We essentially serve as the watchdog for public health with regard to health products and technologies. Recently, we have undertaken several strategic reforms aimed at strengthening our regulatory efficiency, transparency and public health protection. The government’s intention is for Kenya to become a net exporter of health products rather than a net importer. Health products and technology are a matter of national security. This is primarily done for the benefit of the public health system, so that new molecules can reach Kenyan patients quickly.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a 10-year-old boy died after jumping from the fourth floor of a residential apartment in South B, Nairobi. A review of security footage at the apartment showed he ran upstairs and jumped off, falling on the ground floor. Elsewhere, detectives are investigating the murder of a traditional dancer in a village in Rangwe, Homa Bay County. His body was found in Olare Trading Centre and rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries on February 24, 2026. Police said the body had multiple injuries on the face and was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Ex-Interior CS Fred Matiang’i/FILEOpposition leaders have called on the Abagusii community to unite behind Jubilee Deputy Party leader Fred Matiang'i and lock President William Ruto out of the region. Gachagua described Matiang’i as one of the region’s most experienced leaders and urged locals to speak with one voice to strengthen their bargaining power nationally. According to the opposition leaders, unity in the Gusii region would ensure the community remains influential in national politics. The opposition maintained that political differences should be resolved through dialogue and at the ballot, not through force. The leaders also sustained their onslaught on President Ruto’s administration saying it has failed Kenyans and must be sent packing in the 2027 elections.

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"Zimbabwe was being asked to share its biological resources and data over an extended period, with no corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations - such as vaccines, diagnostics, or treatments - that might result from that shared data," his statement said.

A lady leaked a screenshot of her chats with a man interested in her, but she turned him down. The determined man called her thrice, but she did not pick up his calls, prompting him to share his bank account balance as a view-once message. She shared the screenshot and captioned it:"POV: You rejected a guy, so he decided to show you his account balance. Below is the screenshot:Reactions include:Joe boy said:"Some people saying untop 7.5 million, like say they even get one million for account." The man shared a WhatsApp conversation between him and a woman whom he was interested in.

China on Wednesday condemned new UK sanctions against Russia on the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine, urging against "interference" in Beijing's ties with Moscow. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China "consistently opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization from the UN Security Council," according to the state-run Global Times newspaper. Her comments came a day after the UK announced nearly 300 new sanctions with its "largest" sanctions package, targeting Russia's critical revenue streams, including its energy sector and military suppliers. According to the Global Times, the sanctions also targeted individuals and companies from Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates. "Normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Russia must not be interfered with or affected.

Ruto said the transformation of Nairobi is central to Kenya’s development agenda, calling for closer collaboration between the two levels to improve infrastructure, sanitation and public services in the capital. “The journey to a city like Singapore starts here in Nairobi. Ruto later handed over newly completed classrooms at Kangemi Primary School, Kihumbuini Primary School and Westlands Primary School, saying the investments were part of efforts to improve learning conditions and support the education sector. The President was accompanied by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris and Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi and his Lang’ata counterpart Phelix ‘Jalang’o’ Odiwuor, among other national and county leaders. Ruto said sustained cooperation between different levels of government would be key to turning Nairobi into a clean, orderly and well-serviced capital that supports economic growth and reflects Kenya’s development ambitions.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa/GETTY IMAGESThe United States has expressed regret over Zimbabwe’s decision to withdraw from negotiations on a bilateral health Memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would have provided $367 million over five years to support key health programmes in the country. In a statement, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Tremont said the decision was “regrettable” and would impact millions of Zimbabweans who rely on US-supported health services. Since 2006, the US has invested more than $1.9 billion in Zimbabwe’s health sector, contributing significantly to the country achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. “Sixteen African countries have signed health collaboration MOUs with the United States, representing over $18.3 billion in new health funding,” Ambassador Tremont said. Observers say the withdrawal may impact ongoing HIV, malaria, and maternal health programs and underscores the challenges of sustaining large-scale international health investments without full governmental cooperation.

A wedding, a birthday party, a family gathering, or friends watching a cricket match at home – one sight is common. People blissfully enjoying their cold drinks, age no bar. For the last 30 years, that usually meant choosing between two brands, Coke or Pepsi. Now a third bottle is staring at the duopoly. A bright red label with a price

President William Ruto hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa at State House Nairobi. [PCS]It has emerged that Kenya’s immigration officials aided one of Sudan’s most powerful warlords to secure a Kenyan passport to facilitate his movements internationally while evading existing sanctions. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has revealed that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF)’s Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa is facing US sanctions and, shockingly, is documented as holding a Kenyan passport (AK1586127) among multiple other identities.

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Deeds, Not Words, Count in the Fight Against CorruptionThe Kenyan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were scheduled to meet this February to agree on a governance strategy to address systemic corruption that constrains economic growth. According to media reports, the IMF has made it abundantly clear Kenya government must come up with a credible anti-corruption plan to qualify for additional aid. While every effort to end endemic corruption is welcome, Kenya’s problem has never been about coming up with credible policy papers, but rather implementing the recommendations.

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga speaks during ODM's Linda Ground grassroots meetings in Ragumo, Kisumu East Constituency. /HANDOUTDuring that meeting, Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir proposed that the party appoint a caretaker leader to steer it through the transition period. The proposal was seconded by ODM Deputy Party Leader Governor Simba Arati and was unanimously endorsed by the NEC, Wanga said. She stated that Sifuna, in his capacity as Secretary General, oversaw the swearing-in of Oburu Odinga as party leader. According to her, Sifuna travelled to Mombasa but did not attend the meeting, later indicating that he had missed his flight.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: The Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant, is seen Monday, Aug 11, 2025, in Clairton, Penn. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News(Clairton, PA) The wife of one of the two men who died from the August 11th, 2025 explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant outside of Pittsburgh has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel. The wife of fifty-two-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton recently filed the lawsuit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas to sue for a wrongful death. The family of thirty-nine-year-old Timothy Quinn of Fitz Henry of Westmoreland County, who was the other man that died in this explosion last year, also filed a lawsuit against Nippon Steel last week. Both complaints allege that the explosion at the 13-14 Coke Battery transfer area was caused by the rupture of an 18-inch cast-iron valve, which released coke oven gas into the area, which then ignited.