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Over 44,000 schools cleared for capitation as audit uncovers 87,000 ghost learners
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2025

So far, authorities have identified 87,000 ghost learners amid concerns of nearly Sh1 billion in capitation funds misappropriated. A total of 10 schoo...

Besigye's wife demands immediate release of husband after one year in detention
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2025

Besigye, who faces military court charges, has remained in custody despite repeated calls for bail and mounting concerns over his health. He is accuse...

Government urged to fast-track transition of basic education institutions to comprehensive schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 16, 2025

More than 23,000 public primary school heads and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) argue that the transition will ease administration and al...

78 people arrested over exam malpractice as KCSE enters final stretch
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 16, 2025

The CS also revealed seven cases of impersonation, mainly involving adult candidates, warning that those responsible would face criminal prosecution,...

Tech drives Africa’s private capital boom as Q3 deals surge to Sh646 billion
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 15, 2025

Within IT, application software (7 per cent of all transactions) and consumer digital services (6 per cent) were the dominant sub-sectors, together re...

ODM turns 20 amid deepening rift over the party's future, 'broad-based' deal
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 15, 2025

Differences in tone, thought, and political direction among party leaders have exposed a widening rift that could jeopardise ODM’s future.

TSC calls on teachers to embrace professional development for CBE curriculum
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 14, 2025

The TSC chairperson said CBE is about upgrading competencies in curriculum design, assessment for learning, classroom management, digital literacy, in...

KUTRRH introduces groundbreaking nuclear therapy for advanced prostate cancer
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 14, 2025

This targeted approach delivers radiation directly to cancer cells while minimising damage to surrounding healthy tissues.

Governors decry Health Ministry’s move to deny maternity funds to dispensaries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2025

Since the start of the year, 924 women and nearly 10,000 newborns have died, highlighting the urgent need for accessible maternity services in all cou...

CHADEMA leaders escape Tanzania to Kenya amid rising threats and abductions
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 13, 2025

Facing raids, abductions, and threats to their lives, Tanzanian CHADEMA leaders have crossed into Kenya seeking urgent protection.

Court confirms public notice in pesticide ban petition, allows farmers to join case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 13, 2025

The petitioners contend that the continued circulation of these agrochemicals violates key constitutional rights, including the right to life (Article...

Teachers warn CBE curriculum risks undermining religious education, spiritual growth
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 13, 2025

They cautioned that this oversight could weaken the moral and ethical foundation traditionally fostered through subjects such as Islamic Religious Edu...

How AI is reshaping education across Africa
DW News  |  Nov 13, 2025

American social entrepreneur Patricia Wilkins is among those investing in artificial intelligence (AI) education for underprivileged youth in Ghana. H...

Court bans eucalyptus planting near water sources nationwide
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2025

Justice Mugo Kamau ruled that eucalyptus must be at least 30 metres away from rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, streams, ponds, and oceans, and 10 metres...

38 days of torture: Kenyan activists Njagi and Oyoo, abducted at gunpoint in Uganda, tell harrowing story
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 12, 2025

Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo describe being abducted, held in a freezer, denied family contact, and subjected to starvation and torture during a 38-day...

Kenyan activists Bob Njagi, Nicholas Oyoo to sue Uganda in regional court over abduction
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 12, 2025

After being held and tortured in Kampala, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo launch legal action against Uganda to challenge cross-border political repressio...

Sudan’s war-tested university: How Mashreq kept students learning amid conflict
The Conversation  |  Nov 12, 2025

Amid bombing, looting, and displacement, Mashreq University turned technology and innovation into a lifeline for thousands of students.

Kenya’s development agenda gets lift with UBA’s Sh19.4 billion infrastructure investment
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 12, 2025

With a Sh19.4 billion pledge, UBA aims to modernise Kenya’s transport, energy, and infrastructure sectors while fostering regional trade and supportin...

MPs pass historic Bill regulating fertility treatments and surrogacy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2025

The law limits surrogacy to Kenyan citizens aged 25–55, while surrogate mothers must be 25–45, have had at least one child, and pass medical and psych...

Study finds over half of skin-lightening creams contain unsafe mercury levels
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 12, 2025

Mercury can damage skin cells, cause rashes, itching, redness, and burns, and trigger allergic reactions. It can also enter the bloodstream, harming t...

Cabinet backs data-driven plan to tame infrastructure overpricing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2025

Cabinet noted that the adoption of the new pricing database will standardise cost data, making it easier to monitor projects, plan budgets, and mainta...

Cabinet unveils new pricing framework to curb infrastructure costs
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 11, 2025

The Cabinet approved the dualling of the 23.5km Muthaiga-Kiambu-Ndumberi road, expanding the existing two-lane highway into a dual carriageway complet...

Kenya reports decline in criminal cases, police misconduct on the rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 11, 2025

While the overall number of crimes decreased, offences such as assault, theft, and drug-related crimes remain the most common.

Court told six KWS rangers abducted missing fisherman Brian Odhiambo
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 11, 2025

The fisherman reportedly vanished at Manyani after being apprehended for allegedly trespassing in the protected area.

Kenya moves to fast-track medicine registration, boost local pharma production
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

The collaboration aims to harmonise pharmaceutical regulations, boost local manufacturing, and ensure patients receive essential medicines more quickl...

Court denies IT expert Ndiang'ui Kinyagia’s plea for passport release amid cybersecurity probe
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 10, 2025

Prosecutors informed the court that Kinyagia's travel documents and other items seized during the investigation are crucial to an active inquiry.

HELB loan defaults hit Sh42 billion as number of defaulters surges by 40 per cent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

Elite professionals, including lawyers, doctors, engineers and accountants, top the list of those who have not honoured their repayment obligations.

African Union urges swift global action as Mali crisis deepens
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the worsening violence threatens to overwhelm communities, disrupt essential supplies and intensify instabil...

Kenyan school wins global education award in Dubai
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 08, 2025

The latest award came weeks after the group announced that its international campus had received recognition during World Teachers’ Day activities thi...

Ministry of Health announces measures to reduce maternal, newborn deaths
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 07, 2025

The measures are intended to ensure that mothers and newborns receive timely, safe, and dignified care across public and private health facilities nat...

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