Mombasa building set for demolition as seen from Nyali Bridge. Photo/Ibrahim Mudibo The body of Yussuf Ali Abdi, who had been missing for over 10 days, was recovered on Sunday, April 13, from the rubble of a condemned building in Mombasa. CCTV footage confirmed that Abdi entered the building shortly before it collapsed. The building, […]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has raised significant public health concerns regarding the continued use of Lang’ata Cemetery in Nairobi, which was officially declared full nearly two decades ago. The cemetery’s overcapacity has led to overcrowding and the reuse of graves, with some bodies being buried in shallow graves. This situation has resulted in wild […]
Mwangangi served as the Health CAS in former president Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. Photo: MoH. Source: Twitter The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union (KMPDU) has congratulated Mercy Mwangangi on her appointment as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Social Health Authority (SHA). In a heartfelt statement issued on Friday, April 11, the doctors’ […]
A Sudanese woman, who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan’s Darfur region, reacts as she rides a cart alongside makeshift shelters in Adre, Chad August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo Over a thousand Sudanese refugees have reached or attempted to reach Europe in early 2025, the United Nations’ refugee agency said on Friday, citing […]
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the temporary closure of a section of Thika Superhighway at Kihunguro area from Friday, April 11, to Monday, April 14, to allow for maintenance work along the road. In a notice, KeNHA revealed that the maintenance work would be conducted between 11:00 pm and 4:00 am. Motorists […]
A passenger collapsed and died on board a Kenya Airways flight from New York to Nairobi on Friday April 11. The airline said the elderly passenger experienced a medical emergency. At 0840 hours Nairobi Time, the crew notified the Kenya Airways Operations Control Centre that the passenger had collapsed. “In accordance with international aviation medical […]
Twelve people have died following two separate road accidents in Limuru, Kiambu County, within a span of less than 24 hours. In the latest incident, seven people lost their lives on Friday morning after a 14-seater matatu lost control and veered off the road at the Kamandura junction on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. The vehicle plunged […]
Nairobi, Kenya – April 9, 2025 The United States has raised fresh concerns about corruption and inefficiencies in Kenya’s public procurement process, flagging significant barriers to U.S. firms seeking to bid for government tenders. In its 2025 National Trade Estimate (NTE), the U.S. Trade Representative’s office cited persistent issues of bribery, extortion, and opaque tender […]
Shinyalu, Kakamega County – April 9, 2025 Police officers in Shinyalu Constituency have arrested a 48-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally assaulting her husband during a domestic altercation at their home in Irenji Village. The suspect, identified as Olivia Shishali, is alleged to have struck her 54-year-old husband, Magnus Lumiti, with a blunt object following […]
Image of the stranded family’s car after being rescued in Tsavo East National Park. Photo: KWS A family of four who went missing during a camping trip in Tsavo East National Park has been found safe after an intensive 24-hour search operation. The couple and their two children were located near Kabaguchi Ranger Camp on […]