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England confirms new mpox strain: What you need to know
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 09, 2025

The illness spreads through close contact with an infected person, including sexual contact, and can also be passed on through coughing or sneezing. I...

KeNHA set to ease holiday traffic with partial opening of Mombasa–Malindi highway
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

KeNHA will partially open the Mombasa–Malindi highway between City Mall and Serena Junction before Christmas to ease festive traffic, as work continue...

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan announces skills programme to fight poverty in Kamukunji
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 05, 2025

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has launched a NITA-certified skills program for youth in the constituency’s five wards, offering free training, certificati...

Kenya’s Peter Waweru embraces ‘modern refereeing’ as CAF steps up AFCON 2025 preparations
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenyan referee Peter Waweru explains how CAF’s AFCON 2025 course in Cairo is sharpening modern refereeing, with a focus on VAR, consistency and player...

Shingles vaccine linked to lower dementia risk, study finds
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 04, 2025

A study of over 280,000 older adults in Wales found the shingles vaccine was linked to a 20 per cent lower dementia risk and improved survival in peop...

Kenya secures deal with Russia to free citizens recruited to fight in Ukraine
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenya has reached an agreement with Russia to release Kenyans recruited to fight in Ukraine, after months of talks, with its Moscow embassy already he...

Kenya Railways adds extra Nairobi–Mombasa trains for festive season rush
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

Kenya Railways will run additional Madaraka Express trains between Nairobi and Mombasa from December 8, 2025, to January 5, 2026, to ease festive-seas...

Report links Batuk soldiers to rape, abuse and impunity in Laikipia and Samburu
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

A Kenyan parliamentary committee has linked British Army personnel in Laikipia and Samburu to sexual violence, UXO deaths, injuries and environmental...

The hidden connection between snoring, interrupted sleep and rising global Parkinson’s epidemic
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 03, 2025

A JAMA Neurology study of over 11 million US veterans finds untreated obstructive sleep apnea is linked to higher Parkinson’s disease risk, with early...

Home Science hit hard as teachers exit for lucrative private ventures -  TSC director
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya faces a 137,500 teacher shortfall, with key subjects like Home Science, Social Studies and Creative Arts hit hardest, as thousands of trained te...

Government commits Sh27 billion to upgrade TVET institutions nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya has allocated Sh27 billion to upgrade TVET institutions and Sh2 billion for fast-tracked funding, targeting two million trainees by 2027 and exp...

Landmine casualties rise to 6,279 as treaty withdrawals loom
UN News  |  Dec 02, 2025

The report warns that the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty faces its most serious challenge in decades, with several States Parties taking steps that “concretely...

Global arms sales hit Sh87.8 trillion in 2024 amid wars in Ukraine and Gaza
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

Global arms sales by the top 100 producers rose 5.9% to a record Sh87.8 trillion in 2024, driven by wars in Ukraine and Gaza, higher defence budgets a...

Governors sound alarm over looming drought, call for urgent grain and livestock reserves
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2025

Kenyan governors warn of a looming drought and urge urgent grain, livestock and hay reserves as NDMA data shows rising hunger, malnutrition and confli...

Study flags stark inequities in global epilepsy care, medication
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 29, 2025

The researchers call for coordinated global action, stronger provider education, tighter regulatory safeguards, and improved access to safer medicatio...

Study suggests adolescence may last until age 32
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Nov 29, 2025

The research, based on decades of large‑scale brain‑scanning data, identifies four major “turning points” in human brain development occurring around...

Zuma’s daughter resigns from Parliament amid claims she sent South African men to fight in Russia-Ukraine war
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

MK officials insisted her decision was not an admission of wrongdoing. MK national organiser Nathi Nhleko told reporters that the party had no role in...

MPs demand urgent reforms as unsafe health training risks patients and students
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 25, 2025

TVETA officials noted that Kenya currently has 237 accredited medical training institutions, including 88 private colleges, but warned that the prolif...

Kenya unveils advanced bronchoscopy programme at KNH to strengthen respiratory care
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 25, 2025

Speaking at the launch, PS Ouma Oluga stressed that the programme focuses on practical learning and mentorship for doctors, nurses, and technologists.

Jacob Zuma's daughter Duduzile under probe for alleged recruitment of fighters for Russia
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 23, 2025

Zuma-Sambudla has consistently denied the allegations, with her lawyer calling the case weak and her family labeling it a politically motivated attack...

How tiny plastic particles disrupt the gut-brain axis and aggravate Parkinson’s disease
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 24, 2025

WHO emphasises that while the risks are concerning, the exact effects and safe exposure levels are still unclear, highlighting the urgent need for fur...

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan to sponsor 120 underprivileged students in technical training
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 21, 2025

According to the MP, the institute is nationally recognised and offers high-impact, market-driven courses that are fully certified, equipping students...

Government reveals over 200 Kenyans lured to join Russian military, some injured or stranded
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 12, 2025

Promises of high-paying jobs turned into a nightmare as hundreds of Kenyans were lured into a foreign war, with some injured, stranded, or trapped in...

Africa faces a growing stroke epidemic, urgently needs its own locally adapted care guidelines
The Conversation  |  Nov 11, 2025

As stroke cases soar across Africa and hospitals struggle with limited resources, the continent urgently needs locally tailored care guidelines to ens...

Study suggests gum disease may signal brain injury and stroke risk
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 11, 2025

The findings indicate that chronic inflammation from gum disease may not remain confined to the mouth but could affect the brain through inflammatory...

The science of weight loss – and why your brain is wired to keep you fat
The Conversation  |  Nov 11, 2025

As we found in our recent research, our brains also have powerful mechanisms for defending body weight – and can sort of “remember” what that weight u...

Thousands of Kenyan children risk death as pneumonia diagnosis and treatment fail
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 09, 2025

Only 39 percent of Kenyan health workers can properly diagnose and treat severe pneumonia, leaving thousands of children at risk.

Senate urges swift action on Kenyans stranded in Russia, gender violence, mental health, and illegal construction
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana sought urgent clarification from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding Kenyan youth who trave...

Ukraine accuses Russia of recruiting over 1,400 Africans for frontline combat
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

Kyiv says the recruitment is part of Russia’s efforts to strengthen its forces amid mounting casualties in the ongoing war.

Met Department forecasts wet, sunny conditions across Kenya in next five days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

In the Highlands west of the Rift Valley and the Lake Victoria Basin, counties such as Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia, B...

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