- Los Angeles (AFP), Nov 13 – Disney and Marvel’s highly anticipated “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” had a huge opening this weekend, taking in an estimated $180 million in North American theaters, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. That domestic opening — the 13th highest all-…
- Kabul (AFP), Nov 13 – Gyms and public baths are now also off limits to Afghan women, the Taliban confirmed Sunday, days after banning them from parks and funfairs. Women are increasingly being squeezed out of public life since the Taliban’s return last year despite the hardline Islamists promising…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – President William Ruto has said the Government will take firm measures to restore security in Kerio Valley. He said the Government is committed to ending cattle rustling to give residents a chance to engage in gainful economic activities. The President asked leaders from…
- Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP), Nov 13 – US President Joe Biden arrived in Indonesia’s Bali on Sunday for a summit of the world’s 20 largest economies and a high-stakes meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The US leader said he expects to establish “red lines” in Washington’s fraught relations with…
- Houston (AFP), Nov 12 – At least two crew members were killed when two World-War-II-era planes collided in mid-air at a show in Dallas, a pilots association said, with witness footage showing Saturday’s crash ending in a fiery explosion on the ground. By early Sunday it was still unclear exactly…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 13 – Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has defended the performance of the Kenya Kwanza Government under President William Ruto’s initial stages of leadership as the 100 days mark approaches in early December. Mudavadi stated that despite the difficult times being…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has advised the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji to withdraw all the wrongly instituted cases due to what he termed as political witch hunt. Gachagua who spoke days after the Anti-Corruption Court terminated his Sh7.3…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Kinshasa for talks with Felix Tshisekedi on the escalating security situation in east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A statement by the East African Community (EAC) indicated that Kenyatta will be holding two-day high-level…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – President William Ruto has vowed to fight against illegal brews, counterfeit stamps and uncertified products that are harmful. The president in a move to cushion Kenyans from the effects brought about by the illicit brew and products not certified by Kenya Bureau of…
- Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP), Nov 13 – Seeking to speed up global efforts against climate change, Vanuatu is leading efforts to get the International Court of Justice involved, a move praised by activists at UN talks. The COP27 climate summit in Egypt has been dominated by calls for nations to…
- GARISSA, Kenya, Nov 13 – The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji has added his voice among the leaders calling on locals in the North Eastern region to take up the teaching profession in order to bridge the huge gap that currently exists. According to the DPP who himself hailed from…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 13 – President William Ruto has assured that the government will crack down on individuals fanning conflict that has contributed to insecurity in the North Rift. During a interdenominational thanksgiving service at the Kabarnet Showground in Baringo County, President Ruto stated…
- London (AFP), Nov 12 – Charles III led his first Remembrance Sunday event as king, laying a wreath in tribute to UK and Commonwealth war dead, as Britain’s new prime minister also lauded Ukraine’s defenders. The 73-year-old monarch had previously deputised for his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 13 – Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson says he will meet the Inspector General of police this week to address cases of growing insecurity in the city. Speaking at the AIPCA church Dandora, where he attended a church service, Governor Sakaja urged parents to counsel their youth…
- Washington (AFP), Nov 12 – President Joe Biden’s Democrats retained control of the US Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a Republican win over both houses of Congress. Midterms traditionally deliver a rejection of the party in power, and with…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 13 – President William Ruto will on Tuesday tighten the list of nominees set to join the East African legislative assembly (EALA) ahead of the vote before the National Assembly on Thursday. President Ruto will chair the coalition’s parliamentary group meeting which will scale…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan rebels agreed Saturday to facilitate immediate humanitarian access to “all in need” in war-ravaged Tigray and neighbouring regions. The agreement followed talks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi this week on the full implementation of a deal…
- THIKA, Kenya, Nov 13 – Universities want the number of students selected to join the institutions to be determined by the affordability by the government to finance their education needs. The National Association of Private Universities in Kenya (NAPUK) said the current model of funding all…
- BONDO, Kenya, Nov 13 – Information Communication and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owado has affirmed that the Kenya Kwanza administration under President William Ruto is committed to serving Kenyans indiscriminately and facilitating equitable distribution of resources. Speaking in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – The return for Kenya police reservists (KPR) in Marsabit County seems imminent as grassroots security agents petition the government to reinstate the service saying it plays a pivotal role in fighting armed banditry. A peace cum security plan meeting held Saturday at the…
- ISIOLO, Kenya, Nov 13 – The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials have appealed to the government to honour agreements signed on behalf of Kenyan teachers four years ago. The KUPPET deputy Secretary General Moses Thurima, revealed that in the memorandum among other…
- Rome (AFP), Nov 13 – Leona Blankenstein couldn’t believe what she was hearing when the Libyan coastguard threatened to blast her small plane out of the sky. The German doctor was in a spotter aircraft for the rescue charity Sea-Watch when she encountered the Fezzan patrol boat as it picked up…
- NANDI, Kenya, Nov 13 – Nandi County governor Stephen Sang on Friday unveiled a team to conduct an extensive review on the multinational companies’ engagements in tea subsector in a bid to address the challenges facing the sector. The taskforce which will be working in collaboration with the County…
- Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP), Nov 13 – G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc’s leaders gathering for a summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali but the host’s president said it was not enough. The 24-nation fund…
- Ljubljana (AFP), Nov 13 – Slovenians were voting on Sunday in a run-off poll expected to elect the country’s first woman president — a lawyer linked to former US first lady Melania Trump. Natasa Pirc Musar, backed by the centre-left government, is running against ex-foreign minister Anze Logar, a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 – Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has quit elective politics after 30 years. On his twiter handle, Kibwana thanked the people of Makueni County for according him an opportunity to serve as a Member of Parliament for five years and thereafter as their governor for 10…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 13- Two Rivers Mall has unveiled the biggest screen in East and Central Africa, marking yet another milestone for the largest shopping mall in East and Central Africa. The luxury cinema complex with a total of six screens opened three screens on Friday with the premier of Black…
- PRAVDYNE (Ukraine) (AFP), Nov 11 – Ukrainians on Saturday hailed Russia’s retreat from Kherson, as Kyiv said it was working to de-mine the strategic southern city, record Russian crimes and restore power across the region. Kherson was one of four regions in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir…
- Toulon (France) (AFP), Nov 12 – Tensions over migration flared between EU countries on Saturday after people on board a rescue ship turned back by Italy disembarked in France. The Ocean Viking, operated by a French NGO, had picked up more than 230 migrants at sea near the Libyan coast before…
- US President Joe Biden and PM Narendra Modi have a productive and very practical relationship, the American national security advisor said ahead of the bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. “I would point out PM Modi has already been to…
- Indian farmers have planted wheat on 4.5 million hectares since Oct. 1, when the current sowing season began, up 9.7% from a year ago, the latest data from the farm ministry showed on Friday. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare will keep updating the provisional crop sowing figures…
- India on Thursday, reiterated that a strong response reflecting the international community’s collective commitment is required for defeating terrorism in Africa. The UN Representative further said that the foothold of terrorism in Africa had expanded significantly in recent years. “Terrorist…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) employee died yesterday afternoon after falling at the Authority’s headquarters at Times Tower Nairobi. KRA Deputy Commissioner, Marketing and Communication said the tax-collector’s medical team performed an emergency first aid on the…
- Nairobi, Nov 12 – Five Kenyan SMEs are exhibiting at the Arab International SMEs conference and expo (SMEX ALGERIA) scheduled for 12th to 14th November 2022 in Algiers, Algeria. This follows an invitation from the Arab Union for Industrial Exports Development send to Kenya Export Promotion and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – Chief Justice Martha Koome has urged the newly elected Principal Judge of the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) Justice Byram Ongaya and his team to focus on the 2,843 pending cases during his first 100 days in office. Koome said Justice Ongaya and his team…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – First Lady Rachel Ruto has urged the Church and faith-based organizations to support efforts to address the famine in the country. Mrs Ruto said the current drought being witnessed in some parts of Africa, Kenya included, needed the entire society to come together. “Kenya…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – President William Ruto says the government will have to postpone some of the projects yet to be launched and relook at certain interventions in a bid to stabilize the economy. Ruto, who spoke on Friday when he met Association of Pension Trustees and Administrators (APTAK)…
- Phnom Penh (AFP), Nov 12 – US President Joe Biden arrived in Asia on Saturday vowing to urge Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when they hold their first face-to-face meeting at next week’s G20 summit. Biden met Southeast Asian leaders in Phnom Penh ahead of his encounter with his…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – The Presidential Working Party on Education Reform tasked to review the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) Friday accomplished hearing the public views and is expected to give out their recommendations early next week. The chairperson of the Presidential Working Party on…
- Siversk (Ukraine) (AFP), Nov 12 – In the eastern Ukrainian town of Siversk, Valery drives a chainsaw through a tree trunk, like many others in the war-ravaged region stocking up for a cold winter. “We try to survive thanks to wood,” says the 39-year-old, who stayed behind to look after his mother…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 12 – Political Parties Dispute Tribunal has halted the disbursement of political parties fund following United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party’s application demanding Sh115 million additional allocation from the Sh1.4 Billion kitty. In the petition, the President William Ruto-led…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u has published regulations that will govern the Sh50 billion Hustler’s Fund under the Public Finance Management Act. In the regulations, Individuals will be required to be above the age of 18 years and hold a Kenyan identification…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – Kenyan soldiers landed in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, as part of a regional military operation targeting rebels in the conflict-torn region. Their arrival comes as the M23 militia has surged across the DRC’s North Kivu province,…
- SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT, Nov 12 – Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that Nairobi will next year host the Climate Action conference. Governor Sakaja made this announcement during a luncheon roundtable discussion on “Mobilizing Action to Scale Carbon Removal Solutions through the Global Carbon…
- Warsaw (AFP), Nov 12 – Warsaw’s annual “Independence March” by far-right nationalist groups has long been used to espouse Polish pride, but Ukraine was on their minds at this year’s event. “Hitler is dead but Putin is alive and he is repeating history with the Ukrainians,” declared Stanislaw…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – President William Ruto has asked the police to tackle insecurity in the country including muggings and cattle rustling. Speaking at State House Nairobi when he met with the new Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, President Ruto stated that these vices need to stop as…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – The High court has allowed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to recover Sh8.9 million embezzled from the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) by former Tourism Principal Secretary Rebecca Nabutola. Justice Esther Maina found that Nabutola and two other suspects made…
- Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP), Nov 11 – President Joe Biden vowed at UN climate talks on Friday that the United States was on track to slash its carbon emissions, urging all nations to ramp up their own efforts to avert catastrophic global warming. His speech came at the halfway point of a two-week…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 11 – A lawmaker is seeking to amend the constitution to increase the number of counties from the current 47 to 52 devolved units through a referendum. The bill sponsored by Kuria East Member of Parliament Marwa Maisori seeks to amend Article 98 of the Constitution to include the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 11 – Kisumu governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has welcomed the cabinet decision to approve the Sh 1billion fisheries and aquaculture project in the county. Prof. Nyong’o said discussions on the Kabonyo Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Training Project have been going on between the…
