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African sprinters Akani Simbine, Letsile Tebogo, and Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith have criticized the SPRINT docuseries for neglecting African athletes’ achievements and focusing primarily on American sprinters. South Africa’s sprint sensation Akani Simbine has joined Letsile Tebogo and Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith in slamming the SPRINT docuseries for overlooking African excellence. The show premiered on Wednesday featuring…

Noah Lyles has opened up on his relationship with Fred Kerley after the 2022 100-meter world champion bluntly stated he ‘doesn’t f**k with Lyles’ The rivalry between American sprint stars Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley has fueled exciting showdowns on the track and captured fans’ attention, especially following the recent Paris 2024 Olympics.  Lyles, who…

Olympics 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has hit out at the latest episode of Netflix documentary SPRINT which he feels is biased towards African athletes. Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo has expressed his displeasure at the latest episode of the Netflix documentary SPRINT. The documentary, which gives fans an inside look into the lives of some of…

Poisonous – A horrific accident occurred on the Kisumu-Kakamega Road near the Iguhu Yala Bridge on Wednesday evening, November 13, resulting in the deaths of 10 people. The accident occurred when a truck heading to Kakamega lost direction and crashed three two for 14 passengers. The impact of the accident caused many casualties, while several…

Several people are feared dead and scores injured after in a grisly accident Wednesday evening at Iguhi bridge along the Kisumu-Kakamega highway. Reports indicate that the accident occured after a tanker lost control and hit two Public Service Vehicles that were heading towards Chavakali. Developing story…

At least 10 people have died and 20 others injured after a truck rammed two matatus on the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway. Police say the driver of the tanker lost control before hitting the two public service vehicles headed to Kisumu. Police spokesperson says efforts to trace the diver of the tanker is underway. A police report…

Kenya is pressing for reforms in multilateral development banks to unlock climate financing and scale-up climate finance based on new collective quantified goals. Speaking at the ongoing Conference of Parties meeting in Azerbaijan, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi called for the redesigning of the credit rating matrix to lower the risk profile of developing countries….

Kiprop, a man from Nandi county, was deeply saddened by the death of his beloved brother, Joseph Joseph passed away following a tragic road accident, and his death seemed to affect Kiprop deeply Social media users were moved by the photos of Kiprop showing heartbreaking feelings during his brother's funeral while comforting him A Nandi…

Sudan’s sovereign council said on Wednesday it would extend the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad, seen as essential by aid agencies for the delivery of food and other supplies to areas at risk of famine in the Darfur and Kordofan regions. Experts determined earlier this year that while more than 25 million…

Richard Mallya, a 32-year-old working in a cafe in Arusha, Tanzania, said that his mother hated his job and used to isolate him. According to the father of two, every time he called and found out he was in the morgue, he was not happy at all. Mallya, who shared that he has the skills…

TikTok says it removed a total of 60,465 Kenyan accounts from the platform between April and June this year for violating community guidelines. TikTok second quarter Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for Kenya further shows that the short video platform removed another 57,262 accounts in Kenya which were suspected to be run by users under the…

The national government has commenced the upgrading of seven informal settlements in Kilifi County through projects implemented under the second Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP 2) to the tune of Sh1.2 billion. The World Bank-funded infrastructural projects being implemented in conjunction with the Kilifi County Government will see the targeted informal settlements benefit from…

The adoption or harnessing of emerging technologies in the healthcare system in Africa to improve healthcare delivery remains low. It is reported that while the continent forms 18% of the global population, Africa accounts for 25% of diseases of the global disease. Though there are already efforts by various member states to harness emerging technologies…

Residents living around Lake Olbolosat in Nyandarua will be taken on an educational tour to Samburu to learn strategies for coexisting with wildlife. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Senior Assistant Director for the Mountain Conservation area, Lucy Muita, noted that the Samburu community has embraced wildlife due to the economic benefits it brings to their region….

Olympics 100m champion Noah Lyles delighted Jamaican fans after getting one over his fiancé Junelle Bromfield in a dancehall challenge. American sprint king Noah Lyles delighted Jamaicans for showing great moves during a dancehall challenge with his Jamaican fiancé Junelle Bromfield. Bromfield posted a video on social media this week, which was recorded one year…