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Kenya mourns Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein

Kenya mourns Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein

NAIROBI, Kenya July 10 – Kenya is mourning the death of Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein Athman, a respected Islamic scholar and national religious leader, who passed on Thursday in Mombasa. Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein had been unwell for some...

Over Half Of Canadians Say The U.S. Is Their Greatest Threat As Cross-Border Travel Continues To Fall

Over Half Of Canadians Say The U.S. Is Their Greatest Threat As Cross-Border Travel Continues To Fall

It's no mystery that the relationship between Canada and the U.S. has been tumultuous in the last few months. Yet, many have underestimated how much Canadians' views of the U.S. have changed in just a few years. According to a survey published by...

Amy Brenneman on Martha’s Vineyard, a blank journal, and being transformed by travel

Amy Brenneman on Martha’s Vineyard, a blank journal, and being transformed by travel

Actress Amy Brenneman has traveled the world and has lived in Paris and Nepal, but she holds a special place in her heart for Martha’s Vineyard, where she and her husband, filmmaker Brad Silberling, have had a home for 25 years — first in Chilmark...

Global tourism on the rise, though industry grapples with challenges

Global tourism on the rise, though industry grapples with challenges

The global tourism and travel (T&T) sector will contribute around $16 trillion to the world’s GDP by 2034, when it hits 30 billion trips yearly. That is according to a report from the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Kearney and the...

Tired of Kenya’s Traffic Chaos? German Cities Will Make You Breathe Easy

Tired of Kenya’s Traffic Chaos? German Cities Will Make You Breathe Easy

From unpredictable matatu stops to the never-ending traffic jams and overlapping boda bodas, Kenya’s roads often feel like a daily battle for space, sanity and safety. But just a few hours in the German cities where order, timeliness and seamless...

Kenya Wildlife Service eyes new fees to save wildlife as funding crisis bites

Kenya Wildlife Service eyes new fees to save wildlife as funding crisis bites

KWS Director General Prof Erustus Kanga. [Mike Kihaki, Standard] The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is seeking to raise conservation fees for the first time in nearly 20 years to close a Sh 12 billion annual funding gap threatening the survival of...

Beach Soccer team eyes Cecafa glory

Beach Soccer team eyes Cecafa glory

Malawi National Beach Soccer coach Willy Kumilambe believes his squad has what it takes to win the inaugural 2025 Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Beach Soccer Championship next week. The tournament is scheduled to...

CAA U-18/20 Tourney: S’Africa, Kenya, Others Confirm Arrival Dates

CAA U-18/20 Tourney: S’Africa, Kenya, Others Confirm Arrival Dates

With just few days to the start of the highly anticipated CAA African U-18/U-20 Athletics Championships, the atmosphere around major Nigerian airports is already buzzing with activity. Top African athletics powerhouses South Africa, Kenya,...

Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways Sign Strategic Partnership

Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways Sign Strategic Partnership

Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing connectivity between Kenya and Qatar, while offering greater flexibility and travel options for global...

Why Spanish Might Soon Become Common Practice in Kenyan Schools

Why Spanish Might Soon Become Common Practice in Kenyan Schools

Kenyan schools might be looking at an increased dose of Spanish lessons, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said. The PCS revealed this new development after a meeting with Diego Martínez Belío, Secretary of State for Foreign and Global...

Rigathi Gachagua to fly to US, set to brief Kenyans in diaspora on state of the nation

Rigathi Gachagua to fly to US, set to brief Kenyans in diaspora on state of the nation

Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua announced a US trip amid Kenya's deepening political crisis He claimed that threats were made regarding his travel, alleging the source as people close to President William Ruto Gachagua vowed to support...

State backs tourism sector players' recovery efforts

State backs tourism sector players' recovery efforts

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Rebecca Miano, March 3, 2025. [KWS] Stakeholders in the tourism sector have echoed the need to protect Kenya’s global reputation and nurture the country’s youth as key drivers of economic recovery and...

Kenya, There’s Never Been Cannibalism in Rwandan Society

Kenya, There’s Never Been Cannibalism in Rwandan Society

1 So, Kenya is reportedly launching a vetting operation on foreigners in West Pokot County over alleged involvement in cannibalism and organ harvesting. Fair enough—any responsible state would act swiftly in the face of such horrifying claims. But...

Sri Lanka Rises as Top Summer Travel Hotspot in Emirates Global Rankings

Sri Lanka Rises as Top Summer Travel Hotspot in Emirates Global Rankings

By: Staff Writer July 10, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka has emerged as one of the top three global summer travel destinations for July and August, according to Emirates, the world’s largest international airline. The island nation has seen a remarkable...

Oscar Sudi Calls Gachagua “Goon” as He Departs Kenya

Oscar Sudi Calls Gachagua “Goon” as He Departs Kenya

A photo of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua seated aboard in a flight has triggered a political firestorm, after Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi posted it online with a provocative caption calling him a “troublemaker” and a “goon.” “Kenya breathes...

ITB India 2025 to spotlight curated travel and partnerships growth

ITB India 2025 to spotlight curated travel and partnerships growth

ITB India returns this September, focusing on personalized travel, immersive experiences, and strategic B2B networking across South Asia’s evolving markets. MUMBAI, INDIA – ITB India returns for its fourth edition from 2 – 4 September 2025 at the...

ACI World opposes air travel tax

ACI World opposes air travel tax

SINGAPORE, 10 July 2025: ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30, focused on introducing a new tax...

Nairobi-Mau Summit Road: Kenya National Highways Authority announces traffic disruption for planning

Nairobi-Mau Summit Road: Kenya National Highways Authority announces traffic disruption for planning

Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced traffic disruption on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway KeNHA called on all motorists to cooperate with traffic police officers during the survey period The authority said the exercise aims to...

Tourist Witnesses “The Most Wholesome Moment” Between Mama & Baby Giraffe In Kenya

Tourist Witnesses “The Most Wholesome Moment” Between Mama & Baby Giraffe In Kenya

Anna is a travel blogger based in London. During a Mother’s Day trip to Kenya, she witnessed something many tourists will never see. While visiting the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, she got to see a mama and baby giraffe sharing a special moment. The...

Kerala couple cheats investors in Rs 40 cr chit fund scam in Bengaluru, flees to Kenya

Kerala couple cheats investors in Rs 40 cr chit fund scam in Bengaluru, flees to Kenya

A Kerala-based couple operating A&A Chit Fund allegedly defrauded over 400 investors of nearly Rs 40 crore before fleeing to Kenya. The majority of victims are from Kerala, and police are investigating the money trail and possible accomplices....

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