Dr. Beatrice Inyangala, Principal Secretary for Higher Education, has firmly defended the new university funding model, describing it as the best option for Kenyan parents. She emphasized that the new model significantly reduces the financial burden on families by lowering the amount they need to pay for their children’s university education. According to Dr. Inyangala,…
Tension is escalating between Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan and her husband, Shakib Cham Lutaaya, following an unexpected appearance of Diamond Platnumz at their South African mansion for their daughter Tiffah’s 9th birthday celebration. Diamond, the father of Zari’s daughter, made the trip to South Africa to surprise Tiffah as she celebrated turning nine on August…
On International Youth Day (12th August), it’s vital to spotlight the pressing issues faced by young people in Kenya, such as teenage pregnancies, inadequate education, lack of comprehensive age-appropriate sexuality education, and youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health centres, mental health struggles, and high unemployment rates. Five Change Leaders from the Nguvu Collective are actively advocating…
Faith Kipyegon celebrates after winning Paris Olympics gold medal in 15000m. [AFP] Like her or hate her, Faith Kipyegon has officially cemented her status as one of the Greatest athletes of all time. The mother of one is not only a triple 1500m Olympic champion, but also the face of athletics throughout the world. No…
Kamau has taken the reigns as new Mathare United head coach, replacing former Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi, who has been linked with a move to Tanzanian outfit Tabora United. Mathare United, the 2008 Kenyan Premier League champions, have made a significant move by reappointing John Kamau as their head coach. This decision comes as…
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has voiced concerns about delays in funding for the Kenyan-led mission aimed at stabilizing Haiti. He warned that these delays could endanger the entire operation and undermine the credibility of the transitional government. “People are living under very difficult conditions. They want to see tangible action and progress,” Conille said….
By REUTERS Police arrested senior leaders of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema and hundreds of its supporters ahead of a meeting in the southwest of the country, the party said on Monday. Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe and the leader of its youth wing John Pambalu were arrested at a regional airport on Monday, the party…
Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi’s ambitious project to build a bridge over River Waseges in Baringo County is set to cost contributors Ksh1.7 million. Omondi took to Instagram to share the construction details, emphasizing the materials needed and the overwhelming support the project has received. “These are all the materials we need to complete the bridge…
Chief Justice Martha Koome launched the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to decongest prisons in Nairobi region at the Industrial Area Remand and Maximum Prison. The Judiciary has unveiled an initiative to address the severe overcrowding in prisons facilities countrywide. Chief Justice Martha Koome while launching the decongestion initiative at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum…
800m Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi. [AFP] Though almost predictable and with a one tactical approach, Emmanuel Wanyonyi will be remembered for being the only Kenyan man to win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. All the other Kenyan male athletes either won a silver or bronze medal at the Games that…
A tearful Violet Ndukwe pleaded with the court to be lenient with her after pleading guilty to having stolen a gold ring from her Runda employer on Aug 12, 2024. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] A househelp has pleaded with a Nairobi court to have mercy on her after she pleaded guilty to stealing a gold ring…
As a medical student, nails were one part of my anatomy course that I really struggled with. I found it difficult, at first, to stomach the sight of painful nail injuries. My squeamishness may have stemmed from witnessing someone sharply removing a plaster from their stubbed big toe – only to take the whole toenail…
Sharon Lokedi has admitted Obiri’s unfortunate falls forced her into changing her tactics in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics. Sharon Lokedi has revealed how Hellen Obiri’s unfortunate falls cost her a podium place for Kenya in the women’s marathon of the just concluded Paris Olympic games on Sunday. The 2022 New York City…
A Nairobi court will today decide the fate of two casual laborers, Duncan Odhiambo Otieno and Calvin Ochieng’ Odongo, who were allegedly arrested with four hand grenades in a vehicle parked outside the home of businessman and Safina Party leader, Jimi Wanjigi. Chief Magistrate Bernard Ochoi will rule on whether to approve a police request…
By REUTERS The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late on Friday, crushing and…