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Nairobi jumped to third place in the Jeune Afrique 2025 African Cities Attractiveness Index, marking its best showing ever despite some recent political drama. The report says the city is crushing it as a tech hub with solid infrastructure work and foreign investors who keep throwing money at...

Chizi Ambala told mourners at Consolata Shrine that her mom, Beryl Odinga, completely fell apart after losing her brother, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. She said Beryl straight-up told everyone that nothing mattered anymore once Raila died. The siblings were super tight their whole lives...

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi told people in Mt Elgon, Bungoma County, that President William Ruto has no real opponents for the next election because nobody can touch his development achievements. He said the contest will basically be a one-person race with Ruto taking first through third place...

Moses Kuria says heavy-hitting political figures forced Makadara MP George Aladwa to bail on their Nairobi governor deal less than a day after they announced it. The former Cabinet Secretary claims Aladwa got called in and told to trash their running mate arrangement for the 2027 race. Kuria...

Sonja Madzikanda got herself an accounting degree from Edinburgh and worked at Goldman Sachs plus Barclays before launching multiple businesses back home in Zimbabwe. The 33-year-old ran catering operations and started a construction company after her messy split from businessman Wicknell...

Lady Zamar dropped a track with Jah Prayzah called Come My Way, and the whole thing is basically a soulful Afrobeats dance number that got people talking after they posted some cozy content together on social media. The South African singer teamed up with the Zimbabwean artist for what turned...

The murder case against blogger Daniel Muthiani's accused killers got pushed to February after defense attorneys ghosted the Kiambu court session without warning anybody. Current Meru Governor Mutuma M'Ethingia wrapped up his witness testimony by telling Justice Dorah Chepkwony he knew the dead...

Little Mister and Miss Environment groups from Nairobi and Kiambu are wrapping up their conservation program at Tree of Life, with kids showing off what they learned through park visits and art sessions. The young participants got hands-on experience checking out ecosystems and climate topics...

Seth Panyako says the Ruto government tried offering him a Cabinet Secretary job right after he lost the Malava by-election, and he turned it down because taking it would have been a slap in the face to his supporters who dealt with violence during the campaign. The DAP-K candidate claims...

Media Council of Kenya went off on Rigathi Gachagua after the former deputy president blasted Citizen TV reporter Stephen Letoo during a political event, and the regulator says calling out individual journalists by name puts them in danger. Gachagua demanded Royal Media Services fire Letoo while...

UDA-aligned young people from Mount Kenya told Rigathi Gachagua to quit acting like the regional boss, saying Deputy President Kithure Kindiki already proved himself when his guy Leonard Wa Muthende beat Gachagua's pick in the Mbeere North race. Peterson Merichi from the youth league called the...

UDA-nominated MP Joseph Hamisi Denar passed away, and the party put out a statement saying they were completely blindsided by the loss. Hassan Omar Hassan sent condolences to everyone in Kinango Constituency back in Kwale County, where Denar came from, and National Assembly Speaker Moses...

Raila Odinga's sister Beryl got buried at the family compound in Bondo after hundreds of mourners showed up to pay respects. Political leaders from different parties attended the funeral at Kang'o Ka Jaramogi, and speakers kept talking about how smart and principled she was throughout her career...

China pushed its traditional wooden arch bridge construction onto UNESCO's heritage list after spending years trying to save the craft from dying out because of urbanization and weather damage. The bridges first got flagged as endangered heritage back in 2009, but the country managed to turn...

Ruto flew to Washington after Trump invited him to witness the DRC-Rwanda peace deal signing at the White House, and he squeezed in meetings with IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva plus IFC head Mukhtar Diop while he was there. Musalia Mudavadi tagged along for the whole trip. Back home, people...

President Ruto's UDA party kicked off a recruitment and education campaign ahead of grassroots elections hitting 20 counties, with party chair Cecily Mbarire running point on getting members up to speed before voting happens. The National Elections Board already opened online registration for...

Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government got into another shooting match across their shared border near Spin Boldak, with both sides saying the other started the four-hour firefight that killed at least four people and sent Afghan civilians running from their homes. Medical workers...

MP Millie Odhiambo fired back at people criticizing Beryl Odinga's burial plans in Bondo, saying critics cherry-pick which traditions matter. She called out the hypocrisy by asking whether everyone demanding strict Luo customs had their six lower teeth removed according to ancestral practices...

Kenya locked down a five-year healthcare deal with the US worth $2.5 billion, marking the first major health partnership since Trump restructured foreign aid programs. The agreement puts $1.7 billion from America and $850 million from Kenya toward fighting HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and...

X3M Ideas swept the Agency of the Year prize at the Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival, racking up 12 golds plus 26 silvers and 24 bronzes at the Marriott Hotel in Ikeja. Leo Burnett Lagos grabbed 2 golds with 11 silvers and 23 bronzes, while Noah's Ark Communications pulled 7 golds alongside...