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Kenya is increasingly grappling with organised transnational crime, an evolution that risks turning the country into a haven for wanted criminals and illicit networks.
Kenya’s inflation rate in December 2025 remained at 4.5 per cent, unchanged from November, driven by higher prices of food, transport and electricity, KNBS says.
ODM party leader Oburu Oginga has hinted at a possible presidential run in the 2027 elections, citing the party’s constitution.
Residents of Nairobi’s South C estate have called for the arrest and prosecution of the owners, developers and workers linked to a multi-storey building that collapsed early Friday.
Collapsed South C building had 14 floors instead of the approved 12, Public Service CS Ruku says developers defied an August 2025 stop-work order, vows action.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja visits collapsed building site in South C, calls for return of prosecutorial powers to counties.
President William Ruto has called for a ceasefire amid bitter verbal exchanges between various politicians, warning that it risks sowing disunity.
Lands CS Wahome threatens to deregister architect who designed collapsed South C building if criminal culpability is established; recovery exercise expected to end Tuesday.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged African countries to draw lessons on defence from Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by US forces.
ODM party leader Oburu Oginga met Secretary General Edwin Sifuna on Wednesday as a petition seeking to expel the Nairobi senator from the party collapsed.
Lawyer Saitabao Ole Kanchory, now claims that President William Ruto has been working behind the scenes to unify ODM as the party grapples with internal divisions.
Scenes of jubilation and excitement describe the mood in several schools where students, teachers, and parents continue to celebrate good grades from the just-announced KCSE results.
A visit by popular American streamer IShowSpeed provided the Kenyan government with the perfect platform to market the country’s tourism sector.
Eliud Owalo resigns as President William Ruto's Deputy Chief of Staff after declaring 2027 presidential bid, says position no longer tenable.
ODM Central Committee tasks party leader Oburu Oginga to begin pre-election coalition talks with parties including UDA, to hold NDC as part of consultations.
LSK accuses judiciary of impunity over orders barring public entities from hiring private lawyers, President Faith Odhiambo vows fight against judges abusing authority.
Uganda’s opposition Party, National Unity Platform (NUP) has alleged a plot to rig the Thursday elections, citing multiple irregularities just hours before polls open.
President William Ruto congratulates Uganda President Yoweri Museveni for his “decisive victory” in January 15 polls, lauds peaceful election; Bobi Wine disputed Museveni’s 71 per cent win.
Govt launches probe into the deaths of nine street children buried at Lang’ata cemetery last week, Gender CS Hannah Cheptumo says identities and cause of deaths unconfirmed.
CBK warns against cash flower bouquets and ornamental displays, citing mutilation of banknotes, threatens legal action against those who fold, roll or staple the notes.
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