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Tunisia hands jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to opposition figures
Reuters  |  Apr 19, 2025

Rights groups say President Kais Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree.

Rwanda grants SADC troops safe passage from DR Congo conflict zone
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

The mission encountered significant setbacks, including the loss of 20 soldiers and being pinned down by M23 fighters. A deal struck in March between...

I was a child soldier – here’s what it’ll take to protect young lives in conflict zones
The Conversation  |  Apr 15, 2025

According to the United Nations, over the years, thousands of children, some as young as six years old, have been manipulated, indoctrinated and coerc...

NTSA warns motorists against drunk driving ahead of Easter festivities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said the ministry will reintroduce breathalysers, also known as alcoblow, as part of the efforts...

UNICEF sounds alarm as 15 million children in Sudan in dire need of assistance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

Sudan is now facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with half of its 30 million people in urgent need of assistance.

Civil society issues harsh mid-term review on Ruto, citing repression and democratic backslide
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The coalition condemned the government’s approach to housing, accusing it of demolishing homes without compensation under the affordable housing plan....

Sh374.9 billion HIV funding crisis puts over 1.37 million Kenyans at risk, lobby warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 14, 2025

The agency notes that sharp decline has already led to the closure of essential services, the collapse of community health systems, and the reversal o...

Billions in government’s car loan fund go untapped as civil servants shun scheme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The committee heard that only Sh225 million of the Sh3.8 billion in the fund had been issued to beneficiaries by June 2023.

Kerosene use drops significantly as government promotes clean energy alternatives
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

With the zero-rating of cooking gas in the Finance Act of 2023, LPG consumption surged by 15.05 per cent in 2024, further reducing reliance on kerosen...

MPs probe deductions leaving civil servants with less than a third of their earnings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 09, 2025

The National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee has linked the drastic reduction in net income to additional deductions introduced under President W...

150,000 more customers targeted under phase 6 of Last Mile power project
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 08, 2025

The customers, comprising households and MSMEs, will be spread across 45 counties, except Nairobi and Mombasa.

High Court gives state 21 days to prove withdrawal of Gates Foundation’s diplomatic immunity
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 08, 2025

This comes after the foundation announced it had mutually agreed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to terminate the agreement.

As Sudan's army retakes ground, some displaced residents return to ravaged capital
Reuters  |  Apr 08, 2025

The streets, now strewn with debris and remnants of conflict, led him to a structure that was barely standing after two years of fighting between the...

PSC calls for withdrawal of Bill transferring its powers to Head of Public Service
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

If passed, Koskei would be granted sweeping powers over the hiring of civil servants, teachers and employees across various public sectors, including...

1,000 alcoblows to be deployed in new anti-drunk driving crackdown - CS Chirchir
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, who visited Kaplong Hospital to condole with victims and families, expressed outrage over the in...

Kenya commits to global declaration on disability inclusion
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 05, 2025

Kenya signed the Amman-Berlin Declaration during the Global Disability Summit 2025, held in Nairobi on Friday.

Kenya passes landmark legislation to enhance rights of persons with disabilities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2025

The Bill, which passed unanimously at all stages in Parliament, introduces several key provisions aimed at improving the quality of life for persons w...

Kenyan woman held in Uganda for allegedly stealing passenger's bag at Entebbe airport
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 03, 2025

The theft occurred while the victim, a foreigner who had just arrived in the country, was being assisted by a driver to load luggage into a car.

Museveni in Juba to cool tensions as South Sudan teeters on brink of civil war
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 03, 2025

Behind the diplomatic language lies a tense and rapidly deteriorating political crisis that risks dragging the region back into conflict.

20 refugees from South Sudan cross into Kenya daily as Mudavadi warns of crisis if conflict persists
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Mudavadi also acknowledged that the ongoing crises, including the South Sudan conflict, Al-Shabaab threats, and instability in Marsabit, have delayed...

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