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A new survey by TIFA shows growing pessimism among Kenyans about the nation’s direction and their personal economic wellbeing. According to the poll, 62% of respondents in 2025 said the country is headed the wrong way — up from 48% in 2023. The sense of disillusionment is most pronounced in …

South Sudan’s First Vice-President, Riek Machar, has been formally charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity — accusations that observers fear could spark fresh unrest in the fragile nation. Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges stem from a March assault by the White Army militia, a group …

The Central Bank of Kenya has approved the appointment of Nigeria’s Ralph Opara as the new Managing Director of Access Bank Kenya (ABK). Opara previously served as Group Head of the Commercial Banking Division at Access Bank Group, where he grew the division into the lender’s largest commercial business, managing …

Manchester United are interested in signing Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 22, in January. (Teamtalk) Arsenal have made progress in talks to extend the contracts of England winger Bukayo Saka, 24, and France defender William Saliba, 24, when their deals expire at the end of the 2026-27 season. …

Ghanaian President John Mahama has confirmed that the country has agreed to take back West African citizens deported from the United States. At a press conference in Accra, President Mahama revealed that 14 deportees, mostly Nigerians and one Gambian, have already arrived in Ghana under a bilateral agreement. Click here …

Police in Kasarani are holding six suspects in connection with the mysterious death of Victor Mwangi, who died in the early hours of Sunday along Lumumba Drive, Roysambu. Preliminary autopsy results show he succumbed to blunt force trauma, with multiple injuries across his chest, face, and legs. Click here to …

The family of Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, who was gunned down on Tuesday evening along Magadi Road, has remembered him as a loving, peaceful, and caring man whose life was cut short in a brutal shooting. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Police say the killing was a …

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has defended his controversial proposal to extend Kenya’s presidential term limit from five to seven years. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024 — which sought to lengthen both presidential and parliamentary terms — was rejected following widespread public backlash. President William Ruto’s UDA …

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has strongly condemned the murder of prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, who was gunned down on Tuesday evening along Magadi Road in Nairobi in what investigators suspect was a targeted hit. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel LSK president Faith Odhiambo described the …

Small-scale traders in Mombasa are calling on the county government to review and reduce business licence fees, saying the current rates are too steep for struggling SMEs. Although the county recently merged most permits into a single business licence to simplify registration, traders argue that the new system has come …