Kenya

A 16-storey building collapsed in Nairobi, trapping an unknown number of people as the Red Cross manages on site operations; building collapses is a recurring, not fully addressed, problem in the city and authorities haven't commented on the cause yet

Following hospitalization in Russia and the repatriation of at least 18 Kenyan citizens, authorities are investigating a network luring Kenyans to Russia with fraudulent job offers that result in fighting in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported

Mara Sports Festival will bring together over 15.000 young athletes and 19 sporting disciplines at the Ulinzi Sports Complex and Nyayo Stadium from December 6 to 11; themed “Forging Champions, Building Futures”, the event involves schools and communities

Rising pollution, increasing population and climate threats are putting pressure on life in Lake Victoria Basin, experiencing a wave of death of fish stock; report shows that industrial waste and untreated sewage continue to contaminate the waters

Hundreds gathered in Nairobi to pay tribute to the veteran opposition leader, and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga; he was laid to rest yesterday in his father's home in Bondo in a ceremony with military honors, cultural symbols and political unity

The Kenyan Revenue Authority will not require salaried workers to file annual tax returns manually; thank to the integration of its internal systems, salaried workers will just be required to key their national ID number into the taxman's system

Interior Cabinet Secretary accused the BBC of basing parts of its Mai Mahiu child sex trafficking documentary on inaccurate accounts; women featured falsified their ages to fit the narrative and access sponsorship program allegedly dangled by the BBC crew

Unused lunch money of the Kenya Defence Forces deducted from their salaries will be converted into savings; the directive has stirred resentment and comes amid growing discontent over the Pay-As-You-Eat policy, part of Kenya Kwanza’s austerity reforms

High Court decided that the conservatory orders previously issued on the Public Seal of Kenya remain in force: proposed to be transferred from the Attorney General to the Executive Office of the President, it opened a constitutional issue

Protests over government corruption and police brutality spread across the country, with demonstrators waving Kenyan flags and chanting President Ruto “must go”; security forces fired live rounds, rubber bullets, tear gas and clashes left 16 people dead

Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) that organize the matatu activity have filed an appeal notice against the judgement of 11 June that ruled they should move to new bus terminus; privately owned, minibuses are a most common transport