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Senegal overcomes a controversial penalty decision and a near-walkout to defeat hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time, claiming the 2025 AFCON title in Rabat.
A high-stakes political showdown between Kenya's Senators and National Assembly members over the county revenue sharing formula has ground to a halt for a third consecutive session. .
The Kenyan government has issued a sharp and unequivocal denial of what it calls "baseless" and "absurd" allegations that it has been supplying weapons to the warring factions in Sudan.
In a direct response to the growing public fury over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang and the subsequent protests, President William Ruto delivered a powerful address on June 13, vowing to shield Kenyan citizens from police brutality.
The Kenyan government has unveiled a massive KSh 4.29 trillion budget for the 2025/26 fiscal year, pinning its hopes for economic revival on the "Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda."
Kenya's police oversight body has initiated an investigation into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody in Nairobi after being arrested in Homa Bay for an alleged "false publication" online. Rights groups have called the circumstances of his death "very suspicious."
Following the controversial death of social media influencer Albert Ojwang in police custody on June 7, 2025, Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi has called for calm from the public. Several police officers have been suspended as the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) investigates the incident.
A British soldier stationed in Kenya has been arrested in connection with rape allegations, the UK’s Defence Ministry has confirmed, with the alleged incident taking place in Nanyuki, a town near a major British army base.
A community dispute in Laikipia West sub-county has tragically escalated, leading to the deaths of two men and subsequent retaliatory attacks where dozens of homes were torched, displacing over 200 people. Police have deployed reinforcements to quell the violence.
Kenyan authorities have reaffirmed the nation's dual-pronged strategy in combating terrorism, which integrates direct military action to disrupt terror cells with community-level diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing radicalization.
Deputy Leader of Majority Opiyo Wandayi, Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala, and ODM’s Wycliffe Oparanya met in Nairobi to discuss the evolving political dynamics and development agenda for Western Kenya, signaling potential realignments.
In a pre-dawn operation in Garissa County, Kenya’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG) forces engaged and killed four suspected al-Shabaab militants. Officials reported that the operation successfully disrupted planned terror attacks in the region.
A significant disagreement has emerged between Kenya’s National Assembly and the Senate after the Assembly rejected Senate-proposed amendments aimed at increasing revenue allocations to county governments, leading to a political standoff over county funding levels.
