African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
Meru, Kenya — Several staff houses at the Government of Kenya (GK) Prison in Meru were destroyed by a fire on Tuesday night, leaving a number of prison wardens homeless and wiping out property of unknown value. The fire broke out at around 11:00 p.m. within the prison compound and rapidly spread through timber-constructed houses […]
Meru, Kenya — Police in Meru have recovered 80 mobile phones, four laptops, and specialised tools believed to have been used in dismantling stolen phones for spare parts following a dawn ambush operation. The items, which include a soldering gun and a hot air blower, were recovered during an operation led by Imenti North Police […]
MOMBASA, Kenya – Kenya’s cruise tourism sector is staging a strong comeback as the country intensifies efforts to attract five million international visitors by 2027, with the Port of Mombasa recording a notable surge in cruise ship arrivals at the start of the season. On Tuesday, more than 600 tourists and over 400 crew members arrived […]
A Mombasa court has ordered the detention of investigative journalist Peter Mwita Maseke for five days to allow police to complete investigations into the publication of an article linking a local legislator to criminal gangs operating in Kisauni. Chief Magistrate Dominica Nyambu on Thursday directed that Maseke be held at the Central Police Station as […]
Nairobi, Kenya — The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has strongly condemned the arrest and continued detention of journalist Peter Mwita Maseke, warning that the move poses a serious threat to press freedom and constitutional rights. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Council called for Mwita, a journalist with Alshifaa Media Group based in […]
The Wiper Patriotic Front party leader Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has delivered a sweeping and uncompromising end-of-year address, painting a grim picture of the state of the nation while urging Kenyans to embrace what he termed the “urgency of now” as the country heads into 2026. Speaking on the second-to-last day of 2025, Kalonzo said […]
Every morning in Mjanaheri village, Kilifi County, Loice Kaingu sorts through buckets of ripe tomatoes alongside bunches of amaranth, spinach and sugarcane. Nearby, a small flock of chickens clucks noisily in the rising heat—an everyday scene that reflects a livelihood steadily taking root. “Farming pays,” Kaingu says with a quiet smile. “We’ve been taught to […]
The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has convened a cross-county peace dialogue bringing together communities from Meru, Isiolo and Garissa counties in a bid to avert conflicts triggered by prolonged drought. The forum, held on December 27 in Garbatulla, brought together community leaders, local administrators, elders, members of peace and grazing committees, as well as […]
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has appealed to motorists to exercise restraint and responsibility on the roads during the Christmas and New Year holidays, warning that preventable road accidents continue to claim lives during the festive period. Speaking on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at his rural home in Irunduni, where he hosted thousands of residents for […]
Mombasa, Kenya — Kenya’s Tong-Il Moo-Do national team, Jasiri, successfully defended its overall title at the 12th edition of the Mombasa Open Tong-Il Moo-Do International Championship, reaffirming the country’s dominance in the martial art on the global stage. The championship, which attracted over 600 athletes, brought together a strong international field from Thailand, India, Zambia, […]
