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5 Jun 2025 - Alleged fraudsters are said to be mysteriously accessing bank details of retirees and siphoning off their pension funds.

5 Jun 2025 - In 2021, Kenya imported about 575,290 tonnes of raw plastic materials, valued at Sh98.2 billion.

5 Jun 2025 - An Australian woman on trial for allegedly murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with a poisonous mushroom-laced meal has admitted in court.

5 Jun 2025 - Stakeholders in climate change have urged Kenya to join global efforts in calling for a fossil fuel treaty to tackle the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Speaking in Nairobi on June 4, 2025, ahead of the World…

5 Jun 2025 - Alejandro Garnacho was filmed in an altercation with a fan after he was asked about Messi and Ronaldo during Manchester United's post-season tour in Malaysia

5 Jun 2025 - Gamers on Thursday finally got their hands on Nintendo's new Switch 2 console, which could score record early sales for the Japanese "Super Mario" creator. Serkan Toto from Tokyo consultancy Kantan Games said he "would not be surprised to see Switch 2…

5 Jun 2025 - Victoria Chepkosgei, who was a student at Kenyatta University, disappeared in 2017 under mysterious circumstances after visiting her boyfriend in Webuye.

5 Jun 2025 - Political commentators and corporate leaders have faulted Tanzania's commitment to the East African Community (EAC) following the recent reports of abduction and torture meted out to Kenyan activists and the subsequent defence of the actions by the…

5 Jun 2025 - Jamby Koikai died on June 4, 2024 and her younger sister came out to share how much she missed her. Friends and family shared words of comfort with her.

5 Jun 2025 - Kenya’s creative economy is on the rise, and creative industries offer great potential for profitable collaboration with the United States. Over the past two years, Kenya has led Africa in venture capital investment per capita and become a regional…

5 Jun 2025 - Prophet Kanyari paid tribute to Cucu Kasivu, cleared her hospital bills, and took in her children, leaving many touched by his compassionate gesture.

5 Jun 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) lowered the base lending rate, however, most commercial banks are offering loans to borrowers at a fee as high as 20% interest.

5 Jun 2025 - The opportunities and risks should be recognised and balance, IEBC chief executive said

5 Jun 2025 - Baby Muiruri sadly died in his grandfather's arms at a hospital in Kiambu and many people were touched by the heartbreaking death of the sweet boy.

5 Jun 2025 - Police are searching for a 45-year-old woman who went missing in the hands of her son. Margaret Waithera Macharia was last seen at Nyakahura Shopping Centre.

5 Jun 2025 - Here are the poorest countries in Africa based on GDP and GNI per capita. Africa’s economic growth has been downgraded by the AfDB amid global shocks.

5 Jun 2025 - Hundreds of protesting Myanmar tribespeople march up a hillside to a cavernous facility where a Chinese joint venture's giant milling machines stand ready to grind up the rocks of their ancestral homeland for lead ore. They say Myanmar firm Four Star…

5 Jun 2025 - The National Treasury has been put on the spot over the securitisation of an additional Ksh5 from the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), bypassing the constitutional procedures. With the additional amount to the previous Ksh7 that had been approved last…

5 Jun 2025 - Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after soft US economic data boosted expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates and put the focus on key jobs figures coming at the end of the week. However, the readings ramped up bets on a Fed cut,…

5 Jun 2025 - School capitation, absorption of the Universal Health Workers and the recruitment of 10,000 police officers have suffered huge budget cuts in the 2025/26 financial year. Also affected are the recruitment of National Intelligence Officers, the Police…

5 Jun 2025 - As Kenya and the world mark another World Environment Day, it is crucial for Kenya to take stock of the hits and misses on the plastic ban. The country has made gains, but effective policy implementation remains a challenge. Despite the plastic ban…

5 Jun 2025 - Boda boda is the easiest, quickest and most convenient mode of transport for committing or aiding environmental crimes.   From transporting charcoal, poles, timber, live wild animals, bush meat and wildlife trophies, ‘bodas’ can be a weak link in…

5 Jun 2025 - The latest UN-Habitat report warns of a global housing crisis, and in Kenya, this is already a reality, with the country facing a deficit of over 2 million units. In its 2024 annual report, the UN-Habitat cautions that if urgent measures are not taken to…

5 Jun 2025 - Members of the Korando and Kogony clans in Kisumu county have vowed to resist the planned implementation of a KSh128 billion real estate development.

5 Jun 2025 - Imagine waking up one day to find that your nation owes billions for infrastructure projects that never served the people. That is the truth Senator Okiya Omtatah wants Kenyans to confront. He has gone back to court with a new petition, accusing…

5 Jun 2025 - ‘Hustlers’ should brace for tougher times in the coming financial year, as the government’s fiscal plan aims to raise more revenue from low-income earners through taxes to fund its expenditure. The 2025 Finance Bill, which National Treasury Cabinet…

5 Jun 2025 - Today, June 5, 2025, is World Environment Day, and the global community is united in addressing the three greatest challenges facing humanity today – climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The theme of this year’s event is tackling plastic…

5 Jun 2025 - Private hospitals are questioning why only 20 per cent of the accredited Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities are receiving full quarterly reimbursements, while a majority are still struggling with the heavy financial burden. The hospitals also want to…

5 Jun 2025 - Tanzanians' silence amid serious human rights abuses worrying

5 Jun 2025 - Koskei wants firms to set aside budgets to deal with mental health challenges

5 Jun 2025 - Nyahururu bets on tourism, and real estate to woo investors

5 Jun 2025 - Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has announced that the government will pay examination fees for Form Four candidates, ending speculation that parents and guardians will bear the burden. Kitutu Chache North MP Japhet Nyakundi, a member of…

5 Jun 2025 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in collaboration with the World Bank, successfully hosted the inaugural Data for Soil Health and Scale Summit in Nairobi.

5 Jun 2025 - Tax proposals in Sh4.24 tr budget seen to cut household spending

5 Jun 2025 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has deducted about Ksh6 million from a programme it was funding under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife after an audit flagged an ineligible expenditure. The money was spent yet it had not been budgeted…

5 Jun 2025 - A section of civil society groups under the Okoa Uchumi campaign has accused the government of using the proposed Finance Bill 2025/2026 to punish taxpayers and extend favours to a connected few.

4 Jun 2025 - DP Kithure Kindiki encountered a hostile crowd in Othaya, Nyeri County, that chanted "one term" slogans across the fence where he was holding an empowerment event.

4 Jun 2025 - Dar es Salaam’s Police Commander, Jumanne Muliro, has flatly dismissed allegations from Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and his Ugandan counterpart Agather Atuhaire, who claim they were tortured by Tanzanian police after detention by immigration…

4 Jun 2025 - Web developer and activist Rose Njeri Tunguru found herself at the centre of national attention last week following her arrest on allegations of cybercrime.

4 Jun 2025 - The National Assembly has overwhelmingly approved all the seven nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

4 Jun 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 4 — Kenya is emerging as a regional leader in the fight against soil degradation, using data and technology to revive depleted farmlands and improve food security. This week, the country played host to the first-ever Data for Soil…

4 Jun 2025 - President William Ruto received the credentials of six new envoys to Kenya at State House, Nairobi, on Wednesday.

4 Jun 2025 - Rare migratory bird from Finland found dead in Siaya village

4 Jun 2025 - Four men were on Wednesday charged with murder following the death a 24-year-old businessman at Kapseret in Uasin Gishu County.

4 Jun 2025 - The 10,000 metric tonnes of gas were discharged from MT Barumk despite strong ocean currents.

4 Jun 2025 - Algeria has pushed back more than 16,000 irregular African migrants to Niger since April, the figure comprising more than half total expulsions for last year, an official source told AFP Wednesday. Irregular migrants from neighbouring Niger and other…

4 Jun 2025 - Algeria has pushed back more than 16,000 irregular African migrants to Niger since April, the figure comprising more than half total expulsions for last year, an official source told AFP Wednesday. Irregular migrants from neighbouring Niger and other…

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4 Jun 2025 - The first excavation of a cemetery at the former military camp outside Dakar where French soldiers massacred African troops who had fought in WWII has unveiled skeletons with bullets, a source told AFP Wednesday. The excavations have been under way since…