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A critical lack of reliable climate data is threatening efforts to build Nairobi’s resilience against climate change, according to researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking at a forum on urban planning and climate resilience in Nairobi, SEI experts stressed that poor …

Four individuals have been arrested in Dasheg, Wajir East sub-county, after being found with dried carcasses of dik-diks, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Wajir KWS Warden Jamaal Abdirashid said the suspects were apprehended on Monday in a sting operation involving unmarked …

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has resumed duties at his main office in Kitale following the end of a two-month court-ordered restriction. The ban stemmed from a court ruling on May 20, when Natembeya was released on a Sh1 million bond or a Sh500,000 cash bail in connection with corruption …

An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death during a confrontation over a girlfriend at a funeral in Karateng village, Maseno area of Kisumu County. According to police, the victim, identified as Collins Hongo, was involved in a dispute with another man during the funeral on July 19. The altercation escalated, …

Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (DTB) has announced a reduction in its base lending rate for loans issued in Kenyan shillings, lowering it from 14.41% to 14.21% annually, effective July 1, 2025. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The adjustment follows the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) recent monetary policy …

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has revealed that he was initially opposed to the idea of forming a broad-based government. Speaking during a Sunday night interview, Raila said both he and other Azimio coalition leaders were not in favor of the proposal. However, some leaders from his ODM party supported …

The Nairobi City County Government has issued a tough directive to owners of idle or unpaid-for plots—either develop the land or risk repossession. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a notice released Monday, the county stated that individuals who were allocated land under site and service schemes, regularized …

Activist Boniface Mwangi is set to be charged with terrorism-related offences following his arrest on Saturday at his Lukenya home in Machakos County by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Authorities allege that Mwangi was involved in planning and facilitating activities …

Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara has accused the government of deliberately persecuting leaders loyal to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua by slapping them with false charges aimed at muzzling dissent. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Kihara said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) fabricated allegations against her following her …

Andy Byron, CEO of tech firm Astronomer Inc., has resigned following the circulation of a viral video showing him in an intimate moment with a woman who is not his wife during a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The company confirmed the resignation in …