Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in the capital, Kampala, after collapsing and losing consciousness during his treason trial, his wife has said. BBC Africa reports The 70-year-old has been in detention since November 2024. His lead lawyer was arrested last month and charged with allegedly failing to…
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has been named the country’s Best Retail Bank and Best Digital Bank at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. Established in 1992, the Euromoney Awards for Excellence are among the most recognised honours in global financial services, celebrating banks, bankers and fintech providers for performance, innovation and customer impact. Co-op…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has successfully opposed the release on bond of a Kenyan man wanted by authorities in the United Kingdom to face multiple serious criminal charges, including murder and fraud. According to a statement shared by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Tuesday, June 30, the prosecution…
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has reinforced its commitment to modernizing Kenya’s public transport sector after financing the acquisition of new buses for two public service vehicle (PSV) SACCOs. In an announcement shared on its social media platforms, the bank said it had joined two of its long-standing SACCO clients as they received the first…
Nyandarua county residents risk losing over Sh. 350 million as county assembly members delay passage of the budget which was presented in late April by the executive. This comes on the heels of another budgetary penalty of Sh. 155 million from the Fuel Levy Fund which the county missed last year over similar delays occasioned…
Tension flared at Ruiru Sub-County Hospital in Kiambu County Thursday June 18, 2026 after Thika Town MP Alice Ng’ang’a led a group of protesters to the facility demanding the immediate release of new mothers allegedly detained over unpaid medical bills. The protesters stormed the hospital, chanting, “Mothers are going home today!” Reports indicated that around…
A disturbing new study has revealed that most child sexual abuse survivors in Kenya are girls aged between six and eleven years old, with perpetrators in most cases being people already known and trusted by the child. The report, launched on Tuesday June 16, 2026 by MIDRIFT HURINET in partnership with the Global Child Safety…
By Sharon Atieno Credit: People Daily Kenya is steadily drifting into a dangerous culture where unemployed young people are increasingly being weaponised for political battles, raising a painful question are we becoming a country that normalises goonism? The disturbing events witnessed on Sunday, June 14,2026, at All Saints Cathedral, where groups of youth reportedly attacked civil…
One of the men allegedly hired to disrupt a post-budget meeting at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi has broken his silence, revealing chilling details of how the operation was planned, financed by a sitting Member of Parliament, and executed with the alleged involvement of plain-clothes police officers. Speaking to Citizen TV, the man narrated how…
Israel has reversed its decision to include Kenya on a list of countries subject to Ebola-related entry restrictions, drawing a warm response from Nairobi after a brief diplomatic row between the two nations. Citizen Digital reports Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Korir Sing’Oei, welcomed the move in a post on X. “We welcome very…