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Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last week, has been stripped of his citizenship by the new regime. The order, signed by new Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, cited local laws stipulating that people who acquired foreign citizenship should lose their Malagasy nationality. Rajoelina, 51, obtained French citizenship a decade ago, prompting calls for his disqualification from the 2023 presidential election. But he defied those calls and went on to win. He fled the African island nation after weeks of protests over persistent power and water shortages, culminating in a military takeover led by Col Michael…

Residents of Nairobi’s informal settlements including Mukuru, Kibera, Mathare and Kawangware are set to enjoy improved access to clean water and sanitation as the county Government rolls out a modern, simplified sewer system designed to serve densely populated areas more efficiently. Governor Johnson Sakaja said the project, implemented through the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC), is part of a wider plan to improve hygiene and dignity in low-income neighborhoods. “Through our water company, we have constructed a three-kilometer simplified sewer line in Mukuru Kwa Reuben, connecting close to 10,000 households translating to about 80,000 residents. These are people…

Detectives are investigating an incident where a female student was found dead in a private hostel at Kasarani, Nairobi. Police said Erika Kinyua was a student in one of the local institutions. She was found dead in her room on Friday October 24 afternoon long after she had died. The cause of the death is yet to be known, police said. Her relative who was concerned that she was not responding to her calls rushed to the hostels and alerted security seeking their help establish why she was unresponsive. It was then the team went to check on her room…

A police officer will face murder charges after a student he shot died in hospital in Eldoret Town. Constable David Omondi was arrested over the shooting incident of Kitale Polytechnic student Dalphia Mwangi, 22 on October 22, 2025. Mwangi succumbed to his stomach injuries in hospital on Friday, police said. This happened as the police officer was arraigned at the magistrates court in Kitale and the investigating officer from Independent Policing Oversight Authority successfully made a miscellaneous application to hold him for ten days. An order was issued for the officer to be remanded at Kiminini police station for the…

At least six people were killed Saturday morning in a road accident at Soy Sambu area in Gilgil on the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway. The six were travelling in a Wing Road private car when their vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle at around 4:00 a.m, police said. The police on the ground said they were investigating the tragedy. Two others were injured in the accident. They were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Police said the driver of the Toyota Caldina was attempting to overtake when the vehicle rammed into an oncoming truck. The impact of…

In a late-night communique on Thursday, the Cuban Government said that it had extradited a Chinese citizen, Zhi Dong Zhang, to the authorities in Mexico. Hours later, Mexico’s security chief then confirmed his subsequent extradition to the United States on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. It brought to an abrupt end a months-long, audacious escape attempt by one of the world’s most wanted fugitives. Known by various aliases including Brother Wang, Pancho and HeHe, Zhi Dong Zhang is accused by the US Justice Department of masterminding a vast international ring of fentanyl trafficking and money laundering covering numerous nations…

Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93. She passed away “peacefully” in a Bangkok hospital at 21:21 local time (14:21 GMT) on Friday, according to the Thai Royal Household Bureau. Sirikit had “suffered several illnesses” while in hospital since 2019, including a blood infection this month, it added. For more than six decades, Queen Sirikit was married to Thailand’s longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016. In their globe-trotting heyday, she was seen as a style icon. King Vajiralongkorn has ordered that the Thai Royal Household Bureau organise a royal funeral, the statement…

The US placed sanctions on Colombia’s left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, accusing him of failing to curb drug trafficking. “President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. Sanctions have also been imposed on Colombia’s Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, as well as Petro’s wife and eldest son. They include barring them from accessing assets and properties they may have in the US. Colombia was once a close ally of Washington’s war on drugs, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars annually in military assistance. But Petro and Trump…

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro accused the US of “fabricating a war”, after it sent the world’s largest warship towards the Caribbean in a major escalation of its military build-up in the region. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, which can carry up to 90 aircraft, to move from the Mediterranean on Friday. “They are fabricating a new eternal war,” Maduro told state media. “They promised they would never again get involved in a war, and they are fabricating a war.” The US has been increasing its military presence in the Caribbean, sending warships, a…

The Kenya Defence Forces released the shortlist of successful candidates for the positions of General Service Officer Cadets, Specialist Officers and Tradesmen and Women, marking the next phase of its 2025 recruitment cycle. In a statement, KDF said the shortlisted candidates are required to report for interviews and selection exercises on the specified dates and venues, as part of the final recruitment and vetting process. According to the notice dated October 24, candidates shortlisted for GSO Cadet (regular) are to report to the Kenya Military Academy, Lanet, Nakuru, on Monday, December 1, 2025, at 8am. Those in the GSO Cadet…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country is prepared to resume trade talks with the US “when the Americans are ready.” His remarks come after US President Donald Trump announced an immediate end to all trade negotiations with Canada over an advert critical of the tariffs he has imposed on the nation. The advert, sponsored by the Canadian province of Ontario, quotes former US President Ronald Reagan, a Republican and icon of US conservatism, saying tariffs “hurt every American”. Trump wrote on social media that the advert was “FAKE” and “egregious”, adding that trade talks were “HEREBY TERMINATED”. The…

Consumer prices rose 3% in September compared to a year ago, extending a monthslong uptick that has sent inflation to its highest level since January, government data on Friday showed. The reading came in lower than economists’ expectations. The fresh data marked a slight increase from a 2.9% year-over-year increase recorded a month prior. An acceleration of price increases over recent months has coincided with a flurry of tariffs issued by President Donald Trump. Beef prices soared nearly 15% over the year ending in September, data showed. Trump has set off outcry among some ranchers over a plan to import…

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry says he “wouldn’t worry” about the NBA’s integrity despite an FBI investigation into illegal sports betting. Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups are among dozens of people arrested as part of a sweeping investigation that also includes allegedly rigged, mafia-linked poker games. Rozier and Billups were named by federal prosecutors in two separate indictments on Thursday. Both men deny the allegations. Rozier, 31, is among six people arrested over alleged betting irregularities. They include NBA players being accused of faking injuries to influence gambling markets. There is…

Deputy President’s Spouse, Dr Joyce Kithure, Friday called for stronger action to curb high levels of lead in various forms in the country, saying it is exposing Kenyans to higher health risks. Dr. Kithure said lead is a dangerous heavy metal that needs to be removed from all goods and places accessible to citizens. Speaking on Friday when she addressed the 13th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus, Dr. Kithure said there are no levels of safe lead pushing for its total ban in the country. “Lead poisoning remains a silent public health…

Kenyan businessman and former Youth Enterprise Development Fund chairman Gor Semelang’o has reportedly been incarcerated in Dubai following a dispute with a Kenyan business associate over ownership of a nightclub venture. According to close friends, the disagreement, which under normal circumstances would be handled as a civil or commercial dispute, has escalated into a criminal matter under the UAE’s legal system — where business conflicts can carry criminal liability. Lawyer Donald B. Kipkorir, a close friend of Semelang’o, expressed concern over the situation, calling for diplomatic intervention to resolve the matter amicably. “In Dubai, commercial disputes which are ordinarily civil…