5 Jun 2025
- Renowned author Ngugi wa Thiong'o was cremated in United States six days after his passing, with his son Mukoma confirming the ceremony followed his father's wishes.
5 Jun 2025
- Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana has urged swift government intervention to combat the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that the misuse of antibiotics is endangering the lives of thousands of children across Kenya and Africa.…
5 Jun 2025
- The Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Muslim for Human Rights (MUHURI) have increased calls to the various arms of government to act on the increase in teenage pregnancies in Lamu County.
5 Jun 2025
- The High Court has issued conservatory orders stopping the graft case involving Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, who is accused of acquiring over Ksh.3.2 million in county funds.
5 Jun 2025
- Burundians voted Thursday for a new parliament that was expected to cement the ruling party in power after key opposition figures were barred from running. The impoverished, landlocked country in east Africa has seen decades of ethnic violence, civil war…
5 Jun 2025
- Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu, who held power for almost seven years until 2021, died Thursday in a hospital in South Africa at the age of 68, his party and family announced. Lungu had been receiving specialised medical treatment in a clinic in…
5 Jun 2025
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered a piece of public land worth over Ksh.400 million in Nairobi’s Loresho area.
5 Jun 2025
- Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya challenges Bungoma Senator David Wakoli during a Senate committee session, revealing a video that sparks controversy.
5 Jun 2025
- Public primary and secondary schools are choking in debt, with the Ministry of Education admitting that schools could be grappling with debts of up to Ksh.64 billion accumulated over the years.
5 Jun 2025
- Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was jailed for four years on Thursday for his involvement in a £600,000 ($812,000) drug smuggling plot.
5 Jun 2025
- An attack on an army post in southeastern Mali Thursday killed five people and wounded multiple others, defence and other sources told AFP, days after jihadist assaults against military installations elsewhere in the country. The latest attack, on a…
5 Jun 2025
- Two people have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, while another was fined Ksh.3 million or serve five years in default, in a 2013 wildlife crime case involving possession and dealing of 12 elephant tusks in Baringo.
5 Jun 2025
- Pastor Kanyari introduced TikToker Kawira to his mum after a funeral, stirring dating rumours. She vowed to “take care of her son” in a TUKO.co.ke exclusive.
5 Jun 2025
- A Nairobi High Court has suspended Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya’s trial over graft charges at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the conservatory orders on Thursday, June 5, 2025, that will be in force until a…
5 Jun 2025
- Women using weight-loss jabs have been warned by the UK’s medicines regulator that they must use effective contraception. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says it is not known whether taking the medicines, such as Wegovy and…
5 Jun 2025
- Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo has officiated the launch of the Draft Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Regulations in Nairobi, marking a critical step in implementing the Public Benefit…
5 Jun 2025
- A staggering 60 per cent of femicide cases in Kenya occur within the family unit — the very space presumed to offer safety and protection.
5 Jun 2025
- The African Union Commission has called on the United States government to take a consultative approach in its new travel ban policy, which targets 12 countries, including seven African nations.
5 Jun 2025
- The Nairobi City County Government has moved to court seeking orders to auction properties belonging to land rate defaulters, as its ongoing crackdown enters the third consecutive week.
5 Jun 2025
- Kenya and Ethiopia have committed to increasing digital connectivity and access between the two countries. In a joint statement on Thursday, June 5, 2025, the two countries announced a commitment to complete the cross-border fibre optic connectivity,…
5 Jun 2025
- Zambia's former president Edgar Lungu, who held power for almost seven years until 2021, died Thursday in a hospital in South Africa at the age of 68, his party and family announced.
5 Jun 2025
- The State Department for Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the National Treasury, is formulating a National Urban Development Fund aimed at financing cities and municipalities to support sustainable urbanization.
