A village in Kirinyaga county that has been in power blackout for the last five months held a demonstration on Monday calling on Kenya Power company to restore power forthwith. The villagers who held the demo near Kagio town have given the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) three days to restore power or they…
Kenya has qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time ever after beating Burundi 2-0 to seal an aggregate 5-0 victory in the two-legged qualifier. Marion Serenge opened the scoring in the 17th minute before Valerie Nekesa sealed the win in the match played at the Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi. The…
Ferdinand Omanyala set a world-leading 9.79 seconds at the Olympic trials held at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday afternoon. Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa’s fastest man, has set the track alight with an impressive performance at the Kenyan Olympic trials held at the Nyayo National Stadium. Clocking a world-leading time of 9.79 seconds…
Multiple world champion Faith Kipyegon kept her dream of doubling at te Olympics alive as she sealed her 5,000m ticket in style followed by Beatrice Chebet. Faith Kipyegon’s dream to double at the Paris Olympics is well on course after she easily clinched her ticket to the Paris Games over the 5,000m. In what was…
The 35-year-old Irishman has not competed in UFC since July 2021 when he sustained a broken leg against Dustin Poirier. Conor McGregor’s comeback fight has been cancelled just two weeks before it was to due to take place in Las Vegas. The Irish mixed martial arts fighter has “an injury”, said UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)…
Typically twins account for around 3% of live births in the US – no wonder headteacher Tamatha Bibbo described the event as “quite unusual”. Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a US middle school, making up about 10% of the eighth-grade year group. The identical and fraternal twins graduated from Pollard Middle School in…
Four people died in an early morning bus accident in Saku, Marsabit County. The accident which involved a bus heading from Nairobi to Moyale also left 41 passengers injured. Mourning the loss, Marsabit Governor Mohamud Ali said they are deeply concerned for the injured, who have since been hospitalised. “We mourn the loss of four…
The teenager who allegedly assaulted a police officer along Kamiti Road and robbed him of a communication gadget has been released from the Industrial area remand prison after former governor Mike Sonko’s intervention. Sonko’s aide, Francis Wambua secured the release of Ian Njoroge from remand after he stood as surety for him. Last week, Njoroge…
The Olympic trials are scheduled for this Friday and Saturday with more sprinters hoping to join Africa’s fastest man Omanyala in the quest for Olympic glory. Athletics Kenya has expressed confidence in having more sprinters join Ferdinand Omanyala in the sprints at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and as the trials loom, many will be…
An excessive heat warning has been issued by Greece’s weather service from Wednesday morning to 8pm on Thursday, with forecasts saying Athens will see conditions just below 40C (104F). Greece has shuttered tourist hotspots and schools across Athens as the first heatwave of the summer strikes. Temperatures were tipped to hit highs up 43C (109F)…
