Lake Victoria Basin Commission boss says Mara River faces existential threats despite regional gains
LVBC Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire says the basin was under siege from deforestation in the Mau Forest, rapid land-use changes and pollution, factors he warned could alter the river’s hydrology and jeopardise the annual wildebeest migration that draws global attention to Kenya and Tanzania.
Kenya: Regional governments lobby for bigger slice of Tourism Promotion Fund billions
The county government in conjunction with the National Museums of Kenya has independently mapped out and documented over 30 heritage sites within the county. Some of them include Dedan Kimathi Kahiga-ini site-where Mau war veteran, Kimathi was shot and captured by British soldiers on October 21, 1956; Kangubiri Detention Camp, which served as a detention camp and was used as a screening and interrogation centre for Mau detainees and the Tree Tops Lodge where the longest serving British monarch, the late Queen Elizabeth was staying in 1952 when she ascended to the throne.
State says it’s assembling a digital army of young Kenyans to repulse misinformation, disinformation and cyber threats
At the same time, the Executive Director of Sharp Education Centre Paul Wanjohi said that instilling values in learners from an early age was critical in shaping how technology was used.
Guterres: If the world spent $300 billion of $2.7 trillion directed to military budgets, it could eliminate extreme poverty
The report, according to SIPRI, calls for a fundamental shift in global priorities, emphasising excessive military spending undermines progress towards the UN SDGs.
Kenya: Nearly half a million tourists expected to flock Mombasa City during World Tourism Week
Out of the success of last year’s inaugural tuk-tuk race that attracted huge crowds, 30 tuk-tuk drivers have been trained on tour guiding skills. This has increased their income. Four winners of the race will get return tickets to Dubai in United Arab Emirates, courtesy of Fly Dubai, while the Travellers Beach Hotel will accommodate the overall winner for three nights.
Kenya mulls $1 billion ‘debt-for-food’ swap to ease its burgeoning foreign debt portfolio
Kenya, which is East Africa’s biggest economy, had a total public debt equivalent to 67.8 per cent of its gross domestic product at the end of June this year, the Finance Ministry said in the document called an annual borrowing plan.
Committee for Protection of Journalists says Kenyan police inserted spyware on detained filmmakers’ phones
Activists had linked the filmmakers’ detention with a BBC documentary about security service killings during anti-government protests last year, despite the BBC saying none of the men was involved in the film, “Blood Parliament”.
Communities on either side of Kenya-Tanzania border at Vanga meet to resolve tiffs over fishing rights, crime
The meeting concluded with a consensus that closer collaboration between Kenya and Tanzania, alongside stronger communication between communities and authorities, is necessary to restore trust, protect livelihoods and ensure peaceful coexistence along the border.
American nightmare: 14 West Africans deported by Trump administration land in Ghana
Ghana’s President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, on September 10, 2025. Credit: Ghana Presidency
Kidnappings of aid workers on steep rise in South Sudan as fighting between army and rebels escalates
Violence targeting aid workers has surged globally, said independent research group Humanitarian Outcomes. In a report released in August, the organisation said 2024 was the deadliest year on record, with 383 aid workers killed and 861 others affected by major violence, warning that 2025 was on track to even surpass it.
