April 2025

KISII, Kenya Apr 6 – Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has cautioned against attempts to derail former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i’s political ambitions, asserting that any efforts to block his path will ultimately fail. Speaking at the party’s delegates meeting in Keumbu, Kisii County, on Friday, Kioni confirmed that Dr. Matiang’i has […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 6 – The National Police Service and the National Transport and Safety Authority are urging motorists and all road users to exercise extreme caution, especially during the rainy season. This warning follows a tragic road accident in Bomet County, along the Kericho-Kaplong highway, where thirteen people were killed and eleven others were […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 16 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has sent a message of condolence to the families and friends of the victims of a tragic road accident that claimed at least 15 lives and left 14 others injured along the Kaplong-Kericho highway in Bomet County. “Condolences and deep sympathies to the families and friends […]

NAIROBI, Kenya April 6 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has mourned the passing of Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, describing him as a “phenomenally brilliant lawyer and the chess master of the courts” whose humility and intellect shaped Kenya’s legal and human rights landscape. In a deeply personal message, Kindiki said Nowrojee dignified the title of […]

BOMET, Kenya April 6– At least 15 people have been confirmed dead and 14 others injured in a tragic road accident involving three vehicles at Cheptangulgei on the Kaplong-Kericho highway in Bomet County on Saturday afternoon. Bomet Traffic Commandant Amos Namasaka said the crash involved a private car, a 14-seater matatu, and a lorry. Several […]

ABUJA, April 6 (Xinhua) — At least 52 people were killed and others injured during the week by suspected gunmen in central Nigeria, local authorities said Friday. The attacks since Wednesday night have caused panic across communities in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The assailants fired indiscriminately at locals and set homes […]

DAR ES SALAAM, April 6 (Xinhua) — Tanzania’s general elections slated for October 2025 will be held according to the constitution of the country, a senior official of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) said on Friday. “Nobody has the muscle to prevent the holding of the general elections,” said CCM’s Secretary General Emmanuel […]

KIAMBU, Kenya April 6 – President William Ruto wrapped up his week-long development tour of Central Kenya on Saturday with a promise to return frequently to a region that overwhelmingly supported him in the 2022 General Election. Responding to a request by Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, Ruto said his six-month absence from the region was […]

LONDON, Apr 6 – Two Labour MPs say they are “astounded” to have been denied entry to Israel after being detained in the country on arrival. Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang said that it was “vital” parliamentarians were able to “witness, firsthand, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory”. They were refused entry because they […]

TEL AVIV, Israel Apr 6 – Israel’s army has admitted its soldiers made mistakes over the killing of 15 emergency workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. The convoy of Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances, a UN car and a fire truck from Gaza’s Civil Defence came under fire near Rafah. Israel originally claimed […]