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Embu High Court Dismisses Petition Against Leo Wa Muthende
The Embu High Court has dismissed a petition challenging Leo Wa Muthende’s November 2025 by‑election victory as Mbeere North Member of Parliament.The petitioner...
Russia Moves to Block WhatsApp, Aiming to Shift Users to State-Linked Platform
Russian authorities have taken significant steps to restrict access to WhatsApp, accusing the Meta-owned messaging service of failing to meet local legal requir...
Eric Omondi Completes First Day of Nairobi‑to‑Mombasa Charity Walk
Comedian and activist Eric Omondi successfully completed the first leg of his Nairobi‑to‑Mombasa walk on Tuesday, covering an estimated 68 kilometres from Nairo...
State Steps In With Sh4.1 Billion as Food Insecurity Deepens
The government has released Sh4.1 billion to intensify drought mitigation efforts as the number of Kenyans facing hunger continues to rise due to prolonged dry...
Ruto, Sakaja Agree on Shared Governance Plan for Nairobi Services
President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja have agreed on a new shared-governance framework that will see the national government take a direct...
Nyeri Residents Protest After Missing Girl Found Dead in Pit Latrine
Residents in Mathira, Nyeri County, staged protests on Tuesday after the body of a nine-year-old girl, Shantel Waruguru Kagema, was found in a pit latrine days...
Ruto Hails Ziidi Trader as Game-Changer in Expanding Share Ownership
President William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the launch of Safaricom’s Ziidi Trader at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Westlands, describing the pla...
Senators Warn Governors Against ‘Unconducive’ Oversight Standoff
Senators have accused county governors of engaging in public mudslinging after the Council of Governors raised claims of extortion and harassment at select Sena...
Court Denies Bail to Officer Charged With Murder of Mask Hawker During Protests
A High Court has denied bail to police officer Klinzy Baraza, who is charged with the murder of mask hawker Boniface Kariuki during last year’s anti-government...
NFDK Donates KSh 3.7 Million Worth of Assistive Devices to Persons With Disabilities in North Eastern Kenya
The National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK)has donated assorted assistive devices and vocational tools valued at KSh 3.7 million to Persons With Disabili...
IPOA Launches Probe Into Fatal Shooting Of KMTC Student In Huruma
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) stu...
Protests Erupt in Huruma After Fatal Shooting of KMTC Student
Huruma Estate in Nairobi was thrown into chaos after a 21-year-old Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) student, Sheryl Adhiambo, was fatally shot on Saturday...
South Africa To Withdraw 700 Troops From UN Peacekeeping Mission In DR Congo After 27 Years
South Africa has announced that it will withdraw approximately 700 troops from the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic...
ECOWAS Pushes Ahead With Plans for a Single West African Currency
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pursuing the creation of a single regional currency known as the Eco, aimed at deepening economic inte...
Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
President Donald Trump on Friday declined to apologize after a video posted on his social media platform briefly showed former President Barack Obama and former...
Police Foil Human Trafficking and Immigration Fraud Attempt at JKIA, Arrest Four Suspects
Kenyan security agencies have foiled a human trafficking and immigration fraud attempt at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, leading to the arrest...
Ukraine Recovers Bodies Of Two More Kenyans Fighting For Russia In Donetsk
Ukraine has announced that it has recovered the bodies of two Kenyan nationals who were fighting on the side of Russian forces in the Donetsk region, deepening...
Zelenskyy Says 55,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed As War Enters Fourth Year
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has disclosed that about 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the...
Court of Appeal Overturns High Court Ruling on NG-CDF
The Court of Appeal has overturned a 2024 High Court decision that declared the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) unconstitutional, r...
Gas Cylinder Depot Explosion Triggers Fire And Panic In Donholm Estate
A gas cylinder depot exploded early Friday morning at Kisumu Ndogo area in Donholm estate, Nairobi, sparking a massive fire that sent residents fleeing amid lou...