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Kenya U20 to skip Morocco camp, travel directly to Egypt for AFCON
Rama Mohammed  |  Apr 18, 2025

Kenya U20 Men’s National Team has cancelled its planned pre-AFCON camp in Morocco and will instead travel directly to Egypt on April 21. The change fo...

Former DRC President Joseph Kabila returns to Goma via Kigali
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

Sources revealed that Kabila travelled through Kigali, Rwanda, before reaching Goma. The former president, who has been officially residing between Zi...

Lack of reliable data hampers global response to youth mental health crisis
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 18, 2025

WHO says that only by using clear, fair, and well-tested ways of assessing mental health can countries avoid two common mistakes: either underestimati...

Tanzanian opposition party says whereabouts of its leaders unknown
Reuters  |  Apr 18, 2025

Lissu, runner-up in the country's 2020 presidential election, was charged with treason last week over what prosecutors said was a speech calling on th...

Kenyan mothers struggle for survival, dignity and care in shadow of haemophilia
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 18, 2025

Etot's plea to the government is to include outpatient services for haemophilia in the Social Health Authority (SHA) package.

Major breakthrough as UN adopts plan for net-zero shipping emissions by 2050
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

The IMO, which was established in 1948 and is based in London, has a history of creating global regulations to enhance safety and reduce pollution fro...

Ruto suspends Mishra as BioVax chair in wake of Mediheal kidney transplant probe
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 18, 2025

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that it is investigating Mediheal Hospital in Eldoret over allegations of organ trafficking involving foreign kid...

Liberia reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

The outbreak, detected in February on a farm in the Bong county, killed 18 birds out of a flock of 26,000, the Paris-based WOAH said, quoting informat...

Kenya Space Agency warns over potential space debris re-entry this weekend
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

The Kenya Space Agency said the object is of particular concern because its predicted path crosses the eastern African region, including parts of Keny...

Only 1.4 million informal workers enrolled in SHIF, says Health CS Duale
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

This number is in sharp contrast to the formal sector, where 4.9 million individuals are actively making contributions.

ICJ hears Sudan’s case accusing UAE of genocide in Darfur conflict
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

Khartoum seeks a ruling that would compel the UAE to cease its alleged military support for the RSF and provide reparations for victims, including com...

UN Security Council to deliberate on proposal to delay transition of Haiti Mission to peacekeeping
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 18, 2025

Guterres' assessment, contained in a letter to the council, notes that Haiti is still undergoing a fragile political transition, with the progress on...

Bungoma, Kwale County Commissioners' residences declared State Lodges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

The latest additions offer President William Ruto more options during his countrywide tours.

Ritual murder of children: Study in Ghana and Kenya explores who's doing it and why
The Conversation  |  Apr 18, 2025

In many African communities, there are widespread beliefs relating to the use of human body parts for traditional healing rituals. Human body parts an...

Why Kinshasa keeps flooding and why it's not just about the rain
The Conversation  |  Apr 18, 2025

Local rains combined with runoff from torrential rains coming from neighbouring Congo Central Province quickly overwhelmed the city’s small urban trib...

Why desperate Kenyans are selling their body organs
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 18, 2025

Duale directed the immediate suspension of Dr. Maurice Wakwabubi, acting KBTTS boss and Dr. Everlyne Chege, the technical lead who chaired the probe t...

Senate rejects proposal to ban county governments from hiring external law firms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

The report also highlights that county governments are under increased scrutiny over questionable spending on legal fees.

MPs slam Commission for University Education for failing to rein in rogue institutions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 18, 2025

MPs say CUE’s weak oversight has eroded academic standards and left students vulnerable to fraudulent institutions operating without proper accreditat...

Labour Ministry under fire as woman with invisible disabilities says she’s been denied work for 10 years
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

Likiwop, who has lived with these conditions for many years, revealed that while the new Social Health Authority covers consultations, it does not cov...

KDF holds requiem mass for General Ogolla and nine soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 17, 2025

During the ceremony, General Ogolla’s passing was remembered as a moment that deeply impacted the nation and the military fraternity. Each fallen sold...

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