SUNDAY LIVE NEWS - DECEMBER 29, 2024

2 Jan 2025 - President William Ruto has put on notice all contractors handling national government projects, saying it will not be business as usual in the new year for those who are slacking on the job.

2 Jan 2025 - The University Academic Staff Union (UASU) has given the government a 15-day ultimatum from today, January 1, 2025, to pay December salaries along with all arrears from September.

1 Jan 2025 - Hundreds of Kenyans began the new year 2025 in church, seeking blessings and guidance for the year ahead.

1 Jan 2025 - The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this past year's election.

1 Jan 2025 - Ten people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.

1 Jan 2025 - Kebaso said he is an independent leader, only fighting for the interests of Kenyans.

1 Jan 2025 - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military exit from the region.

1 Jan 2025 - The National Police Service (NPS) has distanced itself from claims insinuating that a duty roster circulating on social media was meant for arresting protestors during the anti-abduction demonstrations held on Monday, December 30.

1 Jan 2025 - Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said.

1 Jan 2025 - Greater Manchester Police said people became trapped in their homes without running water.