A Kisii family is celebrating the return of their son, Cyrus Osando, who went missing in 2022, a few days before taking the Grade Eight examination (KCPE). Osando left home in search of job opportunities, initially heading to Maai Mahiu before moving to Naivasha where he worked as a chicken farmer His mother confirmed that…
AP 11th April, 2025 12:10 PM Rest in Peace sign. Image used purely for representation purposes. PHOTO/Pexels A merengue icon, a baseball star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic were buried Thursday, as authorities called off the search for bodies with the death toll…
A high-voltage electricity transmission line. Image used for illustration purpose in this article. PHOTO/Pexels Kenya Power has announced a scheduled power blackout that will affect parts of Pipeline Estate in Nairobi County on Friday, June 13, 2025. In a notice issued on Thursday night, June 12, 2025, the utility company stated that the electricity supply interruption,…
Caption:President William Ruto addressing residents at Njiru Junction where he issued the directive on evictions on Friday, March 14, 2025. VIDEO/https://www.youtube.com/live/vx2x9Fy2vR0 President William Ruto on Friday, March 14, 2025, placed an embargo on forceful evictions without a proper resettlement plan or alternative. Speaking in the Njiru area during his Nairobi development tour, the head of…
Coach Benni McCarthy of Harambee Stars in their TotalEnergies African Nations Championship match against Morocco at The Moi International Sports Center on Sunday. Aug 10, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya’s Harambee Stars’ march toward the CHAN 2024 knockout stage intensified after a historic victory on Sunday over two-time champions Morocco and three group-stage matches without a…
AK explains what athletes will need to meet in order to be allowed to participate in both local and international competitions. Athletics Kenya (AK) has encouraged athletes to register with the federation’s database. AK Director of Youth Development Barnaba Korir said only athletes found on the federation’s database can compete in local and international events….
Supreme Court Judge Smokin Wanjala recently introduced a new publication by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) that could reshape how Kenyan courts view abortion. The Right to Health Bench Book: Select Decisions, Issues, and Themes, released by ICJ’s Kenyan chapter, advocates a shift in the judicial perspective on abortion, framing it as a health…
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric reacts at the end of the FIFA Club World Cup match against Paris Saint-Germain at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 9, 2025. [AFP] The curtain finally fell on Real Madrid midfield maestro Luka Modric’s superlative career at the club after a drubbing by Paris Saint-Germain…
President William Ruto joins fish traders at Homa Bay Beach on August 12, 2025. [PSC] President William Ruto traded his presidential motorcade for a jiko on Tuesday evening, rolling up his sleeves to fry tilapia with women traders at Homa Bay Beach. Fresh from a meeting with grassroots women leaders from four Nyanza counties, Ruto…
Posta Rangers secured their FKF Premier League status after a narrow 1-0 loss but win on aggregate over Naivas United in the promotion playoff. Posta Rangers will play in the 2025/26 FKF Premier League season after narrowly edging out Naivas United in a tense promotion playoff. The mailmen survived a 2nd leg of scare to…
Makueni, one of the top ten counties that recorded the highest maternal mortality in the country, has not recorded a single death due to excessive bleeding in public health facilities since 2022 due to an aggressive strategy of ensuring healthcare workers can detect when mothers have excessive bleeding and treat within 15 minutes. One of…
As Valentine’s Day approaches, the world is turning red by the minute and for Kenyan socialite Amber Ray, the season of romance has already begun. The mother of two took to Instagram to gush over her fiancé, businessman Kennedy Rapudo, after he asked her to be his Valentine. Amber shared a photo of a stunning…
Image used to illustrate this story only. PHOTO/PexelsFor much of my professional life as a journalist and personally as a curious observer, I have been intrigued by the psychology of scams: how even intelligent, well-educated individuals can fall prey to elaborate hoaxes. Globally, fraud has seen a worrying upward trend over the past decade. Advances…
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt gives fans limited access to his private life but he has been in a relationship with Kasi Bennett for over 10 years. So, who is she? Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt rarely talks about his personal life, but there have been instances where he has given fans a rare look…
Detectives are probing the death of a Chinese national, discovered unresponsive in a latrine at the Talanta Stadium construction site. Security personnel stationed at the Jamhuri facility in Nairobi reported the incident on the morning of Monday, March 30. According to preliminary reports, a chef working for the site’s Chinese management discovered the man inside…