More than 1,000 waste pickers working at the Dandora dumpsite will each receive Sh25,000 after the High Court found that their constitutional rights had been violated. In a judgment delivered on February 5 by Justice Anne Omollo at the Kisii High Court, the court ruled in favour of the waste …
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The family of former Machakos Senator and current Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) member Johnson Muthama is in mourning following the death of their son, Moses Nduya Muthama. Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu and her family lost Moses after he reportedly collapsed at their home on Wednesday evening. He was rushed to …
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By: BBC The United States has sent a small contingent of troops to Nigeria, a senior US military official has confirmed, marking the first time it has publicly acknowledged the presence of US forces in the country since it carried out airstrikes on Christmas Day. The head of the US …
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The proportion of Kenyans using WhatsApp declined slightly in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, even as rival platforms such as TikTok and Facebook recorded growth. New figures from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) show WhatsApp usage dropped by about one percentage point to 53.9 per cent …
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Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Marjan Hussein Marjan stepped down from office on Tuesday. In a statement, the Commission said his departure followed a mutual agreement to end his engagement. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Marjan was appointed to the top administrative post …
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ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has weighed in on the exit of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan, saying it is premature to draw conclusions before more information is made public. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking on February 3, Sifuna noted that the …
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Marjan Hussein Marjan has resigned from his post. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon said the departure followed a mutual agreement to end Marjan’s engagement with the Commission. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The …
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Google has expanded its WAXAL speech dataset to include Kikuyu, Dholuo, and Luganda, a move aimed at speeding up the development of artificial intelligence tools for millions of African language speakers who have historically been left out of voice-based technologies. The announcement was made during a launch event in Nairobi …
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By: BBC A 13-year-old boy has been praised after swimming through choppy waters and low light to save his mother and two siblings who were swept away by the waves off the coast of Australia. The family was surfing in Geographe Bay, near Quindalup in Western Australia, on Friday when …
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The City of Tshwane in South Africa temporarily cut off electricity to Nigeria’s High Commission after it failed to pay outstanding municipal utility bills, Mayor Nasiphi Moya has confirmed. In a statement released on Monday, Mayor Moya said the decision was taken after the diplomatic mission did not settle debts …
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