NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 25 – President William Ruto’s declaration of August 27 as Katiba Day has opened a storm of criticism, with many Kenyans calling him a hypocrite. They argue it is ironic for the Head of State to celebrate…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 25 – The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) on Monday received a significant donation of 30 Drug Test Kits and 30 Precursor Test Kits from the United Nations Office on Drugs…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 25 – The Health Ministry will absorb 7,414 health workers employed under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) into permanent and pensionable terms beginning September 2025. According to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, this follows a recently concluded…
MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug 25 – Detectives in Kisauni have arrested two suspects linked to a violent robbery that claimed the life of a man in Majaoni, Kisauni Sub-County. The suspects, identified as Chigamba Salim Dalu, 35, and Hassan Ndegwa Nyota,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 25 – Mounting fiscal pressures and climate vulnerabilities could weigh down Kenya’s projected economic rebound, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has cautioned. Speaking during the launch of the FY 2026/27 budget process, Mbadi said extreme weather shocks…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 25 – Kenya is seeking to strengthen its partnership with global medical technology leader Siemens Healthineers to accelerate the country’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda, with a particular focus on expanding access to cancer diagnosis and treatment.…
At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters said one its cameramen was killed in the attack…
NYERI, Kenya, Aug 25 – Hundreds of passengers, including school-going children, were stranded in Nyeri town on Monday after public service vehicle (PSV) operators downed tools in protest against the county government’s decision to relocate them to a new Sh600…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 25 – President William Ruto has proclaimed August 27 as Katiba Day in commemoration of the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, declaring it a permanent annual observance that will remain a working day but feature civic activities…
BEIJING, China, Aug 25 — China and Pakistan should take their all-weather strategic partnership into a new stage, with fresh momentum in modernization, regional connectivity and people-to-people exchanges, as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor enters its next phase, experts said. At…