Property market in Kenyan capital, Nairobi, contracts on back of subdued demand in final quarter of 2025
, the three-year surge in satellite towns land prices, which peaked in third quarter of 2024 at 12.58 per cent, slowed far more rapidly, returning to normal levels of the decade at 6.21 per cent at the end of 2025 – on quarterly growth of 1.59 per cent.
Kenya’s data commissioner calls for enhanced records privacy protection before 2027 General Election
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Chief Executive Officer Agnes Kalekye emphasised the media’s dual responsibility of informing the public and protecting privacy.
Sixteen Nigerian military officers arrested over coup attempt to be tried for mutiny
The officers, detained since October 2025, are accused of acts of indiscipline and violations of service regulations, Samaila Uba, a military spokesperson, said on Monday in a statement in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
Kenya holds public consultations to ratify ILO conventions to shield domestic workers from exploitation, underpayment
ILO Conventions 189 and 190 would formalise protections for domestic workers and redefine the employer-domestic worker relationship in Kenyan households, representing a historic step in extending fundamental labour rights to one of the country’s most vulnerable groups.
Lake Nakuru – a Rift Valley water-mass renowned for abundance of flamingos – is projected to double in size
Onesmus Kihiko, a retired employee of the defunct Municipal Council of Nakuru said he watched in desperation as his Ksh4 million from his retirement benefits went down the drain when the flooding waters walloped his three-acre farm.
Talanta Stadium –to be renamed Raila Odinga Sports Complex – is 80 per cent and will be ready AFCON 2027
The supervisory committee also conducted a site inspection to assess milestones achieved and pending tasks. Infrastructure Secretary Washington Okumu assured that internet connectivity and digital systems will meet international standards.
A step in the mind: For Sudanese refugee women in Uganda, a cup of coffee and a space to speak
For dozens of women carrying unprocessed trauma, I saw how these sessions became a lifeline. And after meeting the organisers and witnessing their work, I also realised that the healing goes both ways: The space nurtures the women who come to speak, but also those who facilitate the sessions.
Antimicrobial resistance emerges as one Africa’s deadliest killers than HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is emerging as one of Africa’s deadliest but least visible public health threats that cause more deaths on the continent than tuberculosis, malaria and HIV combined, health experts have warned. Speaking during the Kenya National AMR Conference 2026 in Mombasa under the theme: “Working Together to Tackle...
How moving story of a bright boy with mentally sick dad, helpless mom in Siaya inspired Good Samaritans to pay his fees in a prestigious school
News of Simon’s situation quickly spread after his story was shared on social media, where photos and accounts of the boy’s determination touched the hearts of many. Well-wishers from different parts of the country began reaching out, offering financial support, school supplies and words of encouragement, even calling on some politicians to step in and assist the boy.
Fathers, teachers cited in Nyanza region at the centre of ‘stubbornly’ high incidence of defilement, incest and underage pregnancy
Flora Mworoa said defilement, rape, drug abuse and other forms of gender-based violence in the area were closely intertwined, observing that most perpetrators were adult men and that assaults often occurred without protection, exposing victims to HIV and other infections.
