Iftin Ward Stories

Water crisis deepens in Iftin Ward, Garissa, as residents demand boreholes and water tanks to ease shortages
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 31, 2025

Led by community representative Mahat Mohamed, the residents said the existing infrastructure, two boreholes and one elevated tank, can no longer sust...

Explainer: What does strategic Darfur city's fall mean for Sudan's deadly civil war
XINHUA  |  Oct 31, 2025

In El Fasher, civilians endured months of intense bombardment during a siege. Sudanese officials said on Wednesday that more than 2,000 civilians have...

‘Blood on the sand, blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls
UN News  |  Oct 31, 2025

Nearly 500 patients and their companions were reportedly killed in the Saudi Maternity Hospital, one of numerous health facilities targeted in the fig...

Over 15,000 flee Sudan's El Fasher amid RSF attacks on civilians
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 30, 2025

The Sudanese Doctors Network warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe in Tawila if international agencies do not intervene urgently.

Sudan war: Mass killings prompt fears of a new Darfur genocide
DW News  |  Oct 30, 2025

More horrific reports of atrocities against civilians in el-Fasher came on the third day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized control.

Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead
UN News  |  Oct 30, 2025

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that prior to this latest attack, WHO has verified 285 attacks on healthcare in Sudan with at least 1...

Amnesty International urges RSF to end El Fasher siege, as WHO calls for immediate ceasefire
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 29, 2025

The World Health Organisation has called for an immediate ceasefire after reports that 460 patients and their companions were massacred at the Saudi M...

Gaza: 91 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes as truce falters
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 29, 2025

Reports from medical sources in Gaza indicate that the overnight assault targeted homes, vehicles, tents housing displaced families, and a hospital in...

Tawila overwhelmed as El Fasher exodus deepens Darfur crisis
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 29, 2025

The sudden influx is overwhelming local systems, leaving thousands of newly displaced people without essential support.

Sudan expels two senior World Food Programme officials amid escalating tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 29, 2025

Laurent Bukera, head of the WFP office in Sudan, and Samantha Chattaraj, the agency's operations director, were summoned by the ministry and formally...

Jamia Mosque Secretary-General Abdulbari Hamid honoured with National Hero Award
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 28, 2025

The award was presented by Charles Wambia, Chief Executive Officer of the National Heroes Council, on behalf of President William Ruto, during a cerem...

Sudan army withdraws from El Fasher as RSF seizes control
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 28, 2025

The remarks mark Abdel's first confirmation that the army lost control of the strategic city in western Darfur, which has been under RSF siege since M...

Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher grows ‘by the day’
UN News  |  Oct 28, 2025

Guterres noted that the problem is not only the fighting between the army and the RSF, but also the growing “external interference” that undermines pr...

Nairobi pushes for safe return of Kenyans recruited into Russia-Ukraine war
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 27, 2025

A Kenyan citizen, Edward Kamau Gituku, was arrested for allegedly coordinating the scheme, while Russian national Mike Lyapin was detained on suspicio...

How to talk to your kids about mental health
Charity Pancras  |  Oct 26, 2025

Listen attentively and speak less so your child feels truly understood.

We are slaughtered, and no one hears us- Gaza journalists testify at Istanbul Tribunal
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 25, 2025

The four-day public session at Istanbul University marks the culmination of a year-long effort by international jurists, scholars, and civil society f...

Sudan war: Three children dying every day as hunger and diseases devastate besieged El Fasher
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 25, 2025

According to the United Nations, the city’s 260,000 residents, including 130,000 children, are now relying on “Ambaz,” a type of animal fodder, as the...

Outrage in Turkana South as two police reservists are shot dead allegedly by KDF officers
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 24, 2025

The governor, accompanied by County Assembly Speaker Charles Lokiyoto and Woman Representative Cecilia Asinyen Ishuu, visited the bereaved families an...

South Sudan peace deal at risk amid ceasefire violations, political discord - report
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 24, 2025

Alleged airstrikes and ongoing ground confrontations severely restricted humanitarian access to thousands of food-insecure displaced people across Upp...

Kenyan peacebuilder named 2025 Humanitarian Hero of the Year
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 23, 2025

The award was announced during the AidEx Humanitarian and Development Summit held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Suicide drones struck Sudan's capital Khartoum, forcing airport closure amid escalating attacks
XINHUA  |  Oct 23, 2025

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Khartoum.

DCI says Kware murder suspect Collins Jumaisi remains at large despite arrest rumours
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 22, 2025

A one-million-shilling cash reward is still available for anyone who provides information leading to Jumaisi’s capture.

Salah, Osimhen lead shortlist for 2025 CAF Men's Player of the Year Award
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 22, 2025

The awards celebrate Africa's best performers between January 6 and October 15, 2025, acknowledging footballers who have made significant contribution...

IOM urges immediate aid as Khartoum returnees surpass one million
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 22, 2025

Majority of the individuals who returned were recorded across Khartoum (40 per cent), Aj Jazirah (37 per cent), Sennar (7 per cent), Blue Nile (7 per...

RSF drone attacks hit Khartoum Airport ahead of planned reopening
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

At least eight explosions were heard in and around the airport, whose reopening for domestic flights was scheduled for Wednesday, its first since the...

Millions at risk as World Meteorological Organisation warns of gaps in early warnings
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

The WMO warns that millions remain unprotected from intensifying weather and climate disasters, urging governments and the private sector to close cri...

Mondo Duplantis, Valarie Allman lead 2025 Field Athlete of the Year shortlist
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 20, 2025

Mondo Duplantis, Valarie Allman, and a host of world champions from around the globe are in the running for the 2025 Field Athlete of the Year, with f...

From silence to strength: The Kenyan women ending FGM and early marriages
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 20, 2025

Armed with courage and compassion, Wario Nasibo and her team at Girl Concern are rewriting what it means to be a girl in Isiolo.

Hunger crisis deepens in Sudan’s El Fasher as 229 die under RSF siege
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 20, 2025

The commission added that over 74,000 civilians, nearly half of them children, remain trapped and are now surviving on sorghum grain, usually used as...

With 83 per cent of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild
The Conversation  |  Oct 18, 2025

Gaza itself has been razed to the ground in many areas. The United Nations estimates 83 per cent of all structures and housing units have been damaged...

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