Part of the 90 soldiers at the graduation ceremony for Senior Joint Command and Staff Course 40 of 2024/25. PHOTO/mod.go.keA total of 90 soldiers drawn from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and 16 other countries in Africa on Thursday, June 5, 2025, graduated in Kenya. The graduation ceremony for Senior Joint Command and Staff Course…
Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji speaking during a past function in Embu. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/GitongaMukunji/photosManyatta Member of Parliament (MP) Gitonga Mukunji has expressed concerns regarding President William Ruto’s broad-based government, suggesting that it predominantly benefits a select group within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Speaking during an interview with a local TV station on Thursday night, June 5,…
National Assembly during a past session. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentKEThe High Court has quashed the National Assembly’s decision that unilaterally excluded county governments from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) allocations for road maintenance in their respective counties. Delivering the ruling on Thursday, June 5, 2025, Justice Lawrence Mugambi stated that the decision by the August House not…
The interior of a jail cell. Image used for representation only. PHOTO/PexelsA mother who abused her child so badly he had to have his legs amputated is to be released early from prison. Jody Simpson and Anthony Smith were both jailed for 10 years in 2018 for torturing their son, Tony Hudgell, who is now…
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei at past ocassion. PHOTO/@scherargei/X Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has criticised the National Assembly’s move to reject the Ksh460 billion allocation to counties, terming the decision a threat to devolution. Speaking after the adjournment of the Senate session on Thursday evening, June 5, 2025, he stated that the Senate will go for…
Nandi Hills MP Bernard Kitur speaks during the National Assembly Health Committee meeting on Thursday, June 5, 2025. PHOTO/www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1163063285861434&set=pcb.1163064242528005Nandi Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Bernard Kitur has revealed that he and whistleblowers face security threats following his efforts to expose illegal organ transplants linked to a private hospital in Eldoret. Appearing before the National Assembly…
Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.[Getty Images] Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was jailed for four years on Thursday for his involvement in a £600,000 ($812,000) drug smuggling plot. The 34-year-old was arrested in September last year after officers seized roughly 60 kilograms of cannabis brought through London’s Stansted Airport by two women he had recruited…
Rapper KRG the Don posing for a photo during a past event. PHOTO/@krgthedon/InstagramJust hours after music commentator Sabato, popularly known as Sauti Ya Ground, went viral following the resurfacing of an old video of him performing before he had quit music, dancehall artiste KRG The Don has come out guns blazing with a challenge to…
Education CS Julius Ogamba at a past function. PHOTO/@juliusogamba_/XEducation Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has warned of a severe funding crisis in the country’s education sector. In his sentiments, he urged Parliament to act swiftly to prevent lasting damage to Kenya’s learning institutions. Speaking in parliament on June 5, 2025, Ogamba said that significant budget cuts…
Kindiki speaking in Makueni on Thursday, June 5, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/KithureKindikiDeputy President Kithure Kindiki has once again captured national attention after splashing a hefty Ksh5 million on an energised crowd in Makueni County, only days after stirring excitement with a similar donation during a public event in Kisii. The unexpected donation came at the close of…
Everything you need to know about the FIFA Club World Cup 2025: teams, groups, fixtures, venues, dates, and kickoff times. The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on June 14 in the United States, with hosts Inter Miami taking on Egypt’s Al Ahly in the opening match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida….
East Africa prepares to co-host CHAN 2024 amid high expectations as CAF monitors progress across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Sometimes, ambitious dreams come wrapped in logistical headaches—and that is the story unfolding around CHAN 2024, the African Nations Championship set to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Dubbed Pamoja—the Swahili word for “together”—this marks…
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya when he appeared before Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.PHOTO/Zipporah NgwatuA Nairobi High Court has suspended Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya’s trial over graft charges at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the conservatory orders on Thursday, June 5, 2025, that will…
Zambian President Edgar Lungu arrives to give a press briefing on July 6, 2017 at the Zambian State House in Lusaka. [AFP] Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu, who held power for almost seven years until 2021, died Thursday in a hospital in South Africa at the age of 68, his party and family announced. Lungu…
Nigerian artist Mr P. PHOTO/@PeterPsquare/xNigeria’s music duo P-Square is once again on edge nearly two years after their much-anticipated reunion. Peter Okoye, who goes by the stage name Mr P, has accused his twin brother, Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy, of disrespecting him and tarnishing his name in interviews. Peter further alleges that Paul is working…