Citizen Briefs with Wycliff Orandi 9th July 2025

16 Jul 2025 - The deported men are nationals of Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba and Jamaica.

16 Jul 2025 - The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has invited prequalification bids from Chinese contractors for the expansion of the Pangani–Muthaiga–Kiambu–Ndumberi Road, following a financing deal from China’s Export-Import (EXIM) Bank.

16 Jul 2025 - The labor minister in economically depressed Cuba resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over her claim that people rummaging through garbage cans were only pretending to be poor and not truly desperate.

16 Jul 2025 - Nigeria's former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees to bid farewell to the 82-year-old.

16 Jul 2025 - Israeli strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people on Tuesday, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli army said it hit Hezbollah targets in the area.

16 Jul 2025 - Stakeholders in the bancassurance sector are calling for urgent reforms to Kenya’s insurance regulatory framework, warning that the current system is ill-equipped to support the evolving needs of the market or the pace of innovation.  The calls were…

16 Jul 2025 - 'No teacher has any business pursuing inappropriate relationships with learners.' - PS Julius Bitok.

16 Jul 2025 - Westlands MP and Bungoma gubernatorial hopeful Tim Wanyonyi has dismissed claims that he is a political project of the county’s leaders. The allegations emerged following his recent meeting with elected leaders from the county. Speaking on a local Luhya…

16 Jul 2025 - They looked like they had been scalded with hot water. Their flesh came off when we tried to carry them.

16 Jul 2025 - Russia’s assertive re-entry into Africa, particularly in West Africa, marks a significant evolution in its foreign policy strategy. Far from mere nostalgia for Cold War influence, Moscow’s actions reflect a pragmatic and revisionist agenda aimed at…