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Unsafe boarding schools: Parents urged to move children ahead of reopening
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 04, 2025

This follows the findings of an audit conducted after the tragic fire that killed 21 learners at Hillside Endarasha Academy in August 2024, which rais...

New revenue formula to slash funding for 31 counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 04, 2025

The proposal is currently being considered by the Senate, and the Council of Governors is scheduled to hold a meeting to decide its position on the fo...

Lamu Muslim cleric Tantawy excites faithful with poetic delivery of sermons in mosques
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 04, 2025

He says after the scholar was amazed at how proficient he was in reading and analysing the Quran at his tender age, he decided to give him the name Ta...

Confusion and concerns persist as Kenyans struggle with new social health insurance scheme
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 04, 2025

While the government has maintained that SHIF is functioning effectively, many Kenyans are still frustrated and eager for the system's issues to be ad...

Mombasa Governor rejects proposed revenue sharing formula
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 03, 2025

The governor said the formula would disproportionately harm urban and coastal counties, including Mombasa.

North eastern leaders plead with MPs not to pass ‘discriminative’ law on revenue formula
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 03, 2025

The new framework will dictate revenue sharing among the counties for five years, from 2025-26 to 2029-30.

Suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack served in US Army
Reuters  |  Jan 02, 2025

Shamsud-Din Jabbar served in the U.S. Army for 13 years including a deployment to Afghanistan, the Army said.

Pressure mounts on Ruto to appoint Gender CS after five-month delay
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 02, 2025

Although Stella Soi Lang’at was nominated to replace Jumwa, her nomination was rejected by the National Assembly in August 2024, and no subsequent app...

A look into war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia as new mission takes over from ATMIS
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 01, 2025

AUSSOM is designed to contain about 11,000 personnel comprising civilians, military, and police personnel.

New SHA policy places financial burden on parents of teen mothers
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 01, 2025

Linda Mama programme has been instrumental in reducing maternal and infant mortality by providing free delivery services.

Ruto ranked most corrupt person globally after ousted Syrian president Assad
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 31, 2024

According to OCCRP, Ruto received the most public nominations in the organisation's history.

DusitD2 attack financier Mohamed Jama killed by airstrike in Somalia
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 30, 2024

Mohamed was al-Shabaab's finance boss during the Westgate Mall (2013) and Dusit (2019) terror attacks.

Reopening of Mangai Dispensary in terror-prone Boni Forest helping to save lives
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 28, 2024

In 2014, Mangai was among the five dispensaries in Boni Forest that were shut down indefinitely due to recurrent attacks, raids and vandalism.

Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say
Reuters  |  Dec 27, 2024

The Lebanese officials said the wife of his son Duraid and their daughter had been held for trying to travel from Beirut airport on Friday using expir...

Explainer: Step-by-step guide of how to add your child, spouse to SHA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 26, 2024

The government's efforts to streamline this process aim to make it more accessible and reduce any obstacles for citizens during the transition.

Ishakani Village: A century-old community fades away due to insecurity, poverty
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 26, 2024

The village has for years suffered many challenges, key among them being insecurity contributed by Al-Shabaab militants from neighbouring Somalia.

National Registration Bureau clears 600,000 ID backlog, digitises 16 million records
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 21, 2024

As part of its modernisation efforts, the NRB also invested in two new printers and live capture units to replace outdated manual processes.

Nyeri's Hillside Endarasha Academy to transition to full day school following tragic fire
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 21, 2024

The fire that claimed the lives of the boys in the dormitory sparked widespread outrage and concern over safety standards at the school.

Kenya Railways adds more train trips for holiday travellers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 20, 2024

The new schedule, which comes into effect immediately, will run until January 15, 2025, to accommodate the surge in both Christmas and school holiday...