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President William Ruto directed all government agencies to expunge all reference made to Private Security Officers (PSO’s) as watchmen or guards describing the terms as “colonial” and that they do not show respect to the officers. Speaking…
Ugandans mourned the death at 27 of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala. Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to…
Wallace Sititi is a New Zealand rugby union player who has emerged as one of the most dynamic loose forwards in the modern game. Born on 7 September 2002 in Apia, Samoa, he stands 1.87 metres tall and weighs 113 kilograms, combining power,…
Tyrel Shae Lomax is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop. Born on 16 March 1996 in Canberra, Australia, he stands 192 cm tall and weighs around 127 kg. He represents the Hurricanes in Super Rugby…
Jordan Matthew Barrett, born on 17 February 1997 in New Plymouth, New Zealand, is a professional rugby union player who primarily plays as a versatile outside back or midfielder for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific and the All Blacks.…
A senior official in the Kitui County Government and six company directors were arrested over an alleged Sh17.5 million procurement scandal involving conflict of interest, abuse of office and corrupt tendering practices. The Ethics and…
Police officers from Athi River Police Station, working in collaboration with members of the public, have rescued a medical doctor who had been abducted by armed suspects who demanded a Sh3 million ransom for his release. The victim,…
Viliami Pasilio Tosi, born on 18 July 1998 in Levin, New Zealand, is a professional rugby union player who represents the All Blacks as a tighthead prop. He is known for his powerful scrummaging, work rate, ball-carrying ability, and…
Facebook owner Meta has become the latest tech firm to say one of its AI models was able to connect to the internet and hack into another organisation’s systems, during testing. The incident, which Meta says occurred during an evaluation…
Tamaiti Patariki Thomas Williams, born on 10 August 2000 in Whangārei, New Zealand, is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for the Crusaders in Super Rugby Pacific, Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship, and…
Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, designing the pressure tanks that help power its rocket. He was paid partly in stock – a common trade-off at start-ups as a hiring incentive. Some 17 years on, those 200,000 shares he was…
Luke Brittain Jacobson is a New Zealand rugby union player born on 20 April 1997 in Te Awamutu and raised in nearby Cambridge in the Waikato region. He plays primarily as a flanker or number eight in the loose forward positions. A product…
A Nairobi court on Thursday approved an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to extradite three Kenyans to the United States of America to face criminal charges. Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai endorsed warrants of…
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) posted a 49 percent increase in net profit for the financial year ended June 30, 2026, driven by strong sales growth, improved cost management and lower financing costs. The brewer reported a profit…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Kenya Scouts Association have initiated discussions on a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening ethics, integrity and anti-corruption education among young people across the…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Busia and Teso South, working alongside officers from Adungosi Police Station, have seized 700 litres of chang’aa and arrested a suspect during a patrol operation in…
An advocate of the High Court of Kenya who had been on the run after allegedly failing to appear in court to answer charges linked to a Sh69 million gold scam has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani. According to…
Rihanna could be set to end a decade-long hiatus from releasing an album, according to her partner A$AP Rocky. “She in the studio right now,” the rapper said on The Jason Lee podcast on Wednesday. Few details about the project were…
Police in Meru County are investigating the death of a 47-year-old pharmaceuticals company manager who was found unresponsive inside his rented apartment in Kaaga on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Francis Karuiru, the manager of…
Police in Meru County are investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy who died several days after reportedly falling from a bicycle while visiting relatives in Isiolo. The deceased was a Grade Four pupil at Munanda Primary School. He had…
Detectives arrested a farm worker after the body of his colleague, who had earlier been reported missing, was exhumed from a shallow grave on a farm in Itabua, Embu West Sub-County. The deceased was identified as Lawrence Murimi Njiru, a…
Police in Migori County arrested a 25-year-old man accused of fatally attacking his 68-year-old grandmother following a domestic dispute in Nyankongo Village, Ntimaru Sub-County. The suspect was taken into custody after the incident, which…
NCBA Group posted a 12.2 percent increase in net profit during the first half of 2026, driven by stronger earnings from its Kenyan banking business and improved performance across its regional subsidiaries. The lender reported a profit…
A 37-year-old woman was killed after she was attacked and trampled by an elephant while walking home with her husband in Kajiado West Sub-County on Tuesday evening. The victim, identified as Siiyon Tomosian Taki, was returning home from a…
