Clean sea: How Kenya Navy led massive Indian Ocean drug bust that netted 1.1 tonnes of narcotics
Shupavu was acquired by the Kenya Navy in 1997 and underwent what open source information has a “significant mid-life refit” starting in 2021 at Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) in Mombasa before returning to service.
Day after recovering pistol stolen from security officer police in Kisumu foil armed robbery in, recover AK-47 rifle
The AK-47 is the second firearm to be recovered in the lakeside city after police officers recovered a Jericho Pistol in Kisumu East over the weekend.
Kenya is hurtling towards self-destruction via toxic ethic rhetoric, law scholar PLO Lumumba warns
Speaking during the third African Youth Leadership Forum at Mount Kenya University on Sunday, Lumumba observed that the tribal discourse, coupled with the heightened political temperatures despite being two years away from the next general election, paints a grim picture of a nation trapped in toxic identity politics.
ODM MPs from Lake Victoria Basin resolve to support Kenya’s President Ruto beyond 2027 elections
Speaking after a Central Management Committee meeting, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna dismissed claims of disunity and insisted that the party would uphold the late Raila Odinga’s vision of a unified and peaceful nation.
Kenya’s target of five gigawatts of geothermal power gets $10 million from national polytechnic and African Union
African Union’s grant in the first phase represents 80 per cent of the total cost of the surface exploration at Sh146 million, with the institute expected to source for Sh36 million, he elaborated.
Kenya postal staff make good threat to strike to force employer to pay them six-month salary arrears
The central region branch secretary said the workers are ready to call off the strike once their grievances have been addressed by the corporation. He is now asking the government to follow up on debts owed to the corporation by other government agencies in order to clear their salary arrears.
Schools in Mali forced to close as fuel blockade enforced by militants starts to bite
People queue with their motorcycles at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in Bamako Mali on October 7, 2025. Credit: AP
Chemelil sugar factory in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin resumes operations after upgrade
Chemelil Sugar Managing Director Jassi Chatthe confirmed the factory’s readiness to commence operations.
East Africa’s most famous indigenous tribe, Maasai, set for third edition of its cultural festival in November
The much-anticipated third edition of the Maa Cultural Festival is set to take place this November, bringing together communities from across the Maa-speaking counties to celebrate their rich cultural heritage. Maasai is one of the most recognisable indigenous ethnic groups in Africa that live astride Kenya and Tanzania. The annual...
Interior minister says Kenya will publicly destroy narcotic drugs linked to Islamic States terrorist group seized in Mombasa
The narcotic haul that was nabbed in the Indian Ocean at the Port of Mombasa.
