Businessman Yagnesh Devani will have to deposit a cash bail of Sh5 million to secure his release after denying charges of fraudulently disposing of mortgaged petroleum products in September 2008. Milimani Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki said he either deposits the Sh5 million bail with two personal sureties or deposits a bond of Sh30 million with one…
Libya’s central bank has announced the suspension of all its operations after a senior employee was kidnapped in the capital Tripoli. The bank denounced the abduction of its information technology director Musab Msallem in a statement on Sunday. They said Mr Msallem was taken from his home by an “unidentified party” on Sunday morning and…
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are investigating an incident in which a businessman was trailed and robbed of Sh1.7 million moments after he had withdrawn the money from a bank along Mombasa Road, Nairobi. The businessman told police he had on August 1 withdrawn the cash from the bank and drove to his Syokimau home where the robbery took…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…
