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US freezes funding contributions to Kenya-led Haiti security force

The United States has frozen its financial contributions to a United Nations fund for a multinational security support mission in Haiti, a move that would stop

4 months ago

His Highness Aga Khan IV dies aged 88

He was the founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs 96,000 people and finances development programmes, particularly in Asia and

4 months ago

Ruto abolishes ID vetting, to open passport office in Northern Kenya

It is a major relief for Northern Kenya frontier counties after Ruto announced that issuance of national identity cards will no longer require extensive vetting

4 months ago

Raila AUC chair bid backed by 28 nations, campaign secretariat says

He needs to secure at least two-thirds of the votes from 49 AU member states to win in the first round. So far, Raila can count on the support of East African C

4 months ago

Teen mother in Homabay arrested after dumping newborn in a pit latrine

Police in Homa Bay have arrested a teenage mother who attempted to kill her newborn baby by throwing her newborn girl in a pit latrine.

4 months ago

Crackdown launched against Oromo militia hiding in Kenya

Kenyan police are pursuing a crackdown against members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) accused of criminal activities in Marsabit and Isiolo counties.

4 months ago

Ruto, Raila to share podium at Nyanza investment conference

President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga are scheduled to share a podium this week at the Nyanza International Investment Conference in Kis

4 months ago

Two people dead as 18 miners rescued after the collapse of a Kakamega gold mine

Two miners died while 18 others were rescued at the Tumaini gold mine in Museno Village, Kakamega County after the walls of the mines collapsed on Monday evenin

4 months ago

Mudavadi urges miners to prioritise safety after collapse

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has urged miners across the country to adopt strict safety measures after a mine collapse in Shinyalu, Kakamega trappin

4 months ago