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15 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,…

14 Oct 2025 - ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Lawmakers in Madagascar have voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, plunging the island nation into political turmoil…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The family of missing security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe has moved to court seeking orders to compel the government to produce him —…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Wiper Party leader Dr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is set to embark on a 10-day official visit to the United Kingdom, where he will hold…

14 Oct 2025 - MACHAKOS, Kenya - Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has underscored the need for prosecutors to adopt trauma-informed and human…

14 Oct 2025 - LONDON, U.K. – UK Defence Secretary John Healey on Tuesday met Esther Njoki, the niece of the late Agnes Wanjiru, as Britain reiterated its…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Social Health Authority (SHA) has unveiled a new flat-rate premium of KSh 660 per month tailored for vulnerable Kenyans to widen…

14 Oct 2025 - KAMPALA, Uganda — In a high-stakes legal ruling, a Kampala High Court has directed Ugandan police to present two missing Kenyan activists — Bob Njagi…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has issued a show-cause notice to Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale over allegations of…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The German Federal Foreign Office has issued a fresh travel and safety advisory cautioning its citizens living in or visiting Kenya…

14 Oct 2025 - BARINGO, Kenya - Police in Baringo County have arrested a man in possession of cannabis with an estimated street value of Ksh2 million during a…

14 Oct 2025 - MERU, Kenya — A Catholic nun has been arrested as the prime suspect in what police describe as the brutal murder of a colleague, Sister Anselimina…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Inspector General of State Corporations and the Attorney General have been given three months to compile a comprehensive report…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — In a bold potential move reshaping Kenya’s banking landscape, Standard Bank’s Kenyan subsidiary is reported to be in advanced talks…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyans should brace for a mix of rain and rising temperatures this week, according to a new forecast by the Kenya Meteorological…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has formally launched the 2025 Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise. She confirmed…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Global life expectancy has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, but a surge in deaths among adolescents and young adults is…

14 Oct 2025 - CHHINDWARA, India - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries to be on high alert after identifying three contaminated cough syrups…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Medical specialists are warning of a growing health threat among men as cases of male breast cancer increase, largely driven by…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s tea sector is set for major reforms after the Tea Board of Kenya unveiled new draft regulations aimed at improving…

14 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s dominance on the global track stage continues to shine after Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi were…

13 Oct 2025 - ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has reportedly fled the country aboard a French military aircraft as escalating…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a seven-day strike notice to the Technical University of Kenya (TUK)…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – Hundreds of Kenyan children born with life-threatening heart defects are dying before they can receive treatment, a new study by…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A General Service Unit (GSU) officer was killed on Saturday night following an altercation with a man at a hotel along Mombasa Road…

13 Oct 2025 - MACHAKOS, Kenya — Kenya Power has completed a Sh22 million interconnector linking Machakos and Kitui counties, marking a major step toward…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — A High Court has overturned a Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court decision that had awarded journalist and media personality Willis…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A General Service Unit (GSU) officer was killed on Monday morning in a shocking attack outside State House, Nairobi, after a man…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Senators have raised alarm over glaring inequalities in tea bonus payments across Kenya, with smallholder farmers in some regions…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The driver of Kibera MP Peter Orero has been fined Sh100,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing traffic and driving on the wrong…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Senate has launched a review of the impeachment process for governors in a bid to curb politically motivated and procedurally…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government has announced plans to introduce stronger legislation aimed at harshening penalties for individuals who prey…

13 Oct 2025 - JERUSALEM, Israel - Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Monday announced that he will award U.S. President Donald Trump the country’s highest civilian…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Tension is rising within Kenya’s Cabinet as ministers quietly brace for what insiders say will be a sweeping reshuffle by President…

13 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Human rights activist and presidential hopeful Boniface Mwangi has raised alarm after discovering what he says is a spent bullet…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Chief Justice Martha Koome has gazetted the appointment of more than 200 magistrates to handle specialised cases across Kenya, in a…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The long-delayed Rironi–Mau Summit Highway project is finally set to take off before the end of October 2025, Roads and Transport…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has unveiled a Ksh516 million programme aimed at revolutionising women’s health…

12 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Jobs being created across Sub-Saharan Africa are largely informal, low-quality, and unable to deliver long-term economic…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - More than 400,000 national identification cards are yet to be collected from government offices across the country, raising concern…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A week-long nationwide operation targeting organized crime networks has led to major drug seizures, arrests, and the recovery of…

11 Oct 2025 - LONDON – British passports will soon bear King Charles III’s coat of arms for the first time, marking another step in the country’s gradual…

11 Oct 2025 - BRUSSELS, Belgium - The United Kingdom is preparing to tap into the full value of frozen Russian assets to bolster Ukraine’s war effort, Prime…

11 Oct 2025 - LAIKIPIA, Kenya - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will open up and rehabilitate security roads in banditry-prone parts of Laikipia County to improve…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has released new directives on how nomination disputes will be handled…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyatta University (KU) has been ranked the best university in Kenya in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The government has called on Kenyans to speak up against poor service delivery, corruption, and unresponsiveness in public…

11 Oct 2025 - WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all imports from China starting next month, in a move that risks…

11 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenyan government is seeking funding from the World Bank and the European Union (EU) to finance a nationwide programme aimed at…

11 Oct 2025 - Kenyan athletics sensation Faith Kipyegon was crowned by tennis legend Serena Williams following her victory in the women’s mile at the inaugural…