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  • - This is the moment a female martial arts expert battered a hapless crook after he tried robbing her shop in Argentina.  CCTV footage shows the would-be robber trying to force his way through a service hatch at a kiosk in Resistencia, Chaco province, on May 22. But the kickboxing expert, named…
  • - A chit found by a flyer in the male washroom of Terminal -1 oF Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Wednesday May 29, 2024 at around 3.40 am about a bomb being placed inside the airport sent security agencies and police into a frenzy. After intensive checks at both the terminals of the…
  • - A gas leak appears to have caused a large explosion in downtown Youngstown, Ohio reportedly blowing out the bottom floor of a 13-story building and injuring at least seven people. The first floor of the building, which houses a Chase Bank, appears to have been destroyed, according to NBC affiliate…
  • - The body of a woman was found in the jaws of an alligator Tuesday morning in Clear Lake, sources told ABC13 news. Houston police responded to the banks of Horsepen Bayou near El Dorado and Park Estates. Sources say the female victim had been reported missing overnight. Police euthanized the…
  • - Muguka transporters have been forced to pitch camp at the Bonje Cess collection point after Mombasa County officials continued implementing the leaf stimulant ban. Trucks and other vehicles transporting muguka were barred from entering the coastal city, prompting them to engage the Mombasa Traffic…
  • - The government has announced new half-term dates for the pre-primary, primary and secondary schools in Kenya. In a statement, the Ministry of Education advised all county education directors to observe a change in the previous dates set by the government. All learners will break for half-term on…
  • - President William Ruto on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, amused delegates attending the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) annual summit with his opening remarks. Addressing the delegates, Ruto underscored the significance of holding the regional meeting in Nairobi, urging AfDB President Akinwumi…
  • - The Ogiek Indigenous community has called on the national government and the National Land Commission (NLC) to expedite their compensation and resettlement program. Led by the Executive Director of Ogiek’s People Development Program(OPDP), Daniel Kobei, the community decried of lack of political…
  • - Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura celebrated his 42nd birthday on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Mwaura was born on May 29, 1982, in Githunguri, Kiambu county and is often referred to by his alias MuthunguWaRuiru. He is the current chairperson of the Albinism Society of Kenya. The firebrand spokesman is…
  • - A section of Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from Kisii County have engaged in a fistfight after an impeachment motion against county administration executive member Alfred Ndemo. The MCAs were recorded engaging in heated brawls disrupting normal operations in the Kisii County Assembly. The…
  • - Busia Senator Okiyo Omtatah has raised concerns over the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers strike. Taking to X on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the lawmaker said that the strike which entered day 59 needs to be addressed adding that the union officials have been conducting peaceful protests across the…
  • - Republic of Congo President Dennis Sassou Nguesso enjoyed an evening game drive at the Nairobi National Park on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, during his visit to Kenya. President Nguesso who is part of the high-level delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is in the country for the group’s…
  • - The maximum temperature in India breached the critical threshold of 50°C for the first time this summer, coming close to an all-time high as deadly heat waves sweep across several states. On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the mercury hit a scorching 50.5°C in Churu, a city in the northwestern state of…
  • - A union representing thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics has called the first strike at the South Korean technology giant since it was founded five and a half decades ago. The National Samsung Electronics Union says it will hold a one-day protest by asking all of its members to use their…
  • - A billionaire real estate tycoon who gave his staff a $1.6 million bonus during the pandemic wants to visit the Titanic wreck in a submarine. Larry Connor is not only undeterred by the OceanGate disaster last year but got on the phone with a rival firm days later asking it to build a better sub. […]
  • - Kilifi County Governor Gideon Mung’aro has continued to implement his ban on muguka in the region despite President William Ruto’s order. In a statement on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Governor Mung’aro announced that his administration had seized bags of muguka in the county. According to the county…
  • -  Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Wednesday blamed “extraordinary rainfall” and changes to weather patterns for multiple disasters in the Pacific Island nation this year, including a landslide last week which may have killed thousands. Parts of a mountain in the Maip-Mulitaka area in…
  • - United Nations (UN) development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council sought to choose someone else for the position. The long-awaited move comes as gangs continue to terrorize the…
  • - A 20-year-old man from London has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death on a beach in Bournemouth, England. Police launched a murder investigation after Amie Gray, 34, a personal trainer and women’s head coach at Dorset Futsal Club, was killed on Friday night. Another woman, 38, and also…
  • - Police have recovered four guns at a home in Lodwar Village, Kabachi Location, Mutuati Sub County in Meru County. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said they also recovered 22 rounds of ammunition and other crude weapons. “Today, 28/05/2024, NPS officers raided a home in Lodwar…
  • - A power outage scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, 2024, is set to impact nine Counties across Kenya, according to the latest announcement from Kenya Power. The blackout, which is planned for maintenance purposes, will affect several areas at different times of the day. “Notice is hereby given under…
  • - In a dramatic courtroom plea, the prosecution has implored the Milimani High Court to deliver the severest possible punishment to six individuals convicted in the murder case of former Juja Member of Parliament (MP) George Thuo. Arguing before the bench, the prosecution on Tuesday, May 28, 2024,…
  • - Former Embakasi South Constituency Development Fund (CDF) manager and his wife have been sentenced to one year in jail. Peter Mukhanji and his wife Nilfrey Musilivin Tero, proprietors of Ewise Systems, were found guilty of three counts of corruption by the Milimani Anti-Corruption court. For count…
  • - A family at Magumu village in Gatundu North is crying for help after a jigger infestation hit and ruined their operations. Bearing the brunt is Clement Kinyanjui, a middle-aged man who has been incapacitated from going about his daily economic activities as the fleas have invaded both his hands and…
  • - The Embu High Court has issued conservatory orders halting the implementation of Executive Order No. 1 which sought to ban the sale of Muguka in Mombasa and Kilifi counties. The orders were handed down by Justice Lucy Njunguna in response to a legal challenge mounted by various stakeholders. The…
  • - Kwale Governor Fatma Achani has declared that the county will not implement a ban on Muguka within its borders. Instead, the governor has pledged to collaborate with other regions in tackling the misuse of Muguka and intends to explore legal avenues to regulate its usage. “As the leadership of this…
  • - Nearly 200,000 people across several American states remain without power after an onslaught of deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms. The severe weather killed at least 23 people over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, injuring hundreds of others and leaving a path of destruction across a swathe of…
  • - A United Airlines jet aborted takeoff after the plane’s engine caught fire Monday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport. Flight 2901, heading to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, had an engine catch fire about 2 p.m. when the aircraft was on the taxiway, the Federal Aviation Administration…
  • - Mumias East Peter Salasya has revealed that if no action is taken by the elders of his region, he will become the first luhya president. The legislator declared his ambition on his official X page (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Salasya called his elders asking them to start making…
  • - JAKARTA, May 28 (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 quake struck off the shores of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Tuesday with the epicentre at a depth of 12km, the country’s geophysics agency said. There was no risk of a tsunami, the agency added. There were no immediate reports of damage. More to follow……
  • - During recent military drills with Cambodia, China’s military showed off a robot dog with an automatic rifle mounted on its back, essentially turning man’s best (electronic) friend into a killing machine. “It can serve as a new member in our urban combat operations, replacing our (human) members to…
  • - A barber has been handed a 30-year jail sentence for defiling a 12-year-old girl in Busia County. In a statement by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the middle-aged man is reported to have committed the heinous crime against the minor on several…
  • - On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, a group of religious leaders in Kilifi County joined the heated debate on the Muguka ban. Expressing their support of the ban beyond the coastal religion, the leaders drawn from both the Muslim and Christian faiths termed Kilifi Governor Gideon Munga’ro and his Mombasa…
  • - The new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Kenya Charles Kahariri inspected the military drills by service members of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Bungoma on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The drills were conducted ahead of the June 1, 2024, Madaraka Day celebrations set to take place at the Masinde…
  • - Radio presenter and influencer ShaqTheYungin has announced his resignation from NRG Radio. Taking to Instagram, Shaq thanked everyone for their support throughout his journey, as he announced his departure. The radio personality has worked in NRG for 6 years and was hosting the mid-morning show. 6…
  • - President William Ruto on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, hosted a section of Vice Chancellors at State House, Nairobi. The president met the leaders to discuss the progress and status of the country’s university education, at the meeting, he assured the country of the government’s unwavering commitment to…
  • - Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku has called for the firing of all advisors to Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir. As Geoffrey pointed out, the advisors to Governor Nassir did not emphasize the real issue and could be considered unreliable. “Please the advisors of the Governor from the coast region,…
  • - The Ministry of Health has rubbished reports of poor quality HIV testing kits in Kenya and promised to deliver quality services. The assurance was made by the Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Harry Kimtai, who read a statement on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Health,…
  • - Former nominated senator Millicent Omanga has told off a section of Kenyans criticizing the cost of President William Ruto’s chartered plane to United States of America during his state visit. Omanga through her official X account on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, said the focus of Kenyans should not be on…
  • - The Ministry of Agriculture and the Agriculture and Food Authority have notified food crops importers and exporters of a new levy that will affect their businesses. The Agriculture and Food Authority announced that the new levy will come into effect starting July 1, 2024. In a notice published on…
  • - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has captured a hyena which was sighted roaming in the Nairobi Embakasi area on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. In a statement, KWS explained that the successful capture of the dangerous wild animal followed an alarm raised by the National Police Service (NPS). How hyena was…
  • - A police officer warmed the hearts of Kenyans after a video surfaced online where the cop stopped the flow of traffic at a zebra crossing to teach a few pupils about road safety. In the short clip, the cop is seen carrying out the all-so-important road safety lesson to the kids who obligingly…
  • - The Executive Office of the President, State House, has announced the auction of various items including motor vehicles and other assorted items. In a notice published on MyGov on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, State House listed unserviceable motor vehicles, tyres and other assorted items that will be…
  • - Tornadoes and devastating thunderstorms have left nearly 300,000 Americans across seven states without power as of Monday night. Over the weekend, huge storms killed at least 23 people and left a path of destruction across the central US. Forecasters said the greatest weather risk has shifted east…
  • - North Korea’s latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang said late Monday, hours after its announcement of a planned launch was criticised by Seoul and Tokyo. Japanese broadcaster NHK ran footage of what appeared to be a flaming projectile in the night…
  • - President William Ruto has issued fresh orders on the ban of muguka after meeting leaders from Embu County at State House, Nairobi. Ruto on Monday, May 27, 2024, met the Embu County leadership led by Governor Cecily Mbarire to address the recent concerns over the ban of muguka by Mombasa and Kilifi…
  • - The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced the extension of working works to help Kenyans file their returns. In a notice printed in MyGov publication on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the taxman indicated that the extension will run from June 3, 2024, to June 30, 2024. KRA pointed out that the…
  • - Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village, a United Nations official said Tuesday. A mass of boulders, earth and…
  • - Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta held a series of last-minute meetings with the various stakeholders involved in South Africa’s general election set to begin on May 29, 2024. The former head of state who is the current chair of the African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) convened a meeting…
  • - The Pope used a highly offensive word towards the LGBT community as he reaffirmed his stance that gay people should not be priests, Italian media has reported. Pope Francis is believed to have made the remark in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops, according to the country’s largest daily…