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A Kilifi court has sentenced a 55-year-old man to 20 years in prison for defiling a 12-year-old boy on several occasions. Mwakonde Mwadzala was convicted by Kaloleni Principal Magistrate Lewis Gatheru after the court found that the…
María Isabel Rodríguez Rivero, widely known as Misa Rodríguez or simply Misa, is a Spanish professional footballer born on 22 July 1999 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Raised in the La Garita neighbourhood of Telde on the island of Gran…
Harambee One is the presidential aircraft, registered KAF308, operated by the Kenya Air Force and used for official travel by Kenya’s Head of State. The Fokker 70 has been part of Kenya’s presidential fleet since 1995 and has served four…
The government plans to commission 21 County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) by March 2027 following a meeting convened by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki to resolve bottlenecks that had delayed their completion and…
Teenage mothers are set to benefit from a government-funded cash support programme aimed at helping them return to school and rebuild their lives after pregnancy. The programme will provide Sh1,000 to every adolescent who returns to school…
The Council said it was particularly concerned that Kiprotich had previously been subjected to a similar ordeal in Nakuru County.
WIOCC Group has secured a combined US$300 million investment from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest). The investment will help support WIOCC’s plans to expand critical digital…
Tarmacking works on the 5-kilometre Mitiini–Kwa Njenga–Dada’s–PCEA Baraka–Baraka Court–Affordable Housing road stretch in Karanjee, Limuru Constituency, has commenced following a launch by area MP Kiragu Chege. The launch, held outside…
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has called on Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to launch immediate, thorough and transparent investigations into the alleged abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich. Kiprotich…
There is growing pressure on journalists to police hate speech, incitement and irresponsible political conduct, while those who make inflammatory statements or sponsor violence are sometimes allowed to escape scrutiny. Even more worrying…
The Ministry of Education has approved the issuance of National Identity Cards to secondary school students across the country. In a statement dated September 1, 2026, Principal Secretary for Basic Education John Ololtuaa said the Ministry…
Kirinyaga County’s Sagana Industrial Park is nearing commissioning after a multi-agency of national government officials gave the project a positive assessment during a visit to verify its progress and identify remaining gaps. The…
KFC said clearing the backlog would take several days, given the highly perishable nature of flowers and the tight schedules under which they are harvested, packed and transported.
Three more suspects have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts in connection with the murder of psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso, bringing to seven the number of suspects currently in custody. The suspects include Pius Mbugua, Samwel…
Two directors of Flexitech Group Limited have been arrested over the alleged theft of Sh31.2 million belonging to a leading retail chain. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects, Martin Kariuki Maina and Johnson…
Uganda and Kenya are pushing for the removal of cross-border travel barriers between the two countries ahead of the 5th Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit set for October 26 and 27, 2026, in Mombasa. Speaking during the media…
East African economies could accelerate attainment of quality healthcare by leveraging artificial intelligence in diagnostics. This comes as the region’s healthcare sector transitions from digital health pilots towards wider…
TCL sued Samsung over Mini LED labelling in a Los Angeles court. The same M80H and M70H sell in Kenya.
Kirinyaga County’s Sagana Industrial Park is nearing commissioning after a multi-agency national government team gave the project a positive assessment during a visit to verify its progress and identify remaining gaps. The assessment comes…
The intersection of high fashion and cultural accountability reached a definitive breaking point with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s decision to scrap its planned spring 2027 Costume Institute retrospective, John Galliano:…
Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich who was abducted in Nakuru and dumped near Masinga Dam is safe and sound. But the reported abduction has huge implications given, according to the Kenya Editors Guild, appears to be a…
The Media Owners Association of Kenya (MOA) has condemned the reported abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, calling for a swift, independent and transparent investigation into the incident. In a statement issued on…
At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country’s health ministry has said. Another 28 people were injured on the road between Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate on Wednesday…
The government is putting in place a coordinated crisis communication framework to prepare Kenyans for the anticipated heavy rains and other impacts of the 2026 El Niño weather phenomenon. The inaugural National Crisis Communication…
