- Africa Day is celebrated every year on May 25th. Meta has launched its Africa Day campaign that highlights and celebrates Africans making a global impact. The campaign, dubbed ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’, was first launched in 2021 and is aimed at amplifying the voices and stories of...…
- The FKF Transition Committee has unveiled members of its Independent Disciplinary and Appeals Committee (IDAC). Former Kenya Referees Association chairman GMT Ottieno, Kenya Football Coaches Association (Kefoca) Chairman John Bob Oyugi,former Kenyan international Josphat Murila, lawyer Bernard…
- The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has postponed the launch of the Green Park Bus Terminal whose operation was to start Tuesday. In a statement, NMS said the postponement follows a request for extension by Public Service Vehicles (PSV) operators. NMS further said the new date for the launch…
- Vihiga Queens defender Phoebe Oketch has been voted as the best player of the month (January) in the Kenya Women Premier League (KWPL). Oketch was instrumental in helping the Queens of Vihiga defensively, with her outstanding performance assisting the team to top the league. “I am grateful for…
- AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted approval in the European Union (EU) by the European Medicine Agency (EMA) as a third dose booster in adults. Healthcare professionals can now use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a third dose booster in patients previously given a primary vaccine…
- Over 200 young people from the Mt Kenya region have benefited from a free training program on how they can best tap into digital technologies to be self-reliant. Under the South-South Dialogue initiative, the youth drawn from Karundas Catholic Vocational Training Center in Kieni, Nyeri County were…
- Faulu Microfinance bank has Tuesday launched its new contactless card which now allows its users to tap and pay on the go. The card is available to all the bank account holders in Classic and Platinum variants. Giving his remarks on the launch of the new cards, Faulu Bank Microfinance...
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- Jomo Kenyatta Foundation has given scholarships to 148 learners who sat for the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. The scholarship, worth Kshs 22.2 million, will benefit the learners who have been drawn from across the forty-seven counties. Speaking during the 2022…
- A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of defilement and incest. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) two prosecutors; Mwanaidi Rama and Christine Achieng proved the case at the Makadara Law Courts. The court heard that 64-year-old…
- Rising Junior golfers and siblings Alyssa Jamal and Aydan Jamal were crowned the winners of the Safaricom Juniors tournament at the par 71 Nyali Country Club. The two siblings, also students at Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, posted a stunning gross of 83 and 93 points in an eighteen-hole...
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- The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced the 2022 finals of its tournament for locally-based players will feature 18 teams instead of 16. Algeria are due to host the African Nations Championships (CHAN) in January, which will now feature an usual format. Caf say the finals will…
- The prime suspect in the shooting incident of Samuel Mugota in Nairobi’s Mirema Drive has Tuesday been arraigned in court. Dennis Karani Gachoki surrendered to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday to clear his name. He maintained that he has never done any business with Mugota…
- Makueni MP Dan Maanzo now says Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka must rethink his decision to run for Presidency. Speaking on Tuesday, Maanzo said talks led by key leaders within Azimio have been ongoing in efforts to woo Kalonzo back to the coalition. “I have requested Kalonzo to reconsider…
- The vast majority of Kenyans are likely to end up buying illicit goods if proposed new consumer taxes become law, a new survey has revealed. According to the survey to be released today (Tuesday), almost two in every three respondents believe that the excise hikes are government’s attempt to…
- The African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a $1.5 billion Emergency Food Production Facility to help tackle the global food crisis sparked by the Russian-Ukraine conflict. The funds will help 20 million African farmers produce an extra 38 million metric tons of food…
- The world’s largest cleft organization Smile Train in partnership with the Kenya Society of Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (KSPRAS) and University of Nairobi (UoN) will today (Tuesday) provide free cleft surgery to patients at the Coast General Hospital, Mombasa. Cleft is a…
- The world’s largest cleft organization Smile Train in partnership with the Kenya Society of Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (KSPRAS) and University of Nairobi (UoN) will today (Tuesday) provide free cleft surgery to patients at the Coast General Hospital, Mombasa. Cleft is a…
- The parliamentary aspirant joins Otile in the 1M club. Kenyan musician and Mathare Parliamentary hopeful has finally clocked the elusive one million subscribers, a feat which had only been achieved previously by Otile Brown in Kenya. However, Otile still leads with 1.15M subscribers. The new…
- The popular account even provided a key to the code. If you’re just finding out about this, maybe the best place to start is at the beginning. Shembeteng is basically Sheng but with added words but we’ll get back to this. The language first made an appearance online when a...
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- Monkeypox can be contained in countries outside Africa where the virus is not usually detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. More than 100 cases of the virus – which causes a rash and a fever – have been confirmed in Europe, the Americas and Australia. That number is expected...
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- The High Court in Mombasa is set to deliver a ruling on whether Mike Sonko should participate in the August 9 polls. This is after court stopped the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from clearing impeached governors citing eligibility of the leaders to vie for office. Sonko is…
- Thor is set to premiere in Kenya in July. Marvel has released the new Thor: Love and Thunder trailer which offers a look at Christian Bale as the villain Gorr the God Butcher in glorious greyscale; the trailer comes a month after the initial teaser. Love and Thunder will be...
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- Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is calling for more investments in the health workforce if the world is to realize dependable and working health systems. Speaking on the side-lines of the ongoing Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly in Geneva, the health CS said it was important for the world…
- The Government has urged business firms and the private sector to resist blackmail and extortion disguised as protection money by rogue politicians. Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i says intelligence agencies are aware that politicians are extorting cash from prominent businesses in exchange of…
- IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati says the remaining 44 hopefuls have 48 hours to present at least 2000 signatures in hard and soft copies backed by copies of ID Cards of supporters from 24 counties to back their bids. Those who meet the requirements will present themselves before the commission…
- Dennis Karani Gachoki, the man identified by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations as the a key suspect in the shooting of a man in Mirema last week has surrendered himself to the DCI. Dennis has denied involvement in the execution of Samuel Mugo Mugota, a man accused by police of...
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- Detectives from the Anti-Transnational Organized Crimes and the Anti Narcotics unit are seeking to hold, for 3 more days a suspect arrested last week in possession of cocaine worth 100 million shillings.
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- Azimio la Umoja Presidential aspirant Raila Odinga has assured the church of a place in the management of the country’s affairs should he form the next government. Raila says he recognizes the vital role religious leaders play in the successful running of any nation.
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- Deputy President William Ruto is promising that his government will put up 23 milk coolers in Kiambu County in his first 100 days in office if elected President. During a tour of Kiambu and Murang’a Counties, Ruto said seven milk coolers are not sufficient to serve farmers in the two...
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- The leaders who met in Machakos say the party is ready to give structured dialogue a chance before arriving at a decision on the way forward. They have however maintained that should the offer made to Kalonzo by Raila Odinga turnout to be insignificant, they will support a Kalonzo Musyoka...
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- The high cost associated with treatment of cancer in rural parts of Kenya where a majority of the population live below the poverty line, has seen medical practitioners come up with mechanisms of making cancer treatment accessible and affordable to all. In Migori county Doctors have devised a way…
- A total of 74% of Spanish land are facing desertification, with Catalonia and Andalusia at most risk due to large-scale erosion in the regions, Spanish news agency Efe reported on Monday, citing the draft of the National Strategy to Combat Desertification. The document, drawn up by the Ministry for…
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expects more monkeypox cases to emerge in the United States, CDC Deputy Director of the Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Jennifer McQuiston said on Monday. “It’s likely that there are going to be additional cases reported…
- The Biden administration is considering a release of diesel fuel from the US stockpile in order to address supply issues, CNN said in a report, citing a senior White House official. The emergency declaration being considered would authorize US President Joe Biden to release diesel from the national…
- A campaign vehicle believed to belong to a Nakuru Member of County Assembly hit and killed two people Monday morning. The vehicle branded Governor Lee Kinyanjui veered off the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway at Free Area within Nakuru East Sub County in Nakuru County. After losing control, the vehicle hit a…
- Wiper party says it’s is in consultation to offer a final statement on the way forward to joining Azimio which will only happen under a structured dialogue. Addressing the media at Stoni Athi in Machakos County, the party’s Secretary General, Robert Mbui, said the only reason why Kalonzo decided to…
- Outgoing Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has refuted reports that he is gunning for the Mwala Parliamentary seat. The Maendeleo Chap Chap party leader clarified he is not running for any elective seat in the August 9 election. “For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to clarify that at this particular…
- The urban lifeline operation monitoring system employed in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, can display real-time monitoring data on urban infrastructure such as gas and water supply facilities and bridges on a screen. Since its implementation over four years ago, the system has cumulatively…
- The Kenya Defence Forces in conjunction with Aero Club will hold an exciting Museum Air Show Festival Saturday, 28th May 2022 at Uhuru Gardens along Lang’ata Road in Nairobi. The Air Show, led by Kenya Air Force, will boast displays of both military and civilian aerobatic capabilities aimed at…
- Terry Ramadhani has officially taken over as the Chief Executive Officer at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). The Professional Management Services and Corporate re-engineering expert was appointed by appointed to the position last week following competitive recruitment undertaken by the…
- Azimio la Umoja Presidential aspirant Raila Odinga has assured the church of a place in the management of the country’s affairs should he form the next government. Recognizing the vital role religious leaders play in the country’s peace and harmony, Odinga said he will seek partnerships with the…
- This year’s Eldoret Rally will be a mixed-surface contest and will revolve around the iconic Cherangani Hills of the Great Rift Valley region on Saturday May 28. The event, organized by East African Safari Rally, will offer competitors a technical mix of gravel and asphalt roads, as well as, energy…
- The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) informed on Sunday. “One hundred million is a stark…
- Erik ten Hag says he is not risking his managerial reputation by taking the Manchester United job. The Dutchman, 52, is United’s fifth permanent boss since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. 🎙️ "The plan is HUGE." Erik Ten Hag says he has a good feeling with the people he...
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- The official opening of Getong’anya Sweet Potato Processing Plant in Kuria, Migori County early this year has renewed farmers’ hopes for a brighter economic future. The Kshs. 117 million plant was launched by Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa early this year and is expected to process…
- Football Kenya Federation Transition Committee has called upon football stakeholders in the country to support yet to be validated FKF draft constitution which will be approved in a general assembly. Committee chairman and retired judge Aaron Ringera who was speaking while meeting local…
- BIDCO Africa Limited has introduced a new beverage joOz Boost+ (plus) that helps support a healthy immune system. The Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Manufacturer launched their new product at Sigona Golf Club on Saturday during the BIDCO Golf Day. Speaking during the tournament that brought together a…
- A family of a renowned former minister from Kisii County has established a museum to support competency Based Curriculum; CBC, promote environmental conservation and honor the head of the family.
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- Nambale Member of Parliament Sakwa Bunyasi has called on the national government to create a special fund to cater for school fees for needy children. Speaking at Siera Secondary school during distribution of bursaries, Bunyasi noted that the funds will be of great help to needy families.
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- Dennis Karani Gachoki, the man identified by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations as the a key suspect in the shooting of a man in Mirema last week has surrendered himself to the DCI. Dennis has denied involvement in the execution of Samuel Mugo Mugota, a man accused by police of...
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