CAPTION: Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash in Samburu County, Kenya, that US officials say killed five Americans [Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters]By AFP and The Associated Press A helicopter taking tourists on a safari has crashed in a remote part of northern Kenya, killing all seven people on board, including […]
CAPTION: Some of the members of the minority and indigenous communities in East Africa out side a conference in Nairobi on Wednesday August 19th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter NAIROBI – Climate change is an existential threat to minority and indigenous communities in East Africa. According to East Africa Indigenous people’s reports, these […]
By AgencyNAIROBI: THE East African Business Council (EABC) and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) have strengthened their partnership to promote investment and regional economic integration ahead of the inaugural East Africa CEO & Investment Forum scheduled for September in Kenya.During a meeting in Kigali recently, EABC ViceChairperson Dennis Karera and Executive Director Ahmed Farah held talks with RDB officials on expanding collaboration […]
By Charles NyandwiKAMPALA – The Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Emile Bienvenu, has been arrested alongside 17 officials over alleged offences related to the production and distribution of illicit alcoholic beverages, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said.Ten of the 18 suspects are linked to Rwanda FDA, while others include a division manager from Rwanda […]
By Our reporterNAIROBI – Kenya’s standards regulator has defended five Kenyan alcoholic beverage brands temporarily suspended in Rwanda, saying fresh laboratory tests and factory inspections found the products compliant with applicable East African quality and safety standards.The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) said it had reviewed Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority’s decision to suspend the […]
CAPTION: South Sudan workers out side the embassy in Nairobi August 11th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Agencies CAPTION: South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Kenya’s president William Ruto The Embassy of South Sudan in Kenya has been closed over unpaid rent arrears, according to embassy staff and South Sudanese residents who visited the […]
By James Gichigi NAIROBI – The High Court has ruled that Kenya’s next General Election ought to be held in August 2026, not the scheduled August 10, 2027. In a landmark judgment, Justice Mugure Thande held that the fifth year following the August 9, 2022, presidential election commenced on August 9, 2026, meaning the next […]
Col Joseph Rutabana KAMPALA: Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Uganda, Col. Joseph Rutabana, has denied ever meeting Stephen Nuwagaba or having any knowledge of him, rejecting allegations that the Rwandan Embassy in Kampala was linked to the young man whose claims of torture have triggered a heated public discussion in Uganda. Speaking to ChimpReports before President […]
CAPTION: Interpol ranked Kenya second in Africa for cyber-attacks. Photo: William Ruto. Source: Facebook By Japhet Ruto NAIROBI – Kenya ranks as the second most exposed country to cyberattacks in Africa, accounting for 11.9% of all exploitable digital vulnerabilities detected across the continent in 2025, according to Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.The report, which draws […]
CAPTION: South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister James Pitia Morgan. By AgencyNAIROBI – South Sudan and Kenya have renewed efforts to complete a key road linking the two countries, saying the project would reduce cargo transit times from the Kenyan port of Mombasa to Juba and strengthen trade and economic integration.The commitment was made during talks in […]