Canada rolls out new 988 suicide crisis helpline
A nationwide suicide prevention hotline is now available to Canadians struggling with mental health challenges, with the launch of a new three-digit helpline across the [...]
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ICC halts 2007/08 Kenya poll investigation
The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office announced Monday it is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence that broke out in Kenya after the [...]
Parents sue KNEC, CS Machogu over 2023 KCPE results
Parents and guardians of Kitengela International School and Set Greenhill Academy Mixed and Boarding Junior School of Kisii 2023 KCPE candidates have sued KNEC over the 2023 [...]
Kenyan resident of Toronto sentenced to life in prison for poisoning toddler
Francis Ngugi, a 47-year-old sanitation worker who put a poisonous chemical in a cereal container, killing a Scarborough toddler in March 2021, has been sentenced to life in [...]
What does inadmissibility to Canada on medical grounds entail?
Foreign nationals seeking to settle in Canada are sometimes caught off guard when their immigration cases are rejected on the basis of medical inadmissibility. Granted, [...]
Alex Ondoro [1989 – 2023] death, memorial & funeral
It is with profound sadness and humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the death of Alex Ondoro of Guelph, Ontario, Canada on September 23, 2023. Alex [...]
House of Commons elects Liberal MP Greg Fergus as next speaker
Liberal member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote, becoming the first Black person to hold the position in [...]
Njeri Rionge, techpreneur co-founder of Wananchi Online dies
Renowned Kenyan-Canadian entrepreneur and tech icon Njeri Rionge, co-founder of Wananchi Online, a pioneer Internet Service Provider (ISP), is dead. Rionge began her business [...]
Kenya to phase out private children’s homes
Kenya’s government will abolish all privately owned orphanages and children’s homes within the next eight years, a government minister has said. Minister of [...]
Kenya’s stock market becomes world’s worst performer
Kenyan stocks are extending a selloff that’s taken the country’s benchmark index to the steepest losses in the world. The NSE’s all-share index posted the fourth [...]