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Cities are usually built with the living in mind. In more progressive societies, however, planners also make room for the dead. Not in Kisii. The county’s latest urban renewal drive has created a troubling contradiction: as authorities…
Two children aged three years and below have drowned in a shallow water pan in Furaha Village, Kwanza Sub-County, Trans Nzoia County. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 20, 2026, while the children were reportedly playing with other…
A two-year-old boy drowned in an open water-filled pit near the gate of a residential compound along New York Road in Kiamumbi, Kiambu County, on Thursday morning. The deceased was under the care of a 21-year-old househelp who told police…
Two men died after a wall collapsed on them while they were harvesting sand in Athi River South Sub-County, Machakos County, on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Hassan Iddi Ali, 48, and Amos Musyoki Nzioka, 37. The incident was…
A boy was shot in the head during a confrontation between rival groups at a political rally in Sofia Estate, Homa Bay Town, on Thursday evening. The incident occurred at about 6:50pm after an aspirant for the Homa Bay Town parliamentary…
A Nairobi lawyer was on Thursday evening re-arrested by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) homicide detectives hours after securing her release on a Sh1 million bond in the murder of her step-mother. Detectives arrested lawyer…
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…
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…
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,…
Nyamira County has stepped up efforts to turn vocational training into a pathway to self-employment after 178 top-performing youth graduates received business toolkits to help them launch enterprises. The beneficiaries are graduates from…
Stalled road projects are fast becoming the political albatross hanging over Nyaribari Masaba Constituency ahead of the 2027 General Election. For years, residents have been promised better roads. Instead, many have been left with muddy…
A former Zambian minister was killed in last week’s raid by security forces on a house linked to opposition leader Brian Mundubile a day after the presidential election, the authorities have said. A police spokesman said Mutotwe Kafwaya…
Security arrangements for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their return to the UK are a “private matter,” Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. He added: “It’s a matter for Harry and for Meghan, and we wish them well in the move that they…
