East Africa

A man was electrocuted while he was fixing power on a pole in Muyavwa sub-location in Busia County in Kenya, according to reports. “The deceased was on duty when he was hit by the live wire,” reports said. The man died on the spot after being burnt severely. The body …

A 29-year-old man fell into a pit latrine as he tried to retrieve a mobile phone in Emakwale area, Kakamega, kenya, according to reports. “A man went to relieve himself inside a pit latrine when his mobile fell into the pit latrine,” according to reports. “The deceased had offered to …

Kenyan police has announced the arrest of a 23-year-old lady whose 59-year-old boyfriend died in her room during afternoon sex, local media reported. According to reports, the boyfriend visited his lover on Wednesday, October 18 at her rental house before his mysterious death. She told police that she had prepared …

Four women died and 13 were injured in a stampede at Kericho Stadium, hours before Kenya’s Mashujaa celebrations, according to reports. Mashujaa Day’s stampede was caused by a lady selling tea outside the stadium who accidentally spilled hot tea into the fire near the public road. This resulted to a …

Ugandan police are pursuing Allied Democratic Force (ADF) militants who are suspected to have shot dead two tourists and a guide at the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The three – a British citizen, a South African and a Ugandan guide – were killed in an attack on Tuesday evening while …

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has expressed concern over the security of hundreds of Malawians in Israel amid escalating war between Israeli forces and Hamas. “I am deeply concerned about the welfare of civilians there, including the safety of over 300 Malawians living in Israel,” Mr Chakwera posted on Facebook. He …

Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru has received a 10-year ban for doping and tampering. One of his positive tests was taken at the Milan Marathon in 2021, which he won in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds. That time would currently rank him the seventh-fastest marathon …

Ugandan police foiled a bomb attack on churches by a notorious Islamist militant group, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were on Sunday planning to plant two bombs in churches in Kibibi, about 50 km (30 miles) from the capital Kampala, Mr Museveni wrote on X, …

At least four children have died in Burundi after a church collapsed during a storm, state media reported. According to state media, 15 others were injured in the incident early on Sunday. The south of the country – where the church is located – had been hit by strong winds …

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to mutually abolish visa requirements to allow visa-free travel between each country, local media reported. The agreement is aimed at easing the movement of people and strengthening trade between the two countries. The agreement follows recent talks between the two countries’ …