Kenyan parents appeal for more specialised schools to cater for rising incidence of Down syndrome
Parents of children living with Down syndrome braved the scorching sun during an awareness campaign that began with a procession at the Kengeleni in Nyali Sub-County and culminated in a colourful event at the Kongowea Dispensary.
Fears Tanzania on cusp of Gen Z uprising after Kikwete turned President Suluhu into a ‘lapdog’ to muzzle Christians, retain Muslim hegemony
It is remembered that in 2005 as Mkapa served his last term, he was forced to deport Kikwete from New York after he went missing from the president’s delegation, only to be fished out of a Harlem brothel as Mkapa’s delegation waited for him to sign funding agreements with the World Bank and International Monetary (IMF). As is custom, such financial commitment are signed by finance and foreign affairs ministers.
Lawyers ask ICC to probe 122 EU officials, including France’s Macron and Germany’s Merkel, for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean
Despite repeated calls from human rights experts for Europe to refrain from supporting Libyan forces in stopping migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, European officials remain determined to continue doing just that.
Ivory Coast to confirm World Cup berth with win at home to Kenya as Senegal to edges closer too
The Congolese complete their campaign at home against Sudan on Tuesday and, should they fail to overhaul Senegal, will be aiming to finish as one of the best four runners-up from the nine qualifying groups to go into an African playoff in November.
Kenya converts $5 billion standard gauge railway Chinese loan to yuan to save $215 million annually
The plan is now expected to slash interest costs by nearly half, also seeks to restructure repayment terms and ease pressure on public finances. China is Kenya’s largest bilateral lender, with repayments amounting to about $1 billion annually.
Pattern reflects policy and acceptance by state: Israel has killed nearly 3,000 Gaza aid seekers
Looking at the incidents over time, clearly discernible patterns emerge showing how Israel has used attacks on people seeking aid as a tool for different purposes at different points in the war: deadly crowd control, forced displacement, and the destruction of the collective ability of Palestinians in Gaza to survive
Over 200 world leading firms in medical technology set for East Africa’s healthcare and lab innovation exhibition in Nairobi
For the past seven years, Medic East Africa and Medlab East Africa have been the leading healthcare and laboratory events in Kenya. Now rebranded into WHX Nairobi and WHX Labs Nairobi, under the patronage of Kenya’s Ministry of Health, the events are backed by Africa CDC and CPD-accredited by the Kenya Medical Association and the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
Serving God and the Devil: A priest’s tussle with demons of alcoholism lifts veil off clergy struggle with worldly desires
On September 7, 2025, Chege launched his book, From Chains to Change, a deeply personal account of his journey from addiction to recovery. Through it, he hopes to inspire others to break free.
Kenya tourism board partners with Visa to boost travel spending
As part of the partnership, Visa will provide access to its Government Insights Hub
Chinese influence in Equatorial Guinea forces US to ease travel restrictions on President Nguema
The US officials said the decision to move ahead with the waiver was based in part on the fact that China, which is a growing presence in Equatorial Guinea, is seeking to build a naval base there. The proposed base would be China’s second in Africa, after Djibouti, but its first ever on the Atlantic Ocean.
