A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company which was awarded a contract to build a road in southern Peru. Toledo, 78, was in office between 2001 and…
Salim Babu has stuck with the line-up that has started the last three matches as Kenya faces Tanzania in the U-20 AFCON zonal qualifier final. Rising Stars head coach Salim Babu has confirmed his starting XI for the highly anticipated U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) zonal qualifier final against Tanzania set to take place…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country’s strategic missile troops to strengthen their deterrence and combat capabilities and resolutely fulfill the tasks entrusted to them by the Party and the people. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while…
Lieutenant Colonel Faith Mwagandi has become the first female senior officer to lead a military Guard of Honor. Kenya Defence Forces announced the notable highlight as the country marked Mashujaa Day celebrations on Sunday. “Lt. Col. Mwagandi’s trailblazing career began when she joined the KDF in 2007. She then made history as the first female…
A three-judge bench constituted by Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday will sit for an inter-parties hearing on Tuesday to consider a suit challenging Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment. Justice Freda Mugambi, sitting at Kerugoya High Court, issued the directive on Saturday amid a successive court orders from courts across the country on the matter. She directed…
Laventa Amutavi, Ferdinand Omanyala’s partner, has opened up about the challenges married women in sport face and pointed out that parents should allow children to follow their own passions without pressure. Ferdinand Omanyala’s partner Laventa Amutavi has opened up about one of the struggles married women in sports face as they look to build their…
The state is set to honor a record 142 heroes during this year’s Mashujaa Day amid plans to activate the National Heroes Fund. The fund, currently inactive, was established in 2014 to accord financial assistance to the heroes and their dependents. Culture and Heritage Principal Secretary Ummi Bashir said the ministry is keen to activate…
The Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) got a boost when the Bahamas advance team joined those already in Haiti to help combat criminal gangs terrorizing locals. Kenya leads MSS mission which is supposed to have 2,900 personnel. A plane carrying advance team of six Royal Bahamas Defence Forces ( RBDF) landed at Louverture Toussaint International…
At least four guns were recovered in separate police operations that saw 16 suspects arrested. In the first incident, detectives from Nakuru Central Police Station have successfully dismantled a suspected gang of violent robbery suspects who have been striking terror in the hearts of innocent residents of Eveready area in Nakuru and recovered a Ceska…
Opinion is divided on the status of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki appointment as Deputy President amid debate on whether a court order restraining National Assembly from considering his nomination was overtaken by events. Rigathi Gachagua on Friday secured orders from Justice Chacha Mwita suspending Senate’s resolution impeaching him on Thursday with the judge restating…
