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Félicien Kabuga, the Rwandan businessman accused of playing a central role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, died in detention in The Hague, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) announced Saturday May…
Police in Kasarani, Nairobi County, are investigating a murder incident in which a 73-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute over a food bill. According to the police, the incident occurred on May 15, 2026 at…
Police in Athi River, Machakos County, are investigating the death of a 25-year-old casual worker who died following an industrial accident at a cement factory. According to the police, the victim, identified as Felix Kipchumba Yego, was…
A suspected elephant tusk trafficker was shot dead during an undercover operation by officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service in Nyeri County. According to police, the incident occurred at Babito area within Kieni West Sub-County during a…
Three minors drowned in two separate incidents reported on Saturday in Kakamega and Kisii Counties. Police said the deceased included two siblings aged three and four. In Emasatsi, Kakamega County, two young siblings drowned in a home…
A man who has been nursing epilepsy was found dead in his house in Mweiga, Nyeri County. Police said they suspect Batista Wachani Wambugu, 48 was attacked by his diseased and fell into a fire that he was preparing dying. His body was found…
Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo has issued an update on the ongoing construction of Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui Town, saying the facility is nearing completion. According to Omollo, the…
Police in Lolgorian have recovered an AK-47 rifle following a deadly confrontation that left two suspected criminals dead during an operation targeting a syndicate linked to a series of violent crimes, including murder, robbery, and…
The National Police Service (NPS) has condemned the violent attack on gospel artist Rachel Wandeto, who sustained severe burn injuries after she was allegedly set ablaze by unknown assailants in Mwiki on May 16, 2026. In a statement on…
Chief Justice Martha Koome has appointed members to various committees under the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ), including the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Committee and several technical working…
Former presidential candidate and Agano Party leader David Mwaure Waihiga has been reappointed to a State position. Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Deborah Mlongo Barasa, through a gazette notice dated May 15,…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has officially declared the Homa Bay County Commissioner’s residence a State Lodge. The declaration was made through a gazette notice dated May 15, 2026, marking the…
President William Ruto and several Cabinet Secretaries have made fresh appointments and reappointments to various government boards and state agencies. In a gazette notice dated May 15, President Ruto reappointed Fred Muteti as the…
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced a two-week partial closure of the Ngong Road–Naivasha Road section near Junction Mall to facilitate ongoing road works. In a public notice issued on Sunday, May 17, KURA said the…
Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.…
Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump…
A Trump-backed challenger has defeated a two-term Republican senator who voted to convict the president at his 2021 impeachment trial. Congresswoman Julia Letlow will advance to a runoff next month, ousting incumbent Bill Cassidy, who…
A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say. The individual, one of four people isolating on…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province a public health emergency of international concern. The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246…
President William Ruto departed for Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday night to attend the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum, where Kenya was invited in recognition of its leadership and success in affordable housing and sustainable urban…
aiwan insisted it is a sovereign, independent nation, after US President Donald Trump cautioned it against formally declaring independence from China. Trump’s remarks came after a two-day summit in Beijing, after which he said he had “made…
Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis is facing criticism from fellow Democrats after commuting the prison sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters, a 2020 election denier convicted of tampering with election equipment. Polis, who previously…
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and parents have told the BBC. Most of those missing are aged between two and five years old. Eyewitnesses who saw the…
Two suspected robbers were shot dead while another escaped with bullet wounds after a police operation targeting a gang linked to a string of robberies and burglaries in Narok County. Police officers launched an undercover operation early…
