What Supreme Court judges dread: ‘My prayer to IEBC, may you hold credible elections in 2027 that there will be no presidential election petition’
IEBC Chair Erastus Ethekon observed that early administrative structures significantly insulated national stability from political disputes. He revealed that the commission successfully resolved 323 pre-election disputes during the 2022 general election within strict statutory timelines, establishing a definitive track record.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy hits US military bases, which coincided with burial of slain leader Ali Khamenei
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf States on Thursday following US strikes on Iran’s southern coastal and eastern provinces, further eroding a three-week-old ceasefire. Iranian media later reported multiple explosions across southern Iran, including Bushehr, where one of the country’s nuclear plants is located, along...
Behind the ‘love’ in Ankara: Summit did not solve factions in NATO, instead it compartmentalised over defence spending, Iran conflict
For quite some time, Washington has been pressuring NATO member states to raise defence spending targets from the long-standing 2 per cent of gross domestic product to 5 per cent.
Senior ministry of agriculture officials tell visiting Senegalese delegation Kenya works with NBA to ensure GMO safety
The Senegalese delegation was led by Director General Aliou Ndiaye and included General Secretary Colonel Lamine Kane and Aïssatou Ndiaye. They were hosted by Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority Chief Executive Officer Ann Karimi, who was accompanied by NBA directors Josphat Muchiri and Nehemiah Ngetich.
Nairobi holds motocross championship to select team to represent Kenya in this year’s Motocross of African Nations
A key attraction will be the RSA Boda Safety Challenge, where boda boda (taxi motorbike) riders will compete in practical road-safety skills for cash prizes, merchandise and gift hampers. Participation is limited to the first 30 registered riders with roadworthy motorcycles, helmets and closed shoes.
When cooperation replaces resistance: How farmers in coastal region of Kenya are reimagining agriculture in a changing climate
Across the continent, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and land degradation are threatening food production, placing millions of smallholder farmers under growing pressure.
$64 million upgrade of Port of Mombasa infrastructural project half complete, KPA chief executive says
The project, which is now 50 per cent complete, is expected to be completed in March 2027. It comprises a 1.8-kilometre dual carriageway that includes 704 metres of elevated viaduct supported on bored pile foundations and reinforced concrete box girders, rising up to 15 metres above ground level to safely accommodate heavy port traffic.
Preventable maternal, child deaths: Experts warn Africa wastes time and resources on policy development, it should now accelerate policy implementation
Head of the Africa CDC Division of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Diana Nambatya Nsubuga pointed out that Africa faces declining external health financing, increasing disease outbreaks and continued dependence on imported health commodities, underscoring the need for stronger health systems and greater self-reliance.
Too many threats: Fears of censorship and monopoly in wake of UK plan to determine what public can see on YouTube
The green paper, published in June by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, proposes exploring a “prominence regime” that would ensure public service broadcasters and other designated “trusted” news providers remain easy to find as audiences increasingly consume news online rather than through traditional television.
Trump orders cut-off of US trade with Spain lack of participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Turning to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trump said: “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate, they don’t pay.