Former Defence Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma has been appointed as the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). The appointment was announced on Friday by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, marking a significant…
State House is set to spend Ksh.17 billion by the end of the current financial year, double the Ksh.8.58 billion originally allocated, as officials cite expanding operational needs and the addition of new state lodges. The escalation has raised public scrutiny over the institution’s rising appetite for taxpayer funds. Budget…
Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi appeared before the Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee over major gaps in the county’s health sector, including questionable waivers amounting to over KSh. 2.2 million issued to patients not enrolled in the Social Health Authority (SHA). The session, chaired by Senator Godfrey Osotsi,…
President William Ruto has announced that the government will compensate 12,000 individuals who were evicted from the Mau Forest in Narok County, with payments scheduled in the next financial year. The Head of State recalled that in 2023, the government had already provided KSh300,000 to 2,000 families who were living…
The late Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament, Johana Ng’eno, was laid to rest at his Mogondo home in Emurua Dikirr, following a tragic helicopter crash in Mosop, Nandi County, that claimed six lives on February 28, 2026. The burial ceremony came days after a joint funeral service held at Emurua…
A recent United Nations inquiry has found that Uganda assisted South Sudan in carrying out airstrikes last year that killed and severely burned civilians, predominantly affecting Nuer communities in opposition-controlled areas. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said the joint aerial bombardments “targeted civilian-populated areas predominantly affecting…
Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to exchange 500 prisoners of war (POWs) each by Friday, even as broader peace negotiations remain stalled. On Thursday, 200 Russian POWs were released as part of the agreement, with Kyiv confirming the return of the same number of Ukrainian fighters. The remaining captives are…
James Swan has been appointed to lead the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a significant leadership change at a critical time for security operations in the region. The appointment was announced Thursday by António Guterres, who confirmed that Swan will take over leadership of…
Authorities in Cape Town are facing growing criticism over plans to construct a safety wall along a major highway connecting the city centre to the airport, a project intended to curb violent crime but which critics say exposes deeper social divisions in South Africa. The project, part of the N2…
Authorities in Libya have ordered the arrest of three suspects linked to the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, according to a statement released Thursday by the country’s public prosecutor’s office. Investigators said they had identified three individuals believed to be involved in the killing and had determined when and where…