Kenya says it’s cleared $1.2 road contractor debt to pave for completion of road projects
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki acknowledged the role played by former President Mwai Kibaki in laying the foundation for major road projects in the country. He also lauded retired President Uhuru Kenyatta for expanding the road network during his tenure.
Coffee farmers in Murang’a laud new law that has introduced reforms in ailing sector
The farmers also commended Kirinyaga Senator Kamau Murango for sponsoring the motion, saying the reforms would streamline operations at factory and cooperative levels while improving access to local and international markets.
Return of Sudanese to Khartoum is filled with pain of being uprooted to exile in Uganda
Official figures indicate the largest influx has been into Khartoum State, home to the capital. Still, returning home does not mean returning to stability.
Tanzania launches electrification project targeting 120 islands across eight regions
The initiative aims to install 20,000 solar home systems at a total cost of Tsh8 billion ($3.2 million). The project, implemented by the Rural Energy Agency (REA), was officially inaugurated by Deputy Minister for Energy Salome Makamba on Bezi Island in Lake Victoria
How Russian flotilla commander Vasili Arkhipov prevented World War III with a simple ‘No’ and saved 8 billion lives
October 28, US President John F. Kennedy and USSR President Nikita Khrushchev reached an agreement. The missiles in Cuba would be removed. The crisis ended. But it had nearly ended very differently. In the dark, underwater, three men almost started World War III – and one man stopped them.
When US, world’s richest man Rockefeller was given 12 months to live, he began sharing his fortune of $340b and outlived his death sentence by 44 years
In 1913, he established the Rockefeller Foundation. What followed changed the world.
Muslim gay asylum-seeker accuses Trump administration of cruelty after deportation to Cameroon where homosexuality is illegal
The detention facility in Cameroon’s capital of Yaoundé, where Farah was held, currently has 15 deportees from various African countries who arrived on two flights, and none is Cameroonian, according to lawyer Joseph Awah Fru, who represents them.
‘In times like this, survival is a shared struggle’: Wajir residents let thirsty and hungry hyena ‘hunt’ for water in human settlements
Residents of Qara in Wajir West encountered an unusual situation when a weak hyena entered the compound of Qara Health Centre at night in search of water. The animal, believed to have come from nearby grazing fields, appeared dehydrated and exhausted. Witnesses said it posed no immediate threat but was...
Kenya and Tanganyika sign deal to oversee management of Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika
Maritime safety and security will also be enhanced through measures to prevent pollution from shipping activities, share best practices and mobilise resources to improve safety standards on the lakes.
Wang Xindi and his wife Xu Mengtao rewrite Winter Olympic Games history with strike gold medals as married couple
During those Olympic cycles, Xu, who was five years older than Wang, emerged as a defining figure in the sport. She won a silver medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, narrowly missed the podium in PyeongChang due to a costly mistake, and ultimately claimed gold in Beijing.
