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Mathare, one of Nairobi’s most densely populated informal settlements, is facing severe sanitation issues that are crippling local businesses and posing significant health risks to locals. Open-air eateries, which are vital to the community’s economy and daily life, are particularly affected by the poor drainage system and blocked sewer lines. For instance, unwelcoming stench coming…

Kenya Education Fund has committed to increasing access to quality education to bright but needy students. Speaking when opening their new headquarters in Thika, KEF founding partner Dominic Muasya promised to enhance their capacity to educate underprivileged high school students. “This building is about having a permanent address but also a space where students can…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they are the work of “sinister” people “capitalising” on the country’s economic woes. Organisers are said to have drawn inspiration from events in Kenya. Protesters in the East African nation are now calling on President William…

Kenyan police in Haiti engaged in a gun battle as they patrolled a deserted street in the Caribbean nation. The officers have been patrolling the streets of Haiti with heavy armoured vehicles. In the video, seen by the Star, the officers are seen patrolling an empty street in a convoy of five vehicles. The area…

Police in Eldoret on Wednesday stopped a group of youth who were demonstrating in support of former Roads CS Kipchumba Murkomen. The youth were moving with placards along Kisumu Road heading to the  CBD before being stopped by the police. Police led by area OCPD Edward Masibo ordered the youth to turn back saying they…

Thomas Matthew Crooks has been named as the gunman in the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday evening. Described as an “outcast” who regularly wore hunting outfits to school, Crooks lived in a well-to-do city an hour from scene of his assassination attempt. Investigators say bomb-making material was found in…

Scores of selfless volunteers have won the hearts of many Kenyans with their bravery during the ongoing exercise to retrieve bodies from an abandoned quarry in the Kware area, Mukuru kwa Njenga slum. Charles Wambua is one of the volunteers and was at the forefront of retrieving bodies from the dump site. He is a…

Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily fortified jail known to hold jihadists. The incident occurred on Thursday at Koutoukale prison located about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north-west of the capital, Niamey, the interior ministry said. Two other attempted jailbreaks at the facility…

United States President Joe Biden has officially designated Kenya a major Non-NATO ally. The designation comes a few weeks after President William Ruto’s state visit to the US. “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 517 of the Foreign Assistance…

International hacker group and activist, Anonymous, has warned Kenyan Members of Parliament over the passing of the Finance Bill, 2024. In a message shared on their official X account, the hacker group said that it has come to their attention that the MPs want to pass a Bill that will heavily tax the people of…