Russia’s embassy in Berlin has vowed retaliation after Germany expelled a diplomat accused of being an intelligence officer and handler of a woman arrested on spy charges. The move has further strained already tense relations between the two countries. Germany’s Decision The German foreign ministry announced Thursday that it had…
The United States has named Laura F. Dogu, a seasoned diplomat and former ambassador to Nicaragua and Honduras, as the new charge d’affaires to Venezuela, according to a U.S. diplomatic source speaking to AFP on Thursday. The appointment comes less than three weeks after Washington’s dramatic ouster of Venezuelan leader…
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion (Ksh.645 billion) lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) and its CEO Jamie Dimon, accusing the bank of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to advance a political agenda. The lawsuit, filed in a Florida state court in Miami-Dade County, alleges…
Kenyans in the diaspora and at home, alongside friends and family, are today holding a memorial service for three US-based siblings who tragically lost their lives in a freak road accident while on holiday in Kenya. The siblings Emmanuel DeLeon (13), Kairu Winkelpeck (6), and Njeri DeLeon (16) died following…
The government is facing sharp criticism over delayed remittance of funds to insurance companies tasked with providing group life cover and work injury benefits for police officers killed or injured in the line of duty. During a heated session before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), officials from the…
Families of Kenyans stranded in Russia are appealing for urgent government intervention to secure the return of their loved ones amid growing reports of deaths, detentions, and forced recruitment into the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. Reports of Deaths and Detentions Some Kenyans are reportedly being held as prisoners of war by…
At least eleven police officers were killed in a major jihadist assault in eastern Burkina Faso over the weekend, underscoring the persistent violence that continues to plague the country despite military claims of progress. Details of the Attack Security sources confirmed that “several hundred jihadists” attacked a police detachment in…
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and son of President Yoweri Museveni, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly responded to questions surrounding the whereabouts of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, just days after Uganda’s general elections. On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Muhoozi took to his official X account to reply to…
Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has urged the government to move swiftly towards the full implementation of free secondary education in Kenya, insisting that access to education must be guaranteed and shielded from political influence. Speaking on Thursday at a public forum in Mombasa, Nyoro proposed the establishment of…
Central Regional Commissioner Joshua Nkanatha has reassured residents of Kirinyaga County that exhibits related to suspects arrested after the Kangai illicit alcohol tragedy remain intact at Kiamaciri Police Station. Speaking alongside the county security team at the station, Nkanatha vowed to intensify the government’s war against deadly alcohol, which has…