Ahmed Omar
Taib backs drug crackdown, calls for stronger gov’t support
MOMBASA, Kenya—Reachout Centre Trust Executive Director Taib Abdulrahman has backed the Government’s crackdown on drug trafficking, saying stronger action against supply networks is critical...
Murkomen announces new Anti-Drug Bureau during Sh.8.2B drug haul destruction
MOMBASA, Kenya—The government has upgraded Kenya’s Anti-Narcotics Unit into a new National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau as it intensifies the fight against drug trafficking and...
NACADA warns drug barons as sh8.2B meth haul goes up in...
MOMBASA, Kenya—National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) Board Chair Bishop Dr Stephen Mairori has issued a stern warning to...
UASU gives government seven days strike notice
NAIROBI, Kenya—Kenya’s public universities are facing another disruption after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) issued a seven-day strike notice, giving the government until...
Sh8.2bn meth haul to go up in smoke in Mombasa
MOMBASA, Kenya—A massive consignment of methamphetamine worth an estimated Sh8.2 billion is set to be destroyed in Mombasa on Thursday, months after the Kenya...
Ruto, Guterres talk Africa’s voice, regional peace at UN
NEW YORK, USA—President William Ruto has held talks with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in New York, with regional peace and security, Africa’s voice...
IEBC: Diaspora nomination possible if parliament changes law
NEW YORK, USA—Kenyans living abroad could gain a formal pathway to parliamentary nomination if Parliament enacts legislation providing for Diaspora representation, IEBC Vice Chairperson...
KRA seizes 55,000 under-declared phones, foils sh21.5m tax loss
ELDORET, Kenya—The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has intercepted 55,607 smartphones at Eldoret International Airport after discovering that a consignment declared to contain only 3,000...
Two feared dead in Dreamline bus crash at Taru
TARU, Kwale County—Two people are feared dead and several others injured after a Dreamline bus collided with a cargo truck at Mgalani near Taru...
UDA fires back at Uhuru over Raila’s 2022 victory claim
NAIROBI, Kenya—The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has launched a fresh political attack on retired President Uhuru Kenyatta after he said he still believes the...
