- Gabriel Attal has been named France’s next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. At 34, he is the youngest PM in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius who was 37 when he was appointed by François Mitterrand in 1984. Mr…
- The family of Ruth Ndanu and Rachel Mumbe is elated after each of the twin sisters emerged top after scoring an A in the recently released Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. The two who sat their national exams at St Mary’s Igoji in Meru County attributed their success to…
- The government has announced 2,500 nursing and healthcare job opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection’s Principal Secretary, Shadrack Mwadime, urged qualified Kenyans to apply for the opportunities in Saudi Arabia. “The Ministry of Labour and…
- In 2023, a handful of politicians found themselves in the spotlight for diverse reasons, ranging from remarkable achievements within the political landscape to the prominent positions they hold. While the country’s political realm remains unpredictable, some of these individuals are likely to…
- Safaricom has confirmed disruptions of M-pesa App services due to a system glitch amid complaints on social media. Through a statement on the company’s official X account on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Safaricom confirmed the outage noting it is working to restore normal operations. A widespread…
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the deaths of two unnamed men who are reported to have lost their lives in the hands of National Police Service (NPS) reservists. In a statement dated Tuesday, January 9, 2024, IPOA chairperson Anne Makori revealed…
- Lang’ata Member of Parliament (MP) Felix Odiwuor alias Jalang’o is celebrating after Levis Otieno Rabah, the boy who joined Kanga High School with only a bar of soap scored a B+ in his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results. In his statement, Jalang’o congratulated Levis for his…
- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) politician Alinur Mohamed has chastised high school teachers over the recent Es recorded in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results. In a statement shared via his official Facebook account, the city politician insinuated that the teachers…
- You can now own one of the government’s affordable housing units for Ksh3,150,000 or Ksh4,250,000. That is the price tag for the sale of President William Ruto’s houses in Bondeni Nakuru County as indicated in an advertisement by the Ministry of Lands and Housing on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.…
- South Korea has voted to ban dog meat and end controversy around the ancient custom. Activists say hundreds of thousands of dogs are farmed and killed in South Korea each year, but attitudes have changed in recent times and demand is at an all-time low. The ban will make the breeding, slaughter and…
- Teachers, parents and students at Matinyani Boys Secondary School in Kitui West sub-county in Kitui were on Monday left in disbelief after the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) withheld their 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE) results. Last year, the school trounced…
- Police in Samburu County are holding three suspects for the offence of trafficking marijuana popularly known as bhang. In a statement on Tuesday, January 9, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects were found trafficking 196 kilograms of bhang concealed beneath sacks of…
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been granted 21 days to continue detaining three suspects linked to the murder of Meru blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Snipper pending probe. Kibera Senior Resident Magistrate William Lokopoiyot on Monday, January 8, 2024, ordered that the trio…
- Fifteen people perished following a grisly road accident at Twin Bridge along Nakuru-Eldoret Road on Tuesday morning. Confirming the accident, the National Police Service (NPS) said the crash involved two Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) operated by Classic Kings of Congo and North Ways Shuttle. “15…
- A gigantic crocodile leapt from the water and onto a man’s boat with its “jaws wide open” in Australia. The seasoned fisherman had been angling at Jane Creek, near St. Helens Beach near Mackay in Queensland, on December 31 when the crocodile began approaching the boat. “This would have been a…
- Eric Macharia Nyaga, a former student of Kianjokoma Primary School in Embu County, is one of the top achievers in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. Macharia scored an A plain of 84 points from Moi High School Mbiruri in Embu County. The boy, who hails from a…
- President William Ruto had a heartwarming reunion with his former primary and nursery school teachers in a rare visit to Kamagut Primary School in Uasin Gishu County on January 8, 2024. The 57-year-old head of state shared a light moment with the teachers as he reminisced about his days in the…
- Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Monday, January 8, 2024, released the results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The featured 899,453 candidates who sat for the 2023 KCSE exams, with only 1,216 candidates scoring a mean grade of A plain. 201,133 candidates…
- Two women in Msambweni, Mombasa County, have been charged with illegally dealing in wildlife trophies worth Ksh11 million. The two, Tima Omar Suya and Bahatisha Juma Said, were allegedly arrested with five pieces of elephant tusks weighing 111.98 kg with a street value of Ksh11,198,000. According…
- Drama ensued in Kisii after gunshots were fired during an event in which Kisii Governor Simba Arati was issuing bursaries. Arati’s speech was cut short after a commotion in the crowd, followed by several gunshots suspected to have been fired by intruders. A video posted online showed the attendees…
- The Ministry of Health has announced plans to introduce psychosocial rehabilitation centres for individuals struggling with mental illnesses in Bungoma County. In a statement, the Susan Nakhumicha-led docket announced that the development follows after a consultative meeting consisting of…
- Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC. Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members – five British – allege atrocities, including rape and forced abortions, by Nigeria’s late TB…
- Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu on Monday, January 8, 2024, released the results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Speaking at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, CS Machogu revealed that 899,453 candidates sat for the 2023 KCSE exams.…
- Kapsabet Boys High School in Nandi once again has emerged as one of the top institutions in the recently announced Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE) results. In the results announced by Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu, 54 students from the school scored As of 83…
- Two people died on the spot and several others seriously injured on Monday, January 8 after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a grisly accident at Kisaju in Isinya, Kajiado County, The 6 am accident involved a 14-seater matatu and a lorry carrying sand heading towards the same…
- Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has declared that 2000 pupils who were unable to sit for their KCPE exams will be granted the opportunity to join secondary school. While addressing the release of the 2023 KCSE exam results, Machogu explained that despite his initial commitment to…
- Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is among parents who are celebrating their children’s performances following the release of the results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The firebrand politician proudly posted the KCSE results of his daughter Gift Atubukha Khalwale while…
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results for 4,109 candidates who took the exams in 2023 have been withheld due to their reported involvement in examination irregularities. Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced in his speech that these results will remain withheld until the…
- Kenya National Examinations Council has announced that the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) will be accessed online and not on Short Message Service as it has been in the past. In a statement, the National examination body said the results will be accessed via a link on their website…
- Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu on Monday, January 8, 2024, released the results of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Speaking at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret, Machogu revealed that 899,453 candidates sat for the 2023 KCSE exams. He added that Kenya…
- The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced that candidates sitting for the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) have two months to register. Speaking at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret on Monday, January 8,…
- Five people have been left with serious injuries while a driver is dead following a road accident involving a Toyota Hiace Matatu and Mitsubishi Fuso Lorry on Narok-Bomet road. According to the National Police Services, the accident happened in Tegero area at 1:15 a.m. with the matatu belonging to…
- In a few days’ time, Africa will be vibrating to the rhythm of the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. An array of African football talent will be on display between 13 January – 11 February. We take a look at the top players to watch at the […]
- A football team from Martinique which made an 8,000 mile (12,900km) round-trip to play a cup tie in France lost the match 12-0. Golden Lion are the reigning champions on the island, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean, and one of several teams from outside the country to enter the French…
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intensified its probe into the brutal murder of 26-year-old socialite Starlet Wahu Mwangi, as prime suspect John Matara remains in police custody. In a statement on Sunday, January 7, the DCI urged any additional victims or survivors of Matara’s…
- Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga marked his 79th birthday in a heartwarming celebration at the residence of former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho in Malindi. The opposition leader began his day with a visit to the Markaz Darul Aitam Orphanage in Malindi, where he…
- Vanesa Ogema, the 23-year-old woman who was captured in a viral video causing a fracas and verbally abusing a healthcare provider at Port Victoria Hospital in Busia County, has been arrested. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), while confirming Ogema’s arrest on Sunday, January 7,…
- Supporters of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga faced teargas from anti-riot police while celebrating his 79th birthday at the National Archives in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The incident, captured in a video circulating on social media, depicts…
- Lang’ata Member of Parliament, Phelix Odiwuor alias Jalang’o, has extended his warm birthday wishes to Raila Odinga as he marks his 79th birthday. Despite the strain in his relationship with the ODM party, Jalang’o shared a photo of himself alongside the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party…
- U.S. regulators on Saturday temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout that forced a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an emergency landing. A piece of fuselage tore off the left side of the jet as it climbed following…
- The government has announced receiving close to 10,000 applications for the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), even as the country transitions to visa-free entry. Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced that out of the 9,787 applications received so far, 4,046 have been processed…
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has announced a countrywide cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate its leader Raila Odinga’s 79th birthday. K24 Digital understands that Raila will celebrate his birthday in Malindi, Kilifi county, at the residence of former Mombasa Governor Hasan Joho. In a…
- Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga is celebrating his 79th birthday on Sunday, January 7, 2024. The politician, who is also the leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, was born on January 7, 1945. He was born to Mary Juma Odinga and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga at…
- Detectives have apprehended five suspects in an ongoing crackdown against contraband milk products. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the covert operation aims to dismantle criminal syndicates responsible for flooding the market with substandard and harmful milk…
- John Matara, the main suspect in the gruesome murder of socialite Starlet Wahu, has once again found himself in trouble after another victim emerged with fresh details about how he targeted and nearly killed her five days before Starlet’s murder. The body of Starlet, the sister of controversial…
- Defence Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale has condemned the recent attack on journalists and law enforcement officers that occurred during a Shisha raid in Nairobi’s Kilimani area on Saturday. In a statement on his X media account, the CS deemed the attack as illegal, primitive and immoral. “Attacking…
- Police in Nanyuki on Saturday arrested two suspects and recovered bhang worth Ksh5 million during an operation. While confirming the incident, Laikipia County police commander John Nyoike stated that the police who were acting on a tip-off from members of the public confiscated the illegal goods…
- The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has condemned the violence meted on journalists and other security agencies during a Shisha crackdown in Nairobi’s Kilimani area on Saturday, January 6, 2024. In their statement, Nacada Chairman Stephen Mairori affirmed…
- A passenger has described the moment a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of a passenger plane in mid-air shortly after take-off in the US state of Oregon. Alaska Airlines passenger Evan Smith said a boy and his mother were sitting in the row where the window blew out and the boy’s shirt was […]
- National Assembly Minority Leader James Opiyo Wandayi has expressed concern over the delay in releasing the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) results for the year 2023. In a statement on Saturday, January 6, Wandayi noted the far-reaching consequences of this delay, particularly…
