- Unveiled during Round One of the 2025 Gran Turismo World Series, the announcement marks the first appearance of a Xiaomi model in the acclaimed PlayStation racing simulator.
- Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialed a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC -- a document to be formally signed on June 27, a joint statement said Wednesday.
- The blogger’s controversial death has triggered a national uproar amid mounting pressure for accountability at the highest levels of Kenya’s police service.
- Three French employers in the champagne sector will go on trial on Thursday accused of human trafficking, exploiting and housing seasonal workers in appalling conditions, during grape picking in eastern France in 2023.
- President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify any applicants who may be hostile towards the United States, according to an internal State Department cable reviewed…
- Uasin Gishu county has prioritized construction of roads in its 2025/26 budget so as to ease access to the the grassroots by allocating Ksh.2.5 billion.
- Drugs to prevent HIV transmission, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, have existed for more than a decade. But because they typically require taking a daily pill, they have yet to make a significant dent in global infections.
- Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo technical teams initialed a draft peace agreement that is expected to be signed next week, the two countries and the United States said on Wednesday, aiming for an end to fighting in eastern Congo.
- President Donald Trump said he was considering Wednesday whether the United States will join Israeli strikes on Iran and said that Tehran had reached out to seek negotiations on ending the conflict.
- More than 200 victims of the Air India jet crash have been identified through DNA testing, Indian authorities said Wednesday, inching towards ending an agonising wait for relatives.
- The government has suspended the controversial diversion of the housing levy funds previously used to build markets across the country, following a key meeting between President William Ruto and COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli.
- The government has raised concerns over the quantities of expired essential medicines in a year, saying a study conducted has indicated that Kenyans lose up to Ksh.90.5 billion every year.
- Phillip Ochieng’ Oketch, the Kenyatta University student shot during Tuesday’s Justice for Ojwang protests, was dramatically discharged from Kenyatta National Hospital amid fears for his safety.
- Nairobi Regional Police Commander George Seda says the police are ready for the planned June 25 demonstrations scheduled for Wednesday next week in remembrance of the momentous Gen Z protests last year.
- Nairobi police boss George Seda has denied allegations that police officers had joined forces with goons who infiltrated Tuesday's protests, citing that the Service did not have any reports of armed goons in their briefing.
- The United Opposition has accused President William Ruto’s administration of overseeing extrajudicial killings, deploying rogue police units, and forming illegal alliances with militia gangs, which they say mirror Haiti-style death squads.
- Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa has come out to defend the National Police Service (NPS), claiming that officers are being unfairly targeted and victimized by the public and oversight bodies.
- Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku, has called on African youth to take the lead in transforming the continent by embracing the African philosophy of Ubuntu.
- A 34-year-old fisherman is nursing injuries at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital after police officers allegedly tortured him in a cell at Ringiti police post in Suba Central.
- Controversy continues to surround President William Ruto’s flagship financial inclusion initiative, famously known as the Hustler Fund, after it emerged that the State Department for Cooperatives Development cannot account for Ksh.8 billion in the financial year ending June 2023.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has identified and interdicted two officers linked to the shooting of an unarmed civilian during a disturbing incident that occurred on Tuesday.
- Even as the streets took a precariously dangerous turn, with saw armed goons poured from all corners in order to violently counter surging numbers of protesters, young Kenyans have remained defiant in the face of death and barbarity, solidly driven by their passion and unwavering resolve.
- Boniface Kariuki, the mask vendor who was shot by a police officer at close range during Tuesday's protests held in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD), is in critical condition following a complex surgery conducted by a team of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) doctors.
- Youth leaders from the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) have strongly condemned what they describe as a rising wave of police brutality and state violence, following a series of protests that have rocked the country over the past week.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has moved to clarify a viral video circulating on social media showing a uniformed police officer holding laptops in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) during Tuesday’s protests.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has moved to clarify a viral video circulating on social media showing a uniformed police officer holding laptops in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) during Tuesday’s protests.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is spearheading a digital transformation as it prepares for the mandatory rollout of the e-Government Procurement (e-GP) portal by July 1, 2025.
- A Kenyatta University student who was shot in the neck during Tuesday's Nairobi protests has defiantly blasted President William Ruto for presiding over state-sponsored violence.
- A multidisciplinary medical team at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully removed an object—suspected to be a rubber bullet—that was lodged in the skull of a facemask vendor shot by police during a protest in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Tuesday.
- KNH received 16 casualties from the violent protests that were witnessed on Tuesday, acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William Sigilai has confirmed.
- OCS Nairobi Central Police Station, Samson Talaam, has been detained for 15 days to allow police to complete investigations into the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang, who was killed while in police custody.
- In response to a series of troubling police cases, Governor Wanga declared, "Enough is enough," as she mourned the death of Voi-based teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang.
- In a statement issued Wednesday morning, the Commission expressed deep concern about the violent crackdown on demonstrators demanding the resignation of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagatt in the aftermath of the controversial death of Albert Ojwang, a Voi-based teacher and blogger.
- Roba’s resignation was communicated through a formal letter dated June 18, 2025, addressed to the County Assembly Clerk, citing “personal reasons” for his decision to step down effective June 17.
- The father of Boniface Mwangi Kariuki, the 22-year-old hawker who was shot in the head by an anti-riot police officer along Moi Avenue in Nairobi during protests, is now appealing for justice and speedy action.
- The crash, which occurred around 6:00 p.m. and involved three vehicles, injured more than 50 people, including several Moi University students who were on a school bus.
- LSK president Faith Odhiambo has called for the arrest of the colleague who was with the police officer captured shooting a face mask vendor in the head during Tuesday's pro-Albert Ojwang's protests in Kenya's capital.
- The crash of an Air India Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad city, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, is the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.
- The US president insists Washington has played no part in ally Israel's bombing campaign, but also warned Iran his patience is wearing thin as the conflict enters a sixth day.
