- Senegal voted on Sunday for a new president in a delayed election that sees a wide-open race and follows several years of political crisis and bouts of deadly unrest.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Sunday maintained that the construction of high-rise apartments in Kenya's posh neighborhoods of Kileleshwa and Lavington will not stop.
- The government has pledged to support the victims of the tragic accident that claimed the lives of 11 students from Kenyatta University in Maungu area on March 18, 2024.
- President William Ruto has intimated that Kenyans currently occupying land that the government seeks to use to set up homes under the Affordable Housing Programme will be well catered for.
- State officials and entities are some of those under the lens of KOX, and this has led to some of them resorting to gagging in a bid to avoid savage responses.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has weighed in on the ongoing crackdown on sale of illicit and second-generation alcoholic drinks in the country.
- Kenyatta University has appealed to well-wishers for financial assistance following the tragic road accident in the Maungu area that claimed 11 victims and several casualties.
- At least four people died last evening in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County when a matatu they were travelling in rolled severally on the tarmac after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
- At least four people died last evening in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County when a matatu they were travelling in rolled severally on the tarmac after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
- A section of leaders from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) have called for speedy investigations into the substandard fertilizer distribution across the country which continues to be busted by detectives across the country.
- Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.
- The government will not relent in the ongoing nationwide fight on illicit liquor manufacturers, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said on Saturday, as he asked the multi-agency security team to tighten the war on drugs and substance abuse.
- Senegal goes to the polls on Sunday to vote for its fifth president in a delayed election being held against a turbulent political backdrop which has triggered violent anti-government protests and boosted support for the opposition.
- Air Force One with President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton aboard was on its final approach to Manila on Nov. 23, 1996, when their U.S. Secret Service detail received alarming intelligence: an explosive device had been planted on the motorcade route into the Philippines capital.
- Almost half of Haiti's people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across the country, with several areas close to famine, international organizations said on Friday.
- On an overcast day in Tokyo this week, three dozen men and women strolled through a botanical garden in groups of four, making awkward conversation as they searched for clues to a mystery-solving game - and a potential partner for life.
- Ukraine was not involved in Friday's shooting attack near Moscow and suggestions of a Ukrainian link "have nothing in common with reality," a spokesman for Kyiv's military spy agency said on Saturday.
- Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.
- A court in India essentially banned Islamic schools in the country's most populous state, a move that could further distance many Muslims from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist government ahead of national elections.
- The U.S. has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters.
- Friday's shock announcement from Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, of her cancer diagnosis dominated the nation's newspaper front pages on Saturday, with messages of support combined with criticism of those who had speculated about her health.
- A long line of blocked relief trucks on Egypt's side of the border with the Gaza Strip where people face starvation is a moral outrage, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to the Rafah crossing on Saturday.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha is now accusing cartels in government of sponsoring the ongoing doctors’ strike which entered its 10th day countrywide on Saturday.
- First Lady Rachel Ruto has announced plans to establish a prayer committee for Kenyan police officers slated for deployment on the UN Security Council-backed mission to troubled Haiti.
- A day after Auditor General Nancy Gathungu revealed irregular spending in devolved units, Machakos County government has come out to clarify queries raised regarding the construction of the proposed county headquarters complex.
- Police in Luanda, Vihiga County, have launched investigations into an incident where a local Chief’s house caught fire, leaving a 9-year-old child dead.
- Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi has said that the government has launched investigations into the alleged fake fertiliser that was distributed recently to farmers in different parts of the country.
- Doctors are raising an alarm over a surge in respiratory infections in the country, with some health experts attributing this to a resurgence of COVID-19.
- LSK President Faith Odhiambo has called on the three arms of government; the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary to remain independent in order to provide checks and balances.
- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has accused Governor Paul Otuoma of orchestrating a Friday attack in which rowdy youth stoned his car as he made his way towards the County Assembly offices.
- Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been dealt a blow after the High Court issued orders to seize his four prime properties in Karen that include his multimillion matrimonial home, over the ongoing graft case.
- Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed at least 115 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
- Emotions ran high at Kenyatta University (KU) grounds on Friday evening as students mourned 11 departed colleagues who perished in a tragic road accident on Monday.
- Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed 93 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
- Kenya has condemned the Friday night terror attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, which claimed the lives of at least 90 people and left over 100 others injured.
- Three suspects were arrested on Friday after they allegedly beat a 31-year-old man to death over allegations of stealing pesticides within the Kapsiliot area of Karuna Meibeki ward. in Uasin Gishu County.
- India brought 35 accused Somali pirates to Mumbai on Saturday, days after they were apprehended when naval commandos recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages.