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3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya has successfully raised $1.5 billion (Sh225 billion) from international capital markets in an oversubscribed Eurobond issuance…

3 Oct 2025 - The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed significant progress in its ongoing probe into fraudulent claims and irregularities…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A Nairobi businesswoman, Mahammud Ayni Hussein, has filed an urgent petition seeking to stop the reinstatement of two police…

3 Oct 2025 - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Kenyan educator Jepkosgei Chemoiwa has been named the winner of the 2025 African Union (AU) Continental Best Teacher Award, a…

3 Oct 2025 - KISII, Kenya – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has charged Philip Rotich Kiprono, an operations manager at NCBA Bank’s Kisii branch, over…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya has raised $1.5 billion (about Sh193.8 billion) from international lenders in a fresh deal that the government says will…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - President William Ruto has appointed John Lorionokou as Kenya’s new Registrar of Political Parties (RPP), in a raft of leadership…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has cautioned politicians against over-reliance on social media or private meetings to gain…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced a raft of new measures to bolster exam security and curb malpractice…

3 Oct 2025 - ENGLAND, UK - The Church of England has appointed Dame Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury designate, making her the first woman to be chosen…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A prominent Nairobi advocate is facing criminal investigation in connection with a brazen forgery scheme that altered High Court…

3 Oct 2025 - Adidas has unveiled Trionda as the official match ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, introducing a new era of technology-driven design for the global…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has unveiled the depth of one of Nairobi’s most brazen land scandals, exposing how…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced temporary job opportunities across the country as it…

3 Oct 2025 - HOMA BAY, Kenya- Police in Homa Bay and Bondo have destroyed more than 12,000 litres of Kangara and seized cannabis sativa worth Sh32,500 in a…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s fast-changing news landscape has welcomed a new entrant with the launch of The Scoop, a one-page online magazine designed to…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service Eliud Lagat has suffered a blow after the High Court dismissed his…

3 Oct 2025 - ENGLAND, UK - Prince William has pledged to bring “change for good” to the monarchy when he becomes king, in what palace aides describe as one of his…

3 Oct 2025 - NEW YORK — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will learn his fate Friday as a federal judge prepares to sentence him on two prostitution-related…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has transitioned its procurement process to the government’s Electronic Government Procurement (e…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya has officially adopted a regional electronic system designed to modernise cargo clearance and boost trade within the Common…

3 Oct 2025 - MAKUENI, Kenya - A 29-year-old man from Chyandulu village in Muuni sub-location, Makueni County, is fighting for his life at Makindu Sub-County…

3 Oct 2025 - WEST POKOT, Kenya - At least four people, including a 14-year-old boy, died on Thursday after a shaft collapsed at a gold mining site in Kambi Karai…

3 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A parliamentary probe has revealed that 34 acres of land reserved for the expansion of Lang’ata Women’s Prison were illegally…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Six Members of Parliament from Kiambu County have demanded that the national government immediately take over the county’s health…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya African National Union (KANU) national chairman Gideon Moi has declared his candidacy in the upcoming Baringo Senatorial by-…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Chief Justice David Maraga has formally joined the United Green Movement (UGM) as its founding party leader and presidential…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The National Police Service (NPS) has postponed its long-awaited recruitment exercise after a court order temporarily blocked the…

2 Oct 2025 - Walter Mong’are, popularly known as Nyambane, is no stranger to drama—whether on stage as part of the iconic Redykyulass trio or behind the…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya will not introduce a standalone law to criminalise sextortion after MPs concluded that existing legislation sufficiently…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIVASHA, Kenya - The Kikuyu Council of Elders has announced the resumption of its annual initiation ceremony for boys, ending a one-year break…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto on Wednesday presided over the official opening of the 2025 Nairobi International Trade Fair (NITF) at…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan MPs have raised serious concerns over how the government spent Sh607 million on consultancy and feasibility work for three…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has sounded the alarm over the persistent use of forged academic certificates in…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – NCBA Group has announced the resignation of its long-serving Company Secretary, Kamene Maundu, marking the end of a 12-year tenure…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The Social Health Authority (SHA) has dismissed reports that whistleblower Andrew Kipkurui Rotich was fired, clarifying that he…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – A looming strike that threatened to cripple operations at Kenya’s major airports has been called off following successful talks…

2 Oct 2025 - Munich’s iconic Oktoberfest hit an unexpected and chilling pause today after a bomb threat forced organizers to shut down the Theresienwiese festival…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan travellers can now fly directly to Saudi Arabia as Flynas, the Middle East’s leading low-cost airline, launches flights…

2 Oct 2025 - MARTI, Kenya — A 17-year-old herder was shot dead while three others sustained injuries in a cattle raid on Monday evening in Marti area, police have…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The introduction of new entry fees at Kenya’s national parks, reserves, and sanctuaries has hit a legal roadblock after the High…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Snapchat is introducing fees for users who exceed five gigabytes (GB) of saved photos and videos in its popular Memories feature,…

2 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The government has announced a plan to pay digital influencers who create content promoting flagship programs such as affordable…

2 Oct 2025 - KILIFI, Kenya — A primary school teacher in Kilifi County has been arrested in connection with the death of a 15-year-old student who reportedly…

2 Oct 2025 - KAMPALA, Uganda - Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, have gone missing after being allegedly abducted by armed men in Uganda on…

2 Oct 2025 - WASHINGTON - Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is edging closer to becoming the planet’s first trillionaire after his fortune briefly crossed…

1 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – A new regional programme is set to accelerate the use of solar power in farming and food production across East Africa, with the aim…

1 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a fourth Kenyan, Kevin Kariuki Nduma, is being repatriated from Moscow after…

1 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has scored a significant legal victory after the High Court directed the Asset Recovery Agency (…

1 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has brought the government’s Jukwaa la Usalama initiative to Nairobi after touring 46…