From Right-Fred Ollows Rubgy Trainer and Consultant, Mutua Mutava CEO and MD of Betika Group Kenya, Cynthia Mumbo the Founder and CEO of Sports Connect Africa and Kibet Biwott Atheltics Consultant. [Jonah Onyango,Standard] After lifting the football trophy at the inaugural BingwaFest sports extravaganza last year in Eldoret that saw them walk home with a…
Kenya’s John Okeyo charges through the Samoa defense on day two of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France.[World Rugby] After a day of heartbreak, Kenya Sevens put behind their group stage disappointments to stun Uruguay 19-14 in the ninth-place semifinal playoff on Thursday night. Shujaa were knocked out of the Paris Olympic…
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet celebrates after winning the women’s 5000m final at the Doha Diamond League. [AFP] Since the days of Kiprugut Chumo, Kenya’s only medallist in 1964, to the 2020 Olympics, the world’s topmost games have been a men’s affair, especially for Kenya. But in recent years, Kenya’s women at the Olympics have earned their…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua react to ODM’s appointments into Cabinet on July 25, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] The turbulent waters of politics have hit again and seemingly swamped the opposition leaving Azimio leaders fighting for political survival. Although the coalition leaders still insist they are together, the unfolding development has…
GETTY IMAGES A joint session of Parliament’s Health Committee has raised concerns about attempts by donor partners in the health sector to economically disadvantage Kenya through practices that foster overdependence on their support for financing programs related to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and vaccine procurement. The National Assembly Health Committee and the Senate Standing Committee on Health…
Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) participated in a tree planting initiative in Kaptabuk, West Pokot in a bid to boost conservation efforts by the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards. At least 16,000 trees were planted in Kaptabuk and Kamonges, contributing to the national drive for reforestation and environmental sustainability, in line with…
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 (𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰) 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. The Committee of the Whole House members Thursday voted in agreement with the President’s Reservations and the recommendation to delete all the Clauses of the Finance Bill, 2024. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆,…
Kenya faces difficult times ahead because of pressure to pay debts, create jobs for the youth, offer improved services to citizens and uproot entrenched corruption. The tough journey on the new path begins afresh with the appointment of a new cabinet which takes office after weeks of unrelenting protests by Kenya’s young population demanding better…
The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives now wants MPs to allocate at least Kshs. 17.7 billion to New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU) to ensure optimal operation of the organization. Committee Chairperson James Gakuya observed that the agency needs at least Ksh. 15 billion set aside for it from the current…
Marta outsmarts Super Falcons Playing into the evening shadows of Bordeaux, Nigeria and Brazil went head to head in their Olympic football campaign of group C. Brazil, who are viewed as the favourites for the gold medal by many faced a stern first half from the Nigerians. Despite their moments of individual brilliance and smart…
Counterfeit US dollars seized by EACC during a raid in a former MP’s residence. [EACC] The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered counterfeit US dollars and a firearm during a search related to alleged embezzlement by Beirut Pharmacy & Medical Centre. The search, conducted on Thursday, July 25, targeted the pharmacy’s directors and NHIF…
The full consequences of Joe Biden’s seismic decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race will take some time to be felt. One immediately apparent outcome is the change of election dynamic that comes with a presumptive nominee who ticks a range of different identity boxes including gender, age and ethnicity. Importantly, the big question…
Victims of the Wednesday afternoon hotel attack in Mandera have been safely evacuated to Nairobi by a team led by the Kenya Red Cross Society. Four critically injured individuals were airlifted from Mandera County Referral Hospital. One patient was evacuated by Amref Flying Doctors services, while three others were transported by…
Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua Narc-Kenya party has issued a notice to exit from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition. The decision was communicated Thursday in a letter addressed to the coalition secretary-general Junet Mohammed by Narc Kenya’s acting secretary general Asha Bashir. The party said the decision was informed…
The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives have arrested former Isiolo South Member of Parliament Abdi Tepo and his wife for defrauding the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Ksh199 million through fraudulent claims. According to the commission, the monies were channelled through Beirut Pharmacy and Medical Centre between 2021 and 2023. The wife of…