Complete guide to registering on Betika, Odibet and SportPesa in Kenya 2026, with market analysis and platform comparisons. Kenya’s digital betting landscape has transformed into one of Africa’s most dynamic markets, with platforms like Betika, Odibet and SportPesa leading an industry projected to reach $831 million in 2025. As mobile technology reshapes how Kenyans engage…
Across Kenya today, close to a million former secondary school candidates received their long-awaited 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, marking a significant milestone in the final phases of the 8-4-4 system as the country advances toward full Competency-Based Education. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba officially announced the results on Friday at AIC…
Busia senator Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to stop Kenya’s National Treasury from releasing Sh2.824 trillion for various railway projects. Omtatah, together with activists Bernard Muchiri Muchere and Naomi Nyakerario Misati, wants the government restrained from proceeding with the 12.5-kilometre Riruta-Ngong commuter metre gauge railway project worth Sh11.5 billion and other initiatives. Omtatah’s reputation…
US President Donald Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa programme, known as the green card lottery, after a Portuguese national who gained residency through it carried out deadly shootings at Brown University and MIT. The move, announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, halts a key legal immigration route and hits African nations hardest, with…
The death of Supreme Court Justice Mohamed Ibrahim has opened a vacancy on Kenya’s highest court, but the Constitution contains clear safeguards to prevent any disruption while a successor is chosen. The Supreme Court normally consists of the chief justice, the deputy chief justice and five other judges. Under Article 163(2) of the Constitution, however,…
US President Donald Trump has widened his administration’s controversial travel restrictions, adding measures that affect nationals from 20 additional countries and territories — 16 of them in Africa — in a move the White House says is needed to protect national security and curb visa overstays. The proclamation, signed on December 16, imposes full entry…
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized the strategic eastern Congo city of Uvira, dealing a severe blow to a U.S.-brokered peace agreement signed just days earlier by the leaders of Congo and Rwanda in Washington. The capture of Uvira, announced by the rebels on Wednesday and confirmed by Congolese authorities on Friday, consolidates M23 control over…
South African authorities are investigating allegations that at least 17 citizens were tricked into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine with promises of lucrative security jobs, amid a scandal involving the daughter of former President Jacob Zuma and recent arrests of suspected recruiters. The men, aged 20 to 39, sent distress calls to the government…
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…
Kenya’s Ministry of Education plans to notify Grade 10 learners of their senior school placements before Christmas, under a government system that prioritises top performers in the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) for their chosen institutions. The move aims to allow parents and guardians time to prepare ahead of the Jan. 12, 2026, reporting…
