- At an expansive tea farm in Githuthi ini, Othaya, Nyeri County, we find George Wambugu, a tea farmer; on this day he is not plucking his tea but making rounds on his farm to make sure all is well.
- According to a police report seen by Citizen.Digital, the deceased's twin sister suffered serious burn injuries and is being treated at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
- "At least 113 bodies have been recovered as hostilities that started Saturday continued Monday morning," Monday Kassah, head of the local government in Bokkos, Plateau State, told AFP.
- The rain triggered a landslide, causing the building to collapse, Alexandre Ngandu, the deputy mayor of Kamituga, a major town in the eastern South Kivu region, told AFP.
- New Life Church owner Pastor Ezekiel Odero on Christmas day visited Tana River county and donated Ksh10 million and foodstuffs to victims of the recent El Nino rains.
- After a combined 20 hours of labor, Kelsey Hatcher gave birth to her third and fourth children, a set of rare twins, on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, according to a news release from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.
- On Saturday, Turkey announced a new wave of air strikes in retaliation for two separate attacks on its bases in northern Iraq that killed 12 soldiers, which Ankara blamed on Kurdish militants.
- Theresa Alokitare, a resident of Kakwanyang who received the gift hamper, said it came at a time when she needed it the most, adding that some villagers have been going for days without food and still require government assistance.
- The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is nicknamed the "Moon Sniper" because it is designed to land within 100 metres (328 feet) of a specific target on the lunar surface.
- Since the return of the Taliban in August 2021 weddings have become low-key affairs, with dancing and music effectively banned after authorities deemed such activities un-Islamic.
- Israel pounded Gaza on Monday, exacerbating the dire conditions for civilians with no end in sight to the war Hamas says has killed more than 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
- The petition filed by seven Kenyans and the Mount Kenya Jurists Association argues that over the last year, too many taxes and levies have been introduced and that if the court does not intervene there is a likelihood that the private economy will be starved of resources to finance other…
- Giant Christmas trees adorned with lights, tinsel and gift boxes greet shoppers at glittering malls in big Chinese cities like Shanghai and Chongqing, but in many parts of China, extending season's greetings is out of the question.
- It was joy and dance on Christmas day at the Kerugoya County Referral Hospital when at least 56 expectant mothers delivered babies under the care of the hospital staff, among them a set of twins.
- Cabinet Secretary for Education, Ezekiel Machogu, has announced that Early Childhood Development (ECD), primary and secondary schools will open for the first term of 2024 on January 8.
- Volunteer nonprofit Lost Dog Recovery UK South said in a Facebook post someone told them in November about a small black dog running in the road near Crawley Down, a village in West Sussex, England.
- Public service, performance and delivery management Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has lauded Nairobi Archbishop Philip Anyolo's stand against blessing same sex couples as directed by Pope Francis.
- A man accused of livestock theft in Mbingoni village, Masinga, Machakos County was on Sunday caught with a stolen sheep, beaten by area residents and handed over to police.
- A 3-D, interactive website at www.noradsanta.org showed Santa Claus and his reindeer on their imagined worldwide delivery route, allowing users to click and learn more about the various cities along the way.
- Festivities were effectively scrapped in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, with few worshippers or tourists on the usually packed streets.
- French authorities grounded a passenger plane carrying 303 Indian citizens, including 11 non-accompanied minors, at the airport of Vatry, on suspicion of human trafficking, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN on Saturday.
- As Joe Biden's poll numbers flag ahead of next year's election, it might seem obvious for the president to look to the pop-star billionaire who endorsed him in 2020, and whose every move is endlessly cataloged by US media.
- Israel bombed areas of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, with fighting throughout Sunday morning, residents and Palestinian media said, as Gaza health authorities and the Israeli military both announced mounting death tolls.
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured Kenyans that the revival of the economy is on course and asked them to ignore the Opposition's noise and criticism of the ongoing initiatives by the Government to rebuild the nation.
- Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should be teeming with visitors. But this year, it is almost deserted.
- Kenya National Food Alliance Workers Association (KNFAW) and Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) officials have decried increasing cases of job layoffs and mistreatment of workers by employers.
- The National El Nino Emergency and Disaster Response Command Centre now says 51 camps set up to accommodate victims of the recent El Nino rains have been closed as they return to their homes.
- The mother of 31-year-old Laura Kwasira, who died after getting shot by police constable Nicholas Musau at a Nakuru club earlier this month, has said that she has forgiven the police constable.
- Ugenya Member of Parliament David Ochieng was on Saturday forced to cut short his speech and flee from a funeral in his constituency that was attended by former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga.
- Sleuths from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Saturday arrested a sub-county administrator as he allegedly solicited bribes from bar owners.
- The body of a middle-aged man who went missing on Thursday inside Chyulu Hills National Park in Makueni County has been found and taken to Makindu Hospital morgue.
- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officer along with two civilians for stealing a firearm from a stranded licensed firearm holder in Kirinyaga County.
- A police inspector attached to the Khayega Police Station in Kakamega County died on Sunday when a car he was driving collided with an oncoming vehicle.