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Posta hosts Bandari as KCB lock horns with APS Bomet in crucial midweek fixtures
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 16, 2025

KCB have steadily recovered after an inconsistent start to the season and now boast a six-match unbeaten streak, picking up three wins and three draws...

Africa’s coup crisis: Why eight countries are under military rule and what’s next
DW News  |  Dec 15, 2025

Eight African countries are now under military rule, forming a ‘coup belt’ across the Sahel. Experts explain the drivers, vulnerable states and how sw...

Heavy rain and fast-moving floods in Morocco’s Safi kill 37 and damage neighbourhoods
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 15, 2025

Sudden floods in Morocco’s Atlantic port city of Safi killed 37 people, injured dozens and destroyed homes, as authorities warn of more severe weather...

Family care and cohesion: How to survive and even thrive over the holidays
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

A South African researcher explains how trust, shared care and meeting emotional as well as material needs help families stay cohesive, and how “bad c...

Why antenatal clinic attendance is falling — and the deadly risks for mothers and babies
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 15, 2025

Antenatal clinic attendance in Kenya has dropped from 98 per cent to 62 per cent in four years, fuelling preventable maternal complications, newborn d...

Africa’s power grabs are rising – the AU’s mixed response is making things worse
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2025

We study peace and conflict in Africa, as well as African Union law. We set out these three categories in a paper we published in 2023. In it we analy...

Holiday travels: 10 practical hacks to make trips less stressful
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 13, 2025

Here are 10 research-backed travel hacks seasoned travellers and experts say can make trips smoother and more manageable, whether by plane, road, trai...

Coups in Africa: How democratic failings help shape military takeovers – study
The Conversation  |  Dec 13, 2025

The juntas in both Burkina Faso and Niger cited political defects of their elected, if somewhat ineffective, governments. But they mainly blamed their...

Google unveils headphone-ready live translation feature on Android
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 13, 2025

At the centre of the update is Gemini, Google’s latest AI model, which powers more natural and context-aware translations.

Over 150,000 students fail to progress to Grade 9 under CBC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

New KNEC data show more than 150,000 CBC learners in Kenya failed to reach Grade 9, with boys dropping out in higher numbers and similar attrition see...

Four arrested in Nairobi for selling fake police recruitment letters
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 12, 2025

The arrests followed a separate sting operation in Ngara, where three more suspects, Tony Wanyota, Timon Kimeli, and Isaac Lang’at, were apprehended a...

Gor, Homeboyz and Nairobi United drop points in action-packed Jamhuri Day fixtures
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 12, 2025

Gor Mahia, Kakamega Homeboyz, Posta Rangers and Nairobi United all dropped points in Jamhuri Day FKF Premier League action, allowing Kenya Police to s...

KDF partners with Kiambu County to rehabilitate Thika Stadium into world-class sports facility
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 12, 2025

The multimillion-dollar rehabilitation works that will be conducted in phases began last year and have so far seen the county finish the construction...

Lancet study shows planned term delivery can cut pre‑eclampsia risk by 30 per cent
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 13, 2025

A Lancet trial in two UK hospitals found that screening women at 36 weeks and offering early-term delivery to those at high risk cut term pre-eclampsi...

Jamhuri Day fixtures: Gor Mahia and Homeboyz battle for top spot as Bandari, Bidco hunt redemption
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 12, 2025

Five FKF Premier League fixtures headline Jamhuri Day across Kenya, with Kenya Police leading, Gor Mahia chasing, and struggling sides like Bandari an...

NPS announces heightened security, road safety measures ahead of festive season
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 12, 2025

Police Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the NPS acknowledges the increased movement of people, vehicles and goods during the festive period presents un...

High Court halts Sh208 billion Kenya–US health deal over privacy, constitutional concerns
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 11, 2025

The suspension applies specifically to any component of the deal involving the transmission or handling of personal health, epidemiological or other s...

Government sets 14-day deadline to end student bursary delays nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit has given IGRTC 14 days to finalise county bursary agreements and ordered faster CAIP fun...

107,000 community health promoters to get SHA insurance, prompt stipends under new government plan
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The decision also directs the development of a framework to transition Community Health Extension Workers (CHEs) to permanent and pensionable terms.

Kenya homicide cases stabilise after 2021 peak
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya recorded 3,015 homicide cases in 2024, down slightly from 2022 and 2023. Police data shows a stabilising trend after a decade-high peak in 2021,...

Omtatah files court petition to halt Kenya–US health deal, cites unconstitutionality
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 10, 2025

Omtatah claims the deal, said to commit Sh323billion to Kenya's health sector, was concluded without public participation, parliamentary scrutiny, or...

Peace on paper, pain in reality: Tigray’s forgotten suffering, struggle for justice
Addis Standard  |  Dec 10, 2025

Within Ethiopia, political narratives have distorted collective memory. Reports highlight growing disillusionment among Tigrayan civilians, who feel n...

Experts urge government to embed health in Northern Corridor infrastructure planning
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

During peak periods, over 3,500 trucks traverse the Northern Corridor daily, carrying goods while workers confront fatigue and other health risks, acc...

The growing threat of unconstitutional power in Africa: AU’s mixed response under fire
The Conversation  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new study of African coups from 2001–2022 finds the AU firmly sanctions most military takeovers but rarely confronts leaders who rig constitutions o...

Betty Bayo’s family petitions ODPP for independent inquest over her death, alleged cover-up
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 09, 2025

The family of late singer Betty Bayo has petitioned the ODPP to order an independent inquest into her death, citing withheld medical records, missing...

Kenyans criticise plan to rename Kipchoge Keino stadium after President Ruto
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang’s plan to rename Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Kapsabet after President William Ruto has sparked sharp criticism from Kenyans,...

Why NPSC wants IG’s role in 10,000-officer recruitment overturned
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

The National Police Service Commission has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a ruling that let the Inspector-General control recruitment of over 1...

62 PSV drivers suspended over safety violations, ordered to re-test by NTSA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 09, 2025

NTSA directed that all the affected drivers undergo re-testing before they can return to service.

MPs ditch SHA, the public health scheme they once praised, and opt for private cover
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 08, 2025

Kenyan MPs have invited bids for private medical insurance for themselves and their families, bypassing the SHIF scheme they publicly praised, raising...

World Bank flags Kenya's unfair mobile termination fees that hurt smaller operators
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

According to the report, current mobile termination rates remain far above actual costs, favouring dominant firms like Safaricom and placing smaller o...

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