The Immigration department has announced a major simplification in the passport delivery process. In a statement on X, the department said that applicants will no longer need to book an appointment to collect their passports. “Further, we have simplified the process of passport delivery: applicants are no longer required to book for appointment to collect…
The former AFC Leopards defender could make his debut for Swedish outfut Vojvodina after being included in the side’s travelling squad to Amsterdam to take on Ajax in the Europa League qualifiers. Sichenje was included in the matchday squad for Vojvodina’s first match of the season, but did not get off the bench against Tekstilac…
Five or more Olympic records might be shattered as athletics stars gear up for huge tasks at the Paris Olympic Games. A formidable cast of athletes will be heading to Paris for track and field action scheduled for August 1 to 11 with the hope of attacking the Olympic records. Some Olympic records are bound…
Kapsaret MP Oscar Sudi has asked Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna to team up with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to build a stronger Opposition. Sudi, a close ally of President William Ruto said Sifuna-who is also the ODM secretary-general, should feel free to join forces with Kalonzo. “Edwin Sifuna as a lawyer of high repute, feel…
Kenya Education Fund has committed to increasing access to quality education to bright but needy students. Speaking when opening their new headquarters in Thika, KEF founding partner Dominic Muasya promised to enhance their capacity to educate underprivileged high school students. “This building is about having a permanent address but also a space where students can…
At least three Chinese nationals have been killed in a grisly road at Duka Moja along Oliotoktok-Emali road in Kajiado. The three, two males and a female, are part of a group of six tourists that was from Amboseli National Park to Nairobi when the accident occurred. They are said to have succumbed to injuries…
Former Kenyan footballer faces court again accused of murdering a young girl in Nairobi with a co-accused. Former Harambee Stars midfielder Collins ‘Gatusso’ Okoth is slated for another court appearance after being charged with the alleged murder of a minor. Okoth, along with his co-accused Sylvia Aoko Odhiambo, stands accused of murdering a 3-year-old girl,…
Rescue teams have so far retrieved the bodies of 229 people killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC. The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a remote mountainous area of the Gofa zone. The local authority said the search for survivors was…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they are the work of “sinister” people “capitalising” on the country’s economic woes. Organisers are said to have drawn inspiration from events in Kenya. Protesters in the East African nation are now calling on President William…
Police are investigating an incident in which an elderly couple was killed in a fire incident in Lari, Limuru, Kiambu County. The bodies of Peter Kimani Kuria 75 and his wife Miriam Muthoni 65, were found long after their three-roomed house had been flattened. The fire happened on Monday, July 22 night, police said. Locals…
