October 23
Kenya: Rising From the Ruins of Floods - Education Delivering a Brighter Future
Amid a torrential downpour, the once vibrant Tunzanani Primary School in Kilifi County lay in ruins. The school compound was destroyed, and the students were devastated. This is a… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Power Working to Restore Electricity in Parts of Garissa
Kenya Power says it is working to restore electricity in parts of Garissa that have been hit by a blackout . Read more »
Kenya: 'Availability of Lenacapavir Treatment in 2025 Set to Transform Global Health,' Says CDC Kenya's Director
The U.S Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has confirmed the availability of lenacapavir, a two-yearly injectable HIV/ADS treatment as early as the summer 2025, a decision made by… Read more »
Africa: Governance Stalls in Africa As Security and Democracy Deteriorate, Threatening Progress in Development - 2024 Ibrahim Index
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the latest iteration of the biennial dataset assessing governance performance and trends… Read more »
October 22
Kenya: Justice Ogola Locks Out Latecomers in Gachagua Impeachment Case
Justice Eric Ogola has declined a plea for additional time allocation for the filing of applications against a three-judge bench considering petitions against Rigathi Gachagua's… Read more »
Kenya: Court Orders Gachagua to File Application Against Ogolla-Led Bench in an Hour
A three-judge bench sitting to consider petitions arising from Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment as Deputy President has directed his lawyers to file an application within an hour… Read more »
Kenya: Impeached DP Gachagua in Court for the Hearing of Suit Seeking to Halt Ouster
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has arrived at the Milimani Law Courts for the inter-partes hearing regarding his impeachment. Read more »
Africa: Kenya Leads Africa in Startup Funds Raised
Kenya has emerged as the leading African country in startup funding, raising $437 million (Sh56.5 billion), which represents 31 percent of total funds raised on the continent,… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Files Objection to Case Contesting Nomination of Kindiki as New DP
President William Ruto has filed a preliminary objection to an urgent suit at the Kirinyaga High Court contesting the nomination of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as… Read more »
Kenya: COP29 Presidency Publishes Final Texts of Declarations and Pledges for Upcoming UN Climate Summit
The COP29 Presidency has published the final texts of nine Declarations and Pledges, forming a key part of its Action Agenda for the upcoming UN climate summit in Baku this… Read more »
Kenya: Ketraco Builds New Sub-Station to Boost Power Stability in Loitoktok
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has constructed a new 132/33kV sub-station in Loitoktok, Kajiado County, aimed at enhancing stable and reliable power… Read more »
Kenya: KCSE Candidates to Get Maisha Card Before Exam End - Bitok
Candidates sitting for this year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) will be issued with the new Maisha Card before the end of the examination. Read more »
Kenya: Starlets Determined to Exit U-17 World Cup On High After Losses to England, North Korea
National Under 17 girls' football team player Valerie Nekesa says they are keen to close out their World Cup campaign with a win against Mexico in their ultimate Group C fixture in… Read more »
Kenya: Safaricom Partners With Cloudflare to Enhance Cybersecurity for Msmes
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya will now have access to affordable, comprehensive cybersecurity services under a new partnership between Safaricom,… Read more »
Kenya: 3-Judge Bench to Rule On Recusal Application Wednesday After Gachagua's Protest
A three-judge bench is set to rule on Wednesday afternoon on whether it will recuse itself from a case challenging the appointment of Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President of Kenya. Read more »
October 21
Kenya: Gachagua Decries Bias By Three-Judge Bench Ahead of Tomorrow's Hearing
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has contested the scheduled inter-parties hearing tomorrow accusing the three-judge bench formed of bias. Read more »
Kenya: Meet the Nigerian Helping Kenyan Models Excel in Global Pageantry
Joan Okorodudu's passion for modelling was evident when she was a little girl; however, given her beginnings in a politically charged Nigeria and a background in political science,… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Summoned By DCI Over Assassination Allegations Against President Ruto, NIS
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has found himself in trouble after accusing President William Ruto and the National Intelligence Service of plotting to assassinate him. Read more »
Africa: AU-Ibar Hosts High-Level Workshop to Transform Pastoral Livestock Markets Across Africa
The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting a four-day high-level workshop in… Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja Says Everyone in Collapsed Kahawa West Building Accounted for
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja now says all those feared to have been trapped in an eight storey residential building that collapsed in Kahawa West area, Nairobi have been… Read more »
Kenya: Over 2,000 Residents in Muranga Benefit From Free M-Pesa Foundation Medical Camp
More than 2,000 residents in Muranga County benefitted from a free specialised medical camp hosted by the M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Zuri Health and Amref at Kigumo Sub… Read more »
October 20
Kenya: 'Senators Should Have Waited for Me' - Gachagua Insists Senate Trial Was Not Time-Barred
Rigathi Gachagua now insists that the impeachment trial in the Senate was not time-barred, arguing that senators should have waited for his recovery. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Denounces Exclusionists, Says Every Citizen 'Full and Equal Member'
President Ruto has said every citizen is "a full and equal member of the political community" and termed exclusionist approaches as untenable. Read more »
Kenya: Tenants Evacuated Before Kahawa West Building Collapse, Nca
The National Construction Authority (NCA) has confirmed that all tenants of the Kahawa West building that collapsed on Sunday had been evacuated prior to the incident. Read more »
Kenya: Insecurity in Kisumu City Dorminates Mashujaa Day Speeches
Insecurity within the lakeside city of Kisumu took center stage during the Mashujaa Day celebrations with national administration in the area vowing a decisive response. Read more »