State says it’s assembling a digital army of young Kenyans to repulse misinformation, disinformation and cyber threats
At the same time, the Executive Director of Sharp Education Centre Paul Wanjohi said that instilling values in learners from an early age was critical in shaping how technology was used.
Guterres: If the world spent $300 billion of $2.7 trillion directed to military budgets, it could eliminate extreme poverty
The report, according to SIPRI, calls for a fundamental shift in global priorities, emphasising excessive military spending undermines progress towards the UN SDGs.
Money for Mayhem: Researcher says drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are redefining African wars
There are the Chinese private security companies, protecting Chinese investments and citizens in Africa. Their rise mirrors Beijing’s deepening footprint, where it is pouring billions into infrastructure and mining projects. In volatile nations like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and South Sudan, weak and unreliable local security forces have created a vacuum that’s being filled by Chinese security contractors.
Kenya: Nearly half a million tourists expected to flock Mombasa City during World Tourism Week
Out of the success of last year’s inaugural tuk-tuk race that attracted huge crowds, 30 tuk-tuk drivers have been trained on tour guiding skills. This has increased their income. Four winners of the race will get return tickets to Dubai in United Arab Emirates, courtesy of Fly Dubai, while the Travellers Beach Hotel will accommodate the overall winner for three nights.
Kenya mulls $1 billion ‘debt-for-food’ swap to ease its burgeoning foreign debt portfolio
Kenya, which is East Africa’s biggest economy, had a total public debt equivalent to 67.8 per cent of its gross domestic product at the end of June this year, the Finance Ministry said in the document called an annual borrowing plan.
Committee for Protection of Journalists says Kenyan police inserted spyware on detained filmmakers’ phones
Activists had linked the filmmakers’ detention with a BBC documentary about security service killings during anti-government protests last year, despite the BBC saying none of the men was involved in the film, “Blood Parliament”.
Communities on either side of Kenya-Tanzania border at Vanga meet to resolve tiffs over fishing rights, crime
The meeting concluded with a consensus that closer collaboration between Kenya and Tanzania, alongside stronger communication between communities and authorities, is necessary to restore trust, protect livelihoods and ensure peaceful coexistence along the border.
American nightmare: 14 West Africans deported by Trump administration land in Ghana
Ghana’s President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, on September 10, 2025. Credit: Ghana Presidency
Kidnappings of aid workers on steep rise in South Sudan as fighting between army and rebels escalates
Violence targeting aid workers has surged globally, said independent research group Humanitarian Outcomes. In a report released in August, the organisation said 2024 was the deadliest year on record, with 383 aid workers killed and 861 others affected by major violence, warning that 2025 was on track to even surpass it.
Kenya: Tell Media investigations expose massive looting of tea farmers’ funds at KTDA, cartel launches vicious fightback to regain stranglehold
Over the past three weeks, Tell Media investigations found, there have been coordinated attacks targeting KTDA board members and factory officials from locations such as Kebirigo in Nyamira and Kapkoros in Kericho, as well as senior staff at KTDA subsidiaries such as KTDA Holdings Ltd and Chai Trading Ltd.
