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With elections coming, he’s now trying every possible manoeuvre to improve his position – and the pardon is just one of them.
Witnesses in the Shakahola case told the Mombasa High Court that Pastor Paul Mackenzie ordered followers to starve for an expected 2023 rapture, as fa...
In a Mombasa court, investigators and families detailed how Shakahola survivors died en route to hospital, children were traumatised, and 191 deaths w...
The adherent described how teachings attributed to Paul Mackenzie prompted her to abandon her career and shun modern medicine.
Sephania Otieno Ogunda recounted the heartache of losing his daughter, Bella Faith Otieno, and her two children, Liza Agatha, 17, and Joy Ouma, 7.
Fueled by national pride and months of intensive training, Team Kenya is ready to make history at the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics in Tokyo.
Four more bodies were recovered on Monday, bringing the total confirmed deaths to 32, as rescue teams battle heavy rains and blocked roads.
Crew aboard the Stolt Sagaland repelled four armed attackers off the Somali coast, the first suspected piracy incident in the region since 2024.
Dr Stephen Gathogo Anyenda said he analysed several of Mackenzie’s sermons posted online and found them to be misleading, radical and contrary to Chri...
The prosecution presented five witnesses before the Shanzu Law Courts in the ongoing trial involving Mackenzie and 95 co-accused persons, who face cha...
During Tuesday’s court session, the witness testified that Mackenzie cited passages from the Book of Revelation and reinterpreted them as a countdown...
The crackdown follows the deaths of more than 484 people linked to cult-related activities in Malindi, including over 450 followers of the Good News I...
Cancer is an emotionally charged and high-stakes diagnosis. Loss-framed misinformation spreads quickly and can influence decisions that can put people...
Titus Ngonyo Gandi narrated how his wife, Esther Birya Masha, drew their two sons, Harry and Isaack Ngala, into Mackenzie’s cult.
Omar Mohamed, appearing as the 58th prosecution witness, recounted how the minors were discovered during investigations into the conduct of followers...
Using the Russia-Ukraine conflict as an example, panellists showed how structured storytelling timelines, actors, data can “inoculate” audiences. Stil...
The witness revealed that she lost all seven of her children in Shakahola, where followers were forced to abandon schooling, medical care, and even ba...
Detectives allege the suspects channelled funds into renting multiple houses in Malindi, which they used as holding spaces for victims before moving t...
At Shakahola, he said, children were the first to be starved, followed by women and the elderly. Burials were carried out secretly but celebrated as w...
The grim discovery brings the total number of graves identified in the area to 21, following weeks of reports about unexplained disappearances believe...
The fresh graves, now being linked to what activists are calling “Shakahola 2”, are believed to hold victims of a similar deadly cult associated with...
The tech giant says the move is part of its broader effort to give users greater control over the content they consume, while still maintaining divers...
59 per cent of Kenyans believe influencers are responsible for spreading false or misleading information, well above the global average of 47 per cent...
He noted that protecting these freedoms is essential for Africa’s democratic growth. "Our niche as the AU is to ensure that the fundamental freedoms a...
Meanwhile, tech companies have a crucial role. In this regard, Turk announced that his Office and UN educational and cultural agency UNESCO are offeri...
The Addis Ababa centre is the first large-scale, multi-functional editorial hub established by a Russian media company in Ethiopia.
Musk claims that over time, the Democratic party has moved further to the left, leaving him feeling closer politically to the Republican party.
Flames have reduced whole neighbourhoods to smouldering ruins, levelling the homes of the rich and famous and ordinary folk alike.
He pointed out that disinformation actors can be external, internal, or a combination of both.
Seventy six years ago, the Palestinian refugee, who has devoted his life to teaching children, was forcibly displaced from his home village of Al-Birw...
