Alamata Falls Again
The guns are back in Tigray, and now a town that once changed hands during Ethiopia’s brutal civil war is back at the centre of the fighting. Ethiopia’s military and allied forces say they have taken control of Alamata, a strategic town about 120…
30 Days to Surrender
If you are hiding an illegal gun, the clock is now ticking. Police have given holders of illicit small arms and ammunition a limited window to surrender the weapons voluntarily, as Kenya joins the African Union’s 2026 Africa Amnesty Month campaign to get…
Patients Get Golf Cart Rides
Moving around a large hospital can be a challenge for patients who are elderly, living with disabilities, recovering from illness or simply too weak to walk long distances. At the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu,…
Forex Scammers
The luxury cars, expensive holidays, bundles of cash and screenshots showing unbelievable trading profits may look like success , but the DCI says some of the lifestyles being sold online could be a trap. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)…
Musk’s Starship Finally Reaches Orbit
After 13 previous flights failed to achieve the milestone, Elon Musk’s giant Starship has finally crossed into orbit , and immediately put 26 satellites into space. SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft has reached Earth orbit for the first time,…
Kenya Gets New HIV Pill Deal
A pill that could potentially offer a month of HIV protection with a single dose is moving closer to African production , but Kenyans will still have to wait for regulatory approval before it can become a prevention option. Kenya has been selected to…
Apple Faces $5.7B Patent Bill
The technology giant behind some of the world’s most expensive gadgets has been ordered to pay a staggering KSh740 billion over technology it says it did not steal. Apple has been ordered to pay more than US$5.7 billion, approximately KSh740 billion, to…
WhatsApp Isn’t Free Anymore
For Kenyan businesses that have turned WhatsApp into a customer-service lifeline, every reply could soon come with a price tag. Kenyan businesses using the WhatsApp Business Platform will begin paying Meta for certain service messages from October 1,…
The Kenyan Students Teaching AI To Fight Fire
While firefighters risk their lives entering burning forests, a group of Kenyan students is asking a different question: what if technology could identify the danger before the flames spread , and send machines where humans should not? A team of Kenyan…
Noah’s Ark Mystery Just Got Deeper
For centuries, the story of Noah’s Ark has existed at the intersection of faith, history and legend. Now, fresh underground scans and drilling at a mysterious boat-shaped formation in Turkey are reopening the debate , but researchers still have no…