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Nairobi launches Beijing-inspired underpass network to unclog central business district

Construction has begun on the Greenpark Terminus Pedestrian Underpass, a 500-metre Beijing-inspired walkway at Haile Selassie Avenue and Uhuru Highway designed to protect pedestrians, improve traffic flow and complement other major road projects aimed at easing Nairobi’s congestion.

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Security & Crime

UK Terror Police Probe University's China Research Linked to Kenyan Supply Chains

An investigation into alleged Chinese state pressure on a British university has been referred to counter-terrorism police, involving research that identified Kenyan garment suppliers in supply chains tainted by Uyghur forced labour.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Technology

Global Study Reveals Flawed AI Safety Tests, Posing Risks for Kenya

A landmark international report finds that hundreds of tests for AI safety are defective, raising urgent questions for Kenya as it rolls out its new national AI strategy and integrates the technology into critical sectors.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Entertainment

John Lewis Launches 2025 Christmas Ad With 90s Nostalgia

The iconic UK retailer’s festive campaign signals a global shift in advertising towards nostalgia and earlier holiday marketing, a trend with emerging parallels in Kenya's competitive retail sector.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Sports

Dodgers Clinch Historic Back-to-Back World Series Title

The Los Angeles Dodgers secured their second consecutive Major League Baseball championship, a feat unseen in a quarter-century, after a dramatic extra-inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Lifestyle & Culture

Viral Uganda Exam Gifts Ignite Regional Parenting Debate

As a Ugandan family’s lavish pre-exam celebration for their daughter goes viral, the spectacle prompts a conversation across East Africa on the evolving culture of parental support and the pressures facing students during national examinations.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Security & Crime

Notorious US Mass Murderer George Banks Dies in Prison

The death of George Banks, who murdered 13 people in 1982, closes a dark chapter in American crime. For Kenya, his case highlights the starkly different realities of gun violence and mental health jurisprudence between the two nations.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Politics

Lafarge Terror Financing Trial Opens, Spotlighting Holcim’s Kenya Links

The landmark trial of cement giant Lafarge for allegedly funding Syrian terrorists begins in France, raising scrutiny of its parent company Holcim, which recently divested from Kenya's largest cement maker, Bamburi.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Health

TSC, Unions on Collision Course Over Teacher Medical Scheme Shift

Over 400,000 teachers face uncertainty as their medical cover is set to transition to the new Social Health Authority by December, sparking a standoff with unions over consultation and benefit security.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Education

UK Police Probe China's Alleged Intimidation of British University

A UK counter-terrorism investigation into alleged Chinese state intimidation at a British university raises critical questions for Kenyan academic institutions about safeguarding scholarly independence amid growing international partnerships.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Entertainment

Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress, Dies at 89

The prolific star of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' and 'Wild at Heart', who made Hollywood history with her daughter Laura Dern, has died. Her career spanned over 200 roles across seven decades.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Technology

Media Stars Muthoni wa Kirumba and Waithaka wa Jane Confirm Relationship

The confirmation of a romantic relationship between celebrated radio personality Muthoni wa Kirumba and Mũgithi music sensation Waithaka wa Jane solidifies the formation of a new power couple within Kenya's vibrant vernacular entertainment scene, concluding months of intense public speculation.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025

Politics

Alai Accuses ODM Leaders of Blackmailing President Ruto Ahead of 2027

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai has declared unconditional support for President Ruto in 2027, exposing deep ideological fissures within the Orange Democratic Movement as it navigates its post-Raila Odinga future.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 4, 2025