South Africa and Algeria joined the two remaining spots for the 2024 African Nations Championships in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Algeria and South Africa have sealed the final two slots for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), completing the 19-team roster for the eagerly anticipated continental tournament set to take place this August across Kenya,…
PHOTO/Kat Wilcox/PexelsPolice are investigating after a fire at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s house in north London in the early hours of the morning. Damage was caused to the Kentish Town property’s entrance but nobody was hurt, the Metropolitan Police said. A cordon is in place outside the house. The London Fire Brigade said it…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [FILE] The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has dismissed an announcement made by its former Deputy Party Leader, Rigathi Gachagua, where he stated that he had formally left the political outfit today. According to the party, Rigathi’s membership was automatically terminated following his impeachment in October last year, and…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. PHOTO/@Keir_Starmer/XThe UK government has made a major announcement ending overseas recruitment for social care workers, thus closing social care visas to new applications from abroad. In a statement on Monday, May 12, 2025, the UK announced that all immigrants seeking to join the social care workers sector would not be…
Homa Bay businessman and politician Philip Nahashon Aroko at JKIA courts. May 09, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Businessman Philip Nahashon Aroko, linked to the brutal murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were, will remain in custody pending investigations after the High Court allowed the withdrawal of his petition challenging the legality of his detention. Justice Alexander Muteti ordered…
Homa Bay businessman and politician Philip Nahashon Aroko at JKIA courts. May 09, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Businessman Philip Nahashon Aroko, linked to the brutal murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were, will remain in custody pending investigations after the High Court allowed the withdrawal of his petition challenging the legality of his detention. Justice Alexander Muteti ordered…
Uhuru’s image while addressing an AU summit. PHOTO/@4th president/XDuring an interview with a vernacular radio station from the Kisii region on Monday, May 12, 2025, former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua explained the role former President Uhuru Kenyatta will play in the emerging opposition coalition. The coalition, which is expected to bring together Gachagua, Wiper leader…
Parliament. PHOTO/@katibainstitute/XIndependent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) nominees are set to face vetting on May 26, 2025, by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Constitutional Affairs. According to a public notice published in the local dailies on May 12, 2025, National Assembly Clerk Samwel Njoroge indicated that the chairperson and the six nominees…
President William Ruto. PHOTO/@cobbo3/XPresident William Ruto has claimed that all Kenyans that were abducted in the recent past have been all found and taken back to their homes and families. Speaking on Monday, May 12, 2025, in a question-and-answer session during the Kenya-Finland joint media briefing at State House, Nairobi, Ruto said that his administration…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at a past church service. PHOTO/@rigathi/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has officially resigned from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party. In a letter addressed to the UDA Secretary-General on Monday, May 12, 2025, Gachagua indicates that he was resigning with immediate effect. “By a copy of this letter, you are…
Gachagua addressing a crowd during a past event. PHOTO/@Rigathi Gachagua/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has today, on Monday, May 12, 2025, announced that he will soon release a statement on the 2025 Finance Bill. He said he has not yet gone through the bill in detail but has delegated the task to his economic advisory…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking on Monday March 31, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/DPGachagua Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has expressed his willingness to support former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i in the 2027 presidential race, but only if specific conditions are met. In a media interview on a local media station on May 12, 2025, Gachagua…
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua in a past function. PHOTO/@rigathi/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto over the ongoing reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), accusing him of sidelining the Abagusii community and rejecting a qualified candidate out of personal vendetta. In a media interview on…
Kindiki during a public address. PHOTO//@kindiki/XDeputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed claims that he publicly lectured Environment Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku during a recent public event. This follows a viral video that showed Kindiki speaking firmly to Ruku. The controversial video In the video, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was hitting back at the newly appointed…
Nominated Senator Crystal Asige at a past event. PHOTO/@CrystalAsige Nominated senator Crystal Asige has applauded the recent signing of the Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act 2025, particularly the provision that extends the retirement age for persons with disabilities to 65. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, May 12, 2025, Asige celebrated this…