Kenya names 104 athletics squad for world relays and African championships
The World Relays are slated for May 2-3, 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana, with the African Championships taking centre-stage from May 12-17, 2026 in Accra, Ghana.
Tuju blasts Shanta Gold for secretly coveting Siaya minerals as Kakamega governor is branded President Ruto ‘stooge’ in Bushiangala gold rift
Tuju’s allegations add to suspicions in Kakamega in that senior national government officials, including President William Ruto, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Hassan Joho, and Principal Secretary for Mining Harry Kimtai are scheming to oust locals from the Ksh683.04 billion ($5.28 billion) gold discovered in Ikolomani by Shanta Gold Mining, a company that claims British background.
Parliamentary committee alleges Crossley Holdings acquired Miwani Sugar Factory land fraudulently
Omondi added that investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had previously pointed to fraud in the attempted acquisition, reinforcing court findings that the land remains public.
Anti-terror agency vouches for Community Security Dialogue to repulse threat of terrorism in north-eastern Kenya
A representative from the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Gilbert Robb, said the Community Security Dialogue programme will strengthen relations between communities and law enforcement agencies.
How an American oil drilling firm Amoco ‘imported cancer’ to northern Kenya, then left trail of deaths of herdsman in Kargi village
The chemicals can have “catastrophic effects” on the environment and people, said James Njuguna, an engineering professor at Robert Gordon University.
Amoco, an American company drilled for oil in northern Kenya and left behind soaring cancer that is killing people, livestock in Marsabit
The pollution and disease inspired the first-ever lawsuit filed on the basis of Kenya’s constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in 2020, when residents of Kargi and other communities in the Chalbi Desert sued the Kenyan national and county governments.
Suspects arrested over attack on Senator Osotsi as Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo is accused of financing criminal gangs
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has been implicated in criminal activities in Kisumu County for political reasons. Members of Parliament from the Lake Victoria Basin accused Dr Omollo of underwriting criminal activities in the region in what is billed a supremacy push for clout ahead of the 2027 elections.
Mombasa court given blow-by-blow account of how stateless vessel Igor was intercepted with $63.4m narcotics, Chevy escaped dragnet
The accused persons Nasem Darzadeh Nia, Rahim Baksh Goharam, Hassan Baloch, Imran Baloch Mustafa, Nadeem Jadgal Abdulgani and Emtiyaz Daryayi were in the dock as the prosecution, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Joseph Kimanthi alongside Principal Prosecution Counsel Alex Ndiema, opened its case in which 12 witnesses will give evidence.
Preventable blindness: Kisumu County embarks on free cataract surgery with only two doctors for 1.3 million people
Findings from previous medical camps in the area point to a heavy local burden. In one outreach in Kombura, Nyando Sub-county, about one in three people screened were diagnosed with cataracts.
Semi-arid Elgeyo Marakwet County launches free milk programme for early childhood education programme
The initiative, which targets Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) learners, is intended to improve child nutrition, improve school enrolment and enhance retention rates in education.
