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31 Oct 2025 - MERU, Kenya - Police in Meru County have intercepted 15 bales of cannabis sativa in a major anti-narcotics operation along the Ruiri–Nchiru Road in…

31 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - WhatsApp has launched its first dedicated app for Apple Watch, allowing users to read, reply, and react to messages directly from…

31 Oct 2025 - BOSTON - Children born to mothers infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy may face a higher risk of autism and other developmental differences,…

31 Oct 2025 - KISUMU, Kenya — The Central Organization of Trade Unions (Cotu-K) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has called for stronger action to eliminate child…

31 Oct 2025 - LONDON, UK — Britain’s King Charles III has stripped his younger brother, Andrew, of his title of prince and ordered him to vacate his Windsor…

31 Oct 2025 - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A South African court has ruled that Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid icon Chief Albert Luthuli was killed by…

31 Oct 2025 - KIAMBU, Kenya - Police have launched investigations into the theft of firearms and ammunition from Maguguni Patrol Base in Thika, Kiambu County, in…

31 Oct 2025 - NAKURU, Kenya - Four police officers in Nakuru County have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a colleague during a night patrol…

31 Oct 2025 - LONDON, UK - A large new study has found that antidepressant use can lead to significant changes in body weight, heart rate, cholesterol, and blood…

31 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Landowners in Nairobi will begin paying new land rates from January 1, 2026, following the gazettement of the National Rating Act,…

31 Oct 2025 - LOS ANGELES, United States — Streaming powerhouse Netflix on Thursday announced a ten-for-one stock split, a move aimed at making its shares more…

31 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party has announced the death of Mama Rose Kajwang, widow of the late Homa Bay Senator Gerald…

31 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Immigration Ministry has requested an additional Sh4.2 billion from Parliament to sustain the government’s rollout of free…

31 Oct 2025 - TAWILA, Sudan — Survivors of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assault on el-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur under army control, have…

30 Oct 2025 - GARISSA, Kenya - Health authorities in Garissa County have confirmed a case of Mpox infection involving a 35-year-old male healthcare worker,…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has ordered a Nairobi hospital and the Kenyatta Memorial Funeral Home…

30 Oct 2025 - KINANGOP, Kenya — Police in Nyandarua have launched investigations into the gruesome murder of an 11-year-old boy whose body was found beheaded in a…

30 Oct 2025 - Former Kenya Sevens rugby player Alex Olaba has lost his appeal against a six-year jail term, with the High Court today upholding his conviction for…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — British-made weapons and military equipment have been recovered from battlefields in Sudan, where they were allegedly used by the…

30 Oct 2025 - Entrepreneur and influencer Saumu Mbuvi, the daughter of former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, has publicly addressed her ongoing mental-health journey…

30 Oct 2025 - KAKAMEGA, Kenya - Two opposition parties have struck a deal to back a single candidate against the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in the…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a public warning over fraudulent individuals and entities posing as legitimate…

30 Oct 2025 - JINJA, Uganda — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tororo, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Xiaomi’s newly launched 17 Pro Max is shaping up as one of the most formidable Android flagships of 2025, going head-to-head with…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has defended the government’s decision to phase out the Linda Mama free maternity programme,…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has exposed widespread irregularities in the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company’s (…

30 Oct 2025 - JUJA, Kenya — Six students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) have earned fully funded scholarships to pursue Master…

30 Oct 2025 - KERUGOYA, Kenya — Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has urged the National Government to immediately intervene to protect local rice farmers in Mwea…

30 Oct 2025 - Tanzania’s post-election unrest has left a trail of destruction across major cities, with several celebrities now counting heavy losses after angry…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Jubilee Party has formally endorsed former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i as its presidential candidate for the…

30 Oct 2025 - Twenty-five-year-old Qhawekazi Mazaleni, a speech and language therapist, was crowned Miss South Africa 2025 on Saturday night in a glittering…

30 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Movement across Tanzania has ground to a halt after widespread election-related violence forced authorities to close major…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Employment and Labour Relations Court has nullified the recently planned nationwide police recruitment, ruling that the National…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Israel has committed to helping Kenya fortify its cyber defences as the country grapples with a sharp rise in hacking and data…

30 Oct 2025 - GARISSA, Kenya — The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has cautioned motorists against using sections of the Thika–Garissa (A3) highway after…

30 Oct 2025 - NEW YORK — More than 60 governments — including leading Western powers and several Arab states — have been accused of enabling Israel’s ongoing…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIVASHA, Kenya — Former Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Robert Ingasira, was arrested on Wednesday in…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Judiciary has announced that it will conduct an institution-wide employee census on Thursday, October 30, in an effort to…

30 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — At least two people, including a police officer, were killed on Wednesday, October 29, during protests that engulfed…

30 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The Tanzanian government has ordered all public servants to work from home following the escalation of post-election…

30 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Oburu Odinga, elder brother to the late Raila Odinga, has pledged to preserve and modernize the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) as…

29 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat (VDS) on Wednesday held a consultative forum with Kenyatta University economics students…

29 Oct 2025 - BONDO, Kenya — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula on Wednesday joined African and Kenyan leaders in honouring the late Raila Odinga at his…

29 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has launched an investigation into reports of a possible cyber incident…

29 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The National Police Service (NPS) has commended its officers in Diani, Kwale County, for maintaining restraint and professionalism…

29 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Authorities in Tanzania have imposed a night-time curfew in parts of the country following violent protests that erupted…

29 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu will remain at Kamiti Maximum Prison after the High Court dismissed his latest bid to have…

29 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The United States Embassy in Tanzania has advised its personnel to remain indoors and avoid public gatherings amid…

29 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzanian police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday as opposition supporters took to…

29 Oct 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has hailed the Harambee Starlets as “true champions” after their historic qualification for the 2026 Women’s…