The North Korean government is increasingly implementing the death penalty, including for people caught watching and sharing foreign films and TV dramas, a major UN report has found. The dictatorship, which remains largely cut off from the world, is also…
As Kenya hurtles toward the next general election, the political chessboard is revealing new alignments, strategic retreats and unlikely alliances. From Kisii to Nairobi, from the SHA scandal to the future of the Opposition, every move now carries existential stakes…
ELGEYO MARAKWET, Kenya, Sep 12 – Elgeyo Marakwet County, famed for its dramatic Rift Valley escarpments, is also grappling with a silent crisis: teenage pregnancies that threaten to rob young girls of education and entrench cycles of poverty. In May,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 12 – The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will hold party primaries from September 24 to 27 to determine candidates who will represent the party in the November 27 by-elections. National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC) Chairperson Emily Awita…
By Hewete Haileselassie When Kenya appears in global economic discussions, the focus often tilts toward its obstacles — smallholder farmers battling rising costs, young graduates facing joblessness, or infrastructure gaps that hold back potential. Yet a different and more inspiring…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 12 – DCP Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua has sharply condemned the ongoing meetings at State House, describing them as a haven for corruption.He has accused President William Ruto of enabling corruption under the guise of mobilization, highlighting…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 12 – A parliamentary watchdog has ordered a special audit of the Judiciary’s Sh6 billion mortgage scheme, which has operated for more than a decade without a legal framework, despite handling funds in excess of Sh5.3 billion.…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 12 – Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Group has officially launched operations in Kenya, marking a major step in its East African expansion strategy. Paratus Kenya, which became operational in November 2024, is licensed as an internet service…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 12 – A public interest group has moved to court seeking to suspend the planned recruitment of 10,000 police officers until a case challenging the management of the National Police Service (NPS) payroll is heard and determined.…
Burkina Faso has introduced visa-free entry for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country. “From now on, any citizen from an African country wishing to go to Burkina Faso will…