NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 20 – Kenyan youth are donning face masks as a form of silent protest against police brutality, following the point-blank shooting of a mask vendor by an anti-riot police officer. Popular comedian Eric Omondi says the gesture…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 20 – The Kenya Roads Board (KRB) has adopted a new financing model to tackle the country’s infrastructure backlog, becoming the first public agency in Kenya to use securitization to raise funds without adding to the public…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – Leaders must do what is right and not what is easy and popular, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said. Odinga discouraged leaders from doing what is convenient or flowing with the current and instead…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has abruptly ended the national mourning period of former President Edgar Lungu in an escalating stand-off between the family and the authorities about his burial plans. It follows the last-minute cancellation of the return of Lungu’s…
Nairobi, Kenya Jun 19 – Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has regretted the collapse of the proposed Adani airport deal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), calling it a ‘major disappointment’ that has hindered the country’s potential to become…
A Chinese PhD student named by police as “one of the most prolific predators” in the UK has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years. Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese national, drugged and raped three women in…
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has urged the Executive to conduct a candid, results-driven review of the Kenya Kwanza Administration’s performance during the ongoing Third National Executive Retreat. Koskei, who also serves as the State House Chief of Staff,…
NAIROBI, June 20 – The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, has opened its 54th Medical Centre along Rhapta Road in Westlands, further expanding its footprint in the provision of quality healthcare services. The Rhapta Medical Centre will offer a wide range…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jn 20 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered and surrendered to the rightful owners 12 parcels of prime public land, valued at Sh320 million, that had been illegally acquired in Kakamega and Bungoma counties. These…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – A Nairobi Court has thrown out two criminal charges against activist Rose Njeri over an anti-finance bill website. Trial magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo said the charges as framed by the state against the Activist did not…