The late former IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukatiand late former Electoral Commission of Kenya Chairman Samuel Kivuitu. [File, Standard] I saw him and paused. He had stopped to look for something in the men’s grooming section. His hands were shaking. He could barely hold onto anything. He looked frail. I pushed my trolley towards him. “Good…
Social Health Authority (SHA) headquarters. PHOTO/@_shakenya/X Hospitals under the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association Of Kenya (RUPHA) have temporarily suspended services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance scheme and Medical Administrator Kenya Limited (MAKL) due to unresolved payment issues. The suspension will take effect on Monday, February 24, 2025, according to guidelines…
RSF deputy commander Major Gen Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo(centre) with Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) Leader Abdel Aziz Al-Hilu(left) and Fadlallah Burma(right), the leader of Sudan’s National Umma Party (NUP) during the postponed signing of Sudan Founding Charter for establishing a peace and unity Government, at KICC, Nairobi on February 18, 2025[Boniface Okendo, Standard] The…
Dorcas Rigathi. PHOTO/@Pastor_Dorcas/X Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has hailed her husband Rigathi Gachagua as a strong and bold man who speaks the truth all the time. Speaking during a church service at AIPCA Antubetwe Kiongo Church, Igembe North, Meru County, Dorcas said the country is headed the wrong direction due to lack of truth. “I’m…
New FBI Director Kash Patel. PHOTO/@Kash_Patel/X The new FBI director, Kash Patel, has told his agency employees to hold off on responding to an email from the Donald Trump administration asking them to list their accomplishments in the last week as tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the federal government’s size….
MCA Toyota Toyota Eliud Kirongo worth Ksh 800,000 burned on Saturday, February 22 by unknown people Kirongo revealed that the incident was the fourth time people had consumed its property, including two trucks and a tea farm Several Kenyans have criticized the act and demanded that the perpetrators be arrested as further investigations continue Nandi…
Why Kishane Thompson’s decision to take part in the World Indoor Championships could be bad news for his competitors, especially Noah Lyles. Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson has firmly established himself as one of the fastest men in the world, and his latest move is only adding fuel to the fire. The Olympic 100m silver medalist is…
Pope Francis delivers his annual State of the World address to members of the Vatican diplomatic corps. PHOTO/@VaticanNews/X People across Latin America prayed for Pope Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church to come from the region, as the Vatican reported on Saturday the Argentina-born pontiff was in critical condition in a Rome hospital. Catholics…
Nairobi County Woman Representative Esther Passaris. PHOTO/@EstherPassaris/X Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has extended her congratulations to Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as he marks seven years as the Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). In a statement shared on her X account on Sunday, February 23, 2025, Passaris lauded Sifuna for…
Jeremiah Azu defeated a quality field to reign supreme on Saturday. Jeremiah Azu retained his British indoor men’s 60m title by just 0.06 seconds at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. Azu matched his personal best time of 6.56 and that was just enough to top the podium ahead of John Otugade…
Prince of Wales, Prince William. PHOTO/ @KensingtonRoyal/X A former aide to the Prince of Wales has said the royal was at his “lowest” after the Princess of Wales was diagnosed with cancer. In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, Jason Knauf, formerly the chief executive of William and Kate’s Royal Foundation, said: “It…
USA president Donald J. Trump. PHOTO/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ The Trump administration is directing immigration agents to track down hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the United States without their parents, expanding the president’s mass deportation effort, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo outlines an unprecedented push…
Esau Kemboi and Amon Kiptoo will highlight the Kenyan team to the 2025 half marathon in Spain. Esau Kemboi and Amon Kiptoo will lead the Kenyan contingent to compete in the 2025 Granollers-La Garriga Half marathon with the intention of breaking the course record set by the late Samuel Wanjiru. Wanjiru, who lost his life…
MCA Toyota Toyota Eliud Kirongo worth Ksh 800,000 burned on Saturday, February 22 by unknown people Kirongo revealed that the incident was the fourth time people had consumed its property, including two trucks and a tea farm Several Kenyans have criticized the act and demanded that the perpetrators be arrested as further investigations continue Nandi…
Olobor Mara famous lion The roaring of lions in the Maasai Mara could be a thing of the past if the continued killings of the lions is not stopped. The reserves continue to suffer the loss of iconic lions raising concern on the effectiveness of the government conservation plans put in place a year ago. Despite promises of stronger protection and management, the death of the lions…