Real Madrid’s French forward Kylian Mbappe (L) fights for the ball with Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland during the UEFA Champions League football match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on February 11, 2025. [Oli SCARFF / AFP] Real Madrid desperately need superstar Kylian Mbappe at his magical best on Wednesday in a pivotal…
Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai claimed he abandoned his plan to run for the Embakasi East parliamentary seat, paving the way for Babu Owino The popular county MP warned Babu not to try to run for Nairobi governorship in 2027, claiming that it could end the MP’s political career He also challenged Babu’s popularity ratings and…
Real Madrid’s Spanish coach Xabi Alonso gives a press conference at Valdebebas training grounds in Madrid on December 9, 2025 on the eve of their Champions League football match against Manchester City. [Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP] Under-pressure Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso insisted the situation he is in can swiftly change ahead of a potentially…
Kenya has sent 230 high-ranking police officers to Haiti to join a UN-backed Anti-Gang Task Force amid rising gang violence The deployment marks the first foreign reinforcement since the United Nations expanded the mission, although funding gaps remain large. The officers were announced in Nairobi by senior security officials, with orders to serve as ambassadors…
Achraf Hakimi and Morocco teammates celebrate after scoring the third goal during the match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games between vs United States U23 in Paris, France, on August 2, 2024. [Ayman Aref/AFP] A world record run of 18 consecutive victories has set up Achraf Hakimi-inspired Morocco perfectly for their 2025 Africa Cup of…
A family in Kakamega county was overjoyed after their relative, who had served 20 years in prison, was released from prison The man, Pius Lumumba, was arrested in 2005 while visiting friends at a police station and later charged with murder. Despite serving the sentence, Lumumba insists he was wrongfully imprisoned, but said he has…
Graduates across the country have been urged to become builders of solutions rather than spectators of challenges. This applies regardless of whether they pursue employment, entrepreneurship, innovation, or global labour mobility. Speaking on Monday during the 14th Graduation Ceremony of the Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Principal Secretary for…
A bus from Tahmeed Bus Company’s fleet. [Courtesy] The National Transport and Safety Authority has suspended 62 Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers from six transport operators after a compliance assessment uncovered reckless driving, speeding and failure to meet operational standards. Tahmeed Express Limited had the highest number at 23, followed by Latema Travellers Bus…
Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has dismissed calls from a section of fans to sack Ghanaian coach Charles Akonnor in the wake of his team’s defeat to AFC Leopards. Amid calls for the sacking of Gor Mahia coach Charles Akonnor following the Mashemeji Derby loss, the record Kenyan champions have no desire to effect a…
Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has warned that President William Ruto’s dream of transforming Kenya into Singapore is unrealistic unless the government urgently protects the country’s tea sector from excessive taxation and harmful legislation. In a statement on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Wamuchomba said over-taxation is pushing Kenya’s tea industry – a key foreign-exchange…
Liverpool’s Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah attends a team training session at their training ground in Kirkby, Liverpool, north-west England on December 8, 2025. [Paul Ellis, AFP] Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher labelled Mohamed Salah “a disgrace” on Monday after the Egypt star’s stunning outburst at Reds boss Arne Slot. Salah said he had been “thrown…
Kenyans can look forward to a reliable and sufficient electricity supply during the festive season, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has assured. In a statement on Monday, KenGen pointed out that its Seven Forks hydro cascade is producing at high capacity, supplying the country with plenty of renewable, low-cost electricity amid unpredictable global energy…
The realisation and protection of human rights in Kenya is a collective responsibility that cannot be left solely to the Judiciary, Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Senator Hillary Sigei, has said. Speaking on Monday when he officially opened the 2025 High Court Human Rights Summit in Nairobi,…
A Liverpool legend has slammed Mohamed Salah over what he terms a ‘disgraceful rant aimed at damaging the club as manager Arne Slot casts doubts over forward’s future. Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has launched a scathing attack on Mohamed Salah, labelling the star forward’s recent explosive interview a “disgrace” and accusing him of a calculated…
The government has opened the floor for public submissions on its plan to sell part of its Safaricom stake, a move designed to raise billions of shillings to fund key national development projects. According to the proposal presented in Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2025, the government intends to float 15 per cent of its…