Former Interior CS Fred Matiangi (center) is welcomed by Senator Richard Onyonka (left) of ODM and Secretary General Jubilee Party Jeremiah Kioni (in red), friends, relatives and supporters at JKIA on arrival from abroad. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] After a 14-month hiatus, former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, who left the country under a cloud of controversy after…
Legendary Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has commented on why she showed no mercy for fellow parents during a race at a school sports day. Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has gone viral following a video in which she showed fellow parents no mercy at her son’s school’s sports day. Fraser-Pryce joined other parents in the…
Mary Biketi, Director of the Biketi Foundation, addresses journalists at Kitale Police Headquarters after recording her statement. [Martin Ndiema] Chaos erupted at the Kitale Museum on Friday afternoon as a modelling competition, the brainchild of Mary Biketi, was violently disrupted by over 50 armed youths. The unexpected intrusion brought the event, poised to showcase young…
Mary Biketi, Director of the Biketi Foundation, addresses journalists at Kitale Police Headquarters after recording her statement. [Martin Ndiema] Chaos erupted at the Kitale Museum on Friday afternoon as a modelling competition, the brainchild of Mary Biketi, was violently disrupted by over 50 armed youths. The unexpected intrusion brought the event, poised to showcase young…
The duo of Ruth Chepngetich and Peres Jepchirchir withdraw from the 2025 London Marathon; Vivian Cheruiyot added to elite lineup. World record holder Ruth Chepngetich has pulled out of the London Marathon along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir. Chepngetich, 30, became the first woman to clock a sub-two hour 10 minute time at the 2024…
The prized ants packed in test tubes filled with cotton wool to enable them to survive for a long time during trafficking. PHOTO/@Wanjiru2027/X The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) recently uncovered a bizarre and growing trend in illegal trafficking – the smuggling of one of Kenya’s tiniest natural treasures: ants. In a courtroom in Nairobi…
Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga led his team Al Duhail to a win in the final match of the season but it was not enough to win the Qatar Stars League title. Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga’s hopes of winning a second league title in Qatar went up in smoke on Friday when he led…
Junior Starlets coach Mildred Cheche explains what it takes to beat Cameroon in the Under-17 2025 World Cup qualifier clash. Junior Starlets coach Mildred Cheche believes her charges must win at all cost on Sunday when they take on Cameroon in the first leg of the final qualification round for the 2025 U-17 Women’s World…
Sha’Carri Richardson delivers a powerful performance on the global stage, marking a defining moment in her athletic journey. Sha’Carri Richardson may have silenced the doubters in the most emphatic way possible on a warm night in Budapest in 2023. At the World Athletics Championships, she not only claimed her first global title but did so…
Capsule drugs spilling from a glass. Image used for representation purposes. PHOTO/Pexels Patients who take a common blood pressure medicine have been urged to check their medication after a labelling error. The agency responsible for making sure UK medicines are safe has advised anyone who takes Lercanidipine HCI 20mg tablets (lercanidipine hydrochloride) from manufacturer…
Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout will brush shoulders with world champions Femke Bol and Jakob Ingebrigtsen when he runs in Europe for the first time in June. Fast-rising Australian sprinter Gout Gout is preparing for his first-ever race in Europe in two months’ time and he will be brushing shoulders with some of the world’s…
Amos Wanjala has been an integral part of Salim Babu’s Rising Stars ever since U-18 level in 2023 as the team captain, and will play an integral role in Egypt at the upcoming U-20 AFCON. Rising Stars assistant coach Godfrey “Solo” Oduor has revealed the qualities Amos Wanjala will bring to the side at the…
Tanzanian influencer Chief Godlove. PHOTO/@chief_godlove/Instagram Tanzanian influencer and self-proclaimed billionaire Godlove Mwakibete, popularly known as Chief Godlove, has vehemently refuted claims that he is facilitating people to join the infamous Illuminati sect. In an Instagram post on Friday, April 18, 2025, Godlove swiftly dismissed the claims, expressing his firm stance that he does not…
Noah Lyles delivered a composed yet pointed response after fellow sprinter Fred Kerley questions his credentials and toughness. Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles found himself in an unexpected war of words this past week after fellow Team USA sprinter Fred Kerley made headlines with a direct and stinging comment. Speaking on The Pivot podcast, the…
A person showing her back. Image is used for illustration. PHOTO/Freepik Kate Crawford, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was 28 with three small children when she first began feeling something was wrong. Doctors initially dismissed her severe back pain as a common nerve issue — understandable, they said, for a young mom juggling the demands of…