Rescue teams have so far retrieved the bodies of 229 people killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC. The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a remote…
KAMPALA, Uganda, Jul 24 – Dozens of people have been detained in the Ugandan capital Kampala after joining scattered anti-corruption protests in defiance of an official ban. Lawyers said around 60 people, including a prominent TV presenter and three young…
Lady luck has smiled on a Briton who wired all his life savings to a supposed Kenyan woman in hopes of love, only to be stranded in Nairobi. Fortunately, well-wishers have secured him a flight back home. Rodrick Lodge, a…
Kenya Power has scheduled power interruption in 10 counties. They are: Bomet, Nyeri, Tharaka Nithi, Tranz Nzoia, Kakamega, Kisii, Migori, Meru, Kiambu and Kwale. The interruption is part of scheduled network maintenance. BOMET COUNTY Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM…
Kenya is among four countries that have reduced the numbers of annual new HIV infections by 77pc and are well on track to reach the target of reducing new HIV infections by 99pc by 2030. The other three are, Malawi,…
NAIROBI, Kenya July 24 – Journalists in Nairobi were on Wednesday set to hold a peaceful protest against police brutality targeting reporters covering anti-government demonstrations and other forms of intimidation. The Kenya Editors Guild (KEG), alongside the Kenya Union of…
IGAD has reaffirmed commitment to supporting member states in enhancing disaster preparedness and response mechanisms to prevent such tragedies in the future. In a statement, IGAD Executive Secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu extended his condolences to families affected by landslides in…
The world is at a critical moment that will determine whether world leaders meet their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. This is according to a new report ‘The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a…
July 23 – US Secret Service director Kim Cheatle has resigned after security failures surrounding an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “As your director, I take full responsibility for the security lapse,” Ms Cheatle said in a resignation…
NAIROBI, Kenya July 23 – Dr. Waqo Dulacha Ejersa has been appointed as the new CEO of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), taking over from Dr. Andrew Mulwa, who has been acting CEO since March 2023. Dr. Ejersa is…