Kenya sets up own geo-hazard surveillance system to monitor distribution, strength of seismic events
During a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Mining to deliberate over the Budget Policy Statement, a mining team led by the PS appealed to the committee for allocation of adequate resources that will ensure execution of vital programs under the department.
How boy born with cleft lip palate inspired father to fund free surgery for patients with similar conditions in Kenya
In July 2000, Santhosh Mathews and his wife, Indian natives living in the United States welcomed their son with a cleft lip and palate among other conditions like holes in his heart and did not have a right eye or right ear.
Kenya’s chief justice defended against ouster in similar push that saved national assembly speaker from ejection
The first petition by former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi was submitted to the Judicial Service Commission on January 10, 2025, calling for the removal of the entire seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court.
Tap to Eat: Hot meals served from mega kitchen change how Kenyan children access quality food, raise school retention
Meal prices, which were once a financial burden for many families, have been subsidised through partnerships with local food vendors and sponsors, the mobile-based payment system also tracks daily meal consumption, ensuring that children receive balanced and adequate nutrition.
Haiti’s police union demands protection after gangs kill a Kenyan police officer
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, with gang violence leaving more than one million homeless in recent years, according to the UN.
Kenya’s marathon runner Kipkorir is provisionally suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit for doping
Kenya’s Diana Kipyokei was stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping in 2022 and handed a six-year ban.
Africa governments must invest more in agroecology to advance food sovereignty, ESAFF forum in Kenya told
Executive Director Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development (IRPAD) Mamadou Goita said agroecology is essential for safeguarding African biodiversity, enhancing soil quality, improving nutrition and health and increasing resilience to climate and other crises to strengthen local food systems.
Nairobi gear up for National Basket Association Africa elite camp with big wins in Safaricom tournament
In the final, Olympic Junior Secondary won gold in the girls’ competition after thrashing St John Junior Secondary team 25-03 in a one-sided affair. However, the tables turned in the boys’ final as St. John Junior Secondary team edged out Olympic Junior Secondary team 17-14 in the tightly contested match.
22 fishermen feared killed in fighting between Ethiopian, Kenyan fishermen near Omo River
Kenya’s Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen wrote on X on Sunday that the government had deployed additional security to the border and that he was engaging with Addis Ababa to “broker peace between the two communities.”
Kenyan police officer killed in action in Haiti as violent gangs unleash terror on island anation’s capital
The police officer was airlifted out of the area and died from his injuries, Godfrey Otunge, the commander of the Kenyan forces in Haiti, said in a statement.
