WEST KANO, Nyando, 20th November-The Kenyan government is spearheading a major infrastructure project to permanently address the devastating perennial floods that have plagued residents of West Kano in Kisumu County. For years, flooding has displaced families, destroyed property, and severely disrupted livelihoods in the region. The intervention, known as the West Kano–Kanyagwal Flood Control Project,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, 19th November -Jubilee Deputy Party Leader Dr Fred Matiang’i has denounced his involvement in the extrajudicial killings and called for the immediate formation of a fully fledged public inquest into the numerous bodies of Kenyans dumped into the River Yala in Gem, Siaya County. This, he says, follows incessant calls for him to…
JO’BURG, South Africa –Its all systems go as South Africa prepares to host the Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment Summit on Friday, 21 November 2025. The event will be hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and it will take place online and in person, in Johannesburg, South Africa, alongside…
BELEM, Brazil –ActionAid has sounded a warning over the fragility of the progress on the new just transition text, which was shared on Tuesday morning after negotiations that went until after 1 am last night. Making remarks on the new development, Teresa Anderson, the Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid, said “We are getting…
STATE HOUSE, Kenya –President William Ruto has announced the establishment of a National Infrastructure Fund aimed at expanding the country’s road and rail network, irrigation, and energy generation. The national kitty is designed to mobilise finance for ambitious projects, including the construction of 50 dams, 20,000km of roads, particularly in rural areas, and dual 2,000km…
KIBUYE, Kisumu, 18th November –Kibuye market traders have been urged to remain calm following the events leading to the dramatic arrest and arraignment of their chairperson, Judith Matengo alias Nyaramba, at the Winam Law Courts, Kisumu Central Sub-County, earlier today. Ms Nyaramba was apprehended for allegedly assaulting one of the female traders in the expansive…
KILIMANI, Nairobi, 18th November –The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) attached to Parklands, Nairobi has arrested an impostor who has been parading himself as a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) brigadier, hoodwinking innocent citizens and extorting money in the guise of recruitment. Without ever undergoing military training, the self-styled “KDF Brigadier” Mr Joshua Mutui Muimi, was…
HOMABAY, Kenya, 17th November-Yesterday evening, as I visited my grandfather, Mzee Ogolla, 87, the oldest living member of our entire clan, Jo-Ka Abuor Rachilo, and the last surviving elder of his generation, I found myself, as expected, in a very serious debate. My uncle, Charles Owuor, 82, wearing his usual ODM cap, joined us just…
MIGORI, Kenya, 17th November –The 10,000-capacity Migori Stadium is making steady progress as work continues on the northern, eastern, and VIP wing structures to meet the Confederation of African Football (CAF) standards for the pitch. Estimated to cost Sh700 million, the seating terraces are being developed, and red soil is being laid on the football…
Despite a steady decline in illness and death, tuberculosis remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer, with new data showing critical funding shortfalls could lead to millions of additional cases and deaths. GENEVA, Switzerland –The global fight against tuberculosis is at a crossroads, according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025. While prevention…
