Interviews for next CJ kick off with Justice Said Juma Chitembwe

By Dzuya Walter,

Interviews for Kenya's next Chief Justice kicked off on Monday with the first candidate Justice Said Juma Chitembwe taking to the floor. He is amon...

chitembwe , cj , Maraga

Acting CJ Philomena Mwilu accuses activist Okiya Omtatah of harassment

By Dzuya Walter,

Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu now wants the court to declare human rights activist Okiya Omtatah a vexatious litigant. Mwilu is hence seekin...

Okiya Omtatah , Philomena Mwilu

Jordan’s Prince Hamza defies the military in new recording

By Reuters,

Jordan’s estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army not to communicate with the ou...

Jordan

Jordanian military warns king’s half-brother to stop actions undermining stability

By Reuters,

Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what pe...

Jordan

81pc of Kenyans feel angry or fearful over country’s foreign debt: poll

By Citizen Reporter,

81percent of Kenyans feel angry, anxious or fearful over the level of the country's foreign debt, a poll conducted by Infotrak has revealed. Also R...

Foreign debt , loan

Former Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli laid to rest

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s late president John Magufuli was buried in his home village on Friday, nine days after authorities announced his death from heart disease...

John Pombe Magufuli

Slain NLC official Jennifer Wambua laid to rest

By Enock Muswii,

Jennifer Wambua, who was killed by unknown people and her body dumped at Ngong forest, has been laid to rest. She was buried at her family farm in ...

Government Advertising Agency , NLC

Five people dead in Tanzania after stampede at Magufuli funeral

By Reuters,

Five people from the same family have died in Tanzania in a stampede that occurred at a stadium in the port city of Dar es Salaam where hundreds of pe...

magufuli , Tanzania

Republic of Congo opposition candidate dies from COVID-19 complications

By CNN,

A leading opposition candidate in the Republic of Congo's presidential election held on Sunday has died from Covid-related complications, party offici...

coronavirus , Kolelas

Warrant of arrest issued against ex- Kisumu County Speaker Onyango Oloo

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest for ex- Kisumu County Speaker Onyango Oloo after he failed to appear in a Ksh4.1m Lake Basin Developmen...

Uhuru in Tanzania for Magufuli’s State funeral

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Dodoma on Monday morning for the State funeral of his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli. President Keny...

magufuli , Tanzania

Museveni sues newspaper over claims he was vaccinated weeks before COVID-19 vaccine arrived

By VOA,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is suing a media group for reporting a claim that he and his inner circle were vaccinated against COVID-19 weeks bef...

coronavirus , Museveni , uganda

Uganda and Ethiopia rank higher than Kenya in World Happiness Report

By Teddy Otieno,

Uganda and Ethiopia have been ranked higher than Kenya in the UN's World Happiness Report. Regionally, Uganda ranked at position 83-three places ab...

World Happiness Report

Late Tanzania President Magufuli accused of disregarding fundamental freedoms

By Waihiga Mwaura,

As the world pays tribute to the late 5th Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, his legacy is proving to be a complex one. On one hand, he gaine...

Amnesty International , human rights , President John \pombe Magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

EACC arrests 4 over Ksh.100M tender for solar electrification of primary schools

By Ian Omondi,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday arrested four people and are pursuing four others over procurement irregularities in the ...

EACC , Solar electrification , Twalib Mbarak

Obituary: This man John Pombe Magufuli

By Waihiga Mwaura,

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. Magufuli's death was announced Wednesday night by Tanzanian Vice President Samia Hassan Suluhu. She...

John Magufuli , Tanzania

Detectives visit scene where Jennifer Wambua’s body was found in Ngong Forest

By Ben Kirui,

Investigations to unravel the mysterious death of Jennifer Wambua, the National Land Commission's (NLC) Interim Director of Communications, entered th...

Jennifer Wambua , ngong forest , NLC , State witness

Charles Owino: Why police service prefers recruiting officers with grade C plain and below

By Ian Omondi,

Police Spokesperson Charles Owino has now come out to explain why the service prefers to employ officers who attained grade C plain and below. Acco...

Bribery , charles owino , police recruitment

Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds

By Reuters,

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely directed efforts to try to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, according to an American...

Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , President Vladimir Putin , U.S elections

Sonko files complaint against Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti

By Dzuya Walter,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has now filed a complaint before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) against Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti. S...

Douglas Ogoti , Mike Sonko