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KCB Group shares have inched closer to a historic high of Sh100 apiece at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). This follows the release of the banking group’s half year financial results and the declaration of a bumper interim dividend.…
The law guarantees healthcare personnel the right to a safe working environment designed to minimise the risk of disease transmission, injury and damage to their health and property.
Two suspected members of a criminal gang have been arrested in Kisumu following a security operation that also led to the recovery of a homemade firearm and an assortment of crude weapons and other items believed to be linked to criminal…
At least 46 people have died in Nigeria after a boat capsized in north-western Sokoto state. The boat was believed to be carrying more than 70 people, mostly children, and a search operation is ongoing, officials say. Police spokesperson…
The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned. The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures and can increase the risks of…
The FBI arrested a New York woman who was allegedly planning to bomb the state capitol building in Albany to kill lawmakers. Prosecutors allege that Jessica Bowie, 35, had previously pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group (IS). She…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, following complaints about his poor health. Khan was taken from Adiala jail and sent to Shifa International Hospital under heavy security,…
What with a 250th birthday, Taylor Swift’s wedding and the football World Cup, Americans could be forgiven for taking their eye off the ball this summer. But signs of economic trouble have been building. This week they hit the headlines…
Farmers, veterinarians and international agribusiness players have called for stronger collaboration across the food value chain at the 10th AgroFood-Plastpack-Paper Expo underway in Nairobi. The event highlighted market access, food…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has renewed his call for peaceful, issue-based political campaigns and an end to the emerging culture of goonism ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking in Ikolomani while consoling the…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said the government will continue working with young people in strengthening security and in advancing national development. Addressing student leaders from universities, TVETs, and…
China has reiterated its call for stronger global partnerships to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, emphasizing digital cooperation, cybersecurity, and inclusive innovation as crucial for Africa’s digital transformation…
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya returned home on Thursday after his longest recorded stay abroad since taking power more than four decades ago, ending months of speculation about his health and whereabouts. The 93-year-old leader arrived…
Kenya has appointed a consortium led by RSM Eastern Africa and Sweden’s QLOT Consulting as transaction adviser for the country’s first national lottery, marking a key step toward selecting an operator and establishing a state-backed…
Israel’s plans to open up tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes in a strategically important part of the occupied West Bank have sparked fresh condemnation by major Western powers. In a joint statement, the UK,…
The FBI stopped former US Congressman Eric Swalwell in an airport and seized his electronic devices while also raiding his home in Washington DC this weekend, as part of a federal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against…
An academic who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism has been suspended from his post at a Belgian university. Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined “race realist”, was among those to question Arday’s work and…
A security operation in Kisumu led to the arrest of two suspected criminal gang members, and the recovery of items believed to be linked to criminal activities. The operation, mounted by detectives from the DCI Operations Support Unit…
Kisii Governor Simba Arati has hit back at Jubilee Party presidential hopeful Fred Matiang’i over claims that his administration’s youth employment programme is being used to mobilise criminal gangs ahead of the 2027 General Election.…
The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with “false declarations” despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani…
A fraudster who claimed to be a special forces soldier-turned multimillionaire cancer patient has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Joseph Gibson, 35, took almost £68,000 from his four victims, two of whom he had met on…
A 12-year-old boy is battling severe electrical burns after he was allegedly electrocuted by loose, hanging power lines in Donholm Phase 8, Nairobi. AA sustained burns covering approximately 35 per cent of his body in the August 9,…
