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Ruto shifts development spending to voter-visible projects ahead of 2027 election

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- President William Ruto's administration channelled 61 percent of the increase in national development spending into roads and housing last financial year, signalling a shift in gov... Read More


Tanzania, China deepen state asset management ties through new MoUs

Tanzania, Aug. 26 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is set to deepen cooperation with China in the management and supervision of state-owned assets through two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) expected to b... Read More


Enjoying that sunroof view? It could cost you, driver hefty fines, jail term or both, says law

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Standing through a sunroof or leaning out of a car window looks like harmless fun to many Kenyans. It happens often during wedding convoys, on game drives, and in slow-moving traff... Read More


The founder's furnace

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- This week, stories from inside our workplaces moved through the headlines. I do not know which details are true or noise, and this column will not judge a case it cannot verify. Bu... Read More


Sameer Africa six-month profit up 20pc to Sh103m

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Sameer Africa net profit for the six months ended June 2026 grew 19.8 percent to Sh103.88 million, up from Sh86.67 million on reduced operating expenses. The profit growth was des... Read More


UP man gets lifeterm for murder

Karnal, Aug. 26 -- A local court in Kurukshetra on Tuesday convicted an Uttar Pradesh resident for murdering a man working in a brick kiln and sentenced him to life imprisonment, along with a fine of ... Read More


Rohtak: PGIMS to host national conference on sports injuries

ROHTAK, Aug. 26 -- The sports medicine department at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, will organise a national conference on August 30 to equip ... Read More


Youth dies after touching high-tension wire in Kakori

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- A 25-year-old man died after coming in contact with a high-tension electricity line while he was on the roof of a house in Karimabad village under Kakori police station on Tuesday ... Read More


Video shows councillors taking 'oath to share civic funds', probe ordered

MEERUT, Aug. 26 -- A video purportedly showing several Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation councillors taking an unusual oath to share civic funds among themselves has gone viral on social media, promp... Read More


Vijay's rocky policy runway in Tamil Nadu

India, Aug. 26 -- One aspect of governance that has served Tamil Nadu rather well is the relative coordination between the two Dravidian majors - the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna D... Read More