More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue operations are under way in Uttarkashi district after a massive wave of water…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 6 – President William Ruto has come out to strongly defend the Hustler Fund, days after a Kenya Human Rights Commission report (KHRC) called for its scrapping arguing that it has failed to spur enterprise or create…
A Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni’s leadership has been jailed. Elson Tumwine disappeared on 8 June – sparking accusations from opposition figures and activists…
A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along with…
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 6 – The road map for by elections of 24 elective positions is expected by next week, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has announced. The electoral Body’s Chaiperson Erastus Ethekon confirmed that preparations for the by-elections…
Rwanda has said it will accept up to 250 migrants from the US in a deal agreed with President Donald Trump’s administration. Under the scheme the deportees would be given “workforce training, health care, and accommodation to jump start their…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 6 – Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has dismissed claims that President William Ruto plans to rig the 2027 General Election, describing the allegations as baseless and politically driven. Speaking during a government outreach event in…
KISUMU, Kenya, Aug 6 — A fierce fire gutted several business stalls at the Kisumu bus park early Wednesday morning, destroying property worth an undisclosed amount. The blaze, which broke out around 2 am on Wednesday, spread rapidly before it…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 6 — A sweeping audit of the eCitizen digital payments platform has uncovered massive governance gaps, unauthorized transactions, and systemic failures that may have led to the loss and mismanagement of over KSh10.8 billion in public revenue.…
Stanislav Roudavski, The University of Melbourne Tasmania’s mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the world’s tallest flowering plant. It can grow 100 metres tall and live for more than 600 years. These trees play a crucial role in their ecosystems, providing…