- Politician Esther Passaris was spotted with her cute grandson during a sports event. The boy looked composed next to his beautiful grandma as seen in the video.
- Manchester City fans were blocked from leaving the Allianz Stadium in Turin after they conceded the second goal against Juventus in the Champions League.
- KEBS has released a statement addressing reports that there is contaminated rice circulating in the market. It seized 452 bags of rice due to high aflatoxin levels.
- Interior PS Raymond Omollo expressed regret over the violent police response to peaceful anti-femicide protesters in Nairobi's CBD, terming it unfortunate.
- South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air said Thursday it had bought a majority stake in rival Asiana Airlines for $1 billion, making it the effective owner four years after first expressing its takeover intentions. The European Commission, the bloc's powerful antitrust authority, last year expressed…
- Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media. Australia wants big tech companies to compensate local publishers for sharing articles that drive traffic on…
- Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media. Australia wants big tech companies to compensate local publishers for sharing news links that drive traffic…
- Equity Bank Kenya, which employs more than 7,000 workers and serves over 12 million customers, sought individuals to work as customer care and senior managers.
- Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah has revealed his efforts to bridge the political divide between President William Ruto and his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.
- Education CS Julius Ogamba explained that the marking of the 2024 KCSE was being finalised by the examiners in Nairobi. The results will be out in January.
- UoN celebrates their lecturer Sylvester kasuku, who supported his daughter during the famous Gen Z protests as he graduates with PhD centered on urban planning.
- The IMF has eased penalties on Kenya's loans, offering the country significant financial relief. This adjustment is set to save Nairobi over KSh 16b.
- A family in Kisii is currently struggling to come to terms with the fact that they buried the wrong body. The Kisii family was forced to exhume the wrong body.
- Nation Media Group has announced jobs for business executives in Nairobi and other cities, inviting applications from candidates to join its commercial team.
- Equities swung in Asian trade Thursday following another record day on Wall Street fuelled by inflation data that reinforced expectations for a US interest rate cut next week, while traders also remained hopeful for more measures to stimulate China's economy.
- Faced with a stuttering economy, political turbulence in the eurozone and the prospect of renewed trade tensions with the United States, the European Central Bank is Thursday set to cut interest rates again.
- Last week's slaying of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson has brought renewed attention to the widespread dissatisfaction with the American health care system, even as prominent leaders have condemned the killing.
- In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars and other tech, Bolivia is lagging behind its neighbors in the race to mine the key metal. - In South America, lithium lies in salt flats.
- The movers and shakers of the video game industry will gather Thursday in Los Angeles to celebrate the annual Game Awards, the sector's equivalent of the Oscars. "We're still in the very early stages of this big push from Chinese game companies to release AAA games," said Ahmad, using an industry…
- Mount Kenya University Vice Chancellor Professor Deogratius Jaganyi was delighted that Equip Africa was achieving its mission to bridge the gap in skilled training.
- World Athletics has ratified Beatrice Chebet's 10,000m and Ruth Chepngetich's marathon world records. Kenyan athletes set multiple athletics world records this year.
- The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has recalled Batch No. 2405055 of Sure Lubricated Condoms Dotted over safety concerns, citing failed "freedom from holes" tests.
- Users of Meta-owned platforms could not use them on Wednesday evening, December 11. Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram experienced a downtime worldwide.
- Economic officials in outgoing President Joe Biden's administration are set to meet their Chinese counterparts this week for talks, in a final effort to strengthen ties before Donald Trump's White House return.
- Ademola Lookman is the leading favourite to win the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award and the stats favour the Nigerian after an outstanding campaign.
- President William Ruto's announcement that Kenyan would host the Grammys was met with scepticism. Kenyans created funny memes showing possible outcomes.
- British designer John Galliano said Wednesday he was stepping down as creative director at Maison Margiela after 10 years at the helm of the French label. Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy, a 40-year-old Franco-Belgian who previously worked at Maison Margiela, has been heavily linked…
- The Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi GOAT debate continues to be a hot topic among football fans. Manchester United star Amad Diallo has shared his take.
- Lillian Andanyi, the mother of 21-year-old Vivian Likokha is in distress after the young woman disappeared in Nairobi days after leaving her Butere home.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday urged businesses to invest in war-torn Ukraine and stressed a commitment to smooth Kyiv's path to European Union accession. Germany would go "down this path together" with Ukraine towards accession, Scholz said.
- The largest group in the European Parliament, the conservative EPP, joined calls Wednesday to "reverse" a ban on combustion engine vehicles starting in 2035, citing the struggles of the automotive industry.
- Kenyan scholar Humphrey Oborah has been awarded the Quality Assurance of Pre-Tertiary and Higher Education Honorary Fellowship Award for pioneering education.
- The National Assembly flagged as fake a letter purported to have come from it and addressed to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for vetting.
- Friends and family are in pain afterr the sudden death of young Ryan, who was found dead at his apartment. Before his death, Ryan shared his problems online.
- Canada's central bank on Wednesday lowered its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 3.25 percent, seeking to aid a slowing economy facing uncertainty following a tariff threat from US President-elect Donald Trump.
- Peter Salasya, the Mumias East legislator, broke ground for his home in the village. Salasya stressed the importance of owning a home, saying it comes in handy.
- An Uasin Gishu woman named Asha Tiren Jerop has accused her family of putting her through untold hardship and mistreatment after her parents' demise.
- Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah has pledged to withdraw the case he had filed in court against a social media user who allegedly abused him via social media.
- A proposed $25 billion supermarket mega-merger disintegrated Wednesday in bitter recriminations between Albertsons and would-be suitor Kroger following US court rulings blocking the deal. In statements released by Albertsons, the Boise, Idaho supermarket chain said it was "disappointed" by the…
- An American man, Jordan Guenther, gifted his Kenyan TikTok bestie a KSh 20,000 money bouquet for her birthday with the help of close friends and restaurant staff.
- A 52-year-old woman could not hide her joy after welcoming triplets. Temitope Familusi said she was called barren for not giving birth 24 years into her marriage.
- Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world's tech giants race to take the lead in the fast developing technology. The tech giants promise that agents will be the next stage of an AI revolution that was sparked by the…
- Popular Kalenjin musician Faith Therui opened up about her failed marriage. The musician got married in 2022 to Addison Cheruiyot. She and Addison parted ways.
- YY Comedian shared photos of Eddie Butita speaking to an unidentified woman, and noted how happy he was. He also urged him to pursue and marry the lady.
- In 2024, Kenyans were conscious about making good meals for their families. In some other quaters, some people wanted to know how to cook healthy meals.
- Tech giant Apple on Wednesday rolled out major updates to its artificial intelligence offerings that integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into its native applications, including Siri, on the iPhone. The ChatGPT features fall under the iPhone maker's "Apple Intelligence" system, which also includes an AI-…
