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Starvation was salvation cult leader Mackenzie used scriptures to lead followers to death in Shakahola

Shanzu — Inside a packed courtroom on Kenya’s coast, the picture emerging of Paul Nthege Mackenzie is that of a man who twisted scripture into somethi...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Ruto attends global prosecutors summit in Mombasa for cross-border justice

Mombasa - President William Ruto landed in the coastal city of Mombasa on Wednesday morning to close the 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Prosecuting Agenci...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

UN nuclear watchdog rebukes Iran’s lack of co-operation on nuclear power

Vienna — For the first time in two decades, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has formally accused Iran of failing to meet its nuclear obligations,...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Taiwan sentences Chinese captain three years for cutting undersea cable

TAIPEI — A Taiwanese court has sentenced a Chinese ship captain to three years in prison for damaging a key undersea communications cable a rare and p...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

US to begin partial evacuation of Embassy in Iraq as Iran political tensions flare

Baghdad — The United States is pulling non-essential staff and their families from its embassy in Baghdad, citing growing fears of military conflict w...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Nairobi launches first public air quality monitoring network

Nairobi – In a major push to tackle one of its deadliest invisible threats, Nairobi has launched its first city-owned air quality monitoring network....

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Entertainment

Tyler Perry’s ‘Straw’ Wins Hearts on Netflix Despite Critics’ Cold Reception

Tyler Perry’s latest drama, Straw, has arrived on Netflix to a wave of praise from viewers—even as critics remain largely unimpressed. The film, which...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Education

UN warns of long road ahead as 138 million children still affected by child labour

LONDON — Nearly 138 million children were still engaged in child labour last year, according to a new global estimate by the United Nations. While tha...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

UN taps ocean champions in Africa, Mexico and Spain to revive a dying blue planet

NICE, France — In a decisive move to breathe life back into the world's oceans, the United Nations has named three marine restoration projects in Afri...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Ruto construction of Rironi-Mau Summit highway to begin in August

Nairobi — After years of delays, construction on the critical Rironi-Mau Summit Highway is finally set to begin this August. President William Ruto ma...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

DPP urges global unity against terrorism and organised crime

Mombasa – Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, has called on Commonwealth nations to close ranks in the fight against terrorism an...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Tyler Perry NBA Africa fuels $93M creative boom in Kenya

Nairobi – Kenya is having its creative moment. Backed by a fresh $93 million investment from major U.S. names including Tyler Perry Studios and NBA Af...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari