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The Speaker of Parliament said Kenya Kwanza leads with more members than Azimio. He counted and found Kenya Kwanza has 165 members, but Azimio has 154. He told everyone the leaders would stay the same. Millie Odhiambo from Azimio thinks this count isn't right. She said her team believes in...

A bus crash in Rwanda killed twenty people on Tuesday afternoon. Many others felt pain after the crash. The bus carried more than fifty people through Rwanda's Northern Province when things went wrong. The driver lost control on a sharp turn. The bus rolled down a hill into a deep valley. The...

Eighteen big companies want to build factories in a special place called Sagana in Kirinyaga. Governor Anne Waiguru picked these companies from fifty-four that wanted to come. These factories will make things from farm products, leather, and cloth to sell to other countries. Governor Waiguru...

Private universities want to change how students pay for their studies. They believe a new office should help all students with money for school, books, and living costs. This office would replace the old groups that gave money to students. Right the money system treats students differently...

The health leaders want parents to bring their daughters aged 10 to 15 years for a special shot that stops cervical cancer. This cancer makes many women in Kenya sick. Every year, 5,845 women learn they have this cancer, and 3,591 women die from it. Dr Patrick Amoth talked to people at Afya...

Kenya wants to keep everyone safe from a sickness called the Marburg virus. The health leader, Deborah Barasa, says this virus started in Tanzania, but she worries it might come to Kenya because many people travel between these countries. The government made special plans to catch the virus...

A company in Thika that sells rabbit meat needs more rabbits. The company boss, Peter Waiganjo, told people his team could only work one day each week because they didn't have enough rabbits. They can prepare 200 rabbits every Wednesday, but shops and hotels want much more. Many people want to...

Kenya's Lands leader Alice Wahome met with Pastor James Ng'ang'a at her office in Nairobi. They talked about new houses the government wants to build for people. Ms. Wahome wants everyone to know about these special houses. She said these houses will help many Kenyans live better lives and feel...

A man named Adan Yusuf Haji will keep leading a group of people who work together to make sure everyone has enough food in East Africa. People from different countries met in Uganda and picked him as their leader again. No one else wanted this job. Mr. Haji thanked all the people who chose him...

A man from Sudan went to Russia to talk with Russian leaders this week. Mr. Lavrov, who helps run Russia, said his country wants to make things better in Sudan. He told Sudan's leader, Mr. Al-Sharif, that Russia will work with other countries to bring peace. The two leaders discussed many...

A judge named Thomas Nzioki said Mr. Ferdinand Waititu did something wrong with money meant for roads. Mr. Waititu was the leader of Kiambu County, and he helped give a big job worth 588 million shillings to people he knew. These people gave him back 25 million shillings, which was against the...

People from all over Africa will vote for a new leader on Saturday. Mr. Musalia Mudavadi wants them to pick up Mr. Raila Odinga from Kenya. He thinks Mr. Raila would make a good leader for all of Africa. Mr. Mudavadi has been talking to many people from different African countries. He wants...

Rwanda wants to change how people pay taxes. Their leaders made this decision on Monday evening to help their country make more money and grow stronger. These new rules will start next year. People who buy beauty products from other countries will need to pay extra money for them. Anyone buying...

Many people who work for the American government are leaving their jobs. Over 60,000 workers said yes to a special offer from President Trump's team. These workers make up a small part of the two million people who could take this deal. People in Washington, D.C., are upset about these changes...

The leader of the African Union, Mr. Moussa Faki, said goodbye at a meeting on Wednesday. He has helped lead Africa for many years, and someone new will take his place soon. Three people want to become the next leader, and everyone will vote on Saturday in Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa...

A company called Infotrak wanted to find out how well Kenya's leaders are doing their jobs. They talked to many people all over Kenya to learn what citizens think about their representatives in government. Infotrak examined different aspects of leadership to judge its quality. It checked...

The government in Kenya wants to ensure everyone follows the rules about not using shisha. Shisha is a special pipe people use to smoke tobacco and other things. Kenya made this rule in 2017, saying no one can make, sell, or smoke shisha anywhere in the country. Other nearby countries, like...

A police officer named Humphrey Oroba Angwenyi lost his life when bad people attacked him near Baragoi. He worked at the police station and came from a place called Isoge. He was driving a police car with eight prisoners and two other police officers when the attack happened. The two other...

The man in charge of money at Kuntaur Area Council had to explain where a large amount of money went. Mr. Morro Keita talked to some people who were checking if the council used its money properly. Mr. Patrick Gomez asked Mr. Keita about nine million dalasis that left the council's bank...

A lawyer named Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi will run in an important election for the National Unity Platform party. He wants to become the new leader of an area called Kawempe North. The party leaders picked him up today at their main office in Kavule, Makerere. Last week, Erias and nine other...