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Aviation industry stakeholders have backed the ratification of Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) between Kenya and 18 other countries, saying the deals will expand market access and improve air connectivity. The stakeholders…
Detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) have arrested two suspects and recovered a consignment of cannabis in Kibwezi, Makueni County. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the arrests…
Uganda’s duo of Jordan Schleck and Mary Aleper emerged victorious in the men’s and women’s elite races, respectively, as the 2026 LOOP Safari Gravel Series concluded with its fourth and final leg in Nanyuki on Saturday. The Nanyuki…
Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Salim Mvurya has appointed members of the secretariat of the Pamoja Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 Local Organising Committee (LOC). In a Gazette notice dated October 16,…
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has made changes to the councils of Moi University and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST). In a Gazette notice dated October 16, 2026, Ogamba appointed…
Esther Njeri Ngari has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) for a three-year term. The appointment was announced by Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Lee Kinyanjui in a Gazette…
President William Ruto has reappointed Dr Simon Gicharu as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) for another three years. The reappointment was announced in a Gazette notice dated October 16,…
Watson Burugu and Rachel Ndei claimed the top titles at the NCBA Golf Series qualifying leg held at VetLab Sports Club on Saturday, leading a field of over 200 golfers competing for places at the season-ending Grand Finale scheduled for…
Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against hardship in schools and the cost of living. At least 1,200 people were arrested during what the French government described as an “escalation in…
A large fire near a Canadian military base in Alberta has killed and injured some people, the defence minister said, without confirming the number of casualties. The Canadian Armed Forces were working with local authorities to manage the…
A truck drove into a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, leaving a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man dead, and 10 others hospitalized with traumatic injuries, police said on Saturday. The injuries ranged from minor to severe, but…
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’s moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region. The unmanned Martian…
The Ministry of Health says it has traced 97 per cent of people who came into contact with Kenya’s first Ebola patient or their relatives, surpassing global benchmarks for contact tracing as the country intensifies efforts to contain the…
A five-year-old boy died after being struck by a tree stump that rolled down a steep hillside during land-clearing operations in Kiengu Sub-County, Meru County. The deceased was reportedly watching a crawler machine uproot tree stumps when…
Police in Juja, Kiambu County, are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old woman whose body was discovered behind her house following an alleged robbery in Muthara area. Susan Njoki Nyaga was found dead on October 16, 2026, after her…
A construction worker died after falling from the 12th floor of a building under construction in Nyali, Mombasa County. The deceased, identified as Anthony Charo, was reportedly carrying out his assigned duties at the construction site…
A section of Kisii Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) has challenged Governor Simba Arati to include himself in the leadership changes he is demanding ahead of the 2027 General Election, accusing him of failing to deliver on his own…
Kenya confirmed four new cases of Ebola (Bundibugyo Virus Disease), bringing the total number of confirmed infections to seven, including the first patient who died, the Ministry of Health has announced. In a statement issued on Saturday,…
Detectives have recovered a luxury Land Rover Discovery stolen in the United Kingdom during a nationwide crackdown targeting local and international motor vehicle theft syndicates. The grey Land Rover Discovery, registration number KCY…
Mama Ida Odinga has apologised to guests who were booed and intimidated during the first anniversary memorial of her husband, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, in Bondo, accusing unnamed individuals of allegedly orchestrating disruptions…
President William Ruto has appointed Nelson Marwa as the new Chairperson of the Nairobi Rivers Commission, replacing Margaret Wanjiru. In a Gazette Notice No. 16248, Ruto appointed Marwa for a three-year term effective October 16, 2026.…
Pan-African Energy and Manufacturing conglomerate Amsons Group has acquired Geneva-based Oryx Energies’ Tanzania downstream business in a transaction worth more than US$ 230 million. In the landmark deal, a pan-African enterprise is…
Police have arrested three suspects linked to a series of arson attacks, malicious damage to property and other criminal activities in Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said officers raided a…
Former Sale second row Hyron Andrews has died at his Johannesburg Lions’ team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday. A statement from SA Rugby stated that his death had been an “accident” and that the…
