Kenya’s Edwin Okong’o lived up to his promise to deliver gold as he beat Morocco’s Yassine Elouarz in the men’s middleweight 75kg category. Okong’o beat the Moroccan 3-1 as the boxing programme of the African Games concluded at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Friday. The feat was historical because the last Kenyan to win…
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…
Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli has said the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) deployed in Haiti has registered significant progress. This is even as today, August 26, 2024, marks two months since the first Kenya Police contingent was deployed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The first team landed there on June 25, while the second one…
The number of electric vehicles and motorcycles registered in Kenya increased more than five times last year as more corporations and individuals migrated to clean mobility. Data from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) shows that the National Transport and Safety Authority registered a record 2,694 electric vehicles (EVs) in 2023, marking a significant…
President William Ruto revealed that the government will hire another 20,000 teachers next year to ensure Kenyan children access quality education. The recruitment will be an addition to the 46,000 vacancies the TSC is currently recruiting for JSS, secondary and primary schools. While urging parents to invest in their children by giving them the best…
For years, the World Rally Championships (WRC) Safari Rally has been the centre of attraction for local and foreign drivers. With each championship, the Safari Rally continues to attract some of the most experienced drivers in the world. From 1973, the rally was part of the World Rally Championships covering 5,000km (3,100 miles) at a…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has returned to Kilifi County to resume the second phase of body exhumation at Shakahola forest, which had to be postponed due to unfavorable weather condition The Shakahola forest in Kilifi County, Kenya has been the site of a developing story in recent weeks. The forest has been at the…
Hard work pays off and life is sometimes crazy, said Carlos Sainz on Sunday after the Ferrari driver won the Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after having appendix surgery. Sainz, who missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix while recovering from the medical issue, returned at Albert Park to post his third Formula One career…
The Rwandese Government has faulted the United States for alleging its involvement in the bombing of a displacement camp in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement dated May 5, Rwanda said laying blame on them without any investigations is unjustified. Rwznda added that they will not carry the blame for…
