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

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cleared 56 candidates to contest in the November 27 by-elections,…

4 Nov 2025 - Nairobi, Kenya — Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has called on officers to continuously expand their knowledge and skills to effectively…

4 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya – Several parts of the country will continue receiving rainfall this week, the Kenya Meteorological Department has said in its latest…

4 Nov 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania remains under a partial internet blackout even after authorities began restoring services following a disputed…

4 Nov 2025 - Roots Party leader Prof. George Luchiri Wajackoyah has admitted that his widely publicized campaign to legalize bhang during the 2022 presidential…

3 Nov 2025 - KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified emergency food assistance across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti after…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Opposition parties have agreed to field joint candidates in the upcoming by-elections, signalling a renewed push to consolidate…

3 Nov 2025 - TEL AVIV, Israel — The fallout from a leaked video allegedly showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee has deepened after the arrest of…

3 Nov 2025 - ELGEYO MARAKWET, Kenya - The death toll from the Elgeyo Marakwet landslides has climbed to 30 after four more bodies were recovered on Monday, even…

3 Nov 2025 - MACHAKOS, Kenya — Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti Oduwole will on Tuesday, November 4th preside over the Machakos Youth Empowerment Program…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — The Supreme Court of Kenya has announced that 16 universities will take part in this year’s Annual Supreme Court Moot Court…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on Monday officially opened the International Police Association (IPA) International…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s tourism industry could lose more than Ksh370 million every year due to new payment rules introduced by the Kenya Wildlife…

3 Nov 2025 - KERUGOYA, Kenya - The High Court in Kerugoya has extended orders barring the implementation of parts of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment…

3 Nov 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has faulted Tanzania’s 2025 General Election for falling short of…

3 Nov 2025 - KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, describing her…

3 Nov 2025 - NAKURU, Kenya - President William Ruto on Monday launched the KenGen–Kaishan Green Ammonia Fertiliser Project, hailing it as a milestone in Kenya’s…

3 Nov 2025 - Comedian Sammy Kioko has shared that he's selling his car — a vehicle he famously won after emerging the overall winner of the Ultimate Comic…

3 Nov 2025 - President William Ruto turned what began as a celebration of love into a broader reflection on responsibility, marriage, and values — telling Kenyan…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - More than 90,000 Kenyans have been added to the voter roll in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, according to…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has sent a message of condolence to residents of Elgeyo Marakwet County following deadly…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has urged Tanzanian authorities to immediately lift nationwide curfews and restore internet…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - A section of senators has raised concern over the government’s increasing use of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in implementing…

3 Nov 2025 - DJIBOUTI — Djibouti’s parliament has voted unanimously to remove the presidential age limit, clearing the path for long-serving leader Ismail Omar…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has directed all civil servants to undergo a two-week mandatory online…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - All money raised from the sale of State-owned enterprises will now be channelled directly to the Consolidated Fund in a sweeping…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The High Court has stopped the Kiambu County Government from paying more than Sh166 million to a technology firm over a tender the…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has embarked on a review of the Political Parties Act, drawing lessons from…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has unveiled a new digital payment system dubbed KWSPay, replacing the old eCitizen platform in a…

3 Nov 2025 - KWALE, Kenya - The 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination officially kicked off on Monday, marking a critical milestone for…

3 Nov 2025 - VIHIGA, Kenya — President William Ruto has announced an ambitious Sh4 trillion development plan that he says will transform Kenya from a third-world…

3 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Families of Kenyan nationals caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war may soon find relief after Ukraine agreed to assist in repatriating…

2 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - Parliament has directed a comprehensive review of aviation safety in Kenya’s flight training institutions following a spate of light…

2 Nov 2025 - Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s emotional address at the requiem mass of veteran banker Frank Marangu Ireri offered a rare glimpse into his…

2 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has received an award from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) in recognition of his…

1 Nov 2025 - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) says its delegation to Tanzania was unable to observe the country’…

1 Nov 2025 - KISUMU, Kenya — Police and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) have launched investigations into the death of a 21-year-old suspect…

1 Nov 2025 - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The African Union (AU) has congratulated Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, while expressing regret…

1 Nov 2025 - BAMAKO, Mali — The United States and the United Kingdom have begun withdrawing non-essential embassy staff from Mali as a jihadist-imposed fuel…

1 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has intensified preparations for the November 27 by-elections, officially…

1 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya — Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened up about his personal health battles as he mourned the passing of his longtime friend and…

1 Nov 2025 - ELGEYO MARAKWET, Kenya - At least 21 people have been confirmed dead and more than 30 others remain missing following a devastating landslide in…

1 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) has suffered a major setback after the Copyright Tribunal lifted interim orders that had…

1 Nov 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya - The government has gazetted a six-month waiver on the Sh1,000 fee charged for the replacement or amendment of national identity…

1 Nov 2025 - LONDON, U.K. — Pornhub says its UK traffic has plunged by more than three-quarters since the government began enforcing strict age verification rules…

1 Nov 2025 - CALIFORNIA - Instagram is testing a new feature that lets users fine-tune the content they see on the platform — a move that could reshape how the…

1 Nov 2025 - When Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama first unveiled Diella — the world’s first artificial intelligence 'minister'— global reaction was a mix of…

1 Nov 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump has urged Republicans in the U.S. Senate to eliminate the filibuster rule to break the month-long…

31 Oct 2025 - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — At least ten people have been killed in post-election protests across Tanzania, the United Nations said on Friday, as…