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Train Returns After 46 Years, Stirring Hope in Nyandarua

Residents lined the tracks in Ol Kalou, some climbing rooftops and others waving as the whistle sounded in the distance. For many, it was a moment dec...

5 months ago · By Antony Achayo

Africa

Ethiopia Is Heading To The Polls, But Millions Of Citizens Will Not Vote

Ethiopians head to the polls on Monday in an election expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his ruling Prosperity Party another commanding vi...

5 months ago · By Natasha Eusebia

Kenya

IEBC Warns Against 2027 Election Manipulation Claims

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has strongly condemned claims by political actors alleging plans to manipulate the 2027 General El...

5 months ago · By Stephen Awino

Kenya

CS John Mbadi Defends Finance Bill 2026/27, Accuses Kalonzo Musyoka of Spreading Propaganda

Kenya’s Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has strongly defended the proposed Finance Bill 2026/27, accusing opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka of m...

5 months ago · By Stephen Awino

Kenya

Government Seeks KSh200M for New State Firms Unit Amid Budget Strain

The Kenyan government is seeking an additional KSh200 million to establish a new department tasked with overseeing state-owned enterprises, even as la...

5 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Africa

Museveni Sworn in for Seventh Term as Uganda’s Longest Serving Leader, Draws Regional Attention.

President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a seventh term, extending his rule in Uganda to nearly 40 years. The ceremony took place in Kampala, w...

6 months ago · By Natasha Eusebia

Kenya

ODM Opens 2027 Race Amid Party Rift

The opposition party Orange Democratic Movement has formally opened applications for members seeking to contest elective seats in Kenya’s 2027 General...

6 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Kenya

Editors’ Guild Warns of Rising Threats to Journalists, Calls For Protections Ahead of Elections

NAIROBI, May 4 — The President of the Kenya Editors Guild, Zubeidah Kananu, has warned of escalating intimidation of journalists and the growing use o...

6 months ago · By Anthony Makokha

Kenya

ODM Demands Respect from UDA Amid Growing Coalition Tensions

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has sharply raised concerns over its working relationship with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), accusing som...

6 months ago · By Stephen Awino

Africa

Inside IEBC’s 30-Day Voter Drive: Early Gains, Old Questions, and the Race to 2.5 Million

Nairobi, April 3, 2026 — Four days into Kenya’s latest mass voter registration push, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is reporting...

7 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Education

Switch Media Launches Youth-Focused Digital Civic Campaign Ahead of 2027 Elections

NAIROBI — Switch Media Ltd has launched a nationwide digital campaign aimed at increasing civic awareness and voter participation among young Kenyans,...

7 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

The Weekend of Things: A Letter to the President

Life. Seasoned with perspective “In moments of rising tension and uncertainty, leadership carries the weight of a nation’s direction. It urges respons...

7 months ago · By Kibisu Mulanda