During the burial ceremony of the late Joseph Muiga, father to Mejja Donk Benjamin Gathiru, MP Embakasi Central, Babu reminded Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that Azimio leader Raila Odinga was going becoming the next African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson. Babu laid claim to Raila’s position as the leader of opposition, warning Gachagua to be careful…
Some motorcycles and property were destroyed on Thursday evening after a fracas erupted between two groups of youths at Garage Road in Homa Bay town. Chaos started when some youths believed to be mechanics were trying to block another group from accessing the area where Governor Gladys Wanga was meeting them. The governor went to…
Economists under the International Development Economics Associates Limited (IDEAs), are asking creditors extending trillions of shillings to African countries including Kenya to refrain from dumping expensive loans without care of how the money is going to be used. Calls for Africa to be wary of “yield-hungry” investors luring the continent into haphazard debts came up…
Kipchoge has given his perspective on World Athletics decision to award Olympic champions in Paris. Eliud Kipchoge has welcomed the recent decision by Sebastian Coe, head of World Athletics, to award cash prizes to athletics gold medallists at the Paris Olympics. This groundbreaking move marks the first time in Olympic history that such financial rewards…
The easing of visa restrictions and enhanced travel trade partnerships are some of the strategies that have seen visitor arrivals from South Africa to Kenya record a 38 per cent growth. The Southern African market by the end of last year registered 37,370 arrivals into the country compared to 27,103 in 2022, translating to a…
Rapper Julius Owino, better known as Juliani, has mourned the loss of Dandora HipHop City after a government bulldozer brought down the storey building on Monday. The project was home to a number of community projects run by the rapper including a music school, community radio HipHop City FM and a business incubation center for…
Kenya has qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time ever after beating Burundi 2-0 to seal an aggregate 5-0 victory in the two-legged qualifier. Marion Serenge opened the scoring in the 17th minute before Valerie Nekesa sealed the win in the match played at the Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi. The…
Farmers who bought fake or substandard fertiliser face huge losses after Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi remained non-committal on the compensation framework despite President William Ruto’s directive. Appearing before Senate Committee on Agriculture probing the fake fertiliser matter, he said the affected farmers will be compensated with top dressing fertiliser at an additional fee. “We want…
Zari has been exposed after branding her husband Shakib a fool in an audio that was leaked by someone close to her Zari badmouthed the 30-year-old man, saying he lacks self-confidence and always panics every time, especially during visa interviews The 42-year-old socialite was in the UK last week for a show but failed to…
Tokyo Marathon champion Benson Kipruto has given reasons why he will be dedicating his Paris Olympics race to former world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum. Tokyo Marathon champion Benson Kipruto says he will be running in honour of his late friend Kelvin Kiptum at the Paris Olympics. Kipruto is among those who seem guaranteed a…
