The High Court has dismissed an application by the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) seeking to seize Ksh.574 million from bank accounts belonging to former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, handing him a major reprieve in a long-running money laundering case. Justice Nixon Sifuna delivered the ruling on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, rejecting ARA’s bid to confiscate…
Vihiga officials from the Directorate of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, have undergone a capacity-building session on data management at the County Geographic Information System (GIS) Laboratory. The training focused on improving the accuracy and efficiency of environmental data collection, with participants learning best practices in data handling…
Gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi celebrates after the men’s 800m final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 20, 2025. [AFP] “There is a lot of blood, sweat and guts between dreams and success.” If there is one group of athletes that should often remind itself of this Paul Bryant’s quote, it is Kenyan…
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba when he appeared before the Senate plenary, on October 1, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The government has issued a stern warning against malpractice ahead of the national examination season scheduled to begin on October 21, 2025. The Ministry of Education committed to transparency, and collective responsibility in protecting…
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has revealed how legendary forward Thierry Henry inspired them to Premier League victory against West Ham. Bukayo Saka has revealed that a pre-match message from Thierry Henry helped Arsenal avoid a repeat of recent home defeats against West Ham. Saka‘s second-half penalty secured a 2-0 victory over their London rivals on…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki again vowed to court Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka into the Kenya Kwanza party, claiming he has not lost hope in persuading him to join from the opposition. Addressing grassroots leaders from Kitui County on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Kindiki praised Kalonzo as a respectable statesman who had, regrettably, been surrounded…
Edward Zakayo reacts on the finish-line with Simen Halle Haugen of Norway during the men’s 5000 metres final at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, on July 14, 2018. [AFP] While the decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) to give Kenya four months to comply with its rules came as a sigh…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen at the Nairobi edition of Jukwaa la Usalama. [Murkomen, X] Questions have emerged over the effectiveness of the town hall security forums held across the country by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. Dubbed Jukwaa la Usalama, the lavish meetings, gobbling millions of taxpayers’ money, fell short of addressing pertinent security matters…
Gor Mahia will be seeking a second straight league win on Sunday as they visit a KCB team that have started the season strongly. Gor Mahia have their work cut out as they go in search of a second league win in a row against a strong KCB side at Dandora Stadium on Sunday. K’Ogalo…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu alias Baba Yao can’t seem to catch a break in his fight for freedom after the High Court declined to alter his bond terms, insisting that he must provide a Ksh.53 million bank guarantee. Waititu, unable to raise the guarantee, had asked the court to allow him to substitute it…
Elijah Lagat (front) after beating Gezahenge Abera of Ethiopia to win the men’s Boston Marathon on April 17, 2000. [AFP] You wake up one morning with discomfort and you visit a doctor. But the medic bluntly sends a tough warning – “you have a heart condition which is resulting from your overweight.” Uncover…