Lang’ata Prison women’s beauty contest winner Ruth Kamande. [Courtesy] The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a landmark case filed by the 2016 Lang’ata Prison women’s beauty contest winner Ruth Kamande, who has been on death row for close to a decade after she was found guilty and convicted of murder. The highest court in the…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah opted to stay at Liverpool over other big-money offers from elsewhere and there are a number of reasons that informed his decision. Mohamed Salah ended speculation over his Liverpool future when he penned a new two-year deal. Salah’s fresh terms were revealed on Friday and according to the Dailymail, he will…
Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi addresses the media on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. PHOTO/@HonJBMuturi/X Former Public Service CS Justin Muturi has decried the growing tendency among Kenyan leaders to consistently seek opportunities to embezzle public funds or simply serve their own interests through public projects, urging them to emulate the exemplary conduct…
Butere Girls' School has been hitting the headlines since the school's students played a controversial game that exposes the social decay, and offends some people The Echoes of War has seen the school get into trouble with the Ministry of Education with students being prevented from submitting the game TUKO.co.ke has announced the celebrities who…
Eight suspects, including two Ministry of Lands officials, linked to title deed forgery, appear before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Kebabe Ondieki on Friday, April 11, 2025. PHOTO/Zipporah The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, April 11, 2025, made an application to continue detaining two Ministry of Lands officials and six accomplices…
Ruben Amorim defends Andre Onana after errors against Lyon, citing accountability, long-term belief, and shielding players from criticism. Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has come to the defense of under-fire goalkeeper Andre Onana. The Cameroonian goalkeeper, Onana has been committing errors recently with the latest coming on Thursday night in their Europa League clash against…
Education PS Julius Bitok at Bunge Towers,Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Ministry of Education says it will undertake a review of the rules governing drama and music festivals. Speaking in Nakuru on Friday, April 11, Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the government will engage all stakeholders in the process. ‘’Even as we look…
FKF has been called on to go down the Cameroon route and introduce player’s salary caps in the Kenyan Premier League. The Football Kenya Federation has been urged to introduce salary caps for the FKF Premier League (FKFPL) and other local Kenyan leagues like the National Super League (NSL) and FKF Women’s Premier League. This…
Machakos governor Wavinya Ndeti speaks at the Mary Mount Catholic church in Lukenya on Sunday, January, 19 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044304945384. In a striking departure from her previous position, Machakos governor Wavinya Ndeti has publicly withdrawn her support for embattled County Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya, effectively giving Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) the green light…
A man who was working as a market businessman in Mombasa died sadly after a bad building in the center of the city According to his family spokesman Abdul Rahman from the Old City, CCTV photos showed him walking around the building, and finally entered it, not seen again. It was later confirmed that the…
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka speaks during a past function. PHOTO/@skmusyoka/X Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has drawn an unusual but striking parallel between Cleophas Malala’s flair for scripting and the late President Mwai Kibaki’s own mastery of public speech, suggesting that the young politician’s scriptcraft style carries echoes of the statesmanship that once…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at a past church service. PHOTO/@rigathi/X Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has opened up on an encounter with the late President Mwai Kibaki, referencing the day the late president gifted him a book during a meeting between the two. Speaking during the second Mwai Kibaki Memorial Lecture and Luncheon…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking during a roadside rally on April 6, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/DPGachagua A day after the national drama festival was overshadowed by its own drama, the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has come out to point an accusing finger at the country’s intelligence system. Speaking during the 2nd Mwai Kibaki Memorial…
Former Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi. [David Gichuru, Standard] Former Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Social Health Authority (SHA). Her appointment follows the conclusion of interviews for the position, in which 12 candidates were shortlisted out of 92 applicants. According to the Ministry of Health, Mwangangi brings…
The Kenyan government has provided timelines for when Nyayo and Kasarani Stadiums will be ready to host the delayed CHAN 2024 tournament. Kenyans can expect to see new look Nyayo and Kasarani Stadiums by the end of June after the government provided timelines for when the two venues will be completed. Nyayo and Kasarani are…