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Widows across Migori County celebrated International Women's Day with fresh chances to improve their lives. Thanks to a program started by Interior PS Raymond Omollo and Victor Ayugi, they learned new skills. The Widows Empowerment Programme gave these women from West Sakwa Ward in Awendo...

Musali Mudavadi flew to Budapest for three days on official business. He plans to put his name on papers about farming and school programs in Hungary. These written deals will help both countries work together better. The Foreign Ministry told reporters he would shake hands with President Tama...

Kenya wants cleaner rivers running through its capital city. Deputy President Kindiki told folks Monday about the big cleanup starting that same day. President Ruto came along for the announcement as he began his development tour through Nairobi. They visited Eastleigh, where Kindiki shared...

The Abagusii and Kuria people started planning a fresh political team for the elections coming in 2027. Both groups speak Bantu languages but live apart from each other. The Kuria folks stay mostly in Migori County. The Abagusii make their homes mainly across Kisii and Nyamira counties. Leaders...

Dennis Itumbi says the former Deputy President hardly ever talked during government meetings. The Presidential Projects head claims Rigathi Gachagua made up stories about fighting against certain decisions. Cabinet records show Gachagua spoke fewer than seven times during his entire time working...

Police found a fake cop running an illegal station last Saturday in Uasin Gishu. The pretend officer set up shop without permission at the Cheboror area in Kesses. Nobody knows exactly how long this bogus police post operated before real officers discovered it. The suspect lives in the Asis...

Kenya's Agriculture leader, Mutahi Kagwe, visited the United Arab Emirates Ambassador Salim Ibrahim Alnaqbi on Monday. They met at the UAE Embassy right here in Nairobi. Their talk focused on improving farm trade between both countries. The meeting aimed to build stronger connections based on...

Kenya's President Ruto started new river cleanup work yesterday. He plans to hire 18,000 more young people from Nairobi for this next step. These new workers will widen the Nairobi River and build sewers running 54 kilometers along both sides. Local folks call this big cleanup effort the Nairobi...

Kenya officials say nobody sold the Bomas Cultural Center to any Turkish person. The government flat-out denies what former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed happened. Culture Department leader Ummi Bashir expressed complete surprise at these statements from Gachagua and called them...

Dennis Itumbi pushed back hard against claims about the Bomas of Kenya yesterday. The Presidential Special Projects Head said former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lied when claiming the cultural center had been sold off. Itumbi explained that nobody sold Bomas to any Turkish business person...

A police officer from the Criminal Investigations Department died Thursday night in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. People first thought armed robbers shot her during a chase in Pumula South. The truth came out later - another cop accidentally fired the bullet that killed her. Detective Constable Cassandra...

Gayton McKenzie heads the Patriotic Alliance and is South Africa's Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture. During a heated parliament talk, he recently asked to block illegal foreigners from medical care at South African hospitals. His request follows money cuts from the United States Agency for...

The bail appeal from businessman Mike Chimombe failed at Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on March 6, 2025. The judges agreed with earlier decisions that Chimombe should stay locked up until his trial. He first went to jail last June and keeps hitting roadblocks when trying to get out. The court...

Businessman Sir Wicknell Chivhayo turned heads again as he rolled up to pay lobola for his future wife, Lulu. After receiving blessings from the President, they moved forward with their relationship plans. Chivhayo, famous for spending big money, led a fancy parade of expensive cars to the...

In a Wednesday cross-examination, Ousainou Bojang told the court he left his passport and Techno Spark 8 phone at his Brufut Village home before heading to Julolom, Senegal. Bojang faces charges of killing two police officers and severely wounding another officer. Standing before Justice Ebrima...

Despite growing numbers in newsrooms, women reporters in The Gambia face tough challenges at work. On International Women's Day 2025, the Women Journalists Association of The Gambia demands better treatment for female media workers across the country. They want equal pay, more leadership roles...

Former Kerewan Area Council CEO Samba M.K Leigh admitted he approved payments without proper paperwork during recent hearings from March 4-6. The commission questioned him about money problems, unauthorized payments, and bad record-keeping. When they showed him a request form supposedly from the...

The Department of Fisheries kicked off a ten-day training session on R Studio for its top and mid-level staff in Banjul on Monday, March 3, 2025. R Studio's powerful features help fisheries experts analyze data and conduct research. Department officials explained that they want this training to...

Children from the National Assembly of The Gambia teamed up with NYC leaders and ran a Town Hall meeting about including disabled kids in society. They invited new CNAG members and 50 community folks to join them. UNICEF paid for this event, "Inclusive Communities: Empowering Every Child," which...

Farmers who benefit from the Chain Change Project under GIRAV recently gathered for a full-day meeting about workplace training focused on social and environmental rules. They met at the Regional Agricultural Directorate in Kerewan, North Bank Region, where they heard a Phase 1 presentation...