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Kenyan judges threw out legal challenges targeting Hassan Noor's electoral commission appointment despite his family ties to a prominent politician. The three-judge panel delivered their verdict on July 10 after reviewing claims that Noor's relationship with National Assembly Minority Leader...

Homa Bay Town MP George Kaluma launched a fierce defense of the broad-based government's handling of recent street demonstrations. The lawmaker accused protesters of masquerading ethnic chaos as legitimate human rights activism. Kaluma branded the unrest as calculated efforts to frighten...

Chief Justice Martha Koome delivered stern words to Kenya's fresh electoral bosses during their Friday swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court. The top judge warned the seven-member team that millions of Kenyans had placed their democratic hopes squarely on their shoulders. Koome reminded the...

Kenya's fresh electoral boss, Erastus Ethekon, took his official oath at the Supreme Court Buildings on Friday. The newly minted chairperson delivered passionate remarks about serving ordinary citizens who wield ultimate power under the nation's founding document. Ethekon promised voters their...

Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang'wa stepped into the heated debate surrounding President William Ruto's latest electoral commission picks. The outspoken politician declared that having flawed leadership beats having no leadership at all for the country's election body. Thang'wa fired off his...

Former Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana slammed government claims linking ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to youth protests. Kibwana questioned how Gachagua could mastermind demonstrations that erupted months before his October 2024 removal from office. The Gen Z uprising kicked off in...

Kenya got fresh electoral leadership as Erastus Edung Ethekon grabbed the top job at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. The new chairman took his oath alongside six commissioners at the Supreme Court Buildings on Friday. Chief Justice Martha Koome ran the swearing ceremony that...

Pressure group Ibhetshu Likazulu blasted the government for shutting out journalists from secret Gukurahundi hearings. Traditional chiefs recently launched meetings where victims of 1980s mass killings can tell their stories. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration refuses to explain what...

Zimbabwe cops have gone global in their hunt for rogue war veteran Blessed Geza. The Zimbabwe Republic Police called in Interpol and regional security forces to track down the fugitive politician. Geza faces serious charges of undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa and stirring up public...

Mutapa Investment Fund bosses are rolling out a bare-bones rescue plan for the busted National Railways of Zimbabwe. Chief executive John Mangudya wants to fix what they have instead of buying flashy new trains that nobody can afford. The fund plans to pump between 7 million and 10 million US...

Zimbabwe cops have had enough of fake anti-corruption groups trying to pull the wool over people's eyes. Commissioner Paul Nyathi stepped forward to blast organizations masquerading as legitimate watchdogs. These bogus outfits have been running around claiming they work with the Zimbabwe...

A grassroots nonprofit from Zimbabwe just snagged one of the world's most prestigious tech awards. The Usawa Institute walked away with the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society Prize at a major event in Geneva. Their Girls Speak Out project beat hundreds of other entries to win the Media...

The Actuarial Society of Zimbabwe pushed its members to stop just giving advice and start making real changes happen across finance, healthcare, and government policy. These finance experts crunch numbers and analyze data to help companies and governments figure out risks from accidents...

Police swooped on a Nairobi electronics repair shop and caught a suspect red-handed with dozens of stolen devices. Officers from Utalii Police Station raided the man's residence after getting tips from concerned citizens. The suspect ran his illegal operation right from his home workshop where...

Lincoln City handed Tendayi Darikwa the captain's armband for the upcoming League One season after his stellar debut campaign. The defender swept both major individual honors by claiming the Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards. Darikwa took to Instagram to share his...

Zimbabwe claims it became the fifth-largest economy in Southern Africa after officials rebased the country's GDP from 35.2 billion to 44.4 billion US dollars. The government says per capita income will reach 3,000 dollars by 2025 and the economy will achieve upper middle-income status by 2030...

A desperate housewife appeared on a Korean legal advice show seeking help with her husband's monstrous appetite that threatens their marriage. Ms. A revealed her spouse devours more than one whole chicken daily and vacuums up food like a machine. She admitted finding his eating habits endearing...

Chinese robotics companies are racing to cash in on Hong Kong's stock market after the exchange made it easier for tech firms to go public. Geek+ became the first robotics company to list yesterday and saw its shares jump 7.8 percent higher at HKD19.08 today. The warehouse robot giant leads the...

Hong Kong police grabbed four men connected to a Taiwan-based democracy group under the tough national security law. The arrests happened Wednesday and targeted guys between 15 and 47 years old. Chief Superintendent Steve Li from the National Security Department said the crew faces life behind...

American spies secretly test Chinese computer brains to see how much they love the Communist Party. State Department and Commerce Department workers feed the artificial intelligence programs tricky questions in English and Chinese. They score the answers to see how much the AI systems parrot...