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6 Nov 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Kenya’s High Commission in Dar es Salaam has moved to assure Kenyans of their safety amid reports that Tanzanian…

6 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – An international study has found that hormonal contraceptives may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, adding new evidence…

6 Nov 2025 - WURSELEN, Germany - A German court has sentenced a palliative care nurse to life in prison after finding him guilty of murdering 10 patients and…

5 Nov 2025 - DOHA, Qatar — President William Ruto has called on Kenyans living abroad to unite behind his administration’s economic transformation agenda, saying…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has lauded the Samba Sports Youth Fund Trust for its ongoing efforts to empower young people through…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that the Nubian community is legally recognised as one of Kenya’s ethnic…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The night travel ban for Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) along the Lamu–Witu–Garsen road will remain in effect indefinitely, Interior…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that slain Nairobi lawyer, Patrick Kyalo, was heavily indebted to…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has reaffirmed the resilience of the Kenya shilling, dismissing allegations of currency…

5 Nov 2025 - NYERI, Kenya - Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called on Parliament to introduce treason-level penalties for individuals selling…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Public university lecturers and staff have called off their two-month strike after reaching a deal with the government on the…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Public university lecturers and staff have called off their two-month strike after reaching a deal with the government on the…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has appealed to Parliament to allocate more funds for the…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The government is set to launch a new mobile application that will enable Kenyans to report incidents such as road accidents and…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — A Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) employee has been fined Sh8.5 million by the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court after…

5 Nov 2025 - DOHA, Qatar — United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has sounded a grim alarm over the deepening conflict in Sudan, warning that the war…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Rising global fertiliser prices could significantly increase food production costs in Kenya just as the planting season kicks off,…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s remittances from Saudi Arabia have plunged to their lowest level in four years after the Gulf kingdom rolled out a new…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Pay TV provider MultiChoice Kenya has announced sweeping price cuts on DStv and GOtv decoders and installation kits, in a fresh bid…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Public university lecturers could return to lecture halls as early as Monday, November 10, if union members agree to a proposal for…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Trade between Kenya and the United Kingdom has hit a historic milestone of Sh340 billion (£2.1 billion) for the first time, marking…

5 Nov 2025 - KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan security forces have killed a self-styled traditional herbalist accused of leading coordinated weekend attacks on police…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - At least five people have been arrested in Nairobi and other parts of the country for allegedly impersonating candidates in the…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A new United Nations report has warned that land degradation driven by human activity is accelerating at an alarming rate,…

5 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Public officers who sidestep Kenyans in law-making or project decisions could soon face fines of up to Sh500,000, under a new Bill…

4 Nov 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzanian authorities have lifted a week-long night curfew in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, following deadly…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The National Treasury has appealed to university lecturers to accept payment of their long-overdue salaries and allowances in…

4 Nov 2025 - WASHINGTON, United States — Dick Cheney, the former US vice-president, defense secretary, and one of the most powerful figures in modern American…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy has warned that proposed amendments to the Energy Act could…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has given all individuals and companies involved in sugar repackaging until November 17, 2025, to…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Counties will receive Sh70.6 billion in additional allocations for the 2025/26 financial year after Parliament struck a long-awaited…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - President William Ruto has appointed Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Chairperson Claris Awuor Ogangah as the new…

4 Nov 2025 - TikTok has deleted more than 592,000 videos from Kenyan users between April and June 2025 for violating its community guidelines, as the platform…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan hip-hop artist Henry Ohanga, popularly known as Octopizzo, has officially declared his intention to run for the Kibra…

4 Nov 2025 - KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s army-aligned authorities are set to meet on Tuesday to consider a new ceasefire proposal from the United States, as the…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Senators have raised the alarm over a surge in hate speech and ethnic division as Kenya inches closer to the 2027 General Election,…

4 Nov 2025 - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has issued an urgent public advisory for residents in the Rift…

4 Nov 2025 - KIAMBU, Kenya — Property owners in Gitaru, Kiambu County, have secured a temporary court order halting construction of a new link road connecting the…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has assured workers in state-owned sugar factories that the government will clear all…

4 Nov 2025 - KERICHO, Kenya — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has announced that Parliament will push for increased funding to the Ministry of…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A new international study suggests that engaging in creative activities—from dancing and painting to playing video games—could help…

4 Nov 2025 - DODOMA, Tanzania — Tanzania has begun a nationwide crackdown targeting foreigners accused of fueling deadly unrest that rocked the country following…

4 Nov 2025 - KISUMU, Kenya - The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has opened an investigation into the death of a robbery with violence suspect who…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Despite steady gains in healthcare access, Kenya continues to record one of the highest maternal mortality rates in East Africa, a…

4 Nov 2025 - NAKURU, Kenya — Police in Nakuru County have launched investigations into the gruesome killing of an elderly couple whose bodies were discovered…

4 Nov 2025 - BEIJING, China - Starbucks has announced plans to sell a 60% stake in its China business to investment firm Boyu Capital in a $4 billion deal,…

4 Nov 2025 - Media personality Kamene Goro has revealed that the 2013 Westgate Mall terror attack marked the end of her law career, saying the tragedy changed her…

4 Nov 2025 - DOHA, Qatar — President William Ruto has called on world leaders to restore global solidarity in tackling poverty and inequality, warning that the…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Nairobi County Government has embarked on a citywide review and mapping of daycare centres to strengthen early childhood…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has announced the release of the July 2025 Business and Technical Education…