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Banjul's streets just exploded with cultural masquerades. Thousands packed the capital for the closing of the Banjul Cultural Festival, a week-long event celebrating local heritage and unity. The festival, supported by the tourism ministry and funded by a European Union project, has grown from a...

Opposition groups love giving New Year lectures about change. The Gambia's PASTEF movement used its holiday message to tell citizens the country needs a total system overhaul, focusing on building strong institutions instead of personalized power. With an election year starting, they pleaded for...

Bandits just slaughtered villagers near a kidnapping hotspot. Armed gangs killed over thirty people in Nigeria's Niger state, attacking a market in Kasuwan Daji village. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the deaths and additional kidnappings during the Saturday raid, which also...

Starlink just helped a dictator pull the plug. The American satellite firm blocked all service in Uganda after a direct request from that country's communications commission. This shutdown arrives right before critical national elections. Opposition leader Bobi Wine publicly begged Starlink...

The ODM's fratricidal cage match gets a formal ejection request. Migori senator Eddy Oketch has filed a formal motion to remove the party's secretary general, Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna. Oketch accuses Sifuna of gross misconduct and blatantly violating the party constitution. He claims...

ODM is eating itself alive after Raila's death. Seven party lawmakers led by Rarieda legislator Otiende Amollo are begging the leader's brother, Oburu Oginga, to stop the internal bleeding. They warn that these public fights will wreck the party before the 2027 general election. The politicians...

That highway slaughter spot just claimed more lives. An early morning head-on collision between a Grenline bus and a Nanyuki Cabs shuttle near Karai on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway killed nine people immediately. Naivasha police commander Wilson Sigei confirmed the bus driver was overtaking when...

Civil servants are getting a pay overhaul tied directly to their zip code. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission approved a new structure, retroactive to July, that sorts housing allowances into three clusters based on local living costs. Nairobi sits alone in the top tier, with major cities...

A former deputy president just accused the president of sheltering drug lords in his cabinet. Rigathi Gachagua launched a fiery critique, demanding that William Ruto start his anti-drug crackdown by firing two allegedly corrupt ministers. He challenged the president to prove his sincerity by...

Doctors are getting investigated for backing a prophet's magic heals. Kenya's Ministry of Health has ordered the medical council to probe practitioners who testified about miraculous cures at a Nakuru crusade led by Prophet Owuor. Health CS Aden Duale said while faith is respected, medical...

A politician says a colleague pulled a gun on him during a restaurant argument. Embakasi East MP Babu Owino reported an attack by Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai at a Kilimani establishment. According to Owino, Alai confronted him over alleged social media attacks against the MCA's wife, a claim the...

The government is calling booze and drugs a national emergency, promising a major crackdown. Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen declared 2026 a pivotal year for freeing youth from substance abuse, vowing to dismantle trafficking networks. This follows President Ruto's directive to massively expand...

A politician is preaching internal democracy, which is definitely a new bit. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua stated his Democracy for the Citizens Party will refuse to hand out direct nomination tickets, forcing all hopefuls to face competitive primaries. He made the declaration at a...

A recent building collapse has Nairobi's governor begging for real power. Governor Johnson Sakaja is demanding prosecution authority be handed back to the county government, arguing that the current system lets negligent developers escape justice. His plea follows a third day of rescue efforts...

The Kenya Pipeline Company is hitting the stock market this month. President William Ruto announced the state firm will list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in January, letting regular Kenyans buy shares. He pushed the public to invest even small amounts, framing it as a way for citizens to...

Cops say a dead politician's crash looks like just an accident. The DCI released preliminary findings on the death of former minister Cyrus Jirongo, stating no signs of foul play have emerged. Jirongo died on the Nakuru to Nairobi highway, with investigators calling it a traffic incident. A...

The school calendar for the year is out, and the third term is getting locked down. The Ministry of Education released the full 2026 schedule for all basic education schools and teacher colleges. Classes start on January fifth, with the first term running thirteen weeks until early April. A key...

Survivors say a bus driver ignored all their pleas to slow down before a deadly wreck. People injured in the crash on the Karai to Naivasha road blame reckless speed for the accident that killed at least nine, including two children. One survivor stated from a hospital bed that passengers...

Kenya's civil servants are getting a pay bump, with a new focus on where they live. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission approved a fresh salary and allowance structure, effective from July. The changes are expected to cost over two billion shillings this financial year. The big shift is a...

Uganda says an election internet shutdown is just a rumor, but nobody’s buying it. The government flatly denied plans to cut web access next week, despite the main opposition warning that it will happen. Officials called the talk mere speculation, with the communications commission head...