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PS Oluga warns stigma denying thousands of PWDs vital health services
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

Speaking at the Devolution Conference 2025, Dr Oluga stressed the importance of mapping all Kenyans who require assistive technology to ensure that in...

Counties urged to ditch costly overseas benchmarking tours amid fiscal constraints
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 15, 2025

Keprecon Chief Executive Director Fred Were underscored the urgency of investing directly in health systems instead of spending millions on internati...

Family holiday turns tragic as two children drown in Mombasa apartment pool
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 13, 2025

Family sources confirmed that the children will be buried in Mombasa on Thursday after a post-mortem examination.

Five Kenyans sue IG Douglas Kanja, top security chiefs over protest violence inaction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 13, 2025

Through lawyer Stephen Musili, the petitioners allege that more than 80 people were killed and several others abducted during the 2024–2025 protests....

ODPP opposes bail for ex-SSU officers accused of abducting, killing two foreigners and Kenyan driver
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 07, 2025

The officers are accused of involvement in the disappearance and suspected killing of two foreign nationals, Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai and Zulfiqar Ahm...

Why your food lacks flavour: Chef reveals six common cooking mistakes
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 07, 2025

Chef Mohammed Shaib of Tribe Hotel says mistakes often happen not because of a lack of skill, but because of overlooked details that affect how ingred...

Jubaland denies troop presence in Mandera amid rising tensions at Kenya-Somalia border
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 06, 2025

Speaking to the BBC Somali service, Jubaland Vice President Mohamed Sayid said their forces were not inside Kenya but stationed near the border.

Sudan charges RSF Commander Hemedti, brother with genocide, murder of Darfur Governor
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 06, 2025

Fourteen additional RSF members have also been implicated in connection with Khamis' killing.

No gratuity for contract UHC workers transitioning to permanent terms, PS Oluga declares
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 06, 2025

The Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr Ouma Oluga said the transition constitutes continued service rather than termination, which is the le...

‘No food, no charges’: Family demands release of Kenyan teacher held in Las'aanod, Somalia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 04, 2025

The teacher, Hassan Osman Mohamed Qasim, is being held under the administration of the newly formed North Eastern State of Somalia, formerly known as...

Sudan: Is a rival government splitting the country in two?
DW News  |  Aug 02, 2025

The new rival "Government of Peace and Unity" in Darfur has not been internationally recognised. But observers fear it could bring more civil war, hum...

Police officers told to buy bread and milk for remandees after skipping court in Rashid murder trial
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The unusual punishment, which replaced the typical jail term or fine with a gesture of restitution, brought rare smiles to the Kibera High Court, wher...

Sh647 million bounty offered for Al-Shabaab leader Abdikadir Ikrima behind 2010 Kampala bombings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The US Department of State said Ikrima played a key role in planning and directing the coordinated suicide attacks that targeted crowds watching the W...

Arab League condemns RSF-linked move to form parallel government
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 31, 2025

Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating conflict since April 15, 2023, when a long-standing power struggle between the country’s two main military fo...

Court rejects petition to stop Murkomen's shoot-to-kill order
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

The court found no concrete proof that police have followed this order during recent demonstrations.

Reuben Kigame seeks court order to prosecute top cops over brutality during Gen Z protests
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 31, 2025

Reuben Kigame is seeking a declaration that the desecration of bodies and public display of police brutality during the peaceful public protests amoun...

Professor Mohamed Karama to be buried in Nairobi following his passing on Wednesday
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 30, 2025

He most recently served as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Umma University, where he guided the institution through a phase of academic and administrati...

High Court orders police to find missing Wajir assistant county commissioner by September 16
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Justice Chacha Mwita on Monday directed Police IG Douglas Kanja and the DCI to deploy all available resources to locate the missing administrator and...

Harambee Stars suffer CHAN blow as Mohammed Bajaber joins Tanzania’s Simba SC
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 28, 2025

Bajaber is set to leave the national team camp to join Simba’s pre-season tour in Egypt after signing a two-year deal with the Tanzanian record champi...

Hepatitis B: The overlooked health crisis silently spreading across Kenya and Africa
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 28, 2025

Over 70 million people in the WHO African Region live with chronic hepatitis B or C, 63 per cent of the global burden, yet fewer than 10 per cent are...

Sudan slams Kenya for supporting rebel group RSF’s move to establish rival administration
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 27, 2025

In a statement dated July 27, the Sudanese government also criticised Kenya, accusing it of enabling the RSF’s preparatory meetings in Nairobi.

Sudan's paramilitary-led coalition announces formation of parallel government
XINHUA  |  Jul 27, 2025

RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was selected as President of the Presidential Council, the highest sovereign authority in the new government.

Discord in Raila's party as Sifuna, Junet and Wanga differ on support for Ruto
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 25, 2025

Raila, however, defended Sifuna, explaining that it was the secretary general who signed the memorandum with Ruto’s party and was therefore best place...

Senate report reveals alarming neglect, drug shortages and overcrowding in county hospitals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The report paints a grim reality; wards without privacy, power outages in operating rooms, drug shelves left bare, and mothers in maternity wards forc...

Senators demand audit of Safaricom, Airtel over claims of data sharing with security agencies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

The legislators are calling for a comprehensive audit of all data access requests made to Safaricom and Airtel Kenya since 2020, including details on...

High Court orders IG of Police, DCI to produce missing Wajir Assistant County Commissioner
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 24, 2025

Judge Mwita directed the IG and the DCI to trace and locate Hussein, then produce him in court on or before September 16, 2025.

Aviation experts warn of Wilson Airport encroachment amid KAA upgrade
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

The airport, which handles more than 120,000 aircraft movements annually, is facing mounting pressure from Nairobi’s rapid urban development, which ha...

Victims in Baby Pendo case ask court to direct police to apprehend accused fugitive officer
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 23, 2025

Lawyer Otieno stressed that officer Baa’s continued evasion of arrest—despite valid court orders—has undermined the victims' trust in the justice syst...

DCI launches anonymous WhatsApp channel for local, international crime reporting
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

DCI boss Mohamed Amin announced the introduction of WhatsApp number 0709 570 000 alongside the existing toll-free hotline 0800 722 203.

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