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Are political protests grounds to cancel pension? What the law says about Maraga’s case
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 05, 2025

According to constitutional lawyer Gibson Gisore, retirement benefits—including pensions—are safeguarded by the Constitution and relevant laws, making...

Why UK recognition of a Palestinian state should not be conditional on Israel’s actions
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

Conditional recognition subject to action by Israel – a third state – represents an unwelcome and arguably dangerous departure from international prac...

The Muslim world has been strong on rhetoric, short on action over Gaza and Afghanistan
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

For example, the OIC has failed to persuade Israel’s neighbouring states – Egypt and Jordan, in particular – to open their border crossings to allow h...

58 ex-EU ambassadors accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza, warn bloc risks complicity in war crimes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 05, 2025

While reaffirming their condemnation of Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, the ambassadors said the scale and persistence of Israel's response...

US warns of heavy gunfire near its embassy in Haiti
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 05, 2025

Residents in the Haitian capital confirmed to AFP that heavy exchanges of gunfire broke out between armed gangs and police forces in the vicinity of t...

No Palestine 'left to recognise' without two-state solution pathway, Australian FM warns
XINHUA  |  Aug 05, 2025

FM Penny Wong reiterated previous comments from Treasurer Jim Chalmers that it is a matter of "when, not if" Australia will move to formally recognise...

Palestine condemns US House speaker's visit to West Bank settlement
XINHUA  |  Aug 05, 2025

Johnson visited a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Monday. Israeli officials told US media outlet Axios that his visit was "private."

World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – What does that mean for US?
The Conversation  |  Aug 04, 2025

The ICJ’s advisory opinion marks a turning point in global climate accountability, giving vulnerable countries a stronger legal foundation to assert t...

Starvation, desperation grip Sudan’s El Fasher as war cuts off food, triggers soaring prices
XINHUA  |  Aug 04, 2025

Since May 10, 2024, fierce clashes have engulfed El Fasher, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allies against the Rapid Support Forces.

Education agencies appeal to MPs over delayed merger, say move hampering recruitment, policy rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

Affected institutions including the (UF), Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA), and the Commission for University Educati...

Developer ordered to pay Ngara Girls Sh13 million for encroachment, pollution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 02, 2025

The judgment followed a case filed by the school’s board and a parent, who accused the developer of pollution and trespass linked to its River Estate...

Italy to evacuate sick Palestinian children for medical treatment
DW News  |  Aug 02, 2025

Rome plans to evacuate Palestinian children in need of medical treatment from the Gaza Strip.

Kenya retains lowest US export tariff under new Trump order
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

The continuation of the low tariff rate is seen as a positive sign for Kenyan exporters, offering some certainty amid shifting global trade dynamics.

Arab League condemns RSF-linked move to form parallel government
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 31, 2025

Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating conflict since April 15, 2023, when a long-standing power struggle between the country’s two main military fo...

Canada to recognise Palestinian state, says PM Carney
DW News  |  Jul 31, 2025

Carney justified the decision, saying that it was necessary to preserve hopes of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

UK to recognise Palestine state unless Israel stops Gaza war
DW News  |  Jul 30, 2025

International pressure on Israel to end its military campaign and allow the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory has bee...

MPs push to review controversial tax exemption granted to Kenyatta and Moi estates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

The petition, filed by public interest advocate John Wangai, targets Section 7(3) of the Estate Duty Act (Cap 483), which explicitly states that inher...

Fresh gunfire along border rekindles tensions between Uganda and South Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 29, 2025

The alleged incident occurred on the afternoon of July 28 in Nyainga-Muda, a settlement in Kangapo II Payam of Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria Sta...

Global hunger declines in 2024, but Africa faces rising food insecurity, undernourishment
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 29, 2025

In 2024, an estimated 306.5 million people across the continent faced hunger, representing 20.2 per cent of Africa’s population—an increase from 267.3...

Islamic State claims responsibility for DRC church attack that left at least 43 dead
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 29, 2025

According to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the official death toll from the...

UN Women says 1 million women, girls starving in Gaza
XINHUA  |  Jul 29, 2025

Women-led organisations inside Gaza describe how women are boiling discarded food scraps to feed their children, and risking being killed when searchi...

Phoebe Asiyo to be accorded State Funeral for lifelong women's rights advocacy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Her burial, scheduled for August 8 in Kibiri Ward, Homa Bay County, follows President William Ruto’s approval of a national send-off after appeals fro...

MPs propose three-year term limit for state corporation CEOs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure argues that some directors currently enjoy five-year terms while others...

Nairobi Woodley Estate residents decry illegal eviction and harassment by goons, demand police intervention
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

The tenants say court orders meant to protect them from eviction are being ignored, leading to violent break-ins and mounting insecurity.

ISIS-linked rebels kill 38 in Catholic church attack in eastern DRC’s Komanda region
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 27, 2025

The assault, which occurred during a night mass, is believed to have been carried out by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militant...

Trading Africa’s minerals for security deals is a dangerous gamble, experts warn
The Conversation  |  Jul 27, 2025

As global demand for critical minerals reshapes geopolitics, African states must recognise and assert the strategic leverage their mineral resources p...

Diaspora youth tell Gachagua to drop tribal politics and lead all Kenyans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

During a town hall meeting in Baltimore—part of Gachagua’s ongoing tour of the US—Valentine Wanjiru Githae of the 625 Movement challenged the former D...

Family of former powerful PS Hezekiah Oyugi loses bid to reclaim prime Lavington property
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jul 26, 2025

The judge noted that the case presented a troubling scenario in which a party attempted to use a forgery of its own making to undo a transaction it ha...

AU welcomes France’s planned recognition of Palestine as a step towards peace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf commended French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent declaration, which he said aligns fully...

Education CS Julius Ogamba announces major shake-up in public university leadership
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

The changes, made under the authority of various sections of the Universities Act, are intended to reinforce governance, policy oversight, and institu...

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