Mudavadi’s plea to motorists after deadly accident on Kisumu-Kakamega highway

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has sent a message to all road users ahead of the festive season. In a statement on Thursday, November 14, the CS pleaded with motorists and other road users to exercise caution and adhere to traffic rules. Mudavadi noted that it is […]

Man arrested in connection to KCSE exam leaks – DCI

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced the arrest of a person of interest connected to the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam leak scandal. “The 23-year-old man had become the nightmare of KNEC officials, having mobilized a following of over 78,000 exam leakage seekers in his Telegram account and over 8,500 in […]

Several injured after crash involving bus carrying schoolchildren

Several people have been injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren collided with a lorry in Leicestershire. At least 16 people sustained ‘minor’ injuries in the crash on the A46 near Syston, Leicestershire Police said. Ten of those were taken to hospital as a precaution, the force added. The road was closed travelling northbound between A607 […]

Government begins exercise to ear-notch black rhinos with tracking devices

In an effort to boost the numbers of the endangered black rhino species, the government on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, embarked on an exercise to ear-notch rhinos in Tsavo West National Park and other parks across the country. While the majority of the rhinos are hosted in private conservancies due to their dwindling numbers, the […]

Meg Whitman resigns as US Ambassador to Kenya

Announcing her departure from the role, Whitman disclosed that she had submitted her resignation to US President Joe Biden.  She expressed that it has been an honor and privilege to serve the American people by strengthening ties with Kenya.  “Today, I announced to my team at the U.S. embassy that I submitted my resignation to […]

TikTok explains why over 60,000 Kenyan accounts have been banned

A total of 60,465 accounts were banned for violating TikTok’s Community Guidelines, with 57,262  accounts being removed because they were suspected to be under the age of 13. Further, the report reveals that over 360,000 videos were removed from TikTok in Kenya, which is 0.3 per cent of the total videos uploaded in the country. According to the platform, 99.1 per cent of these […]

Kenyans jittery after activist Maverick Aoko’s X account is deactivated

Where is online activist and former journalist Scophine Aoko Otieno alias Maverick Aoko? This is the question causing jitters among questions, who have not seen the blogger for weeks since she was reported in October. This comes after the activist’s X account was deactivated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, days after it was reported that […]

Morara Kebaso issues 2-week accountability report detailing amount spent on fuel

Political activist and advocate for government accountability Morara Kebaso has issued a two-week accountability report, detailing the amount of money he has spent on fuel. Morara, who depends on donations from Kenyans on social media to traverse the country to keep the President William Ruto-led administration in check, had earlier on promised to account for […]