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A 14-year-old boy died after allegedly stabbing himself following a disagreement with his mother at their home in Dandora, Nairobi. According to police, the incident was reported on Tuesday night at Dandora Police Station by the boy’s…
Posters for the new The Mummy film have been banned from the London Underground and other billboards after regulators said they included realistic depictions of a dead child. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 30 complaints…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has uploaded the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates to its e-certificate platform, allowing candidates to instantly access secure digital copies of their…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appointed Ruth Kulundu as the Acting Chief Executive Officer and Commission Secretary. In a statement, IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon said Kulundu’s appointment took…
Police in Bungoma County are investigating a brazen daylight robbery in which a family was ambushed by six armed men and robbed of more than Sh500,000 in cash and several valuables along the Chwele–Lwakhakha Road. The incident occurred at…
Hundreds of fisherfolk in Msambweni constituency of Kwale county are set to benefit from a modern fisheries facility handed over to them by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The multimillion-shilling investment aims at transforming the…
Hiring police escorts for weddings, funerals and other private events has become increasingly common in Kenya. Event organisers often request police escorts to help wedding convoys move smoothly through traffic, maintain order at venues…
A fashion brand has had an advert banned by the advertising watchdog which it said was “glamourising smoking”. Jaded London, whose clothes have been worn by Beyoncé and Kylie Jenner, used a picture of a woman on holiday holding a cigarette…
The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has granted an exemption to allow Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to wear his nickname on his Colo Colo shirt. The 40-year-old signed a six-month contract with the Chilean Liga de Primera side on Monday…
Arsenal are set to complete their protracted move for Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes. BBC Sport reported on 30 July that Guimaraes was expected to move to the Premier League champions following a breakthrough in talks. And a full…
Turkish club Trabzonspor say they have begun negotiations to sign Mohamed Salah. The 34-year-old Egypt forward left Liverpool at the end of last season and is in talks to join as a free agent. In a statement, Trabzonspor said Salah will…
The latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Anthropic and OpenAI went to new extremes in trying to undermine a popular platform during testing by the UK’s AI Security Institute. The AISI said on Tuesday that Anthropic’s Mythos and…
Wheat farmers in Narok are demanding an increase in the producer price of a 90kg bag to Sh6,000. Currently, millers offer between Sh3,100 and Sh3,200 for a bag. And at the same time they also want the government to intervene and have them…
Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat…
It is increasingly evident that societies thrive when democratic governance, a vibrant free market economy and social justice work hand in hand to create opportunities for all citizens rather than a privileged few. Across Nandi County,…
The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed as fake a viral document circulating on social media purporting to contain a list of newly appointed Officers Commanding Stations (OCSs) in Nairobi. In a statement shared through its official…
SpaceX has delivered its first-ever quarterly business report, which showed revenue nearly doubled but its spending skyrocketed. The company, run by Elon Musk, builds space rockets and Starlink internet satellites and owns the social media…
The Linda Mwananchi political group is set for a rally in Homa Bay town after acquiring a permit from the police yesterday. The group’s leaders led by county coordinator Samuel Nyauke told opposing camps to avoid causing chaos during their…
Turkana Deputy Governor Dr. John Erus has urged faith-based organizations implementing development and humanitarian programmes in the county to formalize their engagement with the County Government through Memoranda of Understanding…
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people and leaving at least 44 injured, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In one of the deadliest strikes across Kyiv this year, which started…
Dairy goat farming remains one of Kenya’s most underexploited livestock enterprises despite a steadily growing demand for goat milk driven by its nutritional value and perceived health benefits. As more consumers seek easily digestible…
At least 72 teachers from Nakuru County have undergone training on climate-smart education in a move aimed at empowering and equipping schools to become centers of innovation, resilience and practical climate action. Participants who were…
More than 200 students at Ruiru Technical and Vocational College (TVC) are set to benefit from a Sh3 million scholarship awarded through the Ruiru National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), in a move aimed at expanding…
As sacks of freshly harvested soya beans arrive at a village aggregation centre in Homa Bay County, each is carefully weighed, inspected and paid for. To many farmers, it is another harvest and another payday. But these golden beans are…
