Africa Kenya In Namorotukunan tools made with Oldowan technology were found in three escavation layers, suggesting primitive humans who lived 2,75 million years ago used stone tools continuously for 300.000 years passing down knowledge through thousands of generations
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a giant of modern African literature, died at 87; never silenced by jail, exile or illness, his works are a document of Kenyan transformation from colonialism to democracy, spanning almost six decades
Africa Kenya Thousands of students across Kenya could face disruption of school service from tomorrow due to delays in the disbursement of capitation for the second term; head teachers said the delayed funding is undermining stability, affecting essential operations
Africa Kenya 400.000 students, or 60% of those enrolled in public universities in Kenya, face uncertainty as 21 out of 43 institutions are poorly run in terms of management
Africa Kenya Kenya Women Parliamentary Association KEWOPA has called on government to increase funding for child immunisation amidst the US funding freeze which has crippled programs and could leave millions vulnerable unless the government bridges the funding gap
Africa Kenya Starlink has become the seventh largest Internet Service Provider in Kenya, with over 19.000 users having purchased the kit within a few months of its entry into the Kenyan market and despite difficulties with the regulator