Singer Chinno Kidd posing for a photo during a past event. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083472165754Tanzanian singer Isaya Michael Mtambo, popularly known as Chinno Kid, has come out strongly to dispel swirling reports of a feud with fellow Bongo Flava artiste Mbosso, following claims that his manager had jumped ship to join Mbosso’s camp. Speaking on the evening of…
A Nairobi mask vendor, critically injured during Tuesday’s protests, is currently undergoing emergency neurosurgical intervention. Health authorities have confirmed that an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed has been prepared, anticipating the need for specialized post-operative care. The vendor – later identified as Boniface Kariuki – was shot point-blank by an anti-riot officer, triggering calls for…
Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior during a past function. PHOTO/@konzatech/X Makueni County Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior has joined a growing number of leaders expressing concern over the recent shooting of a mask vendor along Moi Avenue, Nairobi. The incident, caught on camera and widely shared online, has sparked outrage across the country. In a post…
Arsenal explore striker options with interest in Benjamin Sesko as transfer talks begin; Leipzig set a high valuation. RB Leipzig want a deal worth somewhere between £68.4m (€80m) and £85.5m (€100m) for star striker Benjamin Sesko, as Arsenal weigh up a move for the prolific 22-year-old forward. According to Sky in Germany, the Bundesliga club…
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced an 80% penalty waiver for Kenyans who have defaulted on their student loans, offering a lifeline to thousands of borrowers and a boost to the country’s higher education financing efforts. In a notice issued on Tuesday, June 17, HELB confirmed that the waiver, dubbed “Be the Reason…
Tottenham sacked Ange Postecoglou shortly after a Europa League triumph, replacing him with Thomas Frank. Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has described the sacking of Ange Postecoglou as “emotionally difficult” but necessary, despite the Australian guiding the club to its first major trophy in 17 years. Spurs defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League…
The National Assembly’s Finance Committee has shot down a proposed amendment in the Finance Bill 2025 that sought to revise the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax bands to ease the financial strain on low and middle-income earners. The proposal had recommended expanding the current PAYE brackets to 10%, 17.5%, 25%, 27.5%, and 30%. It…
Bahati and Diana posing for a photo during a past event. PHOTO/@bahatikenya/InstagramAfter a week-long period of mourning, Pastor David Mwangi, the father of celebrated Kenyan actress Jackie Matubia, was finally laid to rest in a profoundly sombre ceremony held in Githunguri, Kiambu County, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The emotionally charged send-off drew a constellation…
BBC 18th June, 2025 06:48 AM Australian flag. PHOTO/www.britannica.comRules that effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma are being lifted in Australia. The rules, originally introduced to decrease the risk of blood donations from groups with a higher chance of HIV exposure, will begin being revoked from…
Sporting CP striker and Arsenal transfer target Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly upset and disappointed by a broken promise from the club. Sporting CP striker and Arsenal transfer target Viktor Gyokeres is furious and disappointed with the club. Gyokeres’s disappointment and anger stems from a promise made last summer by then-sporting director Hugo Viana that he…
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua speaking during a past event. PHOTO/@RigathiGachagua/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has condemned President William Ruto following the shooting of an unarmed hawker by police during peaceful protests in Nairobi. The demonstrations, held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, were in response to the controversial death of Albert Ojwang, a young man…
Confetti on a piece of paper image used to illustrate the story. PHOTO/PexelsA single ticket-holder from Ireland has won the Ksh37.4 billion Euro Millions jackpot, the Irish National Lottery said. Ireland’s lottery said it was the “biggest ever Euro Millions jackpot,” and its chief executive said it would reveal the winning location soon. The winning…
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) signage. PHOTO/@KNH/XMembers of the National Assembly (MPs) in the Investments Committee on Social Services Administration and Agriculture raised questions on the presence of two Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The committee, chaired by Navakholo constituency MP Emmanuel Wangwe, was left puzzled after the hospital’s CEO, Dr…
National Assembly during a past session. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentKEMembers of Parliament (MPs) and Senators have yet again failed to reach an agreement regarding the amount that should be allocated to counties in the 2025/2026 Financial Year. In its third meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill 2025 was unable…
Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris at a past address. PHOTO/@esthermpassaris/Instagram Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has called for an urgent overhaul of police training following the shooting of a hawker during peaceful justice for Ojwang protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District. In her statement shared on social media on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Passaris condemned…