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Kenya’s exports to EAC partners grow as diaspora sends Sh1 trillion home
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2025

Beyond regional trade, remittances from Kenyans living abroad have reached a historic Sh1 trillion as of November 2025.

Activist Bob Njagi claims Ugandan soldiers took part in Kenya’s 2024 Gen Z crackdown
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2025

Njagi recounted that during his first week in custody, he spoke to soldiers who revealed they had been sent to Kenya at the height of the Gen Z protes...

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...

Kenya downplays Museveni’s Indian Ocean entitlement remarks
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 12, 2025

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'Oei said Nairobi trusts the Ugandan leader "understands matters of sovereignty and natural resources."

Museveni accuses Kenyan activists Njagi, Oyoo of plotting riots, defends arrests on intelligence grounds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

Museveni alleged that the two had connections to opposition leader Bobi Wine and were suspected of plotting anti-government protests.

Uhuru played key role in securing release of activists Njagi and Oyoo – Irungu Houghton
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 08, 2025

Amnesty International-Kenya Executive Director Houghton Irungu said Uhuru’s diplomatic intervention played a key role in their release from detention...

Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo reveal they were held, tortured by Ugandan military
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 08, 2025

Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi disclosed that they had endured both physical and psychological torture during their detention.

Uganda police crackdown on violence during Bobi Wine's NUP party campaigns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 08, 2025

On October 3, during a campaign in Mayuge district, another officer was attacked, seriously injured, and had his phone stolen. The matter was register...

Uganda frees activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo after diplomatic talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 08, 2025

The two activists were allegedly abducted by armed men in Uganda and held incommunicado amid a tense presidential campaign season.

Kampala High Court rejects Kizza Besigye’s bid to refer treason case to constitutional court
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

Justice Baguma ruled that Besigye’s application failed to raise a substantial constitutional issue, saying allegations of bias were speculative.

Activists petition Parliament to summon PS Sing’Oei over abducted Kenyans in Uganda
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 06, 2025

They are urging the National Assembly to investigate the circumstances that led to the arrest and abduction of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, determine...

Petition filed in Ugandan court to nullify Gen Moses Ali’s nomination over age, health concerns
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 05, 2025

The petitioners contend that Ali's nomination is unconstitutional, given his advanced age and apparent physical frailty, which they maintain make him...

Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani elected as New York City’s first Muslim mayor
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 05, 2025

Zohran, who was born in Kampala, Uganda, and raised in New York, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in Tuesda...

Uganda Cubs make historic debut at 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 03, 2025

Uganda makes its maiden appearance at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, facing France, Chile, and Canada as the young Cubs aim to shine on the gl...

New discovery reveals chimpanzees in Uganda use flying insects to tend their wounds
The Conversation  |  Nov 02, 2025

The finding from Kibale National Park broadens our view of how chimpanzees respond to wounds. Rather than leaving wounds unattended, they sometimes ac...

Kenya, Uganda launch joint tourism drive to attract 1.4 million African visitors
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 30, 2025

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano described the collaboration as a milestone in regional tourism, emphasising that both governments...

Police break up demo at Mudavadi’s office as anger grows over Kampala abductions
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 28, 2025

Police in Nairobi blocked human rights activists from storming Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi’s office as they demanded answers over the alleged...

South Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Uganda seal deal on Horn of Africa transport corridor
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 28, 2025

The project aims to open new trade routes, enhance mobility, and accelerate economic integration across the Horn and Eastern Africa.

Rights groups condemn silence from Ruto, Museveni as abducted Kenyan activists suffer in Uganda
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 27, 2025

Rights organisations in Kenya are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating health of activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were abducted in Kamp...

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Mombasa after five-year hiatus
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 27, 2025

The resumption will see Turkish Airlines operate three weekly flights, each with an eight-tonne belly cargo capacity, a move expected to strengthen co...

Africa imports over 70 per cent of its medicines — Local production of ingredients could change that
The Conversation  |  Oct 26, 2025

The governments of Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria are investing in public-private partnerships to support this shift.

Activists chain themselves outside Foreign Affairs Ministry over disappearance of Njagi, Oyoo
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 23, 2025

On Tuesday, Amnesty International, the Law Society of Kenya, and Vocal Africa launched a global petition urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to s...

Uganda military denies holding Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2025

The statement was issued in response to a habeas corpus order requiring the UPDF to produce the activists, dead or alive, within seven days, a deadlin...

Over 40 people dead after multi-vehicle crash on Kampala–Gulu highway in Uganda
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 22, 2025

The bodies of the deceased have been transported to the same hospital mortuary for post-mortem examinations and identification.

Rights group petitions Museveni to release abducted Kenyan activists Bob Njagi, Nick Oyoo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2025

Amnesty International Kenya, the LSK and Vocal Africa are now rallying global support through an online campaign urging citizens worldwide to write to...

Uganda sets January 15 for general election as Museveni seeks another term
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

President Yoweri Museveni faces opposition star Bobi Wine in a high-stakes race, with six other candidates also in the running and nationwide parliame...

EAC confirms investment-ready Kenya–Uganda Expressway, enhancing Mombasa port access
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 22, 2025

The 256-kilometre Kisumu–Kakira Expressway will upgrade key trade routes, modernise border posts, and enhance connectivity across five EAC countries.

Non-Aligned Movement ministers renew call for multilateralism at Uganda meeting
XINHUA  |  Oct 18, 2025

President Yoweri Museveni urged countries to focus on areas of common benefit such as trade, investment, and tourism, saying cooperation in these sect...

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