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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the country is on course to achieve the targeted 15 billion trees by 2032 which aims to significantly raise Kenya’s forest cover. Prof. Kindiki noted that conservation of environment is a priority…
Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in…
Actress Lupita Nyong’o has told people who have criticised her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to remember that “this is a mythological story”. The Oscar winner will play Helen, whose beauty famously “launched a…
Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Michael Carrick as their permanent head coach on a two-year contract. The 44-year-old took interim charge after Ruben Amorim was sacked in January and has delivered Champions League…
The incident at the centre of a murder charge against Cuba’s former president, Raúl Castro, is burned into the collective memory of both Havana and Miami. The US case, unveiled on Wednesday, accuses Castro and five others in the shooting…
President Donald Trump says the US will send an extra 5,000 troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the move ahead of a meeting…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the resolution of the fuel crisis has been achieved through a whole-of-government approach dismissing claims he played no role in it. The DP termed reports questioning his whereabouts during the time…
Veteran British television presenter Judith Chalmers has died at the age of 90 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Chalmers, best known for fronting the long-running travel programme Wish You Were Here…?, died peacefully at her…
More than four months after a multi-storey building collapsed in Nairobi’s South C estate, killing and injuring victims trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel, families and residents say they are still waiting for justice,…
Manchester City F.C. manager Pep Guardiola will step down from his role at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club has announced. In a statement issued on Friday, Manchester City confirmed that Guardiola will leave his…
Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Michael Carrick as their permanent head coach on a two-year contract. The 44-year-old took interim charge after Ruben Amorim was sacked in January and has delivered Champions League…
Eeli Tolvanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward born on April 22, 1999, in Vihti, Finland. He currently plays as a right winger (and sometimes left) for the Seattle Kraken in the National Hockey League (NHL). Tolvanen shoots…
Cale Fleury is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman born on November 19, 1998, in Carlyle, Saskatchewan, though often associated with Calgary where his family moved when he was young. He currently plays for the Seattle Kraken in…
Ryan O’Reilly is a Canadian professional ice hockey player born on February 7, 1991, in Clinton, Ontario. He plays as a centre and serves as an alternate captain for the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known for…
The Auctioneers Licensing Board has suspended an auctioneer for six months after finding that he illegally auctioned two trucks belonging to a businessman despite the underlying debt having already been settled. In a ruling delivered at…
Actress Thora Birch is making headlines after publicly revealing she is bisexual during a recent event celebrating the 35th anniversary of The Abbey, one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ venues in West Hollywood. The actress, best known for roles…
The 2026 Rhino Charge Challenge has received a major financial boost after Safaricom and the M-PESA Foundation committed a combined Sh114 million towards this year’s edition and ongoing conservation initiatives across the country. The…
President William Ruto has directed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to create an enabling framework that allows matatu operators to continue using artwork and graffiti on their vehicles, even after a High Court ruling…
President William Ruto has announced an immediate review of the Insurance Act and the Auctioneers Act, with the process expected to be concluded within three months as part of wider reforms aimed at addressing concerns raised by the…
President William Ruto has unveiled a series of interventions aimed at easing pressure on the transport sector following days of unrest linked to rising fuel prices, as public transport operators called off a nationwide strike after talks…
Police in Igambang’ombe Sub-County have launched investigations following a deadly night attack at a homestead in the Kamwimbi area that left two people dead and two others seriously injured. According to police, a group of about six armed…
Public transport operators have officially called off the nationwide transport sector strike over fuel prices, which had been set to resume on Monday, May 26, allowing room for further negotiations with the government. The announcement was…
President William Ruto has directed a further reduction of Sh10 per litre in the price of diesel for the June–July fuel pricing cycle, in the latest government intervention aimed at easing pressure on consumers amid rising fuel costs and…
The High Court in Nairobi has declined to certify as urgent a constitutional petition seeking to stop the payment of more than Sh3 billion to 463 alleged ghost workers in Bungoma County and alleging the existence of a fraudulent litigation…
