Former Congo President Kabila sentenced to death by military court for treason
Former DRC President Joseph Kabila did not attend the trial and was not represented by legal counsel. Neither he nor his representatives were immediately available for comment. His whereabouts were not immediately known.
Probe: US ministry of health agency gave Covid experiments at China’s Wuhan Institute greenlight despite concerns
Recently obtained government emails for the first time lay bare the NIH “gain-of-function” review committee’s informal vetting of the controversial project, demonstrating the agency’s weak oversight of the potentially dangerous research it funded at the lab where some critics believe the pandemic started.
Reprieve for under siege Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga as contractors suspend threat to paralyse operations
Aloso said they have engaged the County Executive Committee Member for Finance Solomon Obiero who promised to pay them soon because the county had received money from the national treasury.
Teachers demand confirmation of 20,000 Junior Secondary School interns in Lamu, decry poor conditions
Speaking in Lamu on Monday Septembr 29, 2025, following a Lamu KUPPET branch members meeting in Mpeketoni, Sofia Njagi, a Hindi Town based JSS teacher, called on the government to speed up the process of confirming the JSSS intern teachers whom she said have overloaded work-plans with some going as far as having 37 lessons weekly due teachers shortage.
A UAE firm unveils plans to invest $150m in Ol Karia geothermal plant to power electric vehicle production
KenGen Commercial Services Manager Kibet Rono, said the company’s reliable and lower power tariffs will shield investors from crippling high cost of energy.
Smuggling syndicate that operates along Kenya-Tanzania border threatens business in Kwale County
Area County Commissioner Stephen Orinde warned to those smuggling sugar through the porous border points with neighbouring Tanzania.
More Tanzanians and Uganda visiting Kenya as East African nation targets five million tourists
Governor Abdulswamad Nassir lauded the Mombasa Tourism Council for revitalising tourism. He noted that the county has lined up several events heading into the December season.
Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya pulls rag from under feet of PCS Mudavadi after endorsement by elders in Vihiga
The two political heavyweights face an acid test in Malava parliamentary by-election, where the governing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is pitted against Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP). High-riding DCP candidate Edgar Busiega Mwanga has signalled he may flip the seat to the opposition.
Seychelles’ 77,000 registered voters fail to elect new president, rerun on cards to pick between top two
Opposition figure Patrick Herminie received 48.8 per cent of the vote, while the incumbent, Wavel Ramkalawan, garnered 46.4 per cent, according to official results. A candidate needs to win more than 50 per cent of the vote to be declared victorious.
With only 77,000 registered voters Africa’s smallest and richest nation elects new president
The 115-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean has become synonymous with luxury and environmental travel, which has bumped Seychelles to the top of the list of Africa’s richest countries by gross domestic product per capita, according to the World Bank. The economy also has fuelled a growing middle class and opposition to the ruling party.
