February 2025

NAIROBI, Feb 24 – Kenyan detectives are working to establish whether a body discovered in Wote, Makueni, belongs to Campbell Scott, a British national who went missing in Nairobi on Sunday last week. Scott, 58, a senior director at the London branch of FICO, an American data analytics company specialising in credit evaluation, arrived in […]

NAIROBI, Feb 24 – In a major boost for wildlife conservation, Kenya has welcomed 17 mountain bongos from the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation (RSCF) in Florida, USA. The arrival of these critically endangered antelopes marks a significant milestone in efforts to restore their population in Kenya, the only country where they are found in the […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has denounced the trivialization of petitions against judges after his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, vowed there would be “consequences” should Chief Justice Martha Koome be removed from office. Kindiki emphasized that the removal of a judge from office is purely a constitutional matter, not a political or […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – A standoff erupted at Stima Plaza on Monday after Nairobi County Government staff dumped garbage at the entrances and clamped vehicles in protest over power cuts at City Hall due to Sh3 billion in unpaid electricity bills. Kenya Power General Manager for Commercial Services and Sales, Rosemary Oduor, stated that […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – Kenya recorded its first casualty in Haiti after a Kenyan police officer succumbed to injuries sustained during an anti-gang operation in Port-au-Prince. Godfrey Otunge, the commander of the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti, said the officer was airlifted to Aspen Level 2 Hospital but passed away while […]

Frans Viljoen, University of Pretoria As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the African Union (AU) established by African states […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – Kenya has received seventeen mountain bongos repatriated from Florida, United States of America (USA) a third generation of the endangered species, taken away in the 1960s. The rare animals have been taken to Marania and Mucheene sanctuary in Meru, where they will be quarantined first, as they are slowly reintegrated […]

KISUMU, Kenya, Feb 24 – Three artisanal miners died in a gold mine Sunday evening in Gem, Rera village, Siaya County. The wall caved in, while they were inside and got trapped for hours. By the time, the rescuers got to them, they were already dead. All the three were pulled out and preserved at […]

For as long as Nelly Naisula Sironka can remember she has never wanted children – and with one irreversible decision the 28-year-old Kenyan has ensured she never will get pregnant. Last October, she took the definitive step of undergoing a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation – permanently closing the door on motherhood. “I feel […]

God-Sent: Phyllis Wambui’s Unwavering Support for Deborah Kituyi Pursuing a dream is rarely a solo journey. The people we surround ourselves with—family, friends, and mentors—play an essential role in shaping our success. This is especially true for Deborah Kituyi, whose dream of studying abroad became a reality thanks to the unwavering support of her close […]