‘IDs will not be issued indiscriminately’ – Senator Ali Roba counters claims that foreigners will invade Kenya

President William Ruto’s decision to sign a proclamation scrapping a 60-year-old vetting requirement for residents of border counties to acquire national Identity (ID) cards, has continued to generate mixed reactions. A section of Kenyans have raised reservations about the presidential decree citing security threat reasons while leaders from the region have put in a concerted […]
All major pieces of plane and helicopter in mid-air collision in Washington DC recovered


All major pieces have now been recovered of the passenger plane and US army helicopter which collided in mid-air in Washington DC last week, say safety officials. Sixty-seven people were killed in the 29 January disaster which left both aircraft in the Potomac River after they plunged into the water. The remains of all the victims have been […]
Prince Harry and Meghan make public appearance hours after Trump’s stance on deportation


The Duke of Sussex called on competitors to overcome a “moment of difficulty and division in many parts of the world” as he opened the latest edition of the Invictus Games in Canada. Prince Harry appeared at the opening ceremony in Vancouver with his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, on Saturday. The couple watched […]
White South Africans dismiss Trump’s offer of US resettlement


Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, but no thanks. The plan was detailed in an executive order Trump signed Friday that stopped all aid and financial assistance to South Africa […]
Kenya confirms 1 additional Mpox case – Govt


Kenya has recorded one more Mpox case, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 38 since the outbreak began, the Ministry of Health has announced. In a press statement issued on Saturday, February 8, 2025, the ministry confirmed that the latest case was reported in Makueni County. “The Ministry of Health would like to […]
‘Avoid language that can divide our country along tribal lines’ – Eugene Wamalwa tells President Ruto


Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) party leader Eugene Wamalwa has urged President William Ruto to apologize to the Kamba community following remarks where he referred to Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as a “ndengu farmer” during his recent tour of Northern Kenya. The controversy stems from an ongoing dispute over the government’s livestock vaccination program. In November […]
DRC conflict: EAC-SADC Summit merges Uhuru-led Nairobi peace process with Luanda initiative


The joint Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)–East Africa Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government Summit on the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resolved to merge the Nairobi peace process led by retired president Uhuru Kenyatta with the Luanda initiative. In a communique issued on Saturday, February 8, 2025, […]