Thousands of workers and students across the United States took to the streets and university campuses on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The demonstrations coincided with the first anniversary of Trump’s second term, highlighting growing opposition to his administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. Protests Across…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has assured residents of Tana River County of the government’s unwavering commitment to help families affected by worsening drought conditions recover and rebuild their lives. Speaking during a relief food distribution exercise, the CS emphasized that the government is working tirelessly to assist the…
At least 163 Christian worshippers were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed two churches in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, during Sunday services, according to local clergy and security officials. The attackers, described as carrying sophisticated weapons, blocked church entrances and forced congregants into the bush before abducting them, Reverend Joseph Hayab,…
A year after the United States, under President Donald Trump, cut funding to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Malawi’s healthcare system is facing severe setbacks, undoing decades of progress in combating HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and reproductive health services. The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM), a key…
President William Ruto has called on Kenya’s ambassadors and high commissioners to actively support the government’s mission of transforming the country into a first-world economy. Speaking at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday during the official dispatch of Kenya’s envoys to their respective postings, President Ruto emphasised the crucial role diplomats…
Lamu Governor Issa Timamy and senior county officials were grilled on Tuesday by a Senate committee over a series of concerning audit reports from key county institutions. The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPIPSF) reviewed the Auditor General’s findings for five Lamu entities: Faza Sub-County Hospital,…
A senior police officer in Kericho County was hospitalised on Monday after being found participating in a viral tree-hugging challenge within a police station compound. The unusual incident took place at Sosiot Police Station, where the officer, CI Kennedy Wanjala, was discovered hugging a tree while in full uniform. According…
Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo engaged in a heated online exchange with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, following controversial remarks about killings linked to Uganda’s opposition politics. The confrontation unfolded on X (formerly Twitter) after Muhoozi, the son of long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, made alarming statements referencing…
Anglican priest Padre Michael Watenga, popularly known as Padre wa Wote, has announced plans to extend his unique outreach mission to university campuses in Kenya, alongside his ongoing ministry in nightclubs across East Africa. Speaking on his official TikTok account, Watenga revealed that his campus mission will focus exclusively on…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has strongly condemned the planned demolitions in Mukuru kwa Njenga informal settlement, terming the evictions illegal and procedurally flawed amid a dispute over land earmarked for the construction of the Catherine Ndereba Road. A heavy security presence descended on the settlement early Tuesday morning, sparking protests…