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3 Sep 2024 - Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, detained in Nigeria since February, made a fresh bail application on medical grounds on Monday but lawyers for the country's economic crimes agency opposed the request.

3 Sep 2024 - The United Nations said it held talks Monday with rival powers in Libya over the country's central bank crisis which has threatened vital oil income. The UN mission said the talks in the capital Tripoli "concluded with significant understandings" between…

3 Sep 2024 - Crestfallen Kenya will return from the Paralympic Games without a medal in athletics track after hopefuls in the women’s 1,500-meter T11 final faltered at the last hurdle, despite leading the race in the first three laps at Stade de France. Kenya had won…

3 Sep 2024 - President William Ruto’s visit to the Luo Nyanza has confirmed one thing about Kenyan politics –  ethnicity reigns supreme. The visit has also proved that Raila Odinga retains his traditional strong influence in the peculiar national politics that has…

3 Sep 2024 - Another Kenyan family from the Ting’a area of Nyamira County is mourning the death of their 24-year-old kin who died under mysterious circumstances in the Gulf country of Saudi Arabia.

3 Sep 2024 - Pope Francis, 87, flies to Indonesia Monday on the first leg of an ambitious four-nation tour, with inter-faith ties set to dominate his visit to the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.

3 Sep 2024 - Three secondary schools closed in Taita Taveta county

3 Sep 2024 - On arrival at the Kangundo Level 4 hospital in Kangundo, Machakos County, one is met by a plaque, proudly displaying the facility’s motto.

3 Sep 2024 - It is distressing that 3,056 Kenyans died in road crashes between January 1 and August 27, a worrying increase from the 2,910 fatalities reported over the same period last year. There are no prizes for guessing that this unfortunate toll will continue to…

3 Sep 2024 - Kuppet eats humble pie, calls off strike with same deal it rejected

3 Sep 2024 - Project launch and relaunch frenzy is a distraction

3 Sep 2024 - Data is king in fast-changing customer experience landscape

3 Sep 2024 - This move comes nearly a year after Chief of Staff Felix Koskei issued a memo suspending all non-essential travel for government officials and restricting delegations on foreign trips.

3 Sep 2024 - How technology is fuelling clean cooking sector growth

3 Sep 2024 - It's never about people but what leaders can share among themselves

3 Sep 2024 - Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

2 Sep 2024 - The IEBC could disqualify candidates from standing rather than sending auctioneers after politicians who have not paid their election petition costs.

2 Sep 2024 - Tunisia's electoral commission on Monday rejected a court ruling reinstating three presidential candidates and police arrested another candidate in what opposition critics said was another example of President Kais Saied stifling competition.

2 Sep 2024 - This burgeoning sector offers immense potential for economic growth and job creation.

2 Sep 2024 - During her visit, Mama Rachel will focus on several key initiatives aimed at increasing economic empowerment and strengthening international partnerships.

2 Sep 2024 - Sep 2 – A man has gone on trial in France for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife as well as arranging for dozens of other men to rape her. The defendant, named as 71-year-old Dominique P, is accused of recruiting strangers online to come to his home…

2 Sep 2024 - These are the stories making the headlines in the Star.

2 Sep 2024 - Sep 2 – The US has seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – claiming it was bought illegally for $13m (£9.8m) and smuggled out of the country. According to the US justice department, the Falcon 900EX aircraft was seized in the…

2 Sep 2024 - NACADA announces a crackdown on bars operating near schools

2 Sep 2024 - Researchers at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Australia made the finding

2 Sep 2024 - Ruto among leaders at the summit positioned to be a critical juncture in Africa-China trade

2 Sep 2024 - A couple of models delighted Kenyans with hairstyles to honoour political activist Morara Kebaso, who has been fighting corruption with insightful videos.

2 Sep 2024 - The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called off the strike teachers began last week after officials met with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Monday.

2 Sep 2024 - The two leaders, whose relationship has seen a surprising thaw in recent months, are part of a high-profile delegation of African leaders attending the summit.

2 Sep 2024 - Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei nursing burn wounds at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) after being allegedly set on fire by her boyfriend.

2 Sep 2024 - Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi who doubles up as Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has met several Chinese investors interested in exploring business opportunities in Kenya. Mudavadi who is in Beijing, China ahead of the Forum…

2 Sep 2024 - The First Lady, Mama Rachel Ruto, has arrived in Beijing, China, accompanying President William Ruto, who is attending the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2024. During the visit, the First Lady will engage with development partners and…

2 Sep 2024 - The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has announced a nationwide crackdown to close down bars and other liquor dispensing outlets and the removal of billboards promoting alcoholic drinks located near…

2 Sep 2024 - US officials say it was recovered in the Dominican Republic after having been purchased illegally.

2 Sep 2024 - It was the fourth time Mwananchi Credit received the award

2 Sep 2024 - The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has announced a nationwide crackdown to close down bars and other liquor dispensing outlets and the removal of billboards promoting alcoholic drinks located near learning…

2 Sep 2024 - The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has announced a nationwide crackdown to close down bars and other liquor dispensing outlets and the removal of billboards promoting alcoholic drinks located near learning…

2 Sep 2024 - The Cabinet Secretary for Health Dr Deborah Mulongo Barasa on Monday met with the leadership of Kenya National Public Health Institute (NPHI) in a move geared towards solidfying Kenya's pursuit of safeguarding lives by defending against existing and…

2 Sep 2024 - The Cabinet Secretary for Health Dr Deborah Mulongo Barasa on Monday met with the leadership of Kenya National Public Health Institute (NPHI) in a move geared towards solidfying Kenya’s pursuit of safeguarding lives by defending against existing and…

2 Sep 2024 - They allege that the county has not given people sufficient time to identify the bodies

2 Sep 2024 - Wanjeri, who spoke with the media after filing a police report at the Nakuru police station, stated that she received a threatening call shortly after returning to Nakuru for a doctor's appointment last week.

2 Sep 2024 - Biden says he is 'very close' to presenting proposal to free remaining hostages.

2 Sep 2024 - Speaker Abdille says the Assembly will be at the forefront in protecting scribes' rights

2 Sep 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 2 – The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called off the teachers’ strike after reaching an agreement with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The strike, which had entered its second week on Monday, had…

2 Sep 2024 - The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has directed the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to hasten the compensation and resettlement of people affected by the Mombasa Special Economic Zone (Dongo Kundu) project.…

2 Sep 2024 - Cheptegei is in critical condition, she's currently admitted at Moi Referral Hospital

2 Sep 2024 - Devolution under threat, claims Kajiado Deputy Governor

2 Sep 2024 - In several videos shared on social platform X, protesters carried anti-graft placards and painted their upper torsos in Ugandan flag colours.

2 Sep 2024 - One killed, 206 cattle stolen in Turkana raid

2 Sep 2024 - As the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading nation, China has been a stabiliser and driving force for the development of the world economy. In the face of unprecedented global changes unseen in a century, how could China maintain the…