Joan Wafula
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Yemen’s Huthis fire missiles at ships in Red Sea
Yemen’s Huthis fired three missiles at two merchant ships in the Red Sea on Wednesday in their latest attack in the commercially vital waterway, the White House and the Iran-backed rebels said.
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‘I Have Never Come Across Such…’ Gov’t Pathologist Shocked By Brutal Way Rita Waeni Was Murdered
Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor has expressed shock over the horrific killing of Rita Waeni, the 20-year-old university student whose mutilated remains were discovered at an apartment in Roysambu on Sunday last week. Addressing journalists in…
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Nigeria cautions its citizens in Kenya after online attacks
Nigeria has asked its citizens in Kenya “to be vigilant and to avoid unnecessary movements” amid reports of “sporadic attacks” on its citizens in the country.
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Tanzania Lifts KQ Ban After Kenya Agrees To Its Demands
The Tanzanian skies are all clear for Kenya Airways just hours after the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority suspended the national carrier from flying in its airspace in a tit-for-tat move. In a statement signed by…
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France to close Niger embassy after row with military junta
The embassy says it is “no longer able to function normally or fulfil its missions” due to restrictions imposed by Niger’s military government.
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Nearly 300 firefighters battle wild blaze near SA navy base
Nearly 300 firefighters and three helicopters are battling a wildfire that broke out on Tuesday on a mountain overlooking Simon’s Town, about 40km (24 miles) south of Cape Town, South Africa. The town hosts the…
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Kenya fines Carrefour franchise Majid al Futtaim $7m
Kenya’s competition regulator has fined the local Carrefour franchise holder, Majid al Futtaim, $7.1m (£5.6m) after accusing it of forcing suppliers to accept lower prices.
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Ghana’s inflation rate falls to 19-month low
Ghana’s inflation rate has fallen to its lowest in 19 months, standing at 26.4% in November compared to 35.2% in the previous month, the statistics service has said.
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‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ bags top prize at IDA documentary awards
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”, a documentary which features the life of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP) party leader Robert Kyagulanyi has clinched the top award at the 39th International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Awards.
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Kipyegon, Kiptum Lead Kenyans Honoured At World Athletics Awards Gala
Double Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum highlighted Kenyans honoured at the revamped World Athletics awards gala on Monday evening in Monaco, France.







