Africa’s top health agency warns the continent is on verge of Ebola Armageddon as the virus spans out of epicentre
The World Health Organization has said the outbreak remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak – the deadliest on record – which killed more than 11,000 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Honouring the Dead, Healing the Living: Nyeri governor calls for emotional support for morticians as the ‘intersection of extreme human vulnerability’
Drawing from this year’s theme, “Honouring the Dead, Healing the Living,” the county boss said the selfless service provided by morgue attendants should never be underestimated and termed their role as a call that sits at the intersection of extreme human vulnerability and deep professional duty.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations granted four additional days to detain suspects in Victoria Mutiso murder probe
Homicide investigator Romana Odour told the court that the two suspects were arrested on August 7, 2026, and appeared in court three days later when detectives obtained an initial 30-day detention order.
Court in Nairobi commences extradition proceedings of Kenyan sentenced to jail in US for fatal drink-driving
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has moved to extradite a Kenyan fugitive wanted in the United States of America to face sentencing following his conviction over a fatal drink-driving offence. The DPP today presented Sancho Kibutu before the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi to commence extradition proceedings following his arrest...
54-year old nurse at Maralal Referral Hospital to serve 20 years in prison for raping lover’s daughter left in his care
The court heard that at about 3:30am, Ikonya sneaked into the children’s bedroom while they were asleep and defiled the minor. He subsequently threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident.
Sidi Ould Tah’s one year in office: He’s begun to connect AfDB capital mobilisation, risk-sharing, project preparation and internal reform
After a year in office, Sidi Ould Tah has begun to reshape how the African Development Bank (AfDB) raises money and prepares projects. Delivery, however, is the harder test. On May 29, 2025, shortly after his election as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group, Tah stood before...
How Britain strained ties with Israel after recognising State of Palestine, blasting Tel Aviv’s expansionist policy
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced on Tuesday that Britain would ban imports of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and restrict British companies from providing certain services to them.
‘I will kill you’: 28-year old man charged in Kabarnet Court with threatening to behead ageing parents over livestock and money
The charge-sheet further stated that Chepchieng violently entered the homestead of his aging parents and without lawful cause, uttered threatening words “oborin” (I will kill you) while armed with a panga ( machete).
KTB engages Tatler to lead the campaign to raise its profile in African luxury and high-value tourism
Through the three-year partnership, Kenya will host the inaugural Tatler Best Africa on October 8, 2026, to celebrate leading hospitality facilities on the continent.
US no-show at first international Space Summit in Paris overshadowed by transatlantic tensions
The event had been overshadowed by transatlantic tensions before its opening, with major US space companies cancelling their participation. French daily Le Monde reported that space giants Blue Origin and SpaceX, as well as Stoke Space and Starcloud, had withdrawn from the summit.
