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Kenya has revived its petroleum extraction ambitions after authorities greenlit a comprehensive field development blueprint for the South Lokichar Basin. Energy Secretary Opiyo Wandayi formalized approval documents for legislative ratification, marking the nation's transition from prospecting...

A federal magistrate has thrown out criminal cases against former FBI chief James Comey and New York's top prosecutor Letitia James, finding that the interim appointment of the US Attorney who brought the charges violated legal standards. Both defendants had maintained that the indictments...

Nairobi's chief executive defended transferring county hospital deposit accounts to Sidian Bank during testimony before a Senate oversight panel. Sakaja Johnson cited chronic payment processing delays at the previous financial institution, which hampered timely salary disbursements to healthcare...

Kenya's electoral commission has refuted accusations of bias ahead of a parliamentary by-election in Magarini Constituency, pledging to deliver a transparent vote. Chairman Erastus Edung Ethekon addressed concerns raised by opposition figure Rigathi Gachagua, who alleged that senior electoral...

Equity Bank secured top honors as Bank of the Year at the AfriSAFE Awards ceremony in Mombasa, earning recognition for its workplace safety protocols and environmental sustainability programs across African operations. An international judging panel evaluated the institution's health and safety...

Two teenagers traveled from Australia to England to embrace their biological father for the first time after nearly two decades of legal restrictions preventing contact. Asher and Reuben, now 18 and 16 respectively, met 87-year-old Sam Simmonds at his Southampton residence following years of...

Medical examiners determined that Makueni County official Sonia Nzilani succumbed to cardiac tamponade after her heart ruptured and flooded the surrounding pericardial space with blood. Family physician Ancient Kituku confirmed the organ failure caused fatal pressure that prevented effective...

International Monetary Fund officials have urged Bulgaria to abandon its flat tax system in favor of progressive rates for individuals and corporations, warning that current revenue generation cannot sustain quality public services. The Fund identified overheating risks despite strong economic...

Sofia's chief executive has dismissed challenges from Bulgarian Rights Movement leader Delyan Peevski, who vowed to contest municipal council approval of doubled parking rates and expanded enforcement zones through litigation. Mayor Vasil Terziev characterized the opposition as populist theater...

Bulgaria's foreign ministry denounced an assault against an elderly member of the ethnic Bulgarian population in North Macedonia after an attacker struck 80-year-old journalist Vladimir Perev in Skopje. The assailant, reportedly half Perev's age, struck the publicist and shattered his eyeglasses...

Varna's detained mayor has been relocated to a local detention facility as his criminal case shifts to regional jurisdiction, with an appellate judge ordering the transfer following assignment as trial rapporteur. Blagomir Kotsev's attorneys will petition magistrates to relax custody...

An appellate panel has overturned a lower court ruling and awarded former Finance Minister Assen Vassilev compensation of 25,100 leva in his defamation suit against GERB lawmaker Delyan Dobrev. The Sofia Court of Appeal found that Dobrev's social media posts accusing Vassilev of being a...

Bulgaria plans to inject nearly 27 million leva into Irrigation Systems EAD to fund repairs at the Pyasachnik dam pumping station, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov told the National Association of Grain Producers. The cabinet will vote on the proposal at its next session, according to the...

Former Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov has indicated that potential purchasers of Bulgarian energy assets are conducting exploratory discussions abroad rather than domestically, with negotiations likely contingent on outcomes from Swiss diplomatic talks regarding the conflict and broader...

A Bulgarian defense attorney has argued that his client, Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, should receive the most lenient detention option available as a hearing approaches on changing the current custody arrangement. Lawyer Nikolay Vladimirov expressed confidence that authorities would ultimately...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov pledged his government's commitment to diplomatic efforts addressing the Ukraine conflict during consultations with European Union leadership. The premier argued that Ukrainian territorial integrity remains inseparable from continental stability while...

Sofia will enforce expanded low-emission zone restrictions affecting heavily polluting vehicles, according to Deputy Mayor Nadezhda Bobcheva during a broadcast appearance. The regulation bars older vehicle categories from entering the broader perimeter while authorities pursue complementary...

Bulgaria's border police chief, Anton Zlatanov, addressed students at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies as part of security awareness programming, emphasizing institutional cooperation between his directorate and anti-corruption units. The presentation complemented...

Bulgarian pharmacy operators warned that delayed government reimbursements threaten medication access as healthcare officials finalize spending allocations from reserve accounts. Adelina Lyubenova, representing the Initiative Committee of Master Pharmacists, explained that retail outlets cannot...

Industrial lobby chief Vasil Velev accused Bulgarian authorities of ignoring employer proposals that would preserve fiscal balance without raising payroll levies affecting two million workers. The Association of Industrial Capital chairman argued that accelerating contribution rates from 53 to...