A 32-year-old Canadian national has been charged with terrorism and several related offences following a violent machete attack at Masjid Westlands mosque in Nairobi on 28 February 2026. The suspect, identified as Mohamed Mohamed alias Mohamed Abdul Mohamed, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before the Kahawa Law Courts on 2 April 2026. Prosecutors said…
A man armed with a sharp weapon killed four children at a nursery school in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, in a rare and deeply disturbing attack, police said Thursday. The victims, one girl and three boys, were attacked at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division, according to authorities. The suspect, identified as…
Eastern Libya military commander Khalifa Haftar has acquired advanced combat drones in apparent violation of a long standing United Nations arms embargo, according to satellite imagery and weapons experts, raising fresh concerns about the fragile balance of power in the divided country. Commercial satellite images reviewed between late April and December show at least three…
Kenya government has asked Parliament to approve an additional KSh400 billion to support emergency evacuations of citizens stranded abroad, particularly in volatile regions such as the Middle East. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi told the Senate Committee on National Security that the current budget allocated to the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs is…
A Nairobi court on Thursday charged a businesswoman accused of orchestrating a fake government tender scheme that allegedly led to the loss of about KSh60 million. The accused, Joy Kamau, appeared before the court facing multiple counts, including conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining money by false pretenses and forgery. She denied all charges, and…
Nearly 1,200 children have been killed or injured in Yemen since a United Nations brokered truce took effect four years ago, according to a new analysis by Save the Children, underscoring the persistent dangers facing civilians despite reduced frontline fighting. The United Kingdom based humanitarian organization said Thursday that at least 339 children have been…
President William Ruto has pledged sweeping reforms to protect Kenya creative sector after a group of Gengetone and Urbantone artists revealed they lost rights to hundreds of their own songs under disputed contracts. The announcement follows a meeting on Wednesday between the president and affected musicians, who described signing agreements with foreign entities that later…
The Council of Governors has condemned what it described as a shocking and unacceptable assault on Samburu Governor Lelelit Lati outside the Senate precincts on 1 April 2026. In a statement issued on 2 April 2026, the council criticised the alleged actions of some senators who attempted to compel Lati to appear before the County…
Kenya has formally aligned with the United Arab Emirates following a wave of Iranian attacks on critical Gulf infrastructure, warning that the strikes endanger civilian populations and risk destabilizing global economic and environmental systems. The diplomatic endorsement came during a high-level telephone call between Emirati Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Balalaa and Kenya Foreign…
Demonstrations erupted in the coastal town of Brufut on Wednesday as residents rallied against the rearrest of Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, just 24 hours after their acquittal in a high-profile double murder case involving the deaths of two police officers. The siblings were initially charged with murder following a tragic incident in…
