February 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – Sudan’s military-led government has condemned Kenya’s decision to allow the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied factions to hold a meeting in Nairobi calling it an ‘endorsement’ of the paramilitary group that has been locked in a brutal conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The junta led by General […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 19 – The Assembly and Demonstration Bill 2024 has come under heavy criticism, with police, human rights organizations, civil society groups, and police watchdog bodies calling for its immediate withdrawal. Critics have branded the bill as retrogressive and unconstitutional, arguing that it infringes on fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. Their concerns […]

NAKURU, Kenya, Feb 19 – Two people, among them chief mortician at Nakuru County Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary were Tuesday charged with the disappearance of the body of a seven-month-old baby. Michael Nderitu and his assistant, Mary Muthoni appeared before Nakuru Principal Magistrate’s court two weeks after the body mysteriously disappeared. They were charged […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has reiterated that the registration exercise for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination will be conducted strictly online. Schools must log onto the KNEC portal using their examination center login credentials to facilitate the process. The registration period commenced on February […]

James Parkin, University of Southampton and Matt Loxham, University of Southampton Exposure to air pollution is associated with around seven million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust emissions are often portrayed as a key culprit – rightly so, given previous research findings. However, our latest […]