Activists outside the Tanzanian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya to demand the release of Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire on May 21, 2025. PHOTO/@husskhalid/XMore than 20 civil society organisations have condemned the arrest and detention of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire by Tanzanian authorities, calling for their immediate and unconditional release….
Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja during a past media address. PHOTO/@SakajaJohnson/XNairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has intervened to halt the looming eviction of over 10,000 residents from the informal settlement of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, temporarily averting what many feared would become a humanitarian crisis. A showdown began as a private developer moved to reclaim a disputed…
Plans continue to give the late blogger Benard ‘Sniper’ Muthiana a decent funeral, one year after being brutally murdered and his body left on the edges of the river According to Sniper’s widow, Irene Kawira, the blogger left her home in Kabuito, Igembe South after receiving a call from Vincent Milimia’s famous Suuu Murithi asked…
Singer Chris Brown posing during a past event. PHOTO/@chrisbrownofficial/InstagramUS singer Chris Brown has been released on bail by a judge in London but must pay a Ksh866 million security fee to the court. The 36-year-old was granted bail by Judge Tony Baumgartner at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Brown did not appear…
Kenya Union of Clinical Officers Union Chairperson Peterson Wachira. PHOTO/@ptason/XThe Health Sector Caucus has issued a fresh strike notice to the government if the crisis occasioned by the striking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) workers is not addressed. In a statement on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the caucus chairperson, Peterson Wachira, indicated that the failure of…
First Daughter Charlene Ruto deep in thought. PHOTO/@charlruto/XCharlene Ruto, the daughter of President William Ruto, has weighed in on the state of the youth in the country and the continent at large. Issuing a statement on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Charlene observed that Africa has inherited a generation that is deeply hurt, angry, and emotionally…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna at a past event. PHOTO/@TheODMparty/X President William Ruto on Tuesday handed over 1,080 affordable housing units to residents of Mukuru in Nairobi on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. He was accompanied by various top government officials and others drawn from Nairobi County. However, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was conspicuously absent from the…
Activist Hussein Khalid addresses the press on May 21, 2025, as Hellen Njeri Mwangi, wife of Boniface Mwangi, and fellow activists look on. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 DigitalProminent Kenyan human rights activists have issued a direct warning to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi over the detention of activist Boniface Mwangi in Tanzania, claiming complicity by the…
ODM secretary-general Edwin Sifuna during a past address. PHOTO/@edwinsifuna/InstagramNairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has slammed the government for what he termed as secrecy and poor communication surrounding the construction of a hotel inside Ngong Forest. During a heated Senate session on Wednesday, May 21, 2205, Sifuna accused the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Ministry of…
Fred Kerley is set to face Africa’s top sprinters, including Ferdinand Omanyala, Akani Simbine, and Letsile Tebogo, in a highly anticipated 100m showdown on the continent’s soil. The men’s 100m at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat will be a thrilling showdown, having attracted some of the strongest sprinters, including Olympic 100m bronze medallist Fred…
Usain Bolt earned alot of money thanks to multiple endorsements during his illustrious career dominating sprinting, but only a fraction of it was from Jamaica. Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has appeared to agree with Asafa Powell’s controversial statements about the country’s lack of support systems for athletes, admitting he would have made much more…
Kenyan musician Juliani recent picture. PHOTO/@julianikenya/InstagramKenyan artiste Julius Owino, alias Juliani, has released a new track tackling the ongoing issues of police brutality and extrajudicial killings in Kenya. Released on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the track dubbed Moyo Wangu is a tribute to grieving parents whose children have been killed or gone missing, particularly during…
NSSF CEO David Koross. PHOTO/@NSSF_ke/XNational Social Security Fund (NSSF) has confirmed an attempted cyber intrusion targeting its image storage system. However, the Fund has assured members, stakeholders, and the public that core systems containing sensitive financial and personal data remain secure. In a statement on Monday, May 21, 2025, NSSF said the intrusion attempt did…
Gor Mahia face a crucial period in their campaign after parting ways with coach Sinisa Mihic with season-defining clashes ahead. FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia face a crucial period after parting ways with Croatian coach Sinisa Mihic. The club confirmed on Monday, May 19, that the tactician who joined Gor Mahia in February departed…
Boniface Mwangi’s wife, Hellen Njeri Mwangi, cries during protests outside the Tanzania High Commission in Nairobi on May 21, 2025. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 Digital The wife of prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi wept openly on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, outside the Tanzania High Commission in Nairobi as she joined a peaceful protest demanding her husband’s…