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Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has declared that the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) must secure the Nairobi Woman Representative seat in the 2027 General Election, citing the party's grassroots…Source: People Daily

The Ministry of Health has warned Kenyans not to misuse the allergy medicine cetirizine, after online claims that it can suppress sexual desire spread widely.What happenedThe Ministry of Health has warned Kenyans against misusing cetirizine, an allergy medicine that went viral on social media over claims it can suppress sexual desire [1]. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Ouma Oluga issued the warning on Wednesday, November 4, at a High-Level Health Products and Technologies (HPT)...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — President William Ruto has renewed his administration’s commitment to increase manufacturing’s contribution to Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 20 per cent by 2030, targeting…Speaking at the Industrialisation Summit and Changamka Shopping Festival at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Wednesday, Ruto said Kenya’s economic prosperity would depend on its ability to produce, process and export competitive...

KANU Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Tony Gachoka has urged Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna to reach out to more opposition leaders and strengthen his presidential ambitions, warning against allowing former…Source: People Daily

Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has defended Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja following his decision to leave the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), insisting that…Source: People Daily

The honeymoon is over, and as it is with President William Ruto’s government in Kenya, Trump has been facing protests, with Americans complaining of the high cost of living.The honeymoon for President Donald Trump, the second US president to serve two non-consecutive terms, ended in great disarray as the Democratic Party took control of both chambers of Congress in the mid-terms in stunning version on Wednesday, with the last two years of Trump’s presidency likely to be a horrible...

The party of Nelson Mandela fell below 50% support for the first time in municipal elections in 2021 and could drop below 40% this time, according to opinion poSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews the honour guard, on the day he meets Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026. REUTERSWith no other party large ​enough to take its place, many cities in South Africa are heading for unstable coalition governments that...

The available reports link a revived Turkana oil pipeline and a Lamu land dispute to the Dangote refinery, but they give few details.What happenedBusiness Daily reports that Kenya has revived a Turkana oil pipeline for the Dangote refinery, and that Turkana oil is expected to be one of several sources of crude for the refinery [1]. Separately, Daily Nation reports that Lamu villagers confronted land surveyors over the Dangote plant [2]. For [2] and [3], only headlines are available in the...

The National Transport and Safety Authority has added road surveillance and issued new directives ahead of the festive season, as crashes rise.What happenedThe National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has installed speed and surveillance cameras at strategic locations along major roads and highways to strengthen traffic enforcement and curb rising road accidents [1]. The cameras are linked to a National Command and Control Centre and are expected to allow real-time monitoring of traffic...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4 — ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga says he resigned as chairperson of the Senate Energy Committee to avoid being overwhelmed by parliamentary responsibilities and his new…Oburu said the decision was intended to ensure neither Parliament nor ODM suffered from his divided attention as he took on the demands of leading the party.“I was the chair of Energy. I resigned from it just because of duty. I don’t want to do any work haphazardly. That’s...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has claimed that cases of kidnappings and abductions have dropped sharply since the Kenya Kwanza administration took office in 2022. Murkomen…Murkomen told the National Assembly that the Kenya Kwanza administration had done more to rein in abductions than previous governments, insisting that reported cases were investigated, including incidents that later turned out to be self-abductions.The Interior CS cited the...

He says the capital of a country with one of the largest economies in the region, is poorly managed.Source: Nation