Young Russians are being seduced by a cheap, dangerous weight-loss pill called Molecule » Capital News

Nov 2 – Molecule, a pill promising rapid weight loss, went viral on Russian TikTok earlier this year. Young people’s feeds started filling up with captions like “Take Molecule and forget food... Read more »

Kenya: PS Mukhwana, Kebs Boss Lead Stakeholder Talks On Landmark Standards Bill, 2025

Nairobi — The government has unveiled sweeping reforms aimed at modernizing Kenya’s standards and quality control systems through the Draft Standards Bill, 2025, a landmark proposal designed to strengthen consumer protection, streamline... Read more »

Kenya: Kindiki – We Are Fully Supporting Broad-Based Candidates in Coming By-Elections

Homa Bay — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the broad-based coalition is working hard to ensure candidates sponsored by the alliance emerge victorious in the coming by-elections. Kindiki said Kenya Kwanza Alliance... Read more »

Kenya: Justice Matheka Calls for Urgent Reforms to Protect Children in Kenya’s Justice System

Nairobi — The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Administration of Justice for Children, Justice Teresia Matheka, has called for urgent reforms and stronger coordination among child protection agencies to tackle... Read more »

Regional units push Equity profit to Sh52.1b as Kenyan economy slows

From left:  Equity Group Non-Executive Chairman Isaac Macharia, CEO James Mwangi, and Equity BCDC Non-Executive Chairman Meti Mabanza, during the Q3 2025 investor briefing in Nairobi, on October 30, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri,... Read more »

Mvurya grilled over poor funding of Deaf Sports

Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya before the committee on October 29, 2025. [File, Standard] Youths Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya was yesterday taken to task by Senators over the failure by the government to adequately fund Deaf Sports from the financial year 2022/2023 to date. Mvurya who... Read more »

Hundreds feared dead in Tanzania crackdown on election protests » Capital News

Nov 1 – Hundreds of people have been killed in Tanzania during three days of protests following Wednesday’s general election, the country’s main opposition party has said. The death toll varies, and... Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Videos Claiming to Show Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Visiting Odinga’s Rural Home

Ignore videos claiming to show former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua visiting Odinga’s rural home IN SHORT: Viral videos claim to show that Rigathi Gachagua, who was notably absent during the funeral... Read more »

Jubilee endorses Fred Matiang’i as 2027 presidential flag bearer

Former Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Aspirant Dr. Fred Matiang’i during an interview at the Standard Media Group Headquarters along Mombasa road on october 29, 2025 over the coming 2027 General elections. [Boniface Okendo,... Read more »

DCP candidate withdraws from Malava race in favour of DAP-K’s Panyako

From left: DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa, Chairman David Muchele and Secretary General Eseli Simiyu (right) hand over the nomination certificate to Seth Panyako to vie in the Malava by-election, on... Read more »