BBC 08th June, 2025 02:34 AM A court gavel. Image used for illustration purposes only. PHOTO/PexelsLiberia’s former speaker of parliament has been charged with arson over a fire which destroyed the nation’s House of Representatives, local police have said. The huge blaze broke out last December, a day after plans to remove Jonathan Fonati…
Philip Etale. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/philip.etaleOrange Democratic Movement (ODM) Director of Communications Philip Etale has claimed that the opposition team led by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has lost the plot ahead of the 2027 general elections. Taking to his official X account on the night of Saturday, June 7, 2025, Etale stated…
The Harambee Starlets forward has made herself available for selection to the national team after enjoying a stellar campaign with her Austrian club. With her team struggling to score goals in their recent matches, Harambee Starlets coach Beldine Odemba’s secret could lie in a player who has not got a run into the side. Starlets…
Comedian and TV host Dr Ofweneke at a past event. PHOTO/@drofweneke/InstagramKenyan comedian and media personality Sande Bush Oyolo, popularly known as Dr Ofweneke, has sounded a warning to all the men dating or married to women in the corporate space. Speaking on the night of Saturday, June 7, 2025, during an interview with one of…
President William Ruto, Siaya Governor James Orengo and Senator Oburu Oginga during a meeting at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] A meeting between President William Ruto and Siaya Governor James Orengo yielded pledges for multi-billion-shilling investments, bringing to the fore Kenya’s brand of politics, which has historically pegged development on political patronage. It is a cancer…
Harambee Stars’ goalless draw against Chad was officiated by a female centre referee but she is not your ordinary woman as she has many firsts and wears several hats. Harambee Stars played out a goalless draw against Chad in a friendly match in Marrakech, Morocco on Saturday and the match was officiated by a female…
National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration Chairperson Irene Mayaka. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentKEMembers of Parliament (MPs) from the National Assembly’s Regional Integration Committee have pledged to push for legislative solutions to long-standing trade and logistics challenges after a fact-finding visit to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Mombasa. Led by Committee Chairperson Irene Mayaka, the MPs toured key…
Noel Murambi of Kenya Pipeline celebrates their victory against DCI during the Kenya Volleyball Federation National League finals at Kasarani Gymnasium on June 7, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] After two seasons of coming so close but falling short, Kenya Pipeline finally got it right to reclaim their Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) Women’s National League gong….
Rigathi Gachagua addresses supporters during the launch of the Democracy for the Citizens Party in Lavington, Nairobi, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. PHOTO/@rigathi/xFormer deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has launched a contest that will see Kenyan youth battle it out for a Ksh100,000 reward. Taking to their official X account…
Isaac Wanjawa of Western Jaguars in action during their Kenya Hockey Men’s Premier League match against Daikyo Heroes at Dasmesh Stadium, Sikh Union Club, Nairobi on June 7, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Reigning Kenya Hockey Union Men’s Premier League champions Western Jaguars showed no mercy to first-timers Daikyo Heroes, thrashing them 6-1 in a lopsided…
Mugirango South MP Silvanus Osoro speaking in Kangundo on June 7, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/photo?fbid=24196538193276696&set=pcb.24196541853276330South Mugirango Member of Parliament (MP) Silvanus Osoro has stated that the leader of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), Rigathi Gachagua, is not fit to be president of the Republic of Kenya. Speaking in Kangundo, Kajiado County, on Saturday, June 7,…
Kenya failed to beat lowly-ranked Chad in a goalless draw, raising fresh questions about Benni McCarthy’s tactics and direction. Yani tunda-draw na Chad? Hii ni disaster, not just disappointment. How does a team like Kenya, full of youthful talent and guided by a UEFA Champions League winner fail to beat a side ranked 177th in…
UoN Dynamites’ Liz Okumu (left) and Sharon Elman of Eagle Wings in a past match. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Stanbic Bank Aces Saturday held their nerve to beat University of Nairobi (UoN) Dynamites 64-61 in a Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Women’s Premier League match played at Nyayo Gymnasium. The bankers recovered from a dull start that…
Five things we learnt from Harambee Stars’ 0-0 draw against Chad in a friendly match played in Morocco. Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy will have to wait a little longer for his first victory at the helm after Kenya were held to a goalless draw by Chad in an international friendly played in Marrakech,…
FKF president Hussein Mohammed and FKF Nairobi West Branch chairman Bernard Omondi (right) present a jersey to Luton Hospital Executive Director Albert Mandela in Nairobi on June 7, 2025. [FKF Media] Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Nairobi West Branch has entered into a strategic partnership with Luton Hospital. The deal unveiled on Saturday will see the…