South Sudan clawed back from a goal down to frustrate Harambee Stars to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their 2024 CHAN qualifier and ultimately deliver a 3-1 aggregate win. Harambee Stars’ journey in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers ended on a disappointing note after a 1-1 draw with South Sudan…
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The International Monetary Fund will this week begin its delayed fourth review of Egypt’s 46-month loan programme, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday. The review had originally been scheduled for the end of September. It comes under an agreement Cairo signed with the IMF in April, expanding an original loan…
The team capped of their appearance in the Pink Ladies tournament with a dominant 4-1 display against the Philippines. Harambee Starlets captain Ruth Ingosi has hailed the team’s participation in the Pink Ladies Tournament in Turkey as invaluable experience for Kenya’s national women’s football team that hasn’t seen much in terms of international competition. Harambee…
OPEC+ Eight members of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations said on Sunday they were extending supply cuts until the end of December. The countries “have agreed to extend the November 2023 voluntary production adjustments of 2.2 million barrels per day for one month until the end of December 2024”, the organisation said in a…
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has revealed how he was never worried that American Noah Lyles world lower his 100m and 200m world records at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Jamaican sprints legend Usain Bolt says he wasn’t anxious about American sprint sensation Noah Lyles breaking his world records at the Paris Olympics despite the hype…
India’s Adani slashes electricity to Bangladesh: power officials. Indian conglomerate Adani has slashed cross-border electricity supply to Bangladesh by half due to some $850 million in unpaid bills, power officials said Sunday, with Dhaka scrambling to boost production to stem blackouts. “We are trying to meet the gap by running other plants,” Rezaul Karim, chairman…
The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested Hashim Dagane, the main suspect in the murder of Dahabo Daud Said, Amina Abdirashid Dahir and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed. The victims were found brutally murdered and their bodies dumped in different places in Nairobi and Machakos According to the DCI, Dagane will appear in the Makadara Court on Monday,…
Anyembe, who has been featuring at left-back for his club for a number of games, was deployed as a centre-back during the clash. Harambee Stars defender Daniel Anyembe showcased versatility in Viborg FF’s narrow 2-1 defeat to Nordsjaelland during a Danish Super Liga clash on Sunday afternoon. Anyembe, primarily utilised as a left-back this season,…
Christina Kholiyo aka Jetu. A 72-year-old singer with tinted hair, oversized sunglasses and a flashy tracksuit hobbled up onto the main stage at Tumaini Festival in Malawi as the crowd erupted with joy. “Ine ndi ndani?” (Who am I?) she said, addressing the crowd of some 12,000 people, who roared back: “Ine ndi Jetu!” (I…
AFC Leopards coach Tomas Trucha was in the receiving end after angry supporters accosted him following Ingwe’s loss to Ulinzi Stars in Meru on Sunday. AFC Leopards coach Tomas Trucha escaped the wrath of fans after supporters invaded the pitch following the club’s 2-0 loss to Ulinzi Stars on Sunday. Ingwe fell to their second…
Tanzania’s upcoming local government elections are eliciting curious questions on why the country has a different set of rules for the municipal polls, from those governing general elections. The nationwide civic poll scheduled for November 27 is for chairpersons and council members at village, street and hamlet levels, while the general election slated for October…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel on Sunday pressed on with its campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, launching several deadly strikes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited his country’s northern border. The latest attacks on eastern Lebanon came after Israel warned it would again hit Hezbollah targets there. A town near the southern city of…
ODM Party leader Raila Odinga chats with National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed. [File, Standard] A gag order by National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed to members of Raila Odinga’s Orange party over engaging other parties is causing jitters in the opposition party. Some lawmakers are concerned that the party is sending mixed signals over…
Robert Wakolo Okoth, the suspect who escaped in the murder of Willis Ayieko, was stopped by police officers who were chasing him DCI discovered Rai's house in Nyamasaria, Kisumu when his father went to identify his body at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Training and Referral Hospital Wakolo was wanted by the Kondele police for several…
Sheila Chepkirui led an all-Kenyan podium finish at the 53rd edition of the New York Marathon with defending champion Hellen Obiri second and Vivian Cheruiyot finished third. Sheila Chepkirui claimed an emphatic victory at the 53rd edition of the New York Marathon on Sunday, running a time of 02:24:35. Chepkirui led an all-Kenyan podium finish…