A 25-year-old man drowned in Mwea Constituency, Kirinyaga County, while attempting to swim across a National Irrigation Authority dam to win a Ksh 300 bet on Sunday. The tragic incident happened around 6:30 p.m., shocking residents of Maisha Kamili in Ngurubani Town and Kamucege Village. Kelvin Gitonga, a well-known swimmer and boda boda operator in…
Olympic champions Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Letsile Tebogo will be the star attractions at the Lausanne Diamond League where epic battles are in the offing. Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi will have an opportunity to assert his authority against world champion Marco Arop when they clash at the Lausanne Diamond League on August 22. Wanyonyi got his…
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says contingency measures are in place to ensure seamless airport operations amid talks to avert workers strike set for Monday. In a statement to the press Friday, KAA emphasized its commitment to upholding high standards of service even if the planned strike takes place. “In preparation for the potential strike…
Detectives are investigating an incident in which a businessman was trailed and robbed of Sh1.7 million moments after he had withdrawn the money from a bank along Mombasa Road, Nairobi. The businessman told police he had on August 1 withdrawn the cash from the bank and drove to his Syokimau home where the robbery took…
UDA founders chairperson Joe Khalende has laughed off embattled former Secretary General Cleophas Malala after he claimed that he was illegally ousted from office. Khalende termed the claims as preposterous and vowed to continue pushing for Malala’s expulsion from the party. Khalende said the founding members Association will immediately file a disciplinary action against Malala…
World Health Organisation has encouraged countries affected by Mpox to fight the virus together. In a Twitter post on Friday, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said countries should enhance surveillance. “Identification of the first Mpox clade 1b infection in Sweden underscores the need for affected countries to tackle the virus together,” he said. Tedros asked countries to…
Two Kenyans, one Ethiopian, one Jamaican and one Qatari make up the top five flops from Paris 2024 Olympics. The Olympic Games saw the rise of new talent but some athletes, who went there as favourite, failed to live up to the billing on the global stage. The likes of Ferdinand Omanyala and Eliud Kipchoge…
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has announced an intended strike to protest the planned leasing of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to a private operator. KAWU Secretary General Moses Ndiema said the union will present a seven-day strike notice on Monday to oppose the planned public-private deal between JKIA and Indian firm Adani Airport…
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late on Friday, crushing and burying…
President William Ruto on Sunday held a meeting with his Somalia counterpart Hassan Mohamud in Kigali, Rwanda. The two leaders met on the sidelines of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda’s inauguration ceremony. Kagame was taking over for his fourth term as President. A communication by the Somalia President’s office said their talks revolved around pressing…
