- Kabul (AFP), Dec 25 – Top officials from the United Nations and dozens of NGOs operating in Afghanistan are meeting Sunday to discuss the way ahead after the Taliban authorities ordered all NGOs to stop women employees from working, aid officials said. The hardline Islamists on Saturday threatened…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 25– Tea prices dipped further at the last Mombasa auction week this year remaining below the minimum reserve price amid reduced demand for the commodity. At the auction, a kilo averaged USD2.22 (Sh273.84) ten cents down from USD2.32 (Sh286.17) in the previous week. The Ministry…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 25 – In the busy street of Moi Avenue, Nairobi sits Victorina Mbone on Christmas eve. She is selling various items: books, bags, socks and all kind of stationery-the small things you encounter with traders on the streets. Mbone is not closing down her business for the festive…
- Kabul (AFP), Dec 24 – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers ordered all national and international NGOs to stop their women employees from working after “serious complaints” about their dress code, the economy ministry said on Saturday. The order threatened to suspend the operating licences of non-…
- Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP), Dec 24 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted Russian “terror” after shelling left 10 dead and 55 injured in Kherson city on Saturday, urging his compatriots to persevere as they observed a Christmas Eve defined by war. On the day marking 10 months since the start…
- Paris (AFP), Dec 24 – A French man suspected of killing three people in a “racist” attack at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris has been transferred to a psychiatric unit, prosecutors said, as police and demonstrators clashed in the French capital. Prosecutors said the 69-year-old white suspect had…
- Suva (Fiji) (AFP), Dec 24 – Former military commander Sitiveni Rabuka was on Saturday confirmed as Fiji’s prime minister, after accusing the outgoing government of stoking “fear and chaos” to derail his return to power. Rabuka replaces the imposing Frank Bainimarama, who toppled the government in a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 24 – A multiple-car carrier overturned in Kibwezi on the Mombasa highway, damaging brand new cars that were destined for Nairobi. The accident also left the driver and his assistant with injuries, police said. Most car importers opt for a car carrier for safety as opposed to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 24 – President William Ruto visited various children homes ahead of Christmas, pledging more support while warning against their mistreatment. The Head of State, who was accompanied by First Lady Rachel, said children are the future of any nation, hence the need to protect them.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 24- Family is not only important, but it is also everything because it matters a lot to me, that’s how Edna Gatwiri summed her determination to travel upcountry to join folks back home for the Christmas festivities. We caught up with Gatwiri at the Meru bus terminus in Nairobi…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 24 – Former President Uhuru Kenyatta spent time with children at various children homes where he shared Christmas goodies. Photos shared on social media shows the cheerful Kenyatta playing with babies as he distributed Christmas gifts. He distributed goodies at Mama Fatuma…
- Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to facilitate the gradual resumption of normal personnel exchanges between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the mainland. Premier Li made the remarks in a meeting with HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday during the latter’s…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 24 – Major roads to upcountry are jam-packed since Friday as city dwellers travelled home for Christmas and New Year festivities. Travellers on the Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret highway were worst affected as they spent hours on the road from the city. Other routes affected include…
- London (AFP), Dec 24 – British tabloid The Sun on Friday said it regretted publishing a column by former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson about Prince Harry’s wife Meghan after a huge backlash. In the article for The Sun last week, Clarkson wrote that he “hated” Meghan and dreamed of the day “when she…
- A visit to terminals for key destinations including Western Kenya and Rift Valley revealed a transport crisis characterized by limited PSVs and exorbitant fares in some cases more that twice regular rates.
- These details were finalised Thursday by military commanders from Ethiopia's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) at a meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
- Ruto who spoke Thursday when he met Regional and County Commissioners at State House, Nairobi, said the government will do all it takes to eliminate individuals he termed as brokers, middlemen and conmen that have “captured the sector".
- Led by Minority Leader Anthony Kiragu, the MCAs vowed to boycott a special sitting slated for the afternoon during which the Assembly was expected to approve Governor Sakaja's 33 Chief Officer nominees.
- Three suspects were arraigned and charged Friday morning at the Kisii Law Courts for attempted murder before Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno.
- Police recovered two AK 47 rifles, magazines, assorted motor vehicle registration plates, police jungle uniforms, and fake motor vehicle logbooks among other items.
- Karangi who was the CDF from 2011-2015 will take over from David Ngugi who had been appointed to the position by former President Uhuru Kenyatta on May 21, 2021.
- Kindiki cited Sections 3 and 4 of the Public Holidays Act which allows his office to declare public holidays to compensate for recognized ones which fall on Sundays.
- The appointment contained in a Gazette Notice dates December 23 took effect immediately revoking Lewis Nguyai's tenure who was appointed under President Uhuru Kenyatta.
- The monitors will follow-up and verify the implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
- The operation led by Nyanza Regional Police Commander Karanja Muiruri on Friday was aimed at wiping out unroadworthy vehicles from roads as festive sets in.
- Oppo is required to pay a penalty of Sh5,000,000 pursuant to Section 63 of the Data Protection Act, and Regulation 20 of the Data Protection (Complaints Handling Procedure and Enforcement).
- In an announcement on Thursday, KR said operations to and from Ruiru, Embakasi Village, Limuru, Syokimau, Lukenya and Kitengela will remain halted until January 3, 2023.
- Chicago (AFP), Dec 22 – A “once-in-a-generation” winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed. Heavy snow and howling winds upended holiday…
- Suluktu (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP), Dec 23 – Hundreds of metres underground, Emylbek Umarov hacks out lumps of coal by hand with a pickaxe in a dank mine in a remote mountainous corner of Kyrgyzstan. Coal may be falling out of favour elsewhere because of climate change, but Suluktu’s mines hope growing…
- Last month, my friend Mueni bought a 250-grammes packet of Kenyan coffee beans in Paris at 9 Euros (Sh1,200). This means that 1 kilo of these coffee beans goes for Sh4,800. Meanwhile coffee farmers in Kenya are being paid between Sh90 – 110 per kilo. Although there are many variables that…
- Chongqing (China) (AFP), Dec 22 – Elderly patients lined the wards of hospitals in major cities in China Thursday as the country battled a wave of Covid cases. The virus is surging across the vast Asian nation in an outbreak authorities say is impossible to track after the end of mandatory mass…
- The legislators singled out Okudo over chaos witnessed at IEBC's National Tallying Center in Bomas during the announcement of presidential election results.
- Madrid (AFP), Dec 22 – Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow transgender people to change their status with a simple declaration. Approved by 188…
- Manila (AFP), Dec 22 – The Philippines ordered its military to boost their presence in the South China Sea on Thursday, citing a “threat” to a garrison in the disputed waterway after nearby Chinese “activities”. It comes two days after media reported that Beijing has begun reclaiming more land in…
- Sponsorship announced by Kodris Africa includes full school fees, coding licenses and the relevant tools including a laptop for the four years he will be in school.
- Abdi who appeared before the Nairobi County Assembly’s Select Committee on Finance and Budget on Thursday served as Chief Executive Committee (CEC) Member Finance for Isiolo County and Chief Officer Finance Mombasa County.
- Moscow (AFP), Dec 22 – The former head of Russia’s space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said Thursday he was injured by shelling in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city in eastern Ukraine, and will require surgery. Rogozin is an ardent supporter of President Vladimir Putin’s February offensive in Ukraine…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 22 – The United States is flouting international trade rules by labeling imports from Hong Kong as those from China, the World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday, an outcome that Washington rejects. The WTO ruling addressed a decision under former president Donald Trump’s…
- United Nations (United States) (AFP), Dec 22 – The UN Security Council called for Myanmar’s junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted its first ever resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country. The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 22 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday addressed the US Congress as a wartime leader appealing for American support, as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did more than 80 years before. Zelensky’s visit to Washington — much like Churchill’s in December…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 22 – Days before the year-end holiday, downtown Washington’s streets were dominated Wednesday not just by Christmas decor but by the flag of Ukraine, marking the surprise visit to the US capital by Volodymyr Zelensky. Pennsylvania Avenue, the grand boulevard which links the…