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Petition Against Kisii County Women Rep Dismissed
A Kisii high court judge has dismissed an election petition by two voters against area women rep Doris Donya Aburi, citing failure to meet the threshold of stan...

CAS Candidates Interview Kicks Off
The Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday, 1 March kicked off interviews for the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) positions.The 240 shortlisted candi...

Bola Tinubu Wins Nigerian Presidential Election
Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor has won a tight race to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria.Tinubu, “having satisfied the requirements...

Tribunal Recommends Masit Be Removed From Office
In a report on Monday, tribunal chairperson Justice Aggrey Muchelule said the tribunal proved beyond a reasonable doubt, allegations of gross misconduct against...

TAF: Nigeria Electoral Body Provided Less Voting Aid For PWDs
The Albino Foundation Africa (TAF Africa) Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Election Hub, says there was not enough voting aid for Persons with disabilities duri...

Macron: I Won't let France Become 'Ideal Scapegoat' In Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he will not allow France to become "the ideal scapegoat" in Africa, in a speech ahead of a trip to the cont...

Kisii County Contractors Up In Arms Against Governor
Kisii county contractors association was up in arms against governor Simba Arati for non-payment of projects executed six months into office.The association’s o...

NAACP Awards 2023
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performance...

<strong>Chinese Invent Long-Distance Kissing Device</strong>
Do you want to send your long-distance lover a kiss? A Chinese apparatus with life-like lips has the solution.The much-talked-about device was invented by Chine...

Nigeria's Electoral Commission Starts Announcing State-wide Results
Nigeria's electoral commission began announcing state-by-state results from national elections on Sunday, amid complaints of irregularities.The commission is no...

Death Toll From Brazil Floods, Landslides Reaches 54
The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 54 people on Friday, official figures showed, cli...

<strong>Airtel Launches eSIM</strong>
Airtel Kenya has launched eSIM, which will allow users to access communication services without having a physical SIM card.An eSIM, is a form of programmable SI...

assitALL Awarded At Zero Project Conference
Signs Media Kenya Limited (SMKL) is among companies around the globe committed to enhancing disability inclusion through overall support for their employees and...

Residents Affected By Dongo Kundu Project To Be Compensated
The government has assured residents affected by the construction of the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone(SEZ) project of compensation.Speaking in Mombasa duri...

Bishop Muheria Calls For Action In Tackling Rising Cost Of Living
Nyeri Diocese Catholic Archbishop, Anthony Muheria, wants the country to tone down on the rhetoric about the rising cost of living and refocus the energy toward...

Gov't To Decriminalize Artisan, Small Scale Miners
The government has assured artisan miners that it will decriminalize their activities to enable them earn a decent livelihood.Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue...

Nigeria's Presidential Election
Nigerians will head to the polls Saturday in a hotly contested presidential race that analysts say is too close to call.It will be the largest democratic exerci...

Jill Biden Tours Africa
U.S. first lady Jill Biden is set to visit Kenya as part of her five-day Africa tour.The trip will focus on education, health and empowering youth and women, s...

Al Shabaab Attack Kills 10 At Officials' House
Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia's capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and mil...

At Least 51 Soldiers Killed In North Burkina Faso
At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, one of the highest reported death tol...