- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 — Kenya and Somalia have officially endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), set to launch in January 2025. During a two-day visit to Kenya, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and President William Ruto underscored the…
- UNICEF Kenya Education Specialist Atsuko Nishimoto noted that the holistic support provided ensured that education was prioritized during emergencies and that the learning continued with minimum or no interruptions.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 -The Director of Public Prosecution(DPP) has approved corruption charges against four Taita Taveta County officials including governor Andrew Mwadime’s Economic Advisor Thomas Jumwa. This is after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) forwarded the investigation…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – Kenya Power says it is working to restore electricity in parts of Garissa that have been hit by a blackout . According to the utility company, the affected areas which include Madogo, Bangale KBC, Iftin, Bulla Game, Bulla Mzuri, Tawakal, Bashal, Modika, Garissa University,…
- KISII, Kenya, Oct 23 – The U.S Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has confirmed the availability of lenacapavir, a two yearly injectable HIV/ADS treatment as early as summer 2025, a decision made by FDA after the completion of phase 3 trial of lenacapavir treatment. In an interview with Capital…
- Violence has escalated, particularly during Durga Puja celebrations. Mobs have attacked processions and puja mandaps, with incidents of bombings and idol vandalism reported across the country.
- Since its founding, BRICS has sought win-win cooperation, with the Shanghai-headquartered New Development Bank (NDB) being a flagship project of BRICS cooperation.
- As part of the celebration themed "24 Years of Transforming Lives: Celebrating Through Service," Safaricom will be having yearlong activities showing appreciation to its customers through a variety of service and product offerings.
- This concerning picture at the continental average level masks very dynamic and diverse performances and trajectories across the 54 African countries and between the 16 IIAG sub-categories.
- Indian students in Kazan, members of the ISCKON, were amongst others who warmly welcomed PM Modi earlier in the day during his arrival at Hotel Korston. Russian nationals also sung Krishna Bhajans for his welcome.
- The impeached DP's lawyers have argued that the bench ought to have been empanelled by Chief Justice Martha Koome and not her Deputy Philomena Muilu.
- First introduced in an open letter to Parties and Constituencies in September, the Action Agenda comprises a range of initiatives designed to complement the formal UNFCCC negotiation process. While not officially part of the negotiations, these Declarations and Pledges aim to accelerate climate…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 22 – Candidates sitting for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) will be issued with the new Maisha Card before the end of the examination. Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok said the issuance of ID cards to those who will have attained 18…
- He declined a push by lawyer John Khaminwa, the oldest practicing advocate at 88, to allow drop time restrictions on oral submissions citing the urgency of the matter.
- This partnership positions HACO as a sustainability leader in East Africa, with a focus on creating measurable impact. As part of the MoU, Progreen will provide HACO with data on waste offset, fuel generated and emissions avoided, ensuring transparency in the partnership's environmental…
- Justice Ogola, presiding, issued the directive after prolonged arguments over the bench with Gachagua's lawyers challenging the involvement of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu in empaneling the bench.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 22 – The Kenyan government is actively seeking private sector involvement to expand the De-risking, Inclusion, and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies in the Horn of Africa (DRIVE) Project, a World Bank-led initiative designed to mitigate disaster risks in pastoral areas. By…
- Lawyer Adrian Kamotho contended that the nomination of Kindiki to replace Rigathi Gachagua following his impeachment on Thursday, October 17, can only be challenged as a presidential election petition at the Supreme Court.
- A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company which was awarded a contract to build a road in southern Peru. Toledo, 78, was…
- Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing health. His absence from the public eye led to unfounded rumours of his death. But on Monday afternoon state television showed footage of the president’s arrival at…
- The United Nation’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said it is “deeply concerned” by news that four refugees were returned to Turkey from Kenya. The refugees were repatriated at the request of the Turkish government, Kenya’s foreign ministry says. The statement comes after reports of several people…
- Gachagua made these claims on Sunday, shortly after being discharged from Karen Hospital, where he had been admitted for several days following a sudden illness just hours before the Senate voted to approve his impeachment.
- Gachagua made the claims on Sunday when he was discharged from the Karen Hospital where he was admitted last week when he fell ill hours to the Senate vote that approved an earlier vote by the National Assembly to send him home.
- NAIVASHA, Kenya, Oct 21—The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting a four-day high-level workshop in Naivasha, in a significant step towards transforming Africa’s pastoral economy The African Pastoral…
- Gachagua questioned how the case seeking to halt his impeachment at the Senate was forwarded to the three-judge bench without express instructions from Chief Justice Martha Koome.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – The government says four Turkish nationals reportedly abducted on Friday have been repatriated. In a statement, State Department of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei stated that this was done at the request of their country. He indicated that the rights of…
- Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has now sacked three top judges he previously suspended over alleged judicial misconduct, drawing further accusations of political interference in the judiciary. The three Constitutional Court judges presided over a presidential petition in 2016 in which they…
- BEIJING — Chinese researchers have developed bricks from a material that has a similar composition to lunar soil, with the hope that they can be used to build a lunar base in the future. According to a recent video clip provided to Xinhua by the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST…
- XI’AN — China has unveiled its first-ever wing type spectrum of aircraft in Xi’an, Northwestern Shaanxi province. The design of the aircraft wings is the foundation of the aviation industry and also the key technology to support the independent innovation of China’s aviation technology, said Tang…
- CHENGDU — China’s first provincial germplasm resource bank, located in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, is now fully operational, according to the Science and Technology Daily on Monday. Since the genes of most species are contained in their seeds, germplasm resources have…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – More than 2,000 residents in Muranga County benefitted from a free specialised medical camp hosted by the M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Zuri Health and Amref at Kigumo Sub County Hospital in Kigumo Sub County. The Foundation also distributed 50 mama packs at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja now says all those feared to have been trapped in an eight storey residential building that collapsed in Kahawa West area, Nairobi have been accounted for. According to the Governor, these include masons who were working on the structure.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Detectives are investigating the murder of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found in her house in Biafra area, Thika, Kiambu County. According to police, the killing of Seth Nyakio Njeri is the latest brutal manifestation of extreme violence against women in the country.…
- NAROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Detectives in Malindi have seized heroin worth Sh14.5 million and arrested one suspect. According to a police report, the narcotics weighing 3.6 kilograms were in 38 packages when they were seized in a house belonging to the suspect. The report further indicated that a team…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 21 – Hemingways Watamu has been named Kenya’s Leading Beach Resort at the 2024 World Travel Awards. The World Travel Awards now in its 31st year, is held annually to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality…
- Gachagua, who was flanked by his wife, Dorcas Gachagua, Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo, and a section of Mt. Kenya legislators, urged the courts to deliver justice.
- Gachagua shed light on what he described as a deliberate effort by the country's spy agency to eliminate him through poisoning in his first public appearance since his impeachment on Thursday.
- Gachagua made the revelations on Sunday afternoon after being discharged from Karen Hospital, where he was admitted on Thursday after failing to appear before the Senate for cross-examination.
- Speaking during the Mashujaa Day Celebrations, the President emphasized that any formula seeking to exclude, alienate, or disenfranchise any person, group, or community for any reason is repugnant to the very essence of our nationhood.
- President Ruto flew to Mombasa ahead of the 61st Mashujaa (Heroes) Day celebration on Saturday arriving in the coastal city shortly after 1pm on the official presidental jet, Harambee One.
