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Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo distributed fleet vehicles and cash during his birthday celebration, directing resources toward political organizations, religious institutions, and educational facilities. The entrepreneur provided six Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series models to senior...

Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has lost Justice Felistus Chatukuta, who died from cardiac arrest after serving two decades on the bench. The jurist rose from her appointment to the High Court in 2005 to the nation's highest appellate tribunal, where she took her oath four years ago. Chatukuta gained...

A Milimani jurist has ordered Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja to personally appear in court and explain the prolonged absence of security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe, rather than issuing an arrest warrant against the official. Justice Martin Muya set the appearance for early next month after...

Kenya's national football team has fallen to 113th position in global rankings after suffering two defeats during friendlies held in Turkey, with the setback marking a descent from 109th place recorded earlier in the year. The Harambee Stars began their campaign with a narrow loss to Equatorial...

Kenya received continental recognition after CAF honored President William Ruto with the 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award for advancing soccer development across the nation and wider region. Ambassador Jessica Gakinya collected the prize during ceremonies in Rabat, while CAF President Patrice...

President William Ruto has mandated that all healthcare facilities submit unaltered mortality statistics to the Digital Health Authority after Kenya recorded 355 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and 32 infant fatalities per 1,000 births. The head of state warned medical centers against...

Defense attorney Vincent Yegon has pressed the Milimani High Court to grant bail to Police Constable Klinzy Masinde Baraza, who faces murder allegations stemming from the fatal shooting of mask vendor Boniface Mwangi Kariuki outside a Nairobi commercial building. The lawyer emphasized...

Presidential candidate Fred Matiang'i has identified government efficiency as his primary objective should he assume office, criticizing the Ruto administration for maintaining excessive personnel and misallocating taxpayer funds. The former cabinet secretary pointed to inflated advisory...

Nairobi's municipal administration has executed a wide-ranging leadership reorganization affecting multiple department heads, with Environment Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria reassigned to oversee citizen engagement operations. Governor Johnson Sakaja announced the immediate transfers under...

Public servants who missed mandatory virtual training sessions on accountability last month face a second opportunity to participate this week, with warnings that further absences will trigger consequences. The Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, has authorized extended sessions running...

Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has rejected claims that youth enrolled in the Kazi Majuu coastal recruitment initiative remain stuck without travel opportunities. The official stated that 300 participants from a government-funded cohort of 500 have already departed, while 121 await...

British authorities have exposed an extensive visa fraud network targeting Kenyans seeking entry to the United Kingdom, prompting warnings from the High Commission about scammers using phone calls, emails and counterfeit websites to extract personal data and money from applicants. Officials...

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale faced expulsion from the Senate after refusing to substantiate allegations that former President Uhuru Kenyatta personally intervened to free two political activists detained in Uganda. The lawmaker had compared those activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, to...

A High Court judge has reversed an earlier ruling and released Nancy Kigunzu Indoveria, known as Mathe wa Ngara, on a half-million shillings bond with matching surety. Justice James Wakiaga approved the appeal and imposed conditions requiring monthly check-ins with investigators and a warning...

Kenya's public debt has climbed to 11.7 trillion shillings, representing 67.8 percent of GDP, after the Treasury secured more than 1.1 trillion shillings in fresh borrowing during the past fiscal year. Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o informed the National Assembly's Committee on Public...

A 91-year-old gentleman has captivated online audiences after revealing his formula for contentment during an impromptu sidewalk conversation. The elderly individual, questioned about his happiness while strolling, credited survival itself, along with nightly romantic encounters, as reasons for...

Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga has been transported to Dubai for medical attention after intensive political activity in Homa Bay County, according to blogger Aoko Otieno. The older brother of ODM leader Raila Odinga departed Kenya following campaign events supporting parliamentary candidate Boyd...

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi became embroiled in controversy after blogger Aoko Otieno published intimate photographs she claims he transmitted privately. Otieno asserted through social platforms that she maintained a romantic connection with the official during her employment under him...

A lorry has vanished following an elaborate scheme in which criminals posed as buyers of quarry materials. The suspect, recognized through payment platforms as Felix Munene, contacted the vehicle operator about purchasing machine-cut stones before boarding the truck days later at Kamwangi...

Three Kenya Airways staff members received 25-year prison terms after courts convicted them of smuggling heroin worth over 60 million shillings. The JKIA tribunal sentenced cabin crew workers Lennox Chengek Chestit and Alfric Odhiambo Otieno alongside ground employee Kenneth Sinzore Isundu...