Senator says corruption in Kenya has hit ‘emergency’ level, wants President Ruto to crack whip to save economy
Speaking in Homa Bay, Mr Kajwang’ said Kenya losses approximately Ksh900 billion every year to corruption, which he noted is equivalent to a third of the national budget. He raised alarm over the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), which he said more than half of it is stolen.
Kenyan flower exporters source new markets in North America, Asia and Eastern Europe to mitigate high export costs
In a speech read on his behalf by Dorah Odundo of the Horticultural Crops Directorate at a press briefing in Nairobi ahead of next week’s International Flower Trade Exhibition (IFTEX) 2026, Kundu said the government continues to implement policies to strengthen the sector’s competitiveness.
Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease
Trust is hard to find among the traumatised population that is wary of outsiders, even those trying desperately to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that experts say was discovered weeks late. Surveillance for such diseases has been weakened by US and other aid cuts.
UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war
Human Rights Watch said it verified videos showing mercenaries, apparently Colombian, fighting alongside the RSF when it captured the Darfur city of el-Fasher in October in an offensive the UN-commissioned experts said bore “the hallmarks of genocide.” At least 6,000 people were killed in three days, according to the UN.
End of Middle East war imminent as Iran announces ‘conclusion reached on major issues’ with US
On a recent EU decision to impose sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran’s actions and policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei warned that any hostile action would definitely trigger Tehran’s response.
Election rigging becomes major concern as United Opposition in Kenya warns Ruto regime against punitive taxes
The opposition leaders faulted the Kenya Kwanza administration over what they termed hard-hitting economic decisions that continue to push millions of Kenyans into hardship.
Kenya’s lands ministry begins land use and urban development regulations review to redefine riparian reserves
During a public forum held at Magharibi Hall in Kakamega town that was attended by both national and county officers and other stakeholders, a senior physical planner in the Department of Lands and Physical Planning Arthur Mbatia said that the proposed changes and new multi-tier institutional structures swill be allocated planning powers.
How Museveni’s ‘governing of Uganda by misgoverning’ for 40 years churned out clients and slaves instead of citizens
The National Resistance Movement did not come to power promising to dismantle Uganda’s complex, self-regulating systems. It came promising security, stability and modernisation.
Why Ugandans want Bundibugyo name of Ebola virus currently ravaging eastern Congo changed to avoid stigmatisation
The Ugandan district’s connection to the Bundibugyo virus stems from an Ebola outbreak there nearly two decades ago that was flagged as a new species of Ebola, a viral disease that usually manifests as haemorrhagic fever.
African trade experts warn that without harmonised protocols on competition, AfCFTA will stall
In his keynote speech, Togolese Director-General for Trade Claude Talime Abe highlighted that a unified protocol on competition is needed as a strong pillar for fairness, transparency, and security within Africa’s nascent single market.