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Museums go fully digital as National Museums of Kenya unveils new ticketing system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

National Museums of Kenya has launched a cashless eCitizen ticketing system at major sites, giving visitors 30 days to use old tickets as it phases ou...

Staggering Gaza casualties amid ongoing ceasefire breaches
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 02, 2025

Israel has reportedly violated the ceasefire at least 591 times, and 25 Gaza medical workers are currently being held in Israeli prisons without charg...

Kilifi health experts warn misconceptions blocking plant-based diet adoption
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 02, 2025

Virginia Ruguru, co-manager of the plant-based advocacy group Thrive Africa, said the movement is not about eliminating meat entirely but about incorp...

David Mutiso, visionary architect behind KICC, dies
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 02, 2025

Among his most notable achievements was contributing to the design and vision of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), a landmark that...

Murkomen warns politicians over hired goons, rising SGBV cases
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned politicians over hiring criminal gangs and raised alarm over rising sexual and gender-based violence in West...

Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne market shut for third day amid tax dispute
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 02, 2025

The dispute began after vendors, especially those dealing in mobile phones and electronics, reported that ministry officials had introduced new charge...

Home Science hit hard as teachers exit for lucrative private ventures -  TSC director
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya faces a 137,500 teacher shortfall, with key subjects like Home Science, Social Studies and Creative Arts hit hardest, as thousands of trained te...

122 electrocuted as illegal connections, encroachment rise - Kenya Power
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

21.7 per cent of the fatalities were caused by faulty wiring at customer premises, 12.2 per cent by structures or activities near power lines and 11.2...

Nigeria's defense minister resigns amid security crisis
DW News  |  Dec 02, 2025

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar's resignation comes as Nigeria scrambles to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings.

‘I have to talk about it' - rape and terror sparks mass migration in Sudan
The Conversation  |  Dec 02, 2025

Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan has remained among the most fragile states globally, plagued by chronic political instability and humanita...

Guinea-Bissau’s military takeover highlights the nation’s sorry history of coups and a deepening crisis across the region
The Conversation  |  Dec 02, 2025

The events in Guinea-Bissau reflect a so-called polycrisis for countries in and around the Sahel belt, sandwiched between North Africa and sub-Saharan...

Why voter registration in by‑election zones will resume after 28 days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

IEBC will restart voter registration in by-election areas only after the 28-day petition period lapses, as opposition signals disputes and the commis...

ODPP urges Lamu residents to stop settling SGBV cases informally
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 02, 2025

Prosecutors in Lamu have warned residents against settling sexual and gender-based violence cases in village or family forums, saying the practice den...

Landmine casualties rise to 6,279 as treaty withdrawals loom
UN News  |  Dec 02, 2025

The report warns that the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty faces its most serious challenge in decades, with several States Parties taking steps that “concretely...

IEBC gazettes Mbeere North’s MP-elect Wamuthende and other by-election winners
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2025

IEBC has gazetted winners of last week’s by-elections, including disputed Mbeere North MP-elect Leo Wamuthende, clearing the way for Tuesday’s oath-ta...

Adult obesity treatment enters new era with WHO-endorsed GLP-1 drugs
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 02, 2025

The WHO has issued conditional guidance supporting GLP-1 drugs for adult obesity, alongside lifestyle counselling, marking a shift in global treatment...

RwandAir resumes Mombasa flights, launches Kigali–Zanzibar route after six years
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

RwandAir has resumed Mombasa flights and launched a Kigali–Zanzibar–Mombasa route after six years, strengthening regional connectivity and supporting...

Mutua sounds alarm as drug abuse blocks coast youth from lucrative jobs abroad
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Labour CS Alfred Mutua warns that rising drug abuse is causing many Coast youth to fail mandatory medical tests and lose out on well-paying overseas j...

Shakahola tragedy: Families describe horror as survivors died en route to hospital
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

In a Mombasa court, investigators and families detailed how Shakahola survivors died en route to hospital, children were traumatised, and 191 deaths w...

Renowned Kiswahili scholar Ruo Kimani-Ruo dies, leaving language fraternity in mourning
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 01, 2025

Renowned Kiswahili scholar and author Ruo Kimani-Ruo has died in Kenya after an illness, his family confirmed, leaving the Kiswahili language fraterni...

Guinea-Bissau military takeover after disputed election sparks ECOWAS action
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 02, 2025

ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau after a military coup, demanding President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s release and swift publication of election results...

Somalia on high alert as Marburg virus outbreak hits neighbouring Ethiopia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 01, 2025

Somalia’s Health Ministry has raised Marburg virus surveillance after confirmed cases in Ethiopia, reinforcing border monitoring, rapid-response teams...

Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu ‘isolated’ in Ukonga Prison, claims Chadema
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

Tanzania’s Chadema party alleges its chair Tundu Lissu is being isolated at Ukonga Prison after officials were denied visits, a claim the Prisons Serv...

Scientists warn persistent thyroid imbalance during pregnancy raises autism risk
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 01, 2025

Two large studies suggest that untreated or persistent maternal thyroid imbalance during pregnancy is linked to higher autism risk in children, unders...

School holidays turn into workdays for Kenyan children as families struggle to survive
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 01, 2025

In Kenya, many children work in family businesses during school holidays to help cover food and school fees, easing parents’ burden but exposing them...

Judiciary urges state to plug funding gap as Nairobi courts face heavy caseload
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 01, 2025

The Judiciary has closed nationwide budget hearings in Nairobi, warning a Sh17 billion funding gap could undermine court security, digital reforms and...

Kwale County selected for UN-led gender-responsive blue economy programme
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

UN Women will partner with Hand in Hand East Africa to deliver activities in Tsunza, Ukunda and Shimoni, ensuring gender considerations are embedded t...

Chief Justice Koome swears in Michael Thoya as new SRC Commissioner
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 01, 2025

The CJ urged Eng. Thoya to uphold the constitutional mandate of ensuring a fair, transparent, and fiscally sustainable public remuneration system.

Garissa prison frees 69 inmates to serve community service as Judiciary moves to decongest jails
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Judges Lucy Gitari and John Onyiego oversaw the release of 69 Garissa Medium Prison inmates to community service, part of a nationwide Judiciary effor...

TSC confirms shift to SHA cover for teachers from December 1
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Teachers will start using the new Social Health Authority cover from December 1, 2025, with TSC and SHA assuring uninterrupted treatment and wider acc...

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