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PS Kiptoo: Government has full control of e-Citizen platform
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

The PS said that doubts over its control were misplaced since vendors had “completely and unconditionally” surrendered the platform to government agen...

Garissa launches massive blood drive to save lives, targets 3,000 residents
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 11, 2025

He also urged the business community to support the drive by contributing refreshments and stipends for health workers volunteering over the weekend.

Sony's PlayStation launches new app for parental controls
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Sep 11, 2025

The launch marks an expansion of PlayStation’s existing parental control ecosystem, which already includes playtime limits and age restriction setting...

Over 82,000 IDs lie uncollected at Huduma Centres nationwide
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 10, 2025

Huduma Kenya confirmed that the documents had already been processed and were ready for collection in all its 59 centres across the country.

NTSA: Vehicle ownership transfers now instant via e-Citizen
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

The change eliminates the need for motorists to fill out manual forms or make repeated visits to NTSA offices.

South Sudan repatriates Mexican national deported by US after serving life sentence
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 07, 2025

According to South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez was flown to Mexico on Saturday after being handed over to Mexican ambas...

AMREF plane crash: Flight data recorder sent to US for analysis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Kenya, being the country where the aircraft was registered, operated and where the accident took place, is required to notify the countries responsibl...

HELB extends student loan application deadline
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

HELB confirmed that first-time applicants now have until September 14 to apply. Continuing students, meanwhile, have until September 7, extended from...

AU human rights body warns against US deportation deals with African states
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 01, 2025

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights cited recent agreements signed with Rwanda and Uganda that would allow Washington to transfer both...

Lamu County turns to solar as widespread blackouts disrupt daily life
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 01, 2025

In Mkokoni, a desalination plant that converts seawater into drinking water is sustained entirely by solar panels, while street lights across towns an...

Government to allow raw sugar imports to ease 400,000 metric tonne shortage
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui said Kenya faces a gap of nearly 400,000 metric tonnes of sugar, a deficit that has le...

WHO Africa summit urges investment to end maternal mortality
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 28, 2025

WHO cautioned that current efforts remain uneven and inadequate to meet the sustainable development goals set for 2030.

2.1 billion people still without safe drinking water - UN report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 27, 2025

The report found that 3.4 billion people live without safe sanitation globally, including 1.9 billion with basic services, 560 million with limited se...

Botswana declares national public health emergency as medicines run out
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 26, 2025

Botswana's economy is currently under pressure from falling global diamond prices, a major source of national income, alongside reductions in US aid.

Eswatini Government sued over secret deal to accept US deportees
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

The applicants, led by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, argue that the agreement was unlawful because it was not presented to parliament and the terms...

Reprieve for women struggling with infertility as committee backs reproductive technology Bill
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 23, 2025

If passed by Parliament, it will bring comprehensive regulation to Kenya’s assisted reproductive technology sector, offering renewed hope to many fami...

Kenya’s silent crisis: How blood shortages are driving maternal deaths
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 23, 2025

According to the WHO, postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, responsible for approximately 70,000 deaths annual...

Is Africa becoming the US's dumping ground of migrants?
DW News  |  Aug 23, 2025

Uganda is now the lastest African country accepting a deal with the US government to take in unwanted migrants, joining Eswatini, South Sudan and Rwan...

Uganda confirms deal to accept migrants deported from US
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 21, 2025

In a statement on X on Thursday, Uganda's Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS), Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, confirmed the signing of the agreement, wh...

Universities directed to update student portals amid frustration over HELB delays
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

This comes even as most students reported that they have not received Helb funds released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, leaving many strugg...

Uganda denies report of deportation deal with US for African, Asian immigrants
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 20, 2025

According to the country's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uganda, which hosts over two million refugees and asylum seekers, does not have the cap...

Uganda agrees to take migrants under US deportation deal
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 20, 2025

The agreement with Uganda is part of a broader push by Donald Trump's administration to expand deportation arrangements beyond Latin America.

HELB disburses Sh9.46 billion to over 309,000 university students, easing fee confusion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

First-year students who reported to campuses on Monday, August 18, 2025, expressed confusion after many were unsure how much to pay following the gove...

Governor Abdulswamad Nassir reveals 21 senior officials involved in illegal water connections
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 19, 2025

Governor Abdulswamad Nassir said selfish officers had diverted water supplies for personal gain, leaving thousands of residents without access to clea...

Kenya to receive Sh10 billion for maternal and newborn care
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

The support will strengthen the country’s reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programme and enhance access to life-saving ca...

KUCCPS reopens portal for KMTC September 2025 intake
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

Students have until August 28, 2025, to apply via the KUCCPS student portal and secure a spot in their preferred courses.

Nairobi water announces water rationing in 15 estates, major institutions amid pipeline fault
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

Estates along Raila Odinga Road, including Madaraka and Nyayo Highrise, Nairobi West, as well as The Nairobi Hospital, the University of Nairobi main...

Alarming gaps in neonatal nursing threaten Kenya’s 2030 child survival target - survey
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 16, 2025

Despite significant progress in reducing child mortality globally, neonatal mortality, the death of babies within the first 28 days of life, remains s...

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