President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a new “Gold Card” visa program that lets wealthy foreigners buy a fast-track to U.S. residency and eventual citizenship for a minimum of $1 million. Trump announced the initiative on his Truth Social platform, calling it a “direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people” and saying…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency on Tuesday rejected allegations that its factories mismanaged more than Sh26 billion ($200 million) in loans, saying all short-term commodity loans cited by regulators have been fully repaid and longer-term borrowings are being handled properly. The denial follows an audit by the Tea Board of Kenya that accused KTDA-managed factories…
Kenya’s most powerful business lobby has rejected a government bill that would create a new statutory council to coordinate private sector advocacy, calling the proposal unnecessary and poorly consulted. The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) says the Public-Private Engagement Bill, 2025, should be scrapped. Instead, the government should simply grant statutory status…
President William Ruto on Wednesday ordered a government committee to finally settle a 12-year dispute over the division of responsibilities between Kenya’s national government and its 47 counties, aiming to end overlapping roles that have long fueled tensions. Speaking at a summit of national and county leaders at State House in Nairobi, Ruto directed the…
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the strategic eastern Congolese city of Uvira on Wednesday, forcing Congolese troops to flee and displacing about 200,000 civilians, the United Nations said. The rapid advance came less than a week after a U.S.-mediated peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda has thrown the accord into jeopardy. Heavy gunfire rang out in…
One hundred Kenyan police officers stepped off a plane in Nairobi on Tuesday to cheers and embraces, ending an 18-month tour that helped claw back parts of Haiti’s capital from powerful criminal gangs. Hours earlier in Port-au-Prince, 230 fresh Kenyan officers had touched down to replace them, ensuring Kenya remains the backbone of an international…
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a former commander of Sudan’s feared Janjaweed militia to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Darfur conflict two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, widely known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October on 27 counts that included murder, rape,…
Israel is quietly deepening its engagement across the Horn of Africa, with the self-declared independent Somaliland emerging as a strategic partner in security, trade and counterterrorism cooperation. Israeli officials and analysts say the Horn of Africa has taken on new importance amid shifting global alliances, competition among major powers and the need to secure maritime…
Kenya is grappling with a severe national ethics crisis marked by plummeting public trust in state institutions, the country’s top judicial official warned Monday. Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah Mokaya told High Court judges and justice-sector partners that perceptions of unethical conduct have soared from 57% to 67% in just one year, according to…
Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko stormed back into Kenyan politics Tuesday with the official launch of his National Economic Development Party (NEDP), declaring the new outfit will contest every elective seat in 2027 — including the presidency — despite a Supreme Court ban that still bars him from public office. Sonko, whose colorful tenure as…
