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Court rules abortion illegal in Kenya, overturning earlier decision that recognized it as constitutional right

The Court of Appeal of Kenya has overturned a landmark High Court decision that had recognized abortion as a constitutional...

Uniformed officers handling a long python on the ground near an open decorative box, with onlookers and security personnel surrounding the scene at a border point in Namanga.

National

Bus crew arrested after python found hidden in box at Namanga border

Police have arrested a bus driver and conductor after a live python was discovered concealed inside a box during a...

A middle-aged man wearing glasses, a purple clerical shirt, and a grey jacket speaks during an interview, shown in two side-by-side frames against a plain background.

Bungoma

Bungoma pastor claims Jesus took him to heaven and offered him a seat

A pastor from Bungoma County has stirred debate after claiming that Jesus Christ took him to heaven and offered him...

A rural roadside scene showing a concrete culvert with water flowing beneath it, surrounded by green vegetation. Several people stand nearby, including individuals on a motorcycle, as they look toward the stream during an ongoing search operation.

Vihiga

Man arrested for allegedly dumping two-month-old infant in river in Vihiga

Police in Vihiga County have arrested a man accused of dumping his two-month-old baby into River Ehedwe near Mbale in...

Kakamega

Shock as father kills daughter, injures two sons after quarrel with wife in Ikolomani

A cloud of grief has settled over Kakamega County following a disturbing incident in which a man allegedly attacked his...

Left: A group of people carrying the body of a young man on a makeshift stretcher at night. Right: A portrait of a young man outdoors, wearing a sleeveless shirt, looking at the camera.

Kakamega

Family demands justice after 21-year-old killed in night attack in Lugari

A family in Chekalini Ward, Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County is mourning the death of a 21-year-old man who was reportedly...

A group of traders, mostly women in aprons and headscarves, stand in a queue outdoors at Panpaper Market in Lugari, waiting to take part in the market leadership election.

Kakamega

Clement Bwoyi retains Lugari’s Panpaper Market chairmanship unopposed

Clement Bwoyi has been re-elected as the Panpaper Market Chairperson in Lugari Ward, Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County, after emerging unopposed...

A group of students walking near a landscaped fountain with water spraying upward, surrounded by greenery and flowers on a university campus.

Campus News

Water shortage hits Kibabii University

Students and staff at Kibabii University are grappling with a water shortage following technical challenges affecting supply from the institution’s...

Vihiga

DCI officers exhume wrongly buried body in Vihiga after mortuary mix-up

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have exhumed the body of a man in Vihiga County following a...

A man lies on the ground outside a small hotel building as police officers and bystanders stand nearby; another view shows people gathered in front of Majaliwa Hotel and Restaurant in Kibabii after the incident.

Bungoma

Hotel worker stoned to death in shocking pre-dawn attack in Kibabii, Bungoma

Residents of Kibabii are reeling in shock following the death of a hotel worker in a mysterious early morning incident....