US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has expressed her support for Azimio Chief Principal Raila Odinga’s African Union Commission Chairmanship bid. Whitman said she has great respect for Raila and holds him in high regard. “I am excited about the potential of him running the African Union and that is good for East Africa and…
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…
President William Ruto has today held talks with the officials from the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union. The meeting comes a few days after the union reached a deal with the government to end the strike that had prolonged paralyzing activities in health facilities. A statement issued to newsrooms by press secretary Emmanuel…
Ukraine qualified for Euro 2024 on Tuesday by beating Iceland 2-1, delivering an emotional boost to a country ravaged by war since the Russian invasion of February 2022. Second-half strikes from Viktor Tsygankov and Mykhailo Mudryk turned around the game for Serhiy Rebrov’s side, who trailed at the break following Albert Gudmundsson’s opener. “Thank you,…
Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nairobi, a stark reminder of the persistent failure to keep abreast of the city’s…
The Kenya National Union of Teachers has withdrawn the teachers’ strike notice set to elapse on August 25, midnight. Knut said there is progress in addressing the issues they had raised and commitment to resolving all of them. “The NEC has therefore, today August 25, 2024, agreed to withdraw the strike action notice which was…
The Orange Democratic Movement has called for investigations following an attack on the rural home of Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah that left one person injured. The attackers reportedly demanded to know Omtatah’s whereabouts on Wednesday night. The party condemned the attack saying Kenyans and leaders should be protected. “We condemn in the strongest terms possible…
President William Ruto has responded to the trending hashtag #RutoMustGo during a media roundtable on Sunday. The President said the hashtag does not bother him since Kenyans have a constitutional right to keep his administration in check. “Everybody is entitled to their opinion. I have a job to do. Citizens are free to engage in…
Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo has dismissed as hot air evidence tabled by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Mutuse has in his motion tabled on September 26 listed 11 grounds on which he wants the Deputy President removed from office, including advancing ethnic division, gross violation of the constitution,…
Tag rugby will be introduced at the national primary school championships in Nakuru in July, Kenya Rugby Union development officer Ronald Okoth has revealed. The initiative will involve boys’ and girls’ teams. Tag rugby is a non-contact version in which players wear a special belt with two tags attached. Instead of being tackled, a player…
