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Rights groups condemn silence from Ruto, Museveni as abducted Kenyan activists suffer in Uganda
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 27, 2025

Rights organisations in Kenya are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating health of activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were abducted in Kamp...

African languages for AI: The project that’s gathering a huge new dataset
The Conversation  |  Oct 26, 2025

The challenge now is integration: making these pieces work together so that African languages are not just represented in isolated demos, but in real-...

South Sudan peace deal at risk amid ceasefire violations, political discord - report
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 24, 2025

Alleged airstrikes and ongoing ground confrontations severely restricted humanitarian access to thousands of food-insecure displaced people across Upp...

‘We can’t produce what we don’t have’: Uganda declares Kenyan activists Bob Njagi, Nicholas Oyoo missing persons
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 23, 2025

In Nairobi, civil society group Vocal Africa has written to the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, expressing deep concern over the activists’...

IOM urges immediate aid as Khartoum returnees surpass one million
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 22, 2025

Majority of the individuals who returned were recorded across Khartoum (40 per cent), Aj Jazirah (37 per cent), Sennar (7 per cent), Blue Nile (7 per...

Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as President
DW News  |  Oct 20, 2025

With 97 per cent of ballots counted, Paz had won 54.5 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s run-off race, well ahead of right-wing former interim President...

New Bill seeks to safeguard pensions for dismissed government workers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 15, 2025

If Parliament approves the proposal, it will end the long-standing rule that bars dismissed civil servants from accessing retirement benefits, a move...

Kenya firms on edge as report flags political unrest as top 2026 threat
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 15, 2025

According to the report, companies that suffered security breaches linked to unrest or fraud experienced significant financial losses, with nearly hal...

Audit exposes civil servants’ mismanagement of millions in imprests across ministries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 15, 2025

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) says the problem has persisted for years despite repeated warnings from the Auditor-Gen...

New task force to eliminate pay disparities across Kenya’s public service
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

The task force will review existing pay structures and propose measures to standardise remuneration across ministries, departments and state agencies.

Uganda High Court orders police to produce missing Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo within seven days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

Both the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have denied knowledge of the activists’ detention or location.

Somalia to launch high-security biometric passport in major ID system overhaul
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 13, 2025

The new passport will be polycarbonate-based and embedded with biometric and anti-forgery features that meet the specifications of the International C...

Activist Boniface Mwangi alleges state threat after bullet casing found in his luggage
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 12, 2025

Mwangi said that the bullet casing was on top of a pair of shorts that had been ironed and brought to him by his daughter the previous night, after wh...

Government defends granting tax waivers, immunity to Global Centre on Adaptation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 12, 2025

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei explained that GCA, an international non-governmental organisation based in Rotterdam, Netherlands,...

UN Rights Chief appalled by continued killing of civilians in Sudan
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 11, 2025

The UN Human Rights Office has confirmed that at least 46 civilians were killed in artillery and drone strikes in the Abu Shouk and Daraja Oula neighb...

MPs push for faster completion of disability equipment factory to improve access to learning materials
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 10, 2025

MPs expressed concern that KISE’s essential services were still concentrated in Nairobi, leaving many learners with disabilities in rural counties und...

MUHURI, Haki Africa protest Lamu’s 10-year night roadblocks, cite rights violations
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 09, 2025

The organisations accuse security personnel of using the roadblocks to intimidate and harass motorists and residents, creating an atmosphere of fear t...

UNHCR Chief Filippo Grandi warns world against growing numb to atrocities
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 09, 2025

In his speech to the 76th plenary session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme in Geneva, Switzerland, Grandi noted that ri...

Activist Boniface Mwangi decries state intimidation amid police assault charges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

Mwangi is charged with offensive conduct under Section 94(1) of the Penal Code after allegedly using abusive language toward a police officer at the M...

Families seek help from KNCHR to trace Kenyan activists abducted in Uganda
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 08, 2025

On Tuesday, the families, accompanied by activists, visited the KNCHR offices in Nairobi to file official statements regarding the disappearance.

ICC renews call for the arrest of former Sudan President Omar al-Bashir
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 07, 2025

Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan announced that the investigation on the situation in Darfur remains active and that all responsible for atrociti...

Lawyers file petition seeking immediate release of Kenyans detained in Uganda
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 06, 2025

Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi were reported apprehended by military operatives in Kaliro District, eastern Uganda, while accompanying Ugandan opposition...

Uganda police deny holding missing Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 06, 2025

UNP Spokesperson ACP Rusoke Kituuma added that they had no information on whether Njagi and Oyoo have been reported as missing persons.

Coast civil society slams Mombasa County for failing to implement Serikali za Mtaa Act
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 06, 2025

The Coast Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) said the law, passed in 2024 to establish structured governance at the grassroots, remains largely dorman...

Mombasa activists demand immediate release of Kenyans allegedly detained in Uganda
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 05, 2025

The Mombasa Comrades and Activists Forum claims that Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, both well-known human rights defenders, were abducted and are being...

Tunisian man sentenced to death for Facebook posts criticising President Kais Saied
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2025

Judges said his posts incited violence and disorder, violating both Tunisia’s penal code and the 2022 cybercrime law, Decree 54. Observers note this i...

Murkomen promises government action after Kenyan activists vanish in Uganda
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Njagi and Oyoo, who had joined NUP presidential candidate Bobi Wine’s campaign on Tuesday, were reportedly forced into a vehicle and had their phones...

Human rights groups demand disclosure of Kenyan activists’ whereabouts after alleged Kampala abduction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2025

Njagi and Oyoo, who are affiliated with the Free Kenya Movement, were reportedly seized on Wednesday, October 1, while participating in the campaign t...

Court orders KCAA to reinstate, compensate ex-employee Sh2.2 million
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 02, 2025

KCAA was ordered to pay her Sh2,221,104, equivalent to six months' salary, as general damages for breach of constitutional and contractual rights.

Relief for passengers as aviation workers call off strike after government talks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 01, 2025

The truce ends more than two weeks of uncertainty that threatened to disrupt flights across the country.

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