North Korea says new hypersonic missile will ‘contain’ rivals » Capital News
North Korea has claimed it fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead which “will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific […]
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Biden meets exiled Venezuelan opposition candidate » Capital News
US President Joe Biden has called the exiled candidate for Venezuela’s opposition, Edmundo González, “the true winner” of the country’s presidential election last July after […]
Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition » Capital News
Carolyn Hoyle, University of Oxford and Parvais Jabbar, University of Oxford Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing […]
Canada’s Justin Trudeau cites ‘internal battles’ as he ends nine-year run » Capital News
Under growing pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. […]
Scores dead as tremor strikes Tibet » Capital News
At least 53 people have been confirmed dead and 62 are injured after a major earthquake struck China’s mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese […]
Strengthening Bonds of Friendship » Capital News
As Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee embarks on his first […]
Trump’s election win Certified, four years after Capitol riot » Capital News
Jan 7 – Four years to the day after a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters violently besieged the US Capitol, Congress formally certified the incoming […]
Police hunt suspect after woman found dead in rental house
Police in Nakuru have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to be responsible for the murder of a middle-aged woman. The body of the […]
Tears of joy as five abducted youth reunite with their kin
Bernard Kavuli (centre) with lawyers Nick Karanja (left) Shadrack Wambui (right) sister Mary Kivuli, upon his arrival at the Ngong Police Station, Kajiado County on […]
NSE lifts suspension on trading of KQ shares
One of the Kenya Airways Boeing Dreamliners at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has lifted the suspension […]
GMO maize to hit your plate after end of public participation
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) concluded collecting views from Kenyans on the rollout and placement of Genetically Modified Maize or BT Maize in the […]
Silhouettes Cartoonist Kibet Bull Found Alive After Nairobi Abduction » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 6 – Silhouettes cartoonist Gideon Kibet, popularly known as Kibet Bull, has been found alive after being abducted in Nairobi on December […]
Qatar Airways ordered to refund passenger’s fare
A tribunal has ordered Qatar Airways to refund a Kenyan passenger Sh172,650 after she was denied entry into Cyprus for lack of a visa. […]
Ruto jets off to Ghana for John Mahama’s inauguration » Capital News
NAIROBi, Kenya, Jan 6 — President William Ruto departed Kenya on Monday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani […]
Kenyan arrested in India for smuggling Sh186mn cocaine » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6-Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Terminal-have apprehended a Kenyan attempting to smuggle cocaine valued at approximately Sh186 million (Rs. […]
Kisumu activists vow to press govt over abductions » Capital News
KISUMU, Kenya, Jan 6 – Despite the release of some of the abductees by their abductors, Kisumu activists have vowed to continue pressing the government […]
Uganda Law Council grants Practicing Certificate to Karua to represent Besigye at Court Martial » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – The Uganda Law Council has granted a Practicing Certificate to Martha Karua to represent Kizza Besigye at a Court Martial […]
DP Kindiki inspects progress of Kenya Leather Industrial Park in Machakos » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has affirmed the government’s commitment to driving Kenya’s economic transformation through value addition and expansion of manufacturing […]
Govt considering shift learning system to accommodate Grade 9 students » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 6 – Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang says the government is considering the shift system of learning amid concerns over the […]
Mozambique opposition leader says he will return home from exile » Capital News
Mozambique’s opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, who has been calling for protests for weeks from exile, has said he will return to the country on Thursday. […]