Majengo clashes: Red Cross attends to at least 37 casualties

Red Cross personnel evacuate a victim of the Majengo clashes. PHOTO/@KenyaRedCross/X At least 37 people were injured in violent clashes between police and residents of the Majengo informal settlement in Nairobi, as unrest erupted following a deadly confrontation. The Kenya Red Cross reported on Wednesday, March 3, 2025, that its first responders had attended…

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Rapper Ice Cube trapped in hotel as cyclone rocks Australia

American rapper Ice Cube. PHOTO/@icecube/X Ice Cube has revealed that he’s trapped in a hotel on Queensland’s Gold Coast as Tropical Cyclone Alfred prepares to bear down on the region.  The American rapper, who has concerts in Sydney and Melbourne this week, appeared on The Project on Wednesday night and revealed he’d been caught up in the incoming storm, which the region’s…

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Saccos unlikely to recover full losses in Kuscco scandal, regulator says

Sacco Society Regulatory Authority (SASRA) CEO Peter Njuguna at a briefing during the 3rd day of the KUSCCO’s 7th Annual Sacco Leaders Convention. [File, Standard] The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has said that savings and credit cooperatives (Saccos) affected by the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) scandal will not recover all their lost funds….

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Omtatah: Partyless, leaderless movement by Gen Z is about accountability, not power

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. PHOTO/@Okiyaomtatah/X Busia Senator and human rights advocate Okiya Omtatah has strongly defended Generation Z’s approach to the anti-government protests that rocked the country in June 2024. Speaking during the People’s Dialogue Festival at Uhuru Park on March 3, 2025, Omtatah dismissed criticism of the youth-led movement’s ‘partyless and leaderless’ nature,…

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Benni McCarthy’s strategy to convince dual-nationals like Linton Maina & Tottenham’s Djed Spence to play for Harambee Stars

How new Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy will manage to convince foreign-based players, including dual-citizens like Linton Maina & Djed Spence, to play for Harambee Stars. Newly appointed Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has unveiled his strategy to persuade dual-nationality players, including Linton Maina and Tottenham Hotspur’s Djed Spence, to commit to the Kenyan…

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Germany stops new aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict

The German flag with a building in the background. Image used for illustration purposes only. PHOTO/Pexels Germany said on Tuesday it had halted new development aid to Rwanda and was reviewing its existing commitments in response to the African nation’s role in the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The German development ministry…

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