- About 13 years ago, the country's judiciary was in full crisis mode following the resignation of former Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza amid a controversial incident that led to her unceremonious forced exit.
- President William Ruto’s Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously approved the Kenyan Foreign Policy 2024, a landmark achievement underscoring the country’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding its sovereignty, economic prosperity, security and growing global influence.
- We fondly refer to our planet, together with all of creation, as ‘Mother Earth.’ Interestingly, women have long been relegated to play second fiddle to men in efforts to preserve and restore our Mother Earth.
- Doctors in Siaya have downed their tools accusing the county government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that was signed two years ago.
- Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has announced the waiver of painting permit fees for property owners within the city’s Central Business District (CBD) to encourage building maintenance.
- In a statement to the media, KMPDU Secretary-General Dr. Davji Atellah criticized MTRH for failing to honor the 2017 and 2021 CBAs, alongside other pressing welfare concerns.
- India is likely to increase its purchases of U.S. oil and gas after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to maximise U.S. oil and gas production.
- Tanzania's main opposition party has chosen a new leader ahead of general elections due in October at a time when it faces increasing political repression.
- Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Tuesday inaugurated the new council for Moi University as he banks on the fresh team to restore the lost glory of the institution.
- According to Dukana Assistant County Commissioner (ACC) Nazarin Njuki, the twins—a boy and a girl—are believed to have died from suffocation on Monday night, barely a day after their mother was discharged from the hospital.
- Health Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth on Wednesday called on nations to remain united in the war against diseases even as the United States plans to pull out from the World Health Organization (WHO).
- The Nairobi County Government has ordered all property, owners, tenants and property management agents within specific areas of the CBD to repaint their buildings or repair existing security lights to promote maintenance practices within the urban landscape.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will be granted powers to investigate bank accounts, mobile money accounts or call data records if a new bill is approved into law.
- A January 20, 2025 Executive Order by Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, to withdraw from key climate change agreements has left the global community disheartened.
- State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed says no jobs will be lost following the Cabinet’s decision to merge 42 State corporations deemed to have related or overlapping functions into 20 agencies.
- State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed says no jobs will be lost following the Cabinet’s decision to merge 42 State corporations deemed to have related or overlapping functions into 20 agencies.
- Police in the United Kingdom are investigating an incident that saw a Kenyan-born woman beaten to death in her apartment in Woolwich, South East London.
- In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of masterminding the "dark web" platform, on which some $200 million in narcotics were sold to customers across the world.
- Organisers predict up to 400 million pilgrims will visit the Kumbh Mela, a millennia-old sacred show of Hindu piety and ritual bathing that began on January 13 and runs for six weeks.
- A hospital in Goma has taken in more than 200 wounded since early January as fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, the Red Cross and local sources told AFP Monday.
- On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes on the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, shocked by total destruction.
- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring most federal employees to return to work in person full time, a move that is likely to spark backlash and legal challenges from unions.
- More than 80 people were killed in Colombia's northeast region over the weekend following the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.
- The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and terrorism in exchange for two U.S. citizens held in Afghanistan, authorities in Kabul said on Tuesday.
- Prince Harry's legal battle against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group was delayed on Tuesday amid chaos over last-minute settlement discussions between the two sides.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build ties with Donald Trump, prospects for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and Moscow's firm support for Beijing's position on Taiwan.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former President Joe Biden, announcing four dismissals on social media, including celebrity chef Jose Andres and former top general Mark Milley.
- Tension remains high in Msalaba Village in Malava, Kakamega County, after irate residents descended on the homestead of the Mavala Township sub-location assistant chief and set his houses ablaze.
- Police in Kilimani have arrested three suspected serial fraudsters who attempted to swindle one of their victims with 1.2 million fake US Dollars (Ksh.155.4 million).
- The shortcomings of the overseas treatment package as stipulated under the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) continue to be felt, as yet another family faces heavy medical bills abroad.
- A family from Kisumu is now accusing prison officers at the Siaya GK Prison of negligence after the health of their kin deteriorated while in custody.
- The connections are part of a broader electrification effort for the entire Western region, which has already seen thousands of homes connected to the national grid in Bungoma, Busia, and Vihiga counties.
- Four suspects accused of hijacking, kidnapping and robbing a retired senior government official last year have been arraigned at Kangundo law Courts.
- Two days after protests erupted in Elburgon, Molo, following the murder of activist Richard Otieno, homicide detectives from the DCI headquarters have taken charge of the probe.
- The Cabinet has approved sweeping reforms that will see 42 State corporations considered to have related or overlapping functions merged and reduced into 20 agencies
- Environment, conservation and climate change crusaders in Kenya have continued to blow the whistle on how Kenya's development plans are pushing forests to the brink.
- Police IG Douglas Kanja now says he will honour court summons regarding the mysterious disappearance of three men, who were reportedly abducted by suspected government agents in December.
- The court has found evidence against two people linked to the Dusit D2 hotel terrorist attack on January 15, 2019, where 21 people died have been arraigned.
- Detectives in Loitoktok, Kajiado County, are hunting down a father who allegedly defiled and killed his 14-year-old daughter at Isinet town on Monday night.
- Over 600,000 tenants enjoy living in households without paying rent, according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
- The World Health Organization said Tuesday it regretted US President Donald Trump's decision -- just hours after taking power -- to withdraw his country from the UN agency, saying it hoped he would "reconsider".
- President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.
