By NELSON NATURINDA Uganda’s opposition party, Forum for the Democratic Change (FDC), is tagging Kenyan authorities’ hand in the brutal arrest and deportation of the party’s members, after which they were slapped with terrorism charges. FDC’s stalwarts had been used to police brutality in Uganda, including rough arrests and detention. But the blame for Kenya…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has officially accepted the resignation of Health County Executive Committee member Daniel Yumbya. In a statement on Thursday, August 1, 2024, Governor Ndeti noted that she had received Yumbya’s resignation and was grateful for his service to the people of Machakos County. “I hereby acknowledge receipt of Dr. Daniel Yumbya’s resignation…
Track and field events will finally get underway today at this year’s Paris Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris, France, after a three year wait. There will be 48 events, consisting of 23 each for men and women, as well as two mixed events (the 4x400m mixed relay and the 35km mixed…
Algeria’s Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy’s Angela Carini leave after their women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024.[AFP] Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked…
Both Egypt and Morocco topped their groups. The Olympic men’s football tournament has reached its quarter-final stage and two intriguing clashes promise excitement and drama. Morocco, having topped Group A with a commanding 3-0 win over Iraq, will face the United States, while Egypt, unbeaten in Group C, will take on Paraguay. Morocco vs. USA…
If the proposed draft law aimed at curbing religious extremism and extortion is approved, all churches and religious organizations in Kenya will be required to submit annual financial returns to the government. The Presidential Taskforce on the Review of the Legal and Regulatory Framework Governing Religious Organisations in Kenya presented the draft Religious Organisations Bill,…
Universal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M. Chu, the studio announced Thursday. After a competitive auction, Universal won the movie rights to the memoir, which has sold more than 2.5 million copies since…
Kabras Sugar’s Mathias Osimbo (left) and Lewis Ambetsa celebrate after beating Kenya Harlequins during Kenya Cup match at RFUEA Ground. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kabras Sugar will head to the second leg of the 2024 National Sevens Circuit top of the table after last weekend’s Christie Sevens dominance in Nairobi. The sugar men saw off Kenya…
The French race walker faced a mid-race bowel incident during the 2016 Olympics but finished the event in eighth place. A French athlete experienced a dramatic and unfortunate turn of events during a crucial moment in his Olympic career turning what could have been a golden moment into a struggle to reach the finish line….
Masks with names of the victims of the attack on Garissa University College are displayed during a memorial concert in downtown Nairobi on April 14, 2015. PHOTO/ AFP The High Court has ordered the state to pay nearly half a billion shillings in compensation to the families of the 148 students who lost their lives…
Cabinet nominee for Lands, Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome The Cabinet nominee for Lands, Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome has pledged to weed out all land cartels should she be appointed to the docket. During her vetting on Thursday afternoon, Wahome, who was nominated to the same docket before her dismissal by President…
Samuel Gathimba in action at Paris Olympics. [Kelly Ayodi] Race walker Samuel Gathimba’s dream of an Olympic medal was shattered on Thursday morning after the Commonwealth bronze medallist finished 22nd in Paris. Gathimba was the sole Kenyan man in the 20km race walk showdown in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The race walk event…
The 28-year-old athlete’s journey took an unexpected turn when an administrative oversight by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) left her off the list submitted to World Athletics. Jamaica hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis has maintained a defiant stance vowing not to give up her dreams despite missing a spot at the Paris Olympics. The 28-year-old…
The Court of Appeal has denied Miriam Juma’s request to block her eviction from a contested property in Nairobi’s Loresho area. Miriam Juma, the widow of Jacob Juma—a businessman murdered in a drive-by shooting along Ngong Road in May 2016—had sought to halt the eviction process, but her bid was rejected by the appellate court….
By REUTERS A Ugandan man held in pre-trial detention for nearly a year under anti-homosexuality laws that have drawn international condemnation has been released on bail, a rights group representing him said. Campaigners say Uganda’s LGBTQ community has faced increasing rights abuses, including home evictions and torture, after the East African country passed its Anti-Homosexuality…