Detectives are investigating the macabre murder of a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) female officer in Nyahera village, Suna East, Migori county. The body of Second Lieutenant Cynthia Awour Mboya was found in her matrimonial home in the early hours of Christmas Day. The deceased was aged 28 and was attached to Gilgil Barracks. She was on pass leave at the time of her death. Police said they are investigating murder in the incident. She was alone at the time her body was found. Police officers visited the house and found the officer’s lifeless body lying on the floor beside her…
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The Director of Criminal Investigations, Mr. Mohamed Amin conducted a comprehensive security assessment in Kwale County, in view of the ongoing festive season, a time that typically sees increased movement of people and heightened social and economic activities. Amin began his assessment at the Diani Police Station and proceeded to various beaches within Diani, areas of strategic significance during the festive period due to their vibrant tourism and recreational activities. The focus of the assessment was to evaluate the existing security situation, operational preparedness, and service delivery by officers deployed on the ground to ensure the safety of both residents…
Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. The law also criminalises the glorification of colonialism, state-run TV reports. The vote is the latest sign of increasingly strained diplomatic relations between the two countries, with some observers saying they are at their lowest since Algeria gained independence 63 years ago. France’s colonialisation of Algeria between 1830 and 1962 was marked by mass killings, large-scale deportations and ended in a bloody war of independence. Algeria says the war killed 1.5 million people, while French historians put…
The High Court issued orders barring the government from establishing, incorporating, registering, operationalising, funding, or otherwise giving effect to the proposed National Infrastructure Fund pending the hearing and determination of the case. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued a conservatory order restraining the state whether acting jointly or severally, and whether directly or through their employees, agents, servants, or related entities, from taking any steps to implement the proposed fund. The decision follows a petition filed by Nakuru-based surgeon Dr. Benjamin Gikenyi, Eliud Matindi and others. They challenged the establishment of the National Infrastructure Fund through a presidential communiqué dated 15 December…
BP has struck a $6bn (£4.4bn) deal to sell a majority stake in its motor oil division Castrol to a US investment firm. The oil giant sold a 65% stake in Castrol, which makes lubricants for cars, motorcycles and industrial vehicles, to New York-based Stonepeak. The deal valued Castrol at $10.1bn (£7.5bn), with BP receiving $6bn in cash, which it will use to pay down debts and allow it to focus on its core business. BP will hold onto a 35% stake in Castrol, which it first took control of in 2000. The London-based oil major said the sale is…
A Colorado mother who is accused of murdering two of her children has been extradited from the UK to the US, authorities say. Kimberlee Singler, 37, is alleged to have carried out the attack in Colorado before fleeing to London, where she was arrested in December 2023. She challenged her extradition at Westminster Magistrates Court – reportedly on the basis that her sentence, if she was convicted, would break European human rights law. But she was unsuccessful. A district attorney in Colorado confirmed on Tuesday that Ms Singler was back in the US and was in custody. She was being…
Two British campaigners are among five people denied US visas after the State Department accused them of seeking to “coerce” American tech platforms into suppressing free speech. Imran Ahmed, an ex-Labour adviser who now heads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), and Clare Melford, CEO of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), were labelled “radical activists” by the Trump administration and banned from entering the US. A French ex-EU commissioner and two senior figures at a Germany-based anti-online hate group were also denied visas. French President Emmanuel Macron called it “intimidation”, while the UK government said it is “fully committed”…
Venezuela has accused the United States of the “greatest extortion” at an emergency session of the UN Security Council in New York. Washington’s seizure of two Venezuelan oil tankers was “worse than piracy,” the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN said. The emergency meeting of the Security Council was called to discuss the seizure of the tankers, which took place off the coast of Venezuela earlier this month. The US has also said it was pursuing a third Venezuelan oil tanker. President Trump has accused Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro of leading a drugs cartel and said gangs had operated with impunity…
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US President Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on the private jet of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein eight times between 1993 and 1996, a new email released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) says. “Donald Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware),” reads the 7 January 2020 email from an assistant US attorney. Trump’s name on the flight record does not indicate wrongdoing. In 2024, Trump wrote: “I was never on Epstein’s Plane”. He has denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. The DOJ…
Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake mourned a Kenyan fan who died following a crush at his concert at a stadium in Nairobi. The victim, 20-year-old Karen Lojore, was reportedly amid the long queues near a gate into the Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday. Delays in getting in were worsened by heavy rain, with other fans being injured. Family and friends of Ms Lojore have called for a full investigation and justice for her, with Kenyans on social media expressing their sympathies. In a statement posted on Instagram on Monday, Asake said he was “devastated by the tragic incident”. Kenyan police spokesman…
Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local police told the BBC. The victims, including women and children, were ambushed in their bus on Sunday night as it was driving between villages. Police spokesperson Alabo Alfred said the authorities have “deployed assets” to the affected area to ensure that those abducted are rescued. News of the abductions comes just a day after the Nigerian authorities announced the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren and teachers from a separate mass kidnapping at a Catholic boarding school in Niger state last month.…
The Libyan army chief has been killed in an air crash in Turkey, Libya’s prime minister said. Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others were on board a Falcon 50 aircraft flying out of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Tuesday evening. In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said signal with the business jet was lost at 20:52 local time (17:52 GMT) – about 42 minutes after it took off from Ankara’s airport. The Tripoli-bound jet had issued an emergency landing request before contact was lost. The aircraft’s wreckage was later found south-west of Ankara, and…
Evans Mwaura Githua the CEO at IT solutions company Com Twenty One based in Nairobi died by suspected suicide. Githua is believed to have jumped from the 14th floor of a building along Kasuku Road in Nairobi. Police believe Githua, 51 died after he jumped off from the 14th floor of a short stay room with an aim of dying. He had also injured himself by cutting his veins in the hands. He was alone then. Githua’s body was naked when it was discovered on December 23 afternoon behind the Alba Apartment. It is not clear what motivated his actions.…
Kenya and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and advancing peace and security in the Horn of Africa, following high-level talks held in Addis Ababa. President William Ruto flew to Ethiopia on December 23, 2025 and met Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for talks. During the visit, leaders from the two neighbouring countries underscored the importance of stability, dialogue and African-led solutions as the foundation for sustainable development in the region. The discussions were anchored on a shared vision of deeper economic integration, accelerated digital growth and inclusive prosperity. A key outcome of the talks was an agreement…