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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.
Tesla settled two lawsuits over 2019 fatal crashes involving Autopilot, highlighting growing legal and regulatory pressure on the carmaker's self-driving ambitions.
Google introduced the Agent Payments Protocol to provide a common framework for purchases made by AI agents, outlining user approvals, audit trails and examples of agentic shopping while opening the specification to the industry.
Kenyan apparel exporter Pankaj Bedi joined other African manufacturers in Washington to urge U.S. lawmakers to extend the duty-free AGOA programme, warning that its expiry would raise tariffs from 10 percent to 43 percent and jeopardise thousands of Kenyan jobs.
Kenyan lawmakers criticised a proposed sale of nearly a third of East Africa Portland Cement’s shares to Kalahari Cement, arguing that the secretive transaction lacks transparency and threatens jobs and public investment.
NEMA has instructed businesses with environmental licence applications filed before 1 August 2025 to resolve outstanding technical issues by 30 September or risk having their applications decided without further input or require fresh submissions.
Kenya’s judiciary is mourning Court of Appeal judge Fred Ochieng Andago, who died in Nairobi on 17 September 2025 after a distinguished career that included championing court-annexed mediation and serving in multiple judicial divisions.
Environmental advocates in Dongo Kundu say Kenya’s forest cover is not increasing because tree-planting drives often use species unsuited to local conditions, causing high mortality rates and wasting resources.
An accidental discharge of a DCI officer’s firearm at the Bungoma Law Courts injured the officer, a prisons guard and three civilians. Authorities said the injuries were minor, court activities resumed and investigations are underway to determine the cause.
A parliamentary committee found leaking roofs and inadequate security at State House Nakuru, raising questions about maintenance despite significant past funding. Officials say more money is needed, and MPs plan to table recommendations for repairs.
DCI Director Mohamed Amin said investigators use unique IMEI numbers and cooperation with mobile networks to recover stolen phones. He noted that the IMEI remains constant even when SIM cards are swapped, and that police recovered over 574 phones in Nairobi despite a rising theft rate.
Lenaola’s lawyers call the claims false and demand a retraction, while the Judiciary says previous complaints were dismissed and warns against undermining judicial independence.
High Court judge Alexander Muteti issued a warrant for a British soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru Wanjiku in 2012. The move could pave the way for extradition as families seek justice after years of delays and a 2019 inquest that blamed British troops.
