South Sudan back at with itself as Vice President Machar, his wife are placed under house arrest
African Union Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he would deploy a team to Juba “as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation.” In a statement on X, the US State Department’s bureau of African affairs urged Kiir to reverse the house arrest and “prevent further escalation of the situation.”
Cabinet secretary for ICT unveils Kenya’s AI Strategy to drive the East African nation’s digital revolution
Germany commended Kenya’s AI leadership, with Deputy Ambassador Alexander Fierley reaffirming Germany’s support, emphasising that AI’s impact depends on responsible data ownership and consumer protection.
Kenya unveils strategic plan to strengthen the power of mercy process, clemency and justice
Further, Koskei revealed that the new five-year strategic plan will enhance efficiency, transparency and accessibility in the clemency process.
NGEC proposes incorporation of GBV in education curricula as part strategies to address sexual violence
A commissioner from NGEC Mbithuka Nzomo said there is a need for schools, organisations and communities to develop and facilitate a safe space for children and youths to speak up. Nzomo added that teachers need to be alert on changes in their learners for early intervention and prevention of GBV.
KEBS heightens market surveillance in efforts to ensure quality of goods in the country
Kabue said KEBS regularly conduct sector-targeted market surveillance activities using a programmed schedule of activities and results of product risk assessment and these activities are geared towards ensuring that all complaints related to substandard and counterfeit products are acknowledged, reviewed, evaluated and investigated to conclusion.
Five arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya on high alert as weather forecasts show depressed rainfall
At least five counties in the country are at high alert stage of drought with expectation of low or below average rainfall in the March-May long rain season. According to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), these counties are Wajir, Mandera, parts of Marsabit, Parts of Kilifi and Parts of...
Kenyan UN peacekeeper killed during patrol in Central African Republic, spokesperson says
The United Nations on Saturday condemned the killing of a Kenyan peacekeeper in an ambush of a patrol in the east of the Central African Republic. Florence Marchal, the spokesperson for MINUSCA, the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, said the soldier was killed during a UN patrol near...
Kisumu County scrambles to limit cholera spread linked to ‘rampant open defecation’
Ruth Ojuka, Nyando Sub-County community health focal person lamented that local people still live without safely managed sanitation, with majority still practising open defecation.
Chaos at Pentagon as defence secretary Hegseth accidentally reveals start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks to US service members at the Defence Personnel Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii,US, on March 25, 2025. Credit: DOD/U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech
Diplomacy: Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but is not a United Nations member due to opposition from Serbia and its allies, including UN-veto holders Russia and China.
