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Police in Kilifi are investigating the murder of a 74-year-old man whose body was found dumped in a thicket along Boatyard Road. Charo Kikotero had reportedly left his home on September 18, 2026, at about 8am but did not return, prompting…
Robert Altman had an estimated net worth of $60 million at the time of his death in 2006. The American filmmaker built his wealth and reputation through a career spanning film, television and theater. Altman was one of the most influential…
Edward Zwick has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He is an American film and television director, writer and producer whose career has spanned more than four decades. Zwick is best known for directing films including About Last…
Jaafar Jackson has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He is an American singer, dancer, and actor who began his career in music before making a major transition into acting. The son of Jermaine Jackson and nephew of Michael Jackson,…
Antoine Fuqua is an American film director who has a net worth of $60 million. He has built his fortune through a long career directing feature films, documentaries, television projects and music videos. Fuqua first gained recognition in…
Michael Kopech is a professional American baseball pitcher who has a net worth of $3 million. Kopech has played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Known for his powerful fastball, he emerged as one…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described warnings that AI could lead to humanity’s extinction by the next decade as “doomsday narratives”. “2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that’s going to be the end of the…
Protesters gathered in Austin, Texas where local officials said a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a man in the Texas capital. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national, was shot in…
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In the north-eastern state of…
In his 82nd birthday reflections, President Yoweri Museveni did something unusual. He named names. He named a year. And in doing so, he demolished a narrative that has been carefully constructed in sections of the Kenyan media—that…
Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company’s AI systems autonomously committing such an act. The hacks occurred in May during a…
While AI researchers in the United States fret over out-of-control superintelligence wiping out humanity, Chinese policymakers have until now been more focused on immediate risks, from deepfakes to child safety. But the alarming hacking…
Ed Sheeran fans attending the pop star’s Philadelphia concert on Saturday said they still support the English singer-songwriter despite a controversy over Macklemore being pulled from the tour over his remarks on Palestine. Addressing the…
Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania’s UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities. “The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) regrets to inform the public that…
Fun and joy took centre stage in Kisii on Sunday as residents joined environmentalists, government officials and development partners to celebrate World Cleanup Day — a global campaign that placed cleanliness and responsible waste…
An act of vandalism caused the collapse of a transmission tower along the Naivasha-Juja 132kV double-circuit line, disrupting electricity supply through the Ruaraka Substation early Sunday morning. Kenya Power said the incident occurred at…
A 19-year-old university student drowned while swimming in the Kathita River in Tharaka South, Tharaka Nithi County. The deceased, identified as Brian Kibet, a first-year student at Tharaka University, drowned on Saturday, September 19,…
Two Chinese nationals and their Kenyan driver were allegedly robbed of Sh3.9 million after a group of men posing as police officers intercepted their vehicle along the Nairobi-Keroka road in Nyamira County. The incident was reported on…
Three people were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a vehicle along Kangundo Road in Nairobi on Saturday night. The crash occurred at about 9:45pm on September 19, 2026, near a Total petrol station and PEFA Church,…
The General Service Unit (GSU) Recce Tactical Sub Unit received the largest share of officers from the latest batch of recruits deployed to the specialised police formation. A total of 495 of the 2,446 officers who recently completed GSU…
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country’s Red Sea coast. Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed a…
Parliament is set to spearhead efforts to modernise Kenya’s scouting laws and policy framework, with calls for reforms to align the movement with the 2010 Constitution and the country’s devolved system of government. World Scout…
The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland’s security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump’s threats to seize it by force. Nato said the deal would help stabilise the region, as Trump said Denmark…
Nigeria’s food and drug regulator on Saturday said alcoholic concoctions tainted with methanol killed 48 people and sickened 182 in recent weeks. The deaths occurred in three districts of Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo state after victims…
