Nicholas Haysom Stories

UN criticises global inaction as South Sudan teeters on brink of civil war
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 18, 2025

UN Special Representative Nicholas Haysom warned that the current conditions are "darkly reminiscent of the 2013 and 2016 conflicts, which took over 4...

Renewable energy surges to record highs but remains off track for 2030 goals – Report
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 17, 2025

According to IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera, renewables keep breaking their own expansion records each year, but there are challenges of g...

29 killed in Oromia's Haro Limu amid retaliation attacks linked to OLA leader's death
Addis Standard  |  Apr 17, 2025

In an interview with Addis Standard, a resident of Gorba Guddina kebele, who is related to the family of the victims by marriage, described how the ha...

Court petition seeks to block budget over Sh600 billion owed to suppliers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

Operation Linda Jamii wants the High Court to compel the government to prioritise payment of bills accumulated from June 2005 to June 2022, citing har...

Super Metro suspends operations for three days to finalise compliance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

In a statement on Monday, Super Metro reassured passengers of its commitment to meeting all necessary safety and regulatory standards.

Shakahola massacre: Court of Appeal reinstates 191 murder charges against Paul Makenzie
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The judges on Friday emphasised that the 191 charges stem from the same facts and form a single transaction, making them permissible under the law.

Angola appoints new DRC-Rwanda mediator as Doha talks signal shifting African diplomacy
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 11, 2025

With M23 advancing militarily, civilians bearing the brunt, and rival mediation tracks emerging, the question is no longer who leads the talks — but w...

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...

Community conservancy in Garissa protests logging in endangered Hirola antelope's habitat
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 09, 2025

Hassan Sheikh, the chairman of the Arawale Hirola community conservancy, called on the Kenya Forest Service to take immediate action against the logge...

Government plans mass burials for Shakahola victims amid DNA identification delays
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 08, 2025

Since the exhumation of 429 bodies from the Chakama forest, the government has collected 336 DNA samples. However, only 66 bodies have been positively...

Counties turn to solar power to save on costly electricity bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

The move could cost Kenya Power billions of shillings as more counties opt for renewable energy sources.

Nigeria’s state of emergency: was President Tinubu’s declaration legal and justified?
The Conversation  |  Mar 30, 2025

In a state of emergency, the president is entitled to suspend normal constitutional procedure to respond to a crisis. The president, in exercising his...

Isiolo leaders demand justice after shooting of MCA Burat Ward
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 27, 2025

Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo condemned the attack, expressing his concern over the safety of political leaders in the county.

Mackenzie helped secure release of follower who forced his children out of school, court told
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 26, 2025

Mganga said his father removed his siblings, who were in class three and form four, from their education as part of a broader pattern of ignoring soci...

Uganda discharges last Ebola patients, begins 42-day countdown to end outbreak
XINHUA  |  Mar 20, 2025

The country declared an Ebola outbreak on January 30 after a 32-year-old nurse died of the disease in the capital.

Uganda's FDC party vows to challenge Kawempe by-election results in court
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 18, 2025

The winning candidate from the National Unity Platform, Naukoola Luyimbazi, won with 17,764 votes in the heated by-election that also saw journalists...

Goma residents express frustrations after M23 refuses to join Angola-led talks
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 18, 2025

Many residents of Goma expressed confusion over what they saw as the rebel group's disproportionate response to European sanctions.

Platform for African Democrats condemns Angola’s crackdown on democracy meeting
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 15, 2025

Those affected included visitors from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Sudan.

Embattled Congo president considers sitting down with M23 rebels
Reuters  |  Mar 14, 2025

Tshisekedi's government has so far not committed publicly, but three government sources told Reuters this week he was seriously considering sending a...

EU to sanction nine people over Congo violence, diplomats say
Reuters  |  Mar 14, 2025

Rebels of the M23 group have seized east Congo's two biggest cities since January in an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spillover...

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