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Ruto reserves 20% of affordable housing for security forces in bid to support frontline workers

NAIROBI — President William Ruto has announced that a fifth of all houses under Kenya’s affordable housing scheme will be set aside for the country’s...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Bomb Blast Near Ugandan Shrine Kills Two Amid National Holiday Celebrations

KAMPALA — A suspected bomb exploded near a Roman Catholic shrine in Kampala on Tuesday morning, killing two people just hours before thousands were ex...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Slovenian president urges Kenya to defend freedom and stand tall on global stage

HOMA BAY — Standing beneath the bright skies of Homa Bay on Sunday, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar delivered a pointed message: Kenya must guar...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

UN demands probe into Rafah Aid site shootings as accounts differ

Rafah, Gaza Strip —The United Nations has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of Palestinians near an aid distribution point in Ra...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

South African Man Held After Nairobi Teen Lured via Tinder to Hotel

What started as an online chat ended with a mother’s worst fear. A 17-year-old schoolgirl from Nairobi disappeared last month after connecting with a...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

News

Flames and Fury: Suspect Charged After Colorado Attack on Israeli Hostage Supporters

BOULDER, Colorado —A peaceful walk turned into a scene of terror on Sunday when a man allegedly hurled firebombs into a crowd gathered to support Isra...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Africa

Raila Odinga hosts Somaliland president amid quiet diplomatic push

NAIROBI— In a quiet yet symbolically potent meeting, former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga hosted Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Special forces kill four suspected al-Shabaab militants in Garissa raid

GARISSA –A quiet dawn in Garissa County erupted in gunfire on Monday, as Kenyan security forces killed four suspected al-Shabaab fighters in a pre-pla...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

“They Beat Us and Filmed It”: Activists Tell of Torture in Tanzanian Detention

NAIROBI — Boniface Mwangi, a well-known Kenyan activist, sat in a wheelchair, visibly shaken. Beside him, Ugandan lawyer and journalist Agatha Atuhair...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Agriculture

Kwale governor distributes 530 Galla goats to boost livelihoods

Kwale — Governor Fatuma Achani has launched a bold push to strengthen livelihoods in Kwale County’s driest areas by distributing 530 Galla goats acros...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Digital Transformation

263 students graduate in digital skills to boost homegrown tech

NAIROBI — Kenya is making a determined push to reduce its dependence on imported technology by expanding its pool of digitally skilled professionals....

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

ILRI named first global centre for one health by animal health body

NAIROBI — The International Livestock Research Institute, better known as ILRI, has been officially designated as the world’s first Collaborating Cent...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari