The High Court has granted the Attorney General additional time to file responses in a petition brought forward by the Rastafari Society of Kenya (RSK). The case, which seeks to challenge laws criminalising marijuana use, had been scheduled for hearing today but was adjourned following a request from state counsel.…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu has informed a Nairobi court that he has secured a bank guarantor in his corruption-related case, for which he is currently serving a sentence at Kamiti Maximum Prison. Appearing before Trial Magistrate Rose Ndobi on Tuesday during the mention of his separate hate-speech case,…
The legal battle between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Kylian Mbappé intensified on Monday, with both parties presenting staggering financial claims in an industrial court. Mbappé, who did not attend the hearing, is demanding over €260 million ($283 million) from PSG. He argues that his fixed-term contract should be reclassified as…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling for the maximum penalty life imprisonment for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, widely known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s infamous Janjaweed militia. Prosecutors allege that Abd-Al-Rahman orchestrated a campaign of massacres, rapes, and village burnings in Darfur more than two decades…
Armed assailants attacked a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staff member, authorities reported. The incident occurred at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State, with no group immediately claiming responsibility. The motivation…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to prominent government positions in a significant cabinet reshuffle. In a televised address from Chamwino State House in Dodoma on Monday, November 17, the President announced 27 ministers and 29 deputy ministers. Her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, will serve…
South Africa has announced it will no longer accept chartered flights carrying Palestinians, following the disputed arrival of 153 passengers from Gaza earlier this month. Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola described the flight as part of “a clear agenda to cleanse Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank.” Israeli authorities…
ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has assured Kenyans that no personal or government data was compromised following a temporary outage affecting several government websites on the morning of Monday, November 17, 2025. In an official statement, Kabogo confirmed that the disruption, which lasted several hours, did not result in any…
Authorities have launched a search operation in Lake Victoria for three fishermen who drowned following a violent clash between fishing groups from Rarieda and Karachuonyo sub-counties on Sunday night. The incident occurred near Luanda Kotieno beach, where fishermen from Kajimu beach in Karachuonyo allegedly entered a designated fish breeding zone.…
Police in Kisumu Central Sub-county have arrested Kibuye Market chairlady Judith Matengo, widely known as Nyaramba, after a viral video surfaced showing her assaulting two female traders with a wooden rod. Matengo was taken into custody on Monday night while hiding within the market, hours after the footage triggered widespread…
