- Wildlife Works Conservation Project Manager, Cara Braund, highlighted the dual benefits of the project. She noted that it would not only protect the environment but also safeguard human lives.
- The court dropped the matter under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code and ordered a refund of the cash bail deposited by the accused persons.
- The US Embassy in Tanzania has closed for two days due to an internet outage affecting several East African countries. “Due to degraded network service nationwide, the embassy will remain closed to the public,” the embassy said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. It cancelled all consular…
- Seven members of the select committee chaired by Marsabit Woman Representative Naomi Waqo found that the allegations leveled against him by Bumula MP Jack Wamboka were not substantiated.
- SEACOM grew its reach in South African and Kenyan metros by establishing new interconnect agreements with last mile suppliers and securing wireless network access in areas where there is not yet any last-mile fibre in the ground/FILE
- This is after Senate amended the proposed equitable share to counties to Sh415 billion while the National Assembly set a ceiling of Sh391 billion, creating a Sh24 billion deficit gap.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Embattled Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has survived the impeachment bid against him after the Select Committee probing ouster found that allegations against him were unsubstantiated. Seven members of the select committee chaired by Marsabit Woman…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Several schools are reopening in Kenya after the start of term was postponed by deadly flooding. Police and transport officials have been deployed to ensure students get to class safely. More than 1,600 schools across the country may not reopen yet due to floods, the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Saudi Arabia has acceded to Kenya’s request to postpone the execution of Stephen Munyakho that was set for Wednesday to allow for further negotiations between all parties. According to Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei, Kenya will be engaging stakeholders…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – The death toll from the nationwide flood tragedy has now reached 277, this is after one additional fatality was reported. A statement from the Ministry of Interior indicated that more than 290,000, people have been affected by the floods across the country since March when…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 13 – Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha on Monday spearheaded the National Health Insurance Fund ( marking a significant step towards the transition to the new Social Health Authority (SHA). Acknowledging the dedicated efforts of the Transition Committee and collaborating…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has slammed the Kibwezi West Member of Parliament Mwengi Mutuse’s proposal to add village elders to the Civil Service, stressing that this will be unfair to the Kenyan taxpayers. In his X account, Ahmednasir stressed that absorbing the 45,000…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Residents living near Kitengela police station were evacuated after a truck that had been driven there with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) started to leak. According to a police report, officers urged those living within 500 metres of the station to evacuate as a safety…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – President William Ruto on Monday officially opened Lenana School Primary in Nairobi. The school, which is the first public primary in Dagoretti South Constituency’s Ngando Ward, has 22 classrooms with more than 1,500 students. The President said the government will build…
- KISUMU, Kenya, May 13 – Five schools in Kisumu County have failed to reopen for second term lessons due to flooding. According to the county director of education Rosemary Birenge, the schools are in pathetic condition. Birenge says education officials are currently in the affected schools to see…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says the Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Act tomorrow outlays a comprehensive, consolidated, predictable and transparent framework for the registration and regulation of civil society entities operating in Kenya. According to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Learning in most public schools nationwide is set to resume for the second term Monday after two postponements occasioned by flooding. Parents have been concerns about the safety of the students amid fears on the status of the learning infrastructure and environment.…
- Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa acknowledge there has been a problem. They have said they are working to fix it. The patchy service was a result of faults in the under-sea cables that connect…
- The results of climate discussions between China and the United States in Washington are “encouraging”, with the climate commitments made by both nations holding global significance, experts said. Their pledges resonate with the resounding call from the international community to limit the Earth’s…
- BEIJING — Upon his arrival at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital in East China’s Jiangsu province on May 5, Chen Fan (pseudonym) was advised by the consulting doctor to undergo a chest CT scan; however, due to time constraints, the scan results were not immediately available, leaving Chen worried about…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – The Kenyan government is planning to introduce new and enhanced taxes in the latest proposed law which has triggered widespread criticism in the country. The price of bread is set to increase after the national treasury proposed to remove the key consumer staple from the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 12 – Kenya’s avocado sector is seeking improved cooperation with China in food safety to expand exports to the lucrative market. Kenya is one of the leading avocado producers in Africa, and China is a huge market for Kenyan avocado farmers and exporters. But many have failed to…
- The latest medical camp was held at Drive In Primary School in Mathare, Nairobi County, where more than 5,000 residents accessed an array of health services including general consultations, cervical and breast cancer screening, fistula screening, diabetes screening, hypertension monitoring and…
- KHARTOUM, May 12 (Xinhua) — At least 13 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in Gezira State in central Sudan, a resistance committee announced on Saturday. “The RSF attacked Al-Hurqa village, east of Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira State…
- The center warned that the ionosphere in most areas of China will be disturbed by the geomagnetic storm, affecting short-wave communication and navigation, and the increased upper atmosphere density will cause orbital decay for low-orbit satellites.
- WASHINGTON, May 12 — The administration of US President Joe Biden said in a report Friday that it is “reasonable to assess” that US weapons supplied to Israel may have been used in violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). The Biden administration said in an overdue report drafted by the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12—On Mother’s Day, Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa commended all mothers, particularly those impacted by recent floods, for their dedication to protecting and prioritizing their families during these challenging times. During the ongoing floods, which have claimed over 250…
- Amnesty International on Thursday called for the immediate release of all peaceful protesters detained in relation to the disturbances on May 9 of last year. The rights organization also urged the government to guarantee fair trials for everyone charged in connection with the events. The riots…
- ISLAMABAD: On the call for a nationwide strike by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and other lawyers associations, the legal fraternity boycotted court proceedings in several cities in the country, forcing adjournments of the pending cases on Thursday. According to reports, the lawyers across Khyber-…
- A 2014 study focusing on the public sector nursing workforce in Kenya suggests there were around 18,625 nurses deployed.
This number might be higher now due to potential workforce increase.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 — The Palestinian Embassy in Kenya has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote adopting a resolution to admit the State of Palestine as a full UN Member. The statement comes after 143 States, including Kenya, voted in support of the resolution giving…
- The 193-member General Assembly adopted a resolution giving Palestinians additional rights and privileges, with 25 states, including Malawi and Canada abstaining.
- Murkomen, speaking in Homa Bay on Saturday, asserted that the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in conjunction with the Interior Ministry will intensify safety checks on all public transport to enhance road safety.
- Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said more efforts should be made to establish and improve a data property rights system, formulate policies to promote the efficient circulation and trading of data in a compliant manner, and establish a revenue distribution system and a…
- Xi said that the CPC Central Committee has always made developing ideological-political courses in schools a priority for education since the 18th CPC National Congress and the Party's leadership in this regard has been fully strengthened.
- Speaking at a farewell ceremony held by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, Xi said that he and Orban have fully conducted in-depth communication and reached many important consensuses during the trip, although it was not long enough.
- The execution of the legal instrument to make the Public Benefits Organisations Act operational, the President said, demonstrates the government’s commitment to forging a strong partnership with civil society.