CAPTION: An ambulance drives past an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, Monday, July 20, 2026. (Courtesy photo) By AgenciesNAIROBI — Kenyan activists on Monday accused authorities of violating a court order from last month halting the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine center after reports surfaced that Americans were being quarantined in the country.Kenyan […]
In a long-awaited ruling, Kenya’s High Court has rejected a bid by Rastafarians to be allowed to smoke cannabis as part of their religious worship. But lawyers say the fight continues and the case has opened up debate on the country’s drug laws and what constitutes religious freedom. By AgenciesNAIROBI – Members of the Rastafari Society of […]
CAPTION: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon Sanjay Tanna, center, with UBL officials and other guests at the launch at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Tuesday July 14, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Celia NsimireKAMPALA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has released the findings of an independent study by Oxford Economics Africa examining the company’s contribution […]
CAPTION – Kenya’s refinery ambitions gather pace as Ruto says Dangote project will create 60,000 jobs. [Photo by Wu Hao – Pool/Getty Images] By AgenciesLAMU – Kenya expects a proposed oil refinery backed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, to create about 60,000 jobs as the country pushes to establish itself as East Africa’s leading energy […]
CAPTION: Kenya Police during the operation against Al-Shbabaab in Manera County. (Courtesy photo) By Agencies MANDERA COUNTY – At least 11 suspected al-Shabaab militants were killed during an intelligence-led security operation conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) near the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera County. According to police, the operation targeted a make shift […]
CAPTION: Oburu Oginga declared that ODM will not field a presidential candidate in 2027. Photo: William Ruto. Source: Facebook By AgenciesHoma Bay – The Orange Democratic Movement has confirmed it will not present a presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections, with party leader Oburu Oginga declaring that ODM will instead throw its weight behind President William […]
Some of the Chinese national who were deported on Friday July 10, 2026. (Courtesy photo)By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenyan authorities have deported 19 Chinese nationals accused of involvement in alleged cybercrime-related offences.The group, comprising 18 men and one woman, was deported on Friday afternoon in a joint operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and […]
CAPTION: Kenyan plainclothes police officers arrest protesters during a demonstration marking a day historically associated with the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s that ushered in multipartyism, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Credit: AP/SA NAIROBI — Heavy police deployments in the capitals of Kenya and Tanzania suppressed planned protests on Tuesday, with July 7 a […]
CAPTION: South Sudan and Kenyan officals during the meeting in Nairobi Wednesday 8th, 2026. (File photo). By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya has summoned South Sudan’s diplomatic mission in Nairobi over the continued mistreatment of its citizens, citing the eight-month detention without charge of Kenyan Timothy Maina Nderi, denial of consular access, and escalating attacks on Kenyan truck […]