and diets
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 07, 2025

A Lancet series and WHO warn that rising ultra-processed food consumption is fuelling non-communicable diseases worldwide, with growing impacts in Ken...

Pops Mohamed mixed old and new to reinvent South African music
The Conversation  |  Dec 07, 2025

His life in music represented a struggle against narrow, oppressive definitions of race, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.

Djibouti’s democracy takes another knock as ageing president engineers yet another term
The Conversation  |  Dec 07, 2025

Opposition coalitions such as the Union for Democratic Change (UAD) and the Union for Democratic Movements (UMD) face significant constraints.

Mombasa readies for cultural tourism surge as Mijikenda event takes centre stage
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 07, 2025

With domestic holiday travel already on the rise, organisers say the event will serve as a warm welcome to holidaymakers flocking to the Coastal city.

Seven killed in Nairobi-Mombasa highway crash involving matatu and truck
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

The bodies of those who died have been taken to the Moi Referral Hospital-Voi morgue, and the injured were admitted to the same facility for urgent ca...

Pharmacy Board urges Kenyans to report any adverse drug reactions amid spike in cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) said it has recorded 432 suspected incidents between July and September 2025, with the majority involving adults...

Labour Ministry warns KUPPET over ‘illegal’ election plans using suspended amendments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

The warning follows multiple complaints from teachers, who argue that the proposed election framework favours incumbents and violates the court’s stay...

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east
UN News  |  Dec 06, 2025

In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended US President Donald Trump for his efforts and congratulated Presidents Félix Tshiseked...

How Trump–Ruto health deal fills the void left after USAID exit
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 06, 2025

Ruto witnessed the signing of a landmark agreement with the United States, securing a US$1.6 billion (Sh208 billion) investment in Kenya’s health sect...

Research links medication found in Ozempic to higher risk of chronic cough
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 06, 2025

Researchers analysing about 500,000 GLP-1 users report a 12% higher risk of chronic cough, possibly via worsened acid reflux. The findings matter as O...

Drama at Beryl Odinga’s burial in Bondo as Ida confronts rowdy youth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Ida Odinga stepped in to calm rowdy youth who disrupted the funeral of her sister-in-law, Beryl Odinga, in Kisumu, as family members urged respect dur...

High Commission issues advisory to Kenyans in Tanzania amid December 9 protest fears
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

The Kenya High Commission in Dar es Salaam has issued a safety advisory to Kenyans in Tanzania ahead of December 9 Independence Day, amid fears of ill...

Senior police officer collapses, dies at home in Nandi County
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 06, 2025

The National Police Service is mourning AIG Philip Kipchirchir Tuimur, who died at home in Nandi, as officers seize illegal motor vehicle number plate...

Interns in public institutions to receive stipends, leave and insurance under new law
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Parliament has approved the Public Service Internship Bill, 2022, promising stipends, leave and insurance for interns in public institutions, pending...

WHO calls for urgent action to achieve universal health coverage by 2030
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 07, 2025

WHO and the World Bank report 1.6 billion people pushed deeper into poverty by health costs and 4.6 billion lacking essential services, as Kenya and o...

Nominated MP Denar Hamisi is dead, National Assembly confirms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Nominated MP Denar Hamisi died on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at about 7:00 am, the National Assembly has confirmed. Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has form...

Soukous icon Kanda Bongo Man honoured with lifetime achievement award in UK
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Congolese Soukous legend Kanda Bongo Man has received a Lifetime Achievement MTM Award in Bristol, England, recognising his role in promoting Soukous...

Tanzania pushes back on foreign criticism, cites Commission of Inquiry on election violence
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Tanzania has pushed back against foreign criticism over the October 29, 2025 elections, highlighting a Commission of Inquiry as the Commonwealth place...

Tanzania faces mounting global pressure after bloody October election
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 06, 2025

Tanzania's response has been predictable. Officials describe the criticism as foreign interference and insist that the country will not be 'lectured b...

PSC extends deployment of 1,400 former NHIF staff at SHA for third time
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

The Public Service Commission has extended for six months the temporary deployment of over 1,400 former NHIF staff to the Social Health Authority, ami...

Senators demand regional referral hospitals to end Nairobi-centric healthcare
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Kenyan senators have tabled a motion urging the Health Ministry to build and equip national teaching and referral hospitals in all regions, arguing th...

Scepticism grows over DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal
DW News  |  Dec 06, 2025

Washington hails a "historic" US-brokered Rwanda-DR Congo peace deal, but renewed clashes, mistrust between leaders, and warnings of US mineral ambiti...

Police crack down on syndicate forging IDs and title deeds, arrest 29
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Police in Kenya arrested 29 suspects, including chiefs and civil servants, over a forgery network linked to fake IDs, land titles and official letters...

MPs push progressive mental health reform, dropping jail terms for suicide survivors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed a bill to scrap Kenya’s law criminalising suicide attempts, urging a shift to health-based care and stronger...

Israeli raids and settler attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in West Bank
UN News  |  Dec 06, 2025

In Tubas, wide-ranging raids, curfews and bulldozer activity caused extensive damage to homes, roads and water networks, displacing families and cutti...

Garissa County signs MoU with KMPDU to boost doctors’ careers and staffing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

KMPDU Secretary General Dr Davji Atellah described the discussions, held at the union’s Nairobi offices, as producing a “progressive and actionable wo...

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