The Kahawa Law Courts granted detectives a 14-day custodial order to detain Andrew Chacha Mwita, a prominent Mombasa-based lawyer. Mwita was arrested in Mombasa town on November 14, 2025, on allegations of soliciting and supporting terrorist groups. Following his arrest, he was transferred to the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) headquarters in Nairobi on November 15, 2025, for further investigation. He appeared before the Kahawa Law Courts on November 17, 2025, in a miscellaneous application seeking the custodial order necessary for comprehensive investigations. The ruling on the application was postponed until today. In the ruling delivered as scheduled, the court granted…
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All 267 people aboard a South Korean passenger ferry have been rescued after it ran aground on rocks off the country’s south-east coast, according to the Coast Guard. Officials said the Queen Jenuvia 2 is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is currently no risk of it sinking or capsizing. The accident happened near Jangsan Island in Sinan County on Wednesday evening local time. The vessel ran aground on rocks near the uninhabited island of Jogdo. Twenty-seven people sustained minor injuries from the impact of the grounding, the Cost Guard said, but there have been no…
Award-winning rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly backed President Donald Trump’s allegations that Christians face persecution in Nigeria. “In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted,” Minaj said on Tuesday at an event organised by the US, adding: “Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart… simply because of how they pray.” Analysts say that jihadists and other armed groups have waged campaigns of violence that affect all communities in the West African nation, regardless of background or belief. This week alone, two people were killed in an attack on a church in Kwara, while a group of 25 girls, who the…
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Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers is stepping down from the board at OpenAI, a week after a tranche of emails between him and late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released. Summers said in a statement to the BBC that he was “grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress”. Summers, who was also once the president of Harvard University, said on Monday that he would be stepping back from public commitments over his ties to Epstein. The recently released emails showed Summers communicated with Epstein…
The digital health revolution is transforming how people access medical care worldwide, and Kenya is no stranger to this transformation. From M-Pesa revolutionizing mobile payments to telemedicine platforms connecting rural patients with city specialists, Kenyans have consistently demonstrated an appetite for technology that solves real problems. As Kenya continues to advance its digital health infrastructure, examining successful global models provides valuable insights into what works—and what Kenyan innovators and policymakers should prioritize as the sector evolves. The Global Shift in Healthcare Access Around the world, patients are moving away from traditional healthcare booking methods—endless phone calls, long wait times, limited…
The prosecution intensified its case in the murder trial of former Wells Fargo human resources manager, Willis Ayieko, by presenting the testimonies of ten witnesses. They testified before Siaya High Court Judge David Kemei. The two-day proceedings marked a significant step in unraveling the complex circumstances surrounding Ayieko’s death, whose body was found in October 2024 in a stream along the Siaya–Kakamega border. Among the first witnesses was the sister of Victor Ouma Okoth, the first accused, who offered a detailed account of her brother’s behavior shortly before the murder. She told the court that although Okoth had been admitted…
A Dadaab court in Garissa County has granted police 20 days to investigate four suspects linked to the killing of 17 year old orphaned girl, whose body was discovered on November 16, 2025. The suspects — Shafa Bilal Sharkane, Abubakar Abdullahi, Halima Muhumud Mogow, and Zeynab Salat Samatar have been linked to gruesome murder of Safiya Hussein Bilal. The four were arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Evans Muleka, where police requested more time to investigate them for the murder. The investigators intend to charge the first suspect with murder and the other three with being accessories after the fact. The…
Tanzania’s image for stability has been “stained” by the unrest that hit the East African nation during last month’s heavily disputed elections, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has acknowledged. Speaking as she swore in her new cabinet, Samia warned that the violence could “set the country back”. “We mostly depend on loans from international creditors, but what happened eroded our global credibility,” the 65-year-old president said. She was declared the winner of October’s presidential poll with 98% of the vote, but the opposition – which was barred from contesting – denounced the election as a “mockery of democracy”. Lazarus Chakwera, Malawi’s…
Two girls, who were among at least 25 children and a teacher kidnapped from their boarding school in north-western Nigeria’s Kebbi state on Monday, have managed to escape, a local official has told the BBC. The pair ran away as their armed captors were leading them into the bushes before escaping across farmland, Hussaini Aliyu of Danko Wasagu council said. He added that the girls were “back and are safe”, but one of them needed medical treatment as she had wounded her leg while fleeing. A team of soldiers, police and volunteers are combing forested areas in attempt to rescue…
The global aviation industry is evolving at a pace never seen before, and much of this transformation is being driven by advanced airline software solutions. These technologies are reshaping how airlines operate, how passengers interact with carriers, and how travel experiences are designed from end to end. As digital expectations rise, airlines are increasingly investing in intelligent systems that automate processes, reduce operational costs, and deliver personalized, seamless journeys. Smart travel is no longer a distant vision — it is rapidly becoming the industry standard. The Digital Transformation Reshaping Aviation Airlines today face unprecedented challenges: fluctuating travel demand, rising operational…
A number of high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, went down for many on Tuesday, due to problems affecting major internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare. Thousands of users began reporting issues with the sites, as well as other services, to outage monitoring site Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT. Cloudflare said th “significant outage” occurred after a configuration file designed to handle threat traffic did not work as intended and “triggered a crash” in its software handling traffic for its wider services. “We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general for letting you down today,” it said in a statement.…
A Kenyan-born U.S. Army officer hailing from Kopsiya, Poror in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The promotion ceremony of Silvia Jemutai, took place at the Ordnance Training Support Facility on Fort Lee, Virginia, where friends and family, some of whom travelled from Kenya and others from across the United States, came to celebrate her achievement. Her elevation to Lieutenant Colonel places her among the senior field-grade officers in the U.S. Army. The O-5 rank is typically achieved after 16 to 22 years of exemplary service and is reserved for officers who demonstrate…
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has said that he is willing to hold face-to-face talks with representatives of the Trump administration as US pressure on him grows. Maduro made the comment hours after US President Donald Trump said he had not ruled out deploying ground forces to the South American country. The Trump administration has accused Maduro – whose re-election last year was dismissed as rigged by many countries – of being the leader of a drugs cartel. Maduro has denied the allegation and accuses the US of trying to incite a war to gain control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Since…
If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face. The move comes as the platform faces a string of lawsuits and other claims that it has enabled sexual predators to connect with and abuse children. Roblox said the updated policy will make it easier to prevent young users from connecting with adult strangers. Roblox is a platform where users can create and play online games and interact with each other. Unlike many other online…