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A Safarilink aircraft veered off the runway at Wilson Airport in Nairobi on Friday afternoon after suffering an undercarriage tyre burst during landing, temporarily disrupting flight operations. According to police and airport authorities,…
Two people, including a nine-year-old boy, drowned after a hippopotamus attacked and capsized their canoe while they were fishing in Shakababu Lake in Tana River County. The victims were identified as Samson Ushindi, 20, and Michael Ngala,…
A 23-year-old man was killed following a violent confrontation between two groups of youths during a community construction project in Kayole, Nairobi. The deceased, identified as Edwin Musanga, had joined members of the East-Side Youth…
The prime suspect in the murder of three men in Kiambu Town has been transferred to Kiambu Police Station ahead of his expected appearance in court as detectives seek more time to complete investigations. Police said Moses Kinyua Kigera…
Kibabii University has retained the outgoing Vice Chancellor Isaac Ipara Odeo in an acting capacity for three months as the recruitment process for a substantive Vice Chancellor gets underway. In a statement on July 24, the University…
Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have voted to dismiss Karim Khan as chief prosecutor for alleged sexual misconduct. Elected the ICC’s third prosecutor in 2021, Khan was suspended last month. The decision to remove him was…
Donald Trump says the US will launch an investigation into the European Union and threatened a fresh tariff over fines handed to some of the biggest American tech companies. It comes days after the European Commission fined Google €890m…
Texts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had had an abortion before her death. The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if…
The chairman of corporate giant SK Group was ordered by a South Korean court to pay his ex-wife 944bn won (£483m; $644m) in a case that local media has called the “divorce of the century”. The award, which still needs to be finalised, is…
LeBron James has made what he says is his “last decision” and has chosen his next NBA team. After moving on from the Los Angeles Lakers, James announced Friday he has picked the Philadelphia 76ers as his landing spot. James, 41, will be…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has commenced its three-day annual Jalsa Salana in the United Kingdom, gathering over 40,000 participants from around the world for one of the movement’s largest spiritual conventions. This year marks the…
A Tanzanian university lecturer who was arrested earlier this month over allegations of inciting anti-government protests has now been charged with terrorism. Melkisedek Kaijage, who works at the University of Dodoma, had appeared at a…
The Government has convened a two-day National Mangrove Stakeholder Forum in Lamu County as it seeks to strengthen policy leadership, coordination and partnerships for the sustainable management of Kenya’s mangrove ecosystems, amid growing…
For every Kenyan student dreaming of pursuing a masters in the USA, the dream can feel out of reach. It seems too expensive, too complicated, and too uncertain. However, Linet Mucheru’s story proves otherwise. She grew up in Kiambu County…
Regional central banks have noted the need to increase their local gold purchases as part of efforts to diversify their reserves amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. During a 29th Ordinary Meeting by the East African Community (EAC)…
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has assured manufacturers that they are free to reduce the size or reformulate their products to cope with rising production costs, provided they clearly inform consumers about the changes. The…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has presented a Ksh 65.2 million Government grant to Gathuthi Tea Factory to finance the installation of two automatic withering units and accelerate the modernization of the factory’s processing…
Morocco battery gigafactory project has reached a major financing milestone after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a €100 million ($114 million) loan to support construction of Africa’s first integrated lithium iron phosphate…
Pantheon Atlas has reached a major milestone for its proposed Pantheon AI hyperscale data center campus in Croatia after securing approval from the country’s national transmission system operator (HOPS) for the project’s power supply…
Meta has announced the rollout of Facebook Verified, a free verification badge designed to help users identify real people on the platform through a selfie-based verification process. The rollout comes in the wake of the creation of fake…
The Government has dismissed reports suggesting that the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) has ceased operations, affirming that defence cooperation between Kenya and the United Kingdom remains firmly in place. Prime Cabinet…
The government of President William Ruto is not planning to build a second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) because it believes that the airport doesn’t currently need a second runway. This is according to President…
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has launched investigations into allegations of ethnic incitement against Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale following the circulation of remarks attributed to him on social media. In a…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured the country that the government is taking necessary measures to reduce the impact of depressed rainfall that has impacted food production in some of the country’s food baskets. The DP said every…
