The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has rescheduled its 20th anniversary celebrations in Mombasa, originally set for October 10–12, 2025, to November 14–16, 2025. In a statement issued on Friday, October 3, ODM explained that the postponement followed a consultative meeting chaired by party leader Raila Odinga at the Serena Hotel.…
A Thai criminal court has sentenced Ekkalak Paenoi, a 41-year-old former Thai marine, to life imprisonment for the murder of Cambodian opposition figure Lim Kimya in Bangkok earlier this year. Lim, 74, a joint Cambodian and French citizen and former member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was gunned…
The Nairobi High Court has dismissed a bid to strike out a petition calling for the suspension of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat over alleged links to the death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang. Delivering his ruling on Friday, October 3, 2025, Justice Chacha Mwita held that the…
A key witness in the ongoing murder trial of John Matara has told the court that the accused sought medical services under a false name. Rahma Abdul Muthoni, a receptionist at South B Hospital, testified virtually before Milimani High Court Judge Alexander Muteti on Thursday, October 2, 2025. She recounted…
President and Chief Executive of the Africa Policy Institute, Prof. Peter Kagwanja, has firmly stated that the Jubilee Party is part of Kenya’s broad-based government, not the opposition. In a brief message on his official X account on Friday, October 3, 2025, Kagwanja wrote: “Jubilee is squarely in the broad-based…
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has expressed heartfelt gratitude after receiving what he described as a warm and dignified welcome in Migori County during the funeral of former MP Dalmas Otieno on Wednesday, October 2, 2025. In a Facebook post shared on Friday, October 3, Babu praised Migori residents for…
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has formally apologized for the country’s notorious foreign adoption program, which sent tens of thousands of children abroad following the Korean War and left many adoptees grappling with lifelong identity struggles. In a Facebook post on Thursday, October 2, 2025, President Lee expressed a “heartfelt…
The murder trial of socialite Starlet Wahu took a significant turn on Thursday, October 2, 2025, as a Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer presented detailed evidence from the crime scene. Police Constable Allan Njoka, a scene-of-crime officer attached to the DCI in Dagoretti, Nairobi County, testified before Milimani High…
Police in the United Kingdom are treating a deadly attack on a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, as a terrorist incident after two worshippers were killed during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. According to Greater Manchester Police (GMP), officers were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew…
Morara Kebaso has broken his silence on the emotional toll of relentless social media bullying he faced over the past two years, describing it as one of the most painful chapters of his life. In a candid video posted on X (formerly Twitter) , Kebaso recounted how insults and accusations…