Pope Francis is said

Pope Francis, 88, was still hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs and new symptoms showing his kidney failed to work According to media reports, the pope receives oxygen and missed running the Angelus prayer for the third time in his papal His doctors have warned of the risk because of the pope's history of respiratory…

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Over 99kg of Heroin Worth KSh 297M Burned in Mombasa

Authorities have destroyed over 99 kilograms of heroin and nearly one kilogram of cocaine, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight against drug trafficking. The illicit substances, valued at over KSh 297 million, were incinerated at the Bamburi Cement facility in Mombasa, in an exercise witnessed by court officials, the Office of the Director of Public…

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Trump administration cuts 1,600 USAID jobs across the US

USAID Logo. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/USAIDKenya President Donald Trump’s administration said on Sunday, February 23, 2025, that it was placing all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff, on paid administrative leave and eliminating 1,600 positions in the United States. Billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has led an effort to…

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DPP Seeks to Revive Money Laundering Charges Against Waititu in Ksh588M Scandal

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu is facing fresh legal troubles after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga petitioned the High Court to reinstate money laundering charges against him. The DPP is also pushing for harsher penalties related to the Ksh588 million road tender scandal. Waititu, his wife Susan Wangari, their companies, and Testimony Enterprise…

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Private hospitals issue new guidelines as SHA suspension takes effect

Social Health Authority (SHA) headquarters. PHOTO/@_shakenya/X Hospitals under the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association Of Kenya (RUPHA) have temporarily suspended services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance scheme and Medical Administrator Kenya Limited (MAKL) due to unresolved payment issues. The suspension will take effect on Monday, February 24, 2025, according to guidelines…

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Kenya hails the signing of Sudan Peace Agreement

RSF deputy commander Major Gen Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo(centre) with Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) Leader Abdel Aziz Al-Hilu(left) and Fadlallah Burma(right), the leader of Sudan’s National Umma Party (NUP) during the postponed signing of Sudan Founding Charter for establishing a peace and unity Government, at KICC, Nairobi on February 18, 2025[Boniface Okendo, Standard] The…

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NANDI: Anonymous people burn the MCA car at night

MCA Toyota Toyota Eliud Kirongo worth Ksh 800,000 burned on Saturday, February 22 by unknown people Kirongo revealed that the incident was the fourth time people had consumed its property, including two trucks and a tea farm Several Kenyans have criticized the act and demanded that the perpetrators be arrested as further investigations continue Nandi…

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Latin America prays for Francis, region’s first pope

Pope Francis delivers his annual State of the World address to members of the Vatican diplomatic corps. PHOTO/@VaticanNews/X People across Latin America prayed for Pope Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church to come from the region, as the Vatican reported on Saturday the Argentina-born pontiff was in critical condition in a Rome hospital. Catholics…

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Trump officials launch ICE effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children

USA president Donald J. Trump. PHOTO/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ The Trump administration is directing immigration agents to track down hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the United States without their parents, expanding the president’s mass deportation effort, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo outlines an unprecedented push…

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