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How Covid-19 pandemic sparked new generation of home bakers
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Nov 07, 2025

Whether it’s cupcakes on Sunday afternoons or experimenting with mandazi recipes online, baking has found a new generation of enthusiasts, including m...

Pastor Mackenzie promised children wealth, helicopter if they followed his teachings - witness
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

The prosecution continues to build its case against Pastor Mackenzie and 92 co-accused over the deaths of 191 people in the Shakahola forest. The susp...

African civil society coalition condemns Tanzania’s post-election violence, urges urgent regional action
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

The groups warn that the country is facing its worst human rights crisis in decades and are calling for urgent regional and international intervention...

Kampala High Court rejects Kizza Besigye’s bid to refer treason case to constitutional court
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

Justice Baguma ruled that Besigye’s application failed to raise a substantial constitutional issue, saying allegations of bias were speculative.

Activists petition Parliament to summon PS Sing’Oei over abducted Kenyans in Uganda
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 06, 2025

They are urging the National Assembly to investigate the circumstances that led to the arrest and abduction of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, determine...

Tanzania opposition party CHADEMA demands answers over disappearance of Vice Chairman John Heche
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 04, 2025

Heche’s disappearance marks the latest in a series of arrests that have drawn condemnation from human rights groups and opposition figures across the...

UN calls for justice as attacks on journalists go unpunished amid growing AI-driven online abuse
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 02, 2025

Human rights groups and media organisations have called for stronger protections, expressing concern over rising threats against reporters, particular...

High court upholds six-year jail term for ex-rugby star Alex Olaba in witness assassination case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 30, 2025

The judge found that the prosecution had successfully proved that Olaba conspired to eliminate the witness in an effort to interfere with the course o...

Kenyan marathoner Esphond Cheruiyot banned three years for doping violation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 30, 2025

A urine sample collected from Cheruiyot during the Buenos Aires International Marathon on September 21, 2025 tested positive for Trimetazidine.

Court told Mackenzie secretly ate in custody as followers starved for eight days
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 29, 2025

Fifteen of the suspects reportedly refused to eat for eight consecutive days, insisting that they were fasting for divine intervention in their legal...

Ex-GSU officer’s death confirmed two years after Shakahola cult horror that destroyed entire family
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 29, 2025

Isaac Ngala’s death is confirmed nearly two years after the Shakahola cult starvation tragedy claimed his wife, children, and relatives, as authoritie...

Maraga demands Kenya summon Ugandan envoy over missing activists Bob Njagi, Nicholas Oyoo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 29, 2025

Maraga slammed both the Ugandan and Kenyan governments, accusing them of complicity through silence and failure to protect citizens from cross-border...

Matiang’i raises alarm over Kenya’s image as calls grow for answers on missing Kenyans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 29, 2025

He pointed to cases where government officials have struggled to provide clear information on the whereabouts of Kenyans detained by a neighbouring co...

Police break up demo at Mudavadi’s office as anger grows over Kampala abductions
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 28, 2025

Police in Nairobi blocked human rights activists from storming Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi’s office as they demanded answers over the alleged...

Paul Mackenzie twisted Bible teachings to mislead followers, court told
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 28, 2025

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...

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...

Kenya on UN radar after ignoring letters on human rights abuses
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 27, 2025

UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs Mary Lawlor expressed frustration over the government’s silence, warning that continued non-response could prompt the UN...

Tanzania denies Amnesty report linking government to enforced disappearances, torture
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 27, 2025

In its response, the Tanzanian government reaffirmed its “unwavering commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights,” citing constitutiona...

Historic penalty shootout sends Nairobi United to CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Erick Kariuki  |  Oct 26, 2025

The newly promoted FKF Premier League side defeated Tunisian giants Étoile Sportive du Sahel 7–6 on penalties, following a 2–2 aggregate draw.

Robots, smart tables and Somali flavours: Eastleigh’s AK’s Restaurant is the future of dining
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Oct 27, 2025

Blending Somali warmth with cutting-edge technology, AK’s Restaurant in Eastleigh is redefining Nairobi’s dining scene with style, flavour, and innova...

East Africa Law Society warns of eroding rule of law as Kenyan activists, Tanzanian diplomat go missing
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 25, 2025

EALS demanded immediate disclosure and accountability, urging Uganda to account for Oyoo and Njagi, Tanzania to provide a transparent account of Polep...

‘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’...

Activists chain themselves outside Foreign Affairs Ministry over disappearance of Njagi, Oyoo
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 23, 2025

On Tuesday, Amnesty International, the Law Society of Kenya, and Vocal Africa launched a global petition urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to s...

Uganda military denies holding Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2025

The statement was issued in response to a habeas corpus order requiring the UPDF to produce the activists, dead or alive, within seven days, a deadlin...

Ex-French President Sarkozy to commence jail term over Gaddafi funds scandal
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

According to authorities, he will likely be held in solitary confinement to prevent contact with other prisoners, with his nine-square-metre cell incl...

WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December
XINHUA  |  Oct 20, 2025

Since the outbreak was declared on September 4 in Bulape, a health zone in the central province of Kasai, a total of 64 cases have been reported, incl...

Last Ebola patient discharged as WHO starts countdown to end DRC outbreak
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 19, 2025

A total of 43 people have died, with most of the cases and deaths concentrated in Bulape and Dikolo, which together account for more than three-quarte...

Renewables overtake coal in global electricity generation
DW News  |  Oct 18, 2025

In the first half of 2025, more electricity was generated from green sources than from coal. Solar and wind capacities are growing at a faster pace th...

Somalia unveils plan to halve imported fuel for power generation by 2028
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 16, 2025

Minister Abdullahi said that Somalia’s energy sector has made significant progress in recent years, largely due to the participation of local private...

Former journalist Kimani Mbugua: Fame, mental health struggles and a tragic end
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 15, 2025

Although the exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed, sources indicate that Kimani Mbugua passed away on the night of Tuesday, October 14.

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