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Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has defended his decision to abandon former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s presidential camp, arguing that the opposition must prioritise building broad national alliances if it hopes to defeat…
There was panic when a total of 156 tenants were evacuated from a ten-storey building in Kwa Maji, Kabiria area of Dagoretti Sub-County, Nairobi. This was after engineers declared the premises dangerous following the discovery of cracks.…
Police have arrested five suspects accused of stealing mobile phones from members of the public during an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) rally at Jacaranda Grounds. The arrests were made on Saturday evening, October 31, 2026, following…
Lawyer Danstan Omari has challenged former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to reconsider his presidential ambitions and instead consider aligning himself with President William Ruto ahead of the 2027 General Election. Omari…
An explosive device believed to have been fired by fighting militia groups in neighbouring Ethiopia landed near Sessi Primary School in Moyale, Marsabit County, on Saturday night. The rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) reportedly landed near…
A Kenya Defense Forces soldier was shot dead during a confrontation with police officers in Ruiru, Kiambu County, after allegedly opening fire on officers during a night patrol. The victim, identified as Munene Antony, approximately 33,…
The body of a police officer who went missing nearly two weeks ago has been discovered floating along the banks of River Yala in Siaya County. The deceased, identified as Police Constable Mannaseh Olambwe Ndakala, 46, was attached to…
Police in Embakasi, Nairobi are investigating the suspected murder of a 26-year-old woman found dead inside her friend’s house. The deceased, identified as Damaris Nalo, was discovered lying lifeless on the floor when her host returned…
A 26-year-old bodaboda rider who went missing for three days was identified as the man whose badly mauled body was discovered near Modika area in Garissa County. The deceased, identified as Jackson Muteti Wambua, was positively identified…
Rioters looted shops in central Frankfurt late on Saturday and clashes erupted with police there and in other German cities after largely peaceful mass protests over the cost of living. Besides Frankfurt – Germany’s financial hub – there…
A US judge has thrown out President Donald Trump’s $10bn dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, ruling the suit was “grasping at straws”. Trump had sued the media outlet’s parent company Dow Jones and its leader Rupert Murdoch…
A federal judge has ordered the federal government to stop threatening local and state election officials with criminal charges over their role in processing election ballots. The California judge ruled that the Department of Justice (DoJ)…
In rural Yunnan, China, a 24-year-old groom feared his wedding day would be a lonely one. Known online as “Xiao Xiao Xu” (小小徐), or “Little Xu,” and named in some reports as Xu Chenghong, he had grown up without parents and with almost no…
Kisii senatorial aspirant Don Bosco Gichana has called on politicians and their supporters to embrace tolerance and peaceful campaigns ahead of the 2027 General Election, warning against political intolerance and violence. Gichana said…
Two people died while a 13-year-old girl is fighting for her life after three members of the same family were electrocuted during a funeral gathering in Maziwa area, Tana Delta Sub-County, Tana River County. The victims were identified as…
More than 5,000 people have died from an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, government data shows. Eight of 26 provinces are now affected, with more than 10,300 confirmed cases. The outbreak, which started in May,…
Sir Keir Starmer has said Europe should build a common security framework, warning the change in its defence relationship with the US is permanent rather than “an aberration of the Trump presidency”. The former prime minister was speaking…
Kenya has asked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to review and lift its decision to suspend travel and arrivals from the country over the Ebola outbreak. In a diplomatic communication, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs expressed…
Kitui-based journalist Kitavi Mutua has died after suffering a snake bite, plunging the journalism fraternity into mourning. Mutua died on Saturday at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital, where he had been admitted…
The evidence is no longer circumstantial. It is no longer a theory pushed by bloggers or a narrative amplified by political rivals. It is now a pattern, documented in real time, across two consecutive days. On Friday, Linda Mwananchi…
Residents of the Borabu Settlement Scheme in Nyamira County have challenged the credibility of government records being used to demand repayment of land settlement loans issued more than five decades ago. The residents accuse the Ministry…
Nyaribari Masaba parliamentary aspirant Omoi Makori has criticised Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka over his decision to abandon former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s political camp, describing the move as shameful. Makori…
At least six people, including a matatu driver, were killed in a grisly road accident involving three vehicles along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway in Koriomat area, Uasin Gishu County. Police said the accident occurred at around midnight on…
The United States has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, a critically-needed munition for defence against escalating Russian aerial attacks. However Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned it could take…
