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DCI Says No Foul Play Found in Death of Former MP Cyrus Jirongo, Case to Be Sent to Prosecutors

Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has said preliminary findings into the death of former Lugari MP and businessman Cyrus Jirongo po...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Here are important academics dates as Schools re-open today

NAIROBI — Pre-primary, primary, junior, senior and secondary schools across Kenya will reopen for the 2026 academic year on January 5, the Ministry of...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

After 40 Years, Museveni Wants Another Term in Uganda

As Uganda gears up for its general election in January 2026, all eyes are on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, a towering figure in East African polit...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Kenya Releases Sh44.2bn Capitation Ahead of School Reopening

The Kenyan government has released Sh44.245 billion in capitation for Term One of the 2026 academic year, ensuring smooth operations as schools reopen...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

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Ruto Orders Immediate Rescue After South C Building Collapse

President William Ruto has issued urgent instructions following the collapse of a multi-storey building in Nairobi’s South C estate. Public Service Ca...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Truphena Muthoni receives Guinness Record badge for hugging tree

The achievement, completed on February 2, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, required unbroken physical contact with a single tree for the full duration—any int...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Rejoice Waithera wins Star Prize at Africa Leaders Awards in Lagos, Nigeria

Kenya’s rising youth leadership profile took centre stage in Lagos after 23-year-old Rejoice Waithera clinched the top honour at the Future Africa Lea...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Ruto Declares Alcohol and Drug Abuse a National Emergency in New Year Address

Nairobi, 1 January 2026 – President William Ruto has warned that alcohol and drug abuse in Kenya has reached crisis levels, describing it as a “silent...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

75-Year-Old Woman Found Murdered in Kyuso Thicket Days After Disappearance

Detectives are investigating the murder of a 75-year-old woman whose body was discovered dumped in a thicket in Kyuso, Kitui County, days after she wa...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Asia to the Pacific Welcomes 2026 First as Bells, Beaches Mark New Year

As midnight struck across parts of Asia and the Pacific, South Korea and Japan officially ushered in 2026, marked by ancient rituals, prayer ceremonie...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Education

Why This Tiny Island Nation Always Rings in the New Year Before Everyone Else

While most of the world counts down to midnight on December 31, a remote Pacific island nation has already stepped into the next year long before big...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Weekend of Things

The Weekend of Things: When Responsibility Knocks

Life. Seasoned with perspective. “Life has a way of handing out responsibility before we feel ready for it, often in moments that demand growth, matur...

10 months ago · By Kibisu Mulanda