DP Ruto criticises BBI meeting, says it’s a waste of taxpayers money
Deputy President William Ruto has criticised the consultative forum on BBI.
Ruto on Friday said it is ironical that politicians have started conducting campaigns for...
Four children killed in botched invasion of Dadaab Police Post
Garisa Jan 7 – Four school going children were killed during an attack by suspected Al Shabaab terrorists in Saretho, Dadaab, Tuesday.
Deputy County Commissioner...
U.S. service member, 2 contractors killed after Al-Shabab attack in Kenya
Three Americans, one U.S. military service member and two contractors, were killed by Somalia’s Al-Shabab militant group during an attack on Sunday on a...
Islamist group al Shabaab attacks Kenya base used by Kenyan, U.S. forces
Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab on Sunday attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya that is used by both U.S. and Kenyan...
Nigeria: Tragedy as 3 children of same parents die in midnight apartment fire
Three children of same parents were killed in a midnight inferno after they were said to have been locked inside their apartment located at...
Iran supreme leader vows ‘severe revenge’ for Soleimani killing
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" after the United States killed the commander of the Islamic republic's Quds Force, General Qasem...
Governors to address reforms next week
Kisii Governor James Ongwae at the Supreme court
Governors in Nyanza will hold the first rally to drum up support for the Building Bridges...
3 dead, 3 injured following al Shabaab bus attack in Lamu
Three people have been confirmed dead following the bus attack in Lamu County on Thursday morning.
Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia through a phone call...
Turkey’s parliament votes on sending troops to Libya
Turkey's parliament voting on whether to send Turkish troops to Libya, to back the UN-recognised government in the capital, Tripoli, which is battling forces...
US sending as many as 4,000 paratroopers to Kuwait, with siege of Baghdad embassy
On Tuesday evening, as Americans prepared to begin celebrating the New Year, the Pentagon distributed a statement from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, announcing...
New Year message: Uhuru calls for unity, pledges to address unemployment
President Uhuru Kenyatta's New Year message to Kenyans centered around unity and nationhood as well as urging Kenyans to shun divisive politics.
In his New...
Police hunt 3 suspects over gang attacks in Nairobi, Mombasa
A section of the statement by the National Police Service, announcing a search for suspected gangsters Arafat Kyalo Masai, Juma Waziri and Salim Mohamed...
Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi´s genocide denial
-Rohingya refugees accused former Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Justice in testimony Wednesday in which...
Sonko to spend two more nights behind bars
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will spend two more nights behind bars as the court said it will make a ruling on bail on Wednesday...
Macron appoints commissions to probe France’s role in the Rwandan genocide
President Emmanuel Macron has appointed researchers to carry out a two-year investigation into the role of the French army in the Rwandan genocide that...
India Tests Anti-Satellite Missile
India has completed testing the Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile under the name of "Mission Shakti" on Wednesday, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi announced today...
Somalia begins polio immunization drive for children under 5
The Somali government, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have kicked off a national polio immunization campaign...
Pentagon authorises Sh100 billion for Trump’s border wall
Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorised USD1 billion (Sh100b) to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump...
Joho, Kingi divided over 2022 poll flag bearer
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and his Kilifi counterpart Amason Kingi on Sunday clashed over the 2022 elections flagbearer.
While Mr Joho insisted that he was...
4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Kenya
A light earthquake hit several counties in Kenyan on Sunday, including Nairobi, Nyeri, Mombasa, Machakos, Makueni, Tharaka Nithi, Taita Taveta and Kiambu.
The earth tremors...