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12 Aug 2024 - Russian army concedes Ukraine advances in Kursk offensive

12 Aug 2024 - The International Energy Agency (IEA) underscores the urgency of doubling energy investment in Africa

12 Aug 2024 - This was hours after al Shabaab ambushed and killed a government driver.

12 Aug 2024 - Household rainwater harvesting is set to contribute one billion litres

12 Aug 2024 - President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by the government-controlled electoral commission.

12 Aug 2024 - The Directorate of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) has tightened its noose on drug dealers in the country as they have arrested more than nine suspects in the last two weeks and recovered drugs worth over Sh15 million. The…

12 Aug 2024 - Ministries accused of abandoning their duty of public sensitisation

12 Aug 2024 - Gazans flee Israeli advance as Hamas demands implementation of Biden truce plan

12 Aug 2024 - Gen Z should take a strategic retreat but certainly not surrender. History is replete with instances of a direct link between suffering and revolution. Infact, revolutions, including recent events in Bangladesh, are often the result of broad, cross-…

12 Aug 2024 - Three-time world 1,500-meter champion Faith Kipyegon playfully taunted CNN Internation Correspondent Larry Madowo, jokingly handing him her gold medal.

12 Aug 2024 - Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago told the AFP news agency it was "a disaster [that] was bound to happen".

12 Aug 2024 - Key events and activities happening today.

12 Aug 2024 - Recent revelations about the net worth of Kenya’s Cabinet Secretaries sparked widespread outrage and frustration, but it lifted the lid on the deepening economic divide as some of those being vetted flaunted their wealth. In a country where millions…

12 Aug 2024 - Leaders from the region have been working to ensure the President's tour of the region is a success.

12 Aug 2024 - The police officer was attached to Muthangari Police Station and conducted the search in Kitui.

12 Aug 2024 - He will flag of the construction of a key interchange at Daraja Mbili in Kisii town.

12 Aug 2024 - President Ruto embarks on 3-day development tour of Kisii and Nyamira

12 Aug 2024 - Medical professionals have objected to a move to exempt miraa (khat) from being categorised as narcotic drugs in a proposed amendment bill. They say the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Amendment Bill 2024 seeks to legalise the…

12 Aug 2024 - The two-engine helicopter crashed onto the Hilton Hotel roof, killing the pilot. The guests and staff who were at the Cairns hotel were safely evacuated.

12 Aug 2024 - Members of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have declined the nomination of Saboti MP Caleb Amisi to succeed John Mbadi as chairperson, citing alleged integrity concerns. Members of the Kenya Kwanza alliance who sit on the PAC are…

12 Aug 2024 - Lionel Messi once rated Cristiano Ronaldo as a player on his level while admitting the Portuguese made him 'suffer' in a candid opinion on their rivalry.

12 Aug 2024 - A technology firm, Newgen Software Company Limited, organised a golf tournament in Nairobi, which saw top winners emerge from I&M and Equity Bank.

12 Aug 2024 - Shortly after being nominated by the Orange Democratic Movement for deputy party leader, alongside others, Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has declared himself “ready to serve”. The new role, previously held by Hassan Ali Joho and Wycliffe Oparanya…

12 Aug 2024 - "Please be aware—this is not the official account."

12 Aug 2024 - Operations at the largest airport in the region will be paralysed as workers' union issues communication to staff over controversial takeover deal.

12 Aug 2024 - Turkana County government in collaboration with the Kenyan Chapter of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWEK) have entered into a partnership to empower vulnerable girls. The two institutions said they are working together to reduce the…

12 Aug 2024 - Spanish giants FC Barcelona are expected to reportedly name Germany international Marc-Andre Ter Stegen as their new club captain in the coming days.

12 Aug 2024 - Former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka has challenged ODM leader Raila Odinga to decide whether he is with Kenyans or against them as he cements his working relations with the Kenya Kwanza government. Without specifically mentioning Odinga’s name,…

12 Aug 2024 - The suspect surrendered himself to a police station where he reported the incident.

12 Aug 2024 - Former Ghana coach Charles Akonnor has backed West Ham attacker Mohammed Kudus for the prestigious African Player of the Year Award ahead of Ademola Lookman.

12 Aug 2024 - Disquiet and anxiety have engulfed the top echelons of President William Ruto’s government, as reports emerged about an imminent purge and reorganisation similar to that of Cabinet Secretaries last month. As President Ruto continues to form a broad-…

12 Aug 2024 - Wheels of Justice: Court cases lined up for today.

12 Aug 2024 - Chief Justice Martha Koome will this morning preside over the Prisons Decongestion Initiative. The event will take place at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison-Industrial Area. The Kenyan government has been working on initiatives…

12 Aug 2024 - Chief Justice Martha Koome will this morning preside over the Prisons Decongestion Initiative. The event will take place at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison-Industrial Area. The Kenyan government has been working on initiatives…

12 Aug 2024 - Two years ago, the majority of residents of Gitimbine, Mjini, and Majengo, the underserved areas of Meru County, could not easily access crucial facilities like dispensaries, schools, and markets, especially in Meru town, due to the sorry state of the…

12 Aug 2024 - World Vision Kenya invites recent graduates to apply for its FY25 internship programme, offering hands-on experience in community development before deadline.

12 Aug 2024 - A Nairobi restaurant has deployed robots in place of waiters to serve customers to improve services and cut cost.

12 Aug 2024 - Journalist Teddy Eugine Otieno debuted on Citizen TV, impressing viewers with a report on a Nairobi hotel using a robot to serve clients. More to come.

12 Aug 2024 - They ambushed the driver in Mandera East and shot him dead before disappearing with the vehicle.

12 Aug 2024 - Wycliffe Thiong'o, 19, was shot in the chest by masked police during Nane Nane march in Karatina town. He is admitted to the ICU at Kenyatta National Hospital.

12 Aug 2024 - Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Ruto Kisii tour President William Ruto is expected to kick off his tour of Kisii County today Monday, August 12, 2024. The Head of State who left the country on Sunday, August 11…

12 Aug 2024 - La Liga giants Real Madrid are looking to overtake AC Milan and FC Barcelona to become the team to have won the most UEFA Super Cup trophies in history.

12 Aug 2024 - Oga Obinna noted that Dem wa Facebook did not make him and asked Kenyans to stop telling her that they must get married as it will get into her head.

12 Aug 2024 - A man identified as George Gerry Mboya went viral seeking help after leaving Overland Park Regional Medical Center, where he sought help for liver problems.

12 Aug 2024 - Daisy, 24, died from multiple injuries to the head, chest and abdomen, consistent with blunt force trauma.

12 Aug 2024 - Mikel Obi, who spent 11 trophy-laden years at English Premier League club Chelsea has named one player who always arrive late to training and matches.

12 Aug 2024 - Kenyan running star Faith Kipyegon is considered one of the greatest 1,500m athletes the world has ever seen. Particularly after winning her third consecutive Olympic gold in Paris, becoming the first athlete in the history of the event to achieve this…

12 Aug 2024 - MC Jessy has revealed he is married but chose not to put his wife and kids in the limelight. The comedian also denied his wife's name is Elizabeth Wangare.

12 Aug 2024 - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has invited vaccine manufacturers to submit an Expression of Interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of Mpox doses as the Ministry of Health continues to monitor the situation. This follows a recent confirmation of…

12 Aug 2024 - Most of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been displaced from their homes.