- NAKURU, Kenya, Dec 15 – Nakuru County Government has finally sworn it’s County Executive Committee Members after a winding court battle. The CECMs were sworn today in a brief ceremony at the County Headquarters bringing to an end a stalemate between Governor Susan Kihika and two petitioners.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 15 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed plans to have the National Youth Service (NYS) operate as a private security firm in a bid to make it profitable and provide employment opportunities for its graduates. Gachagua says NYS officers having undergone the…
- Speaking in Githurai where he met 2000 Shofco Urban Network (SUN) members, Dr. Odede said he was committed to supporting students from needy backgrounds to continue with their education.
- The celebrations were mostly peaceful around Paris, but there were some signs of unrest in other parts of the country, including a fatal post-match hit-and-run incident in the southern city of Montpellier.
- The situation is particularly bad in 2022 as newborns and infants are exposed to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which commonly causes bronchiolitis, for the first time.
- Geneva (AFP), Dec 14 – The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the…
- London (AFP), Dec 15 – UK nurses on Thursday begin an unprecedented strike as a “last resort” in their fight for better wages and working conditions, despite warnings it could put patients at risk. Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland…
- Bogotá (AFP), Dec 15 – A Colombian army major, Martha Estrada, has made history by becoming the first Black policewoman to wear her hair unstraightened while on duty, a symbolic advancement in the country’s battle against discrimination. Colombian security forces regulations have prevented Black…
- Montreal (AFP), Dec 15 – Hopes of sealing a historic “peace pact with nature” at a United Nations biodiversity summit will soon rest on the world’s environment ministers, arriving in Montreal for the final phase of talks beginning Thursday. Stark divisions remain to be bridged, foremost among them…
- London (AFP), Dec 15 – China has removed six diplomats from the UK, including its consul-general in Manchester, after they were accused of assaulting a Hong Kong protester in the northern English city, Britain said Wednesday. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the six envoys had left the…
- The Hague (AFP), Dec 15 – The International Criminal Court will decide Thursday on an appeal by a Ugandan child soldier-turned-commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army against his conviction and 25-year sentence for war crimes. Dominic Ongwen, who was abducted aged nine by the rebel group led by the…
- Washington (AFP), Dec 15 – President Joe Biden called Wednesday for a long-term partnership with Africa rooted in good governance as US businesses unveiled billions of dollars led by tech investment for a continent where China has become a top player. Addressing a summit that brought 49 African…
- Tunis (AFP), Dec 15 – Tunisians are to vote Saturday on a parliament largely stripped of its powers, the final pillar of a hyper-presidential system installed by President Kais Saied after a power grab last year. Over a decade since the country’s revolution that unseated dictator Zine El Abidine…
- By Vivek Katju Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of India’s presidency of the G20 is suffused with genuine idealism which is best captured in his words, “let us join together” to “make” it one of “healing, harmony and hope”. There is no doubt that in this period of the deepest challenges…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 14 – Fuel prices will remain unchanged for the month of December offering Kenyans a slight relief as they head into the Christmas season filled with long-distance travel. In its latest fuel price review, the Energy& Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) said the prices of…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Dec 14 – Narok-based detectives have apprehended five suspects masquerading as Kenya Revenue Authority officials as they terrorized businessmen dealing in the liquor business. Police say the suspects who include a senior police officer currently on interdiction and who is facing…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Dec 14 – The Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome now says the Makadara Sub-County Police Commander Timon Odingo will face sanctions over the unauthorized circulation of the terror threat letter. Koome said in a statement Wednesday that the said letter warning of a potential…
- Nairobi (AFP), Dec 14 – An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country’s war has joined a lawsuit against Meta that is seeking $1.6 billion from Facebook’s parent company for allegedly fanning hate speech in Africa. The case filed in Kenya’s High Court on Wednesday by two individuals…
- “Africa should be a place for international cooperation, not for major-power competition for geopolitical gains,” Chinese ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang talked about U.S. and China’s role in Africa with Semafor’s Editor-at-large Steve Clemons at the Semafor Africa Summit. Qin pushed back against…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 14 – The government has asked teachers to be realistic in their new push to call for salary increment. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu told Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) to be considerate with the current economy while asking for the implementation of a…
- Almost four out of ten Kenyans are poor. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, nearly ten million of the remaining 30.39 million are classified as ‘floating middle-class.’ This means that they are one financial shock away from poverty. In other words, a singular financial crisis…
- Suva (Fiji) (AFP), Dec 14 – Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on Wednesday vowed to respect an election that could end his 16-year grip on power, as his rival ex-coup leader took an early lead with a small fraction of the vote counted. Bainimarama, 68, seized control of Fiji in a 2006 putsch…
- Charline made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday after a frenzy on social media triggered by her remarks on Tuesday on the existence of the said office.
- KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Dec 14 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday launched the first commercial flight from Nairobi to Kakamega town as he pledged government’s support to the local airline industry. The DP saw off the inaugural flight by Skyward Express to the town in Western Kenya at Wilson…
- Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the crackdown was timely as the country traditionally experiences a spike in the consumption of illicit alcohol and drugs during the festive season.
- The policies, to be outlined in three defence and security documents as soon as Friday, will reshape the defence landscape in a country whose post-war constitution does not even officially recognise the military.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 14 — Meru MCAs were Wednesday expected to commence debate on a new motion to impeach Governor Kawira Mwangaza. According to the Assembly’s Order Paper for the Morning Sitting, Abogeta West MCA Dennis Kiogora, who is also the Minority Whip, is expected to introduce debate on the…
- Charlene who has met top officials in counties including Governors and Deputy Governors as well as senior foreign government leaders has stirred speculation online on what her role in Ruto's administration could be.
- More than half are detained in just five countries: China, which remains "the world's biggest jailer of journalists" with 110, followed by Myanmar (62), Iran (47), Vietnam (39) and Belarus (31).
- Geneva (AFP), Dec 13 – Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this year, but the situation remains “catastrophic,” the UN said on Tuesday. The United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said the latest assessment found that,…
- Cape Town (AFP), Dec 13 – South Africa’s scandal-engulfed President Cyril Ramaphosa will not face an impeachment inquiry after easily surviving Tuesday a vote in parliament that could have initiated proceedings to remove him from office. His ruling African National Congress (ANC) party defeated the…
- New York (AFP), Dec 13 – US prosecutors slapped disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried with multiple criminal charges on Tuesday for massive fraud as he built his FTX crypto empire. The charge sheet landed as Bankman-Fried appeared in a Bahamas court and indicated that he would fight an…
- Strasbourg (France) (AFP), Dec 13 – The European Parliament sacked one of its vice presidents on Tuesday amid corruption accusations allegedly linked to World Cup host Qatar, as EU officials scrambled to contain a widening scandal. The assembly’s MEPs voted 625 to one to strip Greek socialist MEP…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Dec 13 – Eight people have been killed in an accident involving two matatus and a truck at Ngata Bridge along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway. 20 others were seriously injured in the Tuesday evening accident and have been taken to the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital for treatment…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 13 – The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), is once again pushing for a 60 percent salary increment. The Union Secretary General Collins Oyuu, said they are going to focus on improving the teachers’ remuneration as they usher in the New Year. “We have taken time patiently…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 — An insurance firm is seeking the intervention of the Director of crime investigation bureau, DCI, following a dispute over a property located near Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot off Mombasa Road. GA Insurance reached out to DCI Amin Mohamed after lawyers handling the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 13 – Forty food systems leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia have graduated from the AGRA-led Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. They were awarded certificates in the Advanced Leadership Programme for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – Traders and customers have been urged to take full advantage of the digital hubs that the government is setting up across the country. Speaking during the launch of a free WIFI hotspot at Nairobi’s Wakulima market, ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo said the countywide…
- MARSABIT, Kenya, Dec 13 – Hundreds of herders who have in the recent past migrated into Marsabit forest in search of grazing resources have been asked to move out or face eviction. At the same time, the government has warned armed youth still bent on carrying out the outlawed practice of cattle…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) December outlook forecasts depressed rainfall in most Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) Counties. According to the report, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Meru, Kitui, Tana River, Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita…
- NYERI, Kenya, Dec 13 – Mau Mau war veterans affiliated to the Veteran Matigari and History Foundation together with those from Kenya African Mau Mau Union (FEMAHIKA) want president William Ruto to allot them land. They say 59 years after helping to secure the country’s independence, most of the 50,…
- AGOA was the signature economic policy of the Bill Clinton administration. It provides eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the US market for over 1,800 products.
- Yeoncheon (South Korea) (AFP), Dec 12 – BTS star Jin started his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band’s first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop juggernaut’s uncertain future. The septet is widely considered the country’s…
- Athens (AFP), Dec 13 – The lawyer for a detained Greek member of the European Parliament on Tuesday said his client was “innocent” after she was charged with corruption in a probe into suspected bribes from World Cup host Qatar. Belgium has charged four suspects including one of the vice presidents…
- Paris (AFP), Dec 13 – A French court will issue verdicts Tuesday for eight suspects charged in the harrowing 2016 terror attack in Nice, where an allegedly radicalised Islamist attacker is accused of ploughing his truck into a crowd celebrating the July 14 national holiday. Mohamed Lahouaiej-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – A three year old boy is among two people who were at the weekend killed in separate fire incidents in Nairobi. Police said they received ten fire incidents that also left at least seven people injured and property destroyed. The first incident happened in Eastleigh where…