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Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County, are investigating the theft of Sh1.2 million that was stolen from a vehicle parked in the basement of an apartment building in the Kihunguro area. The incident was reported at Gatongora Police Station on…
Armed men in Haiti kidnapped the defence minister’s chief of staff, the highest-ranking official to be kidnapped in the violence-wracked Caribbean country in recent years. Top security official James Boyard, who is also inspector general…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Sunday condemned the disruption of a post budget forum at All Saints Cathedral by goons, terming the incident unfortunate and unacceptable. He said those behind the…
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his full tournament fee. Artan was interrogated for 11 hours by US immigration authorities at Miami International…
Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning. Marines, joined by National Crime Agency officers, with the support of the RAF, intercepted and boarded the…
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country’s population to 10 million, early projections suggest. Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against, to 45% for. The…
Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor has appointed a Task Force on the Incorporation and Institutional Transformation of the Public Trustee Department. The appointment was made through a gazette notice dated June 12, 2026. The Task Force will be…
Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Wycliffe Oparanya has extended the term of the Working Committee overseeing the transition of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange into a capital markets–regulated…
Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney General have announced a series of new appointments and reappointments to key state boards and agencies through gazette notices dated June 12, 2026. Interior and National Administration Cabinet…
Chief Justice and Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Chairperson Martha Koome has reappointed several members to various tribunals, according to a gazette notice dated June 12, 2026. In the notice, Koome reappointed Winnie Luvuno Tsuma as a…
A regional audit has exposed serious shortcomings in Kenya’s medical and dental training institutions, with only three out of 13 universities inspected meeting the standards required to train future doctors and dentists. The assessment,…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has appealed to members of the public to provide information that could lead to the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with the disappearance of a four-year-old child in Nakuru County.…
Five suspects have been arrested in Siaya County following a multi-agency operation targeting the manufacture, possession, distribution and consumption of illicit alcoholic drinks. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said the…
Former National Football League (NFL) linebacker Aldon Smith has died at the age of 36, his former team, the San Francisco 49ers, confirmed on Saturday. In a statement, the 49ers expressed shock and sadness over Smith’s death, describing…
Motorists across the country have received some relief after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced a reduction in the prices of petrol and diesel for the June-July pricing cycle. In its latest monthly review…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent court application on Friday to try to stop a parliamentary impeachment process from starting to probe allegations related to his “Farmgate” scandal, court documents showed. Ramaphosa…
Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly 37 years before being killed by Israeli and US airstrikes on February 28, will be buried on July 9, state television reported Saturday. The burial in his hometown,…
Nigerian bestselling novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Saturday accused a Lagos hospital of attempting to obstruct an inquest into the death of her 21-month-old son at the facility six months ago. Nkanu Nnamdi died on January 7 at…
Uganda criticised air travel restrictions imposed by countries including the United States over an Ebola outbreak which has spilt over from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo as “unfair”. The East African country’s response to…
The New York Knicks won the National Basketball Association championship for the first time in over 50 years, sending the city and fans into a frenzy after the long-awaited victory. The Knicks clinched the title on Saturday nightagainst…
Detectives are yet to make more arrests in connection with the brazen attack by hired goons on a meeting called to discuss the 2026/2027 Budget at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi. The incident happened on Friday morning as a group met…
A deal to end fighting between the US and Iran is “scheduled to get signed” on Sunday, US President Donald Trump has said – but Iran has cast doubt on the timing. In a post on social media, Trump also said the Strait of Hormuz, a key…
A 67-year-old foreign tourist who had been reported missing while kitesurfing off the Watamu coastline has been found safe, bringing relief to fellow surfers and local authorities. Police identified the tourist as Gustavo Pascual Adolfo…
Kisii County Woman Representative hopeful Skeeter Kwamboka on Saturday warned that rising political violence poses one of the greatest threats to women seeking elective office, saying intimidation, harassment and attacks could reverse…
