13 police officers deny killing two Indian nationals, Kenyan the in run-up to 2022 polls

13 police officers deny killing two Indian nationals, Kenyan the in run-up to 2022 polls

Amnesty International’s Kenya chapter have linked the SSU to most of more than 500 extrajudicial killings and dozens of enforced disappearances between 2019 and September 2022.

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Trump’s office bans medical agency FDA from using terms such as intersex, woman, disabled, transgender, LGBTQ and others

Trump’s office bans medical agency FDA from using terms such as intersex, woman, disabled, transgender, LGBTQ and others

Another federal health agency was told in recent weeks to remove words such as gender, transgender, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and non-binary from its communications to ensure that they comply with executive orders that solely recognise male and female sex and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.

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Kenya’s tourism shows strong recovery as minister projects surge in new arrivals and foreign exchange earnings

Kenya’s tourism shows strong recovery as minister projects surge in new arrivals and foreign exchange earnings

The domestic tourism sector, CS Rebecca Miano, also recorded impressive gains, with bed night occupancy rising by 12 per cent from 4,618,094 in 2023 to 5,173,966 in 2024.

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How Kremlin arrested 20,000 people for Ukraine war dissenters, forced dozens to ‘punitive psychiatry’

How Kremlin arrested 20,000 people for Ukraine war dissenters, forced dozens to ‘punitive psychiatry’

Yekaterina Fatyanova, 37, was interned on April 28 last year at the KKPND No.1 psychiatric hospital in her home city of Krasnoyarsk after being accused of discrediting the Russian armed forces by publishing an article in a small opposition newspaper she ran in her spare time. She was not the author of the piece, which argued the war in Ukraine was driven by imperialist motives.

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While it’s known Rwanda is chief architect of scramble for eastern Congo’s minerals, world powers are shy to rein it in

While it’s known Rwanda is chief architect of scramble for eastern Congo’s minerals, world powers are shy to rein it in

The M23 rebel group entered the outskirts of Bukavu, a city of about 1.3 million in eastern DRC, in mid-February 2025. This happened two weeks after Goma, another city in the region, came under the control of M23 rebels. With support from the Rwandan army, M23 already controls vast territory in eastern DRC.

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Chief Justice Koome says Kenya’s judiciary is committed to fighting runaway corruption

Chief Justice Koome says Kenya’s judiciary is committed to fighting runaway corruption

Chief Justice Martha Koome giving her keynote speech as she chaired the 31st National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) meeting at the Pride Inn Paradise Hotel, Shanzu.

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Kenya tourism sector earnings to rise to 650 billion shillings in 2025, minister says

Kenya tourism sector earnings to rise to 650 billion shillings in 2025, minister says

Kenya tourism sector earnings are expected to jump to Ksh650 billion ($5 billion) this year from Ksh452.2 billion last year, Tourism Minister Rebecca Miano said on Wednesday. Miano said the 2024 earnings were up 20 per cent compared with a year earlier. The sector alongside tea exports and remittances are...

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Trump denounces Ukrainian President Zelenskiy as ‘dictator’ and warns he risks losing his country

Trump denounces Ukrainian President Zelenskiy as ‘dictator’ and warns he risks losing his country

Trump’s outburst followed Zelenskiy’s comments on Tuesday that the US president was parroting Russian disinformation when he asserted that Ukraine “should never have started” the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago.

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At least 430 killed in Sudanese RSF paramilitary attacks in White Nile State, aid agencies say

At least 430 killed in Sudanese RSF paramilitary attacks in White Nile State, aid agencies say

The war in Sudan has killed more than 24,000 people and driven over 14 million people – about 30 per cent of the population – from their homes, according to the United Nations. An estimated 3.2 million Sudanese have escaped to neighbouring countries.

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M23 rebels set eyes on Butembo city after the capture of Goma and Bukavu in eastern Congo

M23 rebels set eyes on Butembo city after the capture of Goma and Bukavu in eastern Congo

Also on Tuesday, the M23 captured the town of Kamanyola, about 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Bukavu, after they overcame resistance from the Congolese army in the evening, said Steve Mubalama, a civil society representative in the town.

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