Growing body of evidence builds strong case for life on Mars after NASA rover finds extensive organic carbon in ancient river rocks
The discovery builds on excitement generated when Perseverance identified distinctive ‘leopard spots’ on rocks at the same site in 2024. On Earth, such millimetre-sized spots can be created by chemical and mineral reactions associated with microbial activity, although alternative abiotic explanations remain possible.
Conservationists in Kenya and Tanzania brace for 15th Mara Day celebrations in Bomet to push for protection of fragile Mara River ecosystem
Kenya and Tanzania are set to renew their joint commitment to protect the fragile Mara River ecosystem as top government officials, conservationists and community leaders converge in Bomet County for the 15th anniversary of Mara Day celebrations. The four-day regional event scheduled for September 12-15, will bring together stakeholders from...
China grapples with bulging numbers of aging countryside, made worse by equally aging caregivers
By the end of 2025, China had 320 million people aged 60 or above, accounting for 23 per cent of the population. In recent years, the country has expanded its rural eldercare network. As of June 2024, there were about 16,000 rural homes for the elderly with 1.68 million beds, along with roughly 145,000 mutual-aid eldercare facilities.
Schools in Congo welcome back 31 million students, but parents in Ebola-ravaged east lament the reopening ‘came too soon’
The reopening comes as nearly 31 million pupils are expected to attend school across the country this academic year, according to DRC Minister of State for National Education Raissa Malu, who officially launched the new school year on Tuesday in the capital Kinshasa against a national backdrop marked by both armed insecurity and serious public health risks.
Tehran warns Washington ‘any attack against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, heavier and morepainful response’
Tehran has shown it retains the capability to attack US interests in neighbouring countries and to shut down oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supplies flowed prior to the conflict.
Climate change: Kenya’s Rift Valley region grapples with imminent merger of fresh and saline water lakes
Dr Pacifica Ogola said they are deeply disturbed by the massive displacement caused by the rapidly expanding shorelines across the two lakes to the extent it has affected the region’s rich biodiversity.
Kenya that lives in us: Life does not ask Kenyans whether they are ready; they’ve simply become adept at continuing with it
I have travelled through places where the roads seemed to tell their own story. From the crowded streets of Nairobi to the quieter roads in the countryside. Kenya changes its face but never completely changes its soul. In the city, morning begins with urgency.
Muslim, Christian clergy pile pressure on Kenya’s polls agency hours after public procurement board nullifies tender for elections martial
Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) delegation led by Secretary General Sheikh Abdullahi Salat and accompanied by its head of religious affairs Sheikh Yusuf Maki said their participation demonstrates commitment to peaceful and democratic engagement, national cohesion, responsible civic participation and credible electoral processes.
Central Kenya hit by staggering school under-enrolment with some institutions in Nyeri having less than 30 students
A report released by the Nyeri County Education Board on Wednesday shows worrying statistics on student enrolment in public schools in the county. The survey which was conducted in all six constituencies collected the data on student enrolment in public Primary Schools, Junior Schools, Senior Schools and Secondary Schools.
Giant co-operatives union, KUSCCO, ordered into liquidation weighed down by $131 million liabilities
In a Kenya Gazette Notice No.13907 dated August 31, 2026, Commissioner for Co-operative Development David Obonyo said KUSCCO had failed to achieve its objectives due to liquidity challenges following a resolution by its members to have the union dissolved.
