Jambo Team
Kenya intensifies push for reading culture as literacy challenges persist
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya has renewed efforts to strengthen a national reading culture amid growing concerns over literacy levels, with government officials calling reading...
U.S. injects KSh1.9 billion into Kenya’s Ebola preparedness
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya has received a major boost in its efforts to strengthen preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after the United States...
Pressure mounts on Nassir as critics question Mombasa’s development record
MOMBASA, Kenya – Political pressure is mounting on Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir, with a section of activists and youth leaders accusing his administration...
Kenyan-Italian nationals, charged over Malindi fire
MALINDI, Kilifi County—Franco Esposito alias Kososo wa Baya, a Kenyan-Italian national, and co-accused Elly Esposito were on Monday arraigned before the Malindi Law Courts...
Construction of Kisumu SGR station begins
KISUMU, County — Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) station in Kisumu officially got underway on Thursday, marking a significant step in the...
Six Iranians await court ruling on Sh8.2 billion drug trial
MOMBASA, Kenya—The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has closed its case against six Iranian nationals accused of trafficking more than one...
Uganda media crackdown sparks fresh press freedom concerns
KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda's media landscape has been thrown into uncertainty after Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered the shutdown of some of the...
Media Freedom Under Strain? Inside escalating rift between State House, Standard...
NAIROBI, Kenya—Kenya’s media freedom debate has intensified following a series of public exchanges between President William Ruto and The Standard Group, legal disputes involving...
Uganda’s detention, deportation of Karua sparks regional outcry
KAMPALA, Uganda—The detention and subsequent deportation of Kenyan Senior Counsel and People's Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua by Ugandan authorities has ignited fresh...
Wetang’ula calls for end to tribal politics, use of goons
MOMBASA, Kenya—National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has urged Kenyans to reject tribal politics and embrace national unity, warning that ethnic divisions and politically sponsored...
