Govt to open talks with KRU over Shujaa deal – Kaberia

By David Kariuki,

Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia has said the Government will open talks with Kenya Rugby Union over new sponsorship deal with Shujaa but onl...

Kirimi Kaberia , Shujaa , Sports PS Amb. Kirimi Kaberia

Venezuela’s Maduro shuts down border with Brazil to stop aid

By VOA,

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has shut down the country's border with Brazil and threatens to do the same with Colombia to try to stop foreign a...

Brazil , MADURO , Venezuela

Cabinet agrees on roadmap for addressing maritime border dispute with Somalia

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, in which they discussed and agreed on a roadmap for resolving ...

Cabinet Meeting , Maritime dispute , President Uhuru Kenyatta , somalia

First Lady Margaret intensifies training ahead of marathon

By Agencies,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was on Wednesday morning joined by journalists drawn from local and international media houses for a training session as ...

First Lady , jourmalists , Marathon , Margaret Kenyatta , train

Trump asserts ‘right’ to build border wall, faces new lawsuits

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump asserted Tuesday he had an "absolute right" to declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border w...

Trump

Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour in Pakistan amid India tensions

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday kicked off his tour of South Asia and China with a high-profile visit to Pakistan, but the...

Imran Khan , Jamal Khashoggi , Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Why Trump’s threat to declare national emergency freaks out Republicans

By CNN,

President Donald Trump has signaled to lawmakers he will sign the compromise border security legislation in conjunction with plans to declare nation...

Trump

U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

By Reuters,

The United States began sending Central American families seeking asylum back to Mexico this week, a Mexican immigration source said on Thursday, whil...

asylum , Mexico , U.S

Trump’s big, beautiful shrinking wall

By VOA,

“I will build a great wall,” declared Donald Trump in announcing he was running for president in June 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on...

Donald Trump , shrinking wall

The dark side of music: Using sound in torture

By CNN,

General Augusto Pinochet's authoritarian regime, in Chile from 1973 to 1990, was known for its kidnappings, imprisonments and torture. One prisoner re...

Augusto Pinochet , music for torture

Police interdicted over Baby Pendo killing

By Allan Obiero,

The inquest into the killing of Baby Samantha Pendo has ruled that the National Police Service is liable for the death of the six-month-old. A Kisu...

Baby pendo

Nurses vow to defy Uhuru return-to-work order

By Olivia Gatwiri,

Hours after President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a stern warning to nurses to return to work by Friday, February 15, their union has said they will stay pu...

Nurses strike , Seth Panyako , Uhuru kenyatta

Duale has persecuted me since 2014: Moses Kuria

By Tonny Ndungu,

There is a looming fallout between MP Moses Kuria and Leader of majority Aden Duale with the Gatundu South MP accusing his Garrisa Town counterpart of...

Aden Duale , Moses Kuria

Bezos flags ‘Saudi angle’ in alleged AMI extortion attempt

By CNN,

Jeff Bezos' stunning accusation that the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him mentioned the close ties between the paper's publisher, David Peck...

AMI , Jeff Bezos , Saudi Arabian Minister

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs

By CNN,

Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter bar...

Who is America’s acting Defense Secretary?

By VOA,

This month, a new man took the reins (at least temporarily) at the Pentagon. But who is Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, and how might he...

america , Defense secretary

U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil reverberate globally

By Reuters,

The Trump administration’s sanctions on Venezuelan oil, aimed at driving President Nicolas Maduro from power, sent shockwaves around the world on Tu...

President Nicolas Maduro , sanctions , U.S , Venezuela , White House

White House wary of another shutdown but firm on wall

By VOA,

The White House says President Donald Trump wants to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown but remains committed to erecting new barriers alo...

White House Wary of Another Shutdown

U.S. government reopens as clock starts on funding talks

By Reuters,

The U.S. government reopened fully on Monday with about 800,000 federal workers returning after a 35-day shutdown triggered by President Trump’s dem...

Federal shutdown , President Donald Trump , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S-Mexico border wall , U.S. government

Gov’t spent Ksh.429B in 3 months, Controller of budget reveals

By Stephen Letoo,

A report by the Controller of Budget has revealed massive spending by the national government despite austerity measures put in place last year to cur...

Controller of Budget , President Uhuru Kenyatta