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Early shoppers: How African consumers set global trade trends in 1800s
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

New historical research shows how African demand for arms, beads and cloth in the 1800s shaped European production and global trade, challenging Euroc...

Why antenatal clinic attendance is falling — and the deadly risks for mothers and babies
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 14, 2025

Antenatal clinic attendance in Kenya has dropped from 98% to 62% in four years, fuelling preventable maternal complications, newborn deaths and stillb...

South Sudan grounds UNMISS aircraft over spy gear and smuggling allegations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

South Sudan has grounded four aircraft contracted to UNMISS after finding undisclosed surveillance systems and alleged sandalwood smuggling, prompting...

Eastleigh boda boda riders adopt unique reflectors to boost safety, gain customer trust
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 14, 2025

Boda boda riders in Eastleigh, Nairobi, are using numbered reflector vests showing their stages to improve customer safety, traceability and accountab...

Hamas accuses Israel of ceasefire breach after top commander Raed Saad killed
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

Hamas says senior commander Raed Saad was killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City, accusing Israel of breaching the ceasefire as both sides prepare...

DCI raids Mombasa graduation over fake degrees, six Menorah Training Institute officials arrested
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

DCI officers halted a graduation at Victory International Church in Changamwe, Mombasa, arresting six Menorah Training Institute officials over allege...

UN Secretary-General condemns ‘horrific’ drone strike on peacekeepers in Sudan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 14, 2025

A drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured eight, prompting condemnation from the UN chi...

Family protests secret cremation of Kenyan engineer who died in Mozambique
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Relatives of Kenyan engineer Robert Moses Magotsi want Kenyan and Mozambican authorities to investigate his death and disputed cremation in Maputo, al...

Eight dead, including two children, in Nyamira road crash involving matatu and trailer
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Police said the matatu, ferrying passengers from Nairobi, collided head-on with a trailer at around 8:00 pm after the trailer driver failed to keep to...

Nyali religious leaders launch Islamic Musabaqah to reinforce youth morals in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 14, 2025

The event brought together around 200 imams, ustadhs, and Islamic educators from 55 mosques and 58 madrasas across the constituency to discuss ways of...

SRC accused of fuelling turf wars among key public agencies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

PSC explained that it recruits personnel on request from various institutions rather than through strategic workforce planning.

Motorists Association call for urgent dualling of Naivasha–Nakuru highway after Jirongo death
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 14, 2025

Preliminary police reports indicate that Jirongo was driving towards Western Kenya when his vehicle collided head-on with a bus near Karai.

Tanzania’s CHADEMA party accuses prison authorities of alleged abuse of detainees
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 14, 2025

CHADEMA claimed that the reported treatment is more extreme than what Kaunya and his colleagues experienced while held at a police station before appe...

Pentecostal clergy warn against policy on religious groups after Bill withdrawal
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 13, 2025

Speaking in Nairobi, Pentecostal Voices of Kenya Chairperson Peter Manyuru said the government is using significant energy to regulate the church inst...

Ireland’s Charlie McGettigan to return Eurovision trophy in protest of Israel’s participation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 13, 2025

The move comes amid a broader controversy surrounding Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision. Following confirmation last week that Israel would remain in t...

19th Goodness Ship departs Turkey carrying 1,300 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 13, 2025

A send-off ceremony was held at the Port of Mersin, attended by Turkish and foreign officials, aid workers, and representatives of donor organisations...

Speaker Kingi submits list of absentee landlord farms to Ruto for squatter resettlement
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 13, 2025

He said that the list has been handed to the President, and during his next visit to the Coast, President Ruto will indicate which farms will be prior...

Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend
The Conversation  |  Dec 13, 2025

Armed groups have learned that seizing a Western hostage is a low-risk and high-reward proposition. It leads to financial gain and political accommoda...

EACC reclaims Sh21 million public land in Mombasa after 17-year legal battle
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

The land was first allocated to Isaac Munyi Njeru through an allotment letter dated January 24, 1996, issued without any application.

(Hold) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Habwe, Mwangi and Mulwa - icons Kenya bid farewell in 2025
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 13, 2025

Kenya’s arts and literary world in 2025 was marked by the deaths of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, John Habwe, Meja Mwangi and David Mulwa, closing a chapter for...

UN Security Council extends sanctions oversight on Al-Shabaab
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

The renewed mandate allows naval inspections to enforce an arms embargo, restrict charcoal exports, and regulate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) t...

Managing conflict between baboons and people: what’s worked - and what hasn’t
The Conversation  |  Dec 13, 2025

Changing human behaviours is difficult. And preventing bad baboon behaviour – like raiding human foods – is easier than trying to change baboon behavi...

Water Resources Authority regulator warns illegal users of fines and jail terms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

Kenya’s Water Resources Authority has warned individuals and organisations using water without permits that they face fines, jail terms and prosecutio...

Over 150,000 students fail to progress to Grade 9 under CBC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

New KNEC data show more than 150,000 CBC learners in Kenya failed to reach Grade 9, with boys dropping out in higher numbers and similar attrition see...

Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war
UN News  |  Dec 13, 2025

Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, under...

Truphena Muthoni's 48-hour tree-hugging marathon officially certified by Guinness World Records
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 12, 2025

Muthoni hugged a tree for 48 hours straight from January 31 to February 2, 2025.

Ruto honours Kristina Kenyatta, Dorcas Oduor, William Kabogo with EGH awards
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 12, 2025

President Ruto highlighted that these awards honour individuals who have rendered distinguished and outstanding services to the nation across various...

Health Ministry clarifies Kenya–US health partnership respects sovereignty, data protection
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 12, 2025

The Ministry reiterated its commitment to protecting citizens’ health data while leveraging international cooperation to strengthen Kenya’s health sys...

Ministry of Lands publishes riparian reserve notice as Nairobi River cleanup intensifies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 12, 2025

The Ministry of Lands will begin marking riparian reserves along Nairobi’s river network on 22 December 2025, a legal demarcation drive tied to a Sh50...

President Ruto pitches National Infrastructure Fund as engine for long‑term growth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 12, 2025

President William Ruto has signed a new law overhauling Kenya’s state corporations and anchoring a National Infrastructure Fund to channel privatisati...

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