‘This has taken my heart’

Olympic champion Masai Russell is tapping into her mental fortitude to embrace the hardships that come with success on the track ahead of an action packed 2025 season. Fresh off her stunning Olympic gold medal win in 2022, track and field star Masai Russell has offered insight into her relentless mindset and the role of…

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Bomas International Convention Complex to Open by May: Ruto Announces

President William Ruto has confirmed that the Bomas International Convention Complex (BICC), a state-of-the-art facility rising at Bomas of Kenya, will officially open by May this year. Speaking during the Magical Kenya Open at Karen Country Club, the president said the new convention complex will replace the 50-year-old Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) as Kenya’s…

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African Union soldiers killed in al-Shabaab mortar attack

Two African Union soldiers were killed and a third one injured by an al-Shabaab mortar attack Sunday on their base inside the perimeters of Mogadishu’s international airport. A statement by the head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mohamed El-Amine Souef…

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine strikes deal to end jail time

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, is set to be released from prison after reaching an agreement to resolve recent parole violations. Tekashi was detained on October 29 following accusations that he travelled without permission, failed mandatory drug tests, and did not comply with the terms of his supervised release, which was…

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Tears of joy as five abducted youth reunite with their kin

Bernard Kavuli (centre) with lawyers Nick Karanja (left) Shadrack Wambui  (right) sister Mary Kivuli, upon his arrival at the Ngong Police Station, Kajiado County on Jan 6, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Dumbstruck, distress and trauma covered the faces of five young Kenyans who returned home yesterday after days of being held in unknown places. It…

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Great Rift 10-Aside kicks off in Nakuru today

Audio By Vocalize Nakuru RFC players during a training session at Nakuru Athletics Club on June 10,2025.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The Great Rift 10-Aside tournament kicks-off with the schools and Age Grade Championships this morning at Nakuru Athletic Club.  The curtain raiser today has attracted teams in the Under 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18, and…

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