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Ruto Congratulates Samia Suluhu Amid Post-Election Tension in Tanzania

Kenya’s President William Ruto has congratulated Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, even as unrest continues to grip parts o...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Climate

Elgeyo Marakwet Hit by Another Landslide, Governor Wisley Rotich Warns of “Extraordinary Danger”

Elgeyo Marakwet County has been struck by yet another landslide, barely a day after a separate landslide in Marakwet East claimed dozens of lives. The...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

IEBC Provides Voter Registration Progress

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced continued progress in its ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercis...

1 year ago · By Stephen Awino

Climate

Murkomen Blames Deforestation and Farming Practices for Deadly Elgeyo Marakwet Landslides

Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has blamed years of deforestation and unsustainable farming methods for the deadly landslides th...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Eliud Kipchoge Unveils “World Tour” After 17th-Place Finish in New York

When Eliud Kipchoge crossed the finish line of the New York City Marathon in 17th place, few expected the next step he would take. The Kenyan running...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

News

At Least 13 Dead as Landslide Sweeps Through parts of Rift Valley After Heavy Rains

At least 13 people have been killed and several others are missing after a landslide tore through villages in western Kenya’s Rift Valley early Saturd...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Opinion

Ode to a Hero: Raila Represented a Bigger Purpose

History does not forget those who sacrifice to make life better for the many, even at great personal cost and pain. One such person, whose sacrifices,...

1 year ago · By Okech Kendo

Kenya

Mama Ngina Kenyatta Visits Raila Odinga’s Family in Bondo to Offer Condolences

BONDO — Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta visited the family of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at their Opoda Farm home in Siaya Coun...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Entertainment

Hip-Hop’s Vanishing Act: Why Rap Is Missing from the Billboard Top 40 for the First Time in 35 Years

For the first time since 1990, not a single hip-hop song has made it into Billboard’s Top 40 chart. It’s a startling moment for a genre that once defi...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Health

Ruto Promise to Fix KEMSA During Butere Hospital Opening

President William Ruto has announced sweeping reforms at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), promising to turn the troubled agency into a mo...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Business

Trump and Xi to Meet in South Korea as US–China Trade War Heats Up

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet in South Korea on Thursday for their first face-to-face talks in years, a summ...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Kasmuel McOure Defends ODM’s Survival After Raila

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) youth leader Kasmuel McOure has defended the party’s relevance and ideological clarity in the post–Raila Odinga era,...

1 year ago · By Stephen Awino