The High Court has halted the mandatory registration of Kenyan students under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) until it rules on a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). On August 16, the government directed regional and county education officials to ensure parents register their children as dependents under SHIF before the…
Bradley Marongo alias Gen Z Goliath has distanced himself from X (formerly Twitter) account attacking Milele FM presenter Jacquey ‘Wilbroda’ Nyaminde after she gave him a dressing down. In a post on his Instagram account on Friday, September 20, 2024, the towering Gen Z noted that the X account @BradleyMtal was impersonating him. “Fake account!…
Government is acutely aware of the special place held by pastoralist communities that occupy the highly vulnerable ASALs in the delivery of its broad climate action mandate. Worsening negative impacts of climate change, characterized by cyclic heavily flooding and droughts have had devastating impacts on pastoralist communities whose lives largely depend on livestock keeping. Additionally,…
The late Sultana actress, Winnie Bwire, will be buried in her village on Saturday, September 21 Preparations to lay him to rest were underway in Cholera, Mumias while his family was handling his body His mother and her family dressed in black, and sang mourning songs, then prayed for the family The body of the…
Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] Deputy Inspector General of Police (Administration) Gilbert Masengeli appeared in court on Friday, September 20, to apologise and explain his absence from the court for seven summons. His no-show resulted in a six-month jail sentence over contempt charges related to the disappearance of three Kenyans…
Arsenal will travel to Manchester where they will be hosted by the Premier League Champions at the Etihad, this is what they might be planning to mitigate City’s goal scoring threat Arsenal is gearing up for their crucial clash against Manchester City this weekend, and the stakes could not be higher. The last time these…
National Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Dr. Moses Wetang’ula, has called on UNICEF to increase its focus on the boy child in its advocacy programs, emphasizing that boys are becoming an “endangered species” due to the disproportionate attention given to girls in child rights initiatives. Wetang’ula expressed concern that boys in Kenya are “suffering in silence,”…
By BOB KARASHANI The United States Ambassador to Tanzania, Michael Battle, said on Thursday that his country had no intention of retreating from its push for strict adherence to democratic rights and principles as a key aspect of its partnership with Dodoma. This came after President Samia Suluhu Hassan earlier this week pointedly criticised the…
Celestine Korir, the mother of Felix Kipyegon, who died 19 days after he joined the university, spoke about her last son after his death The mother praised her teenage son for being a goal-oriented young man with a bright future, and the family looked up to him The Bomet mother was shocked by the news…
Kenyan socialite Huddah Monroe has been spotted hanging out with Arbantone artiste Godfrey Masambu, widely known as Gody Tennor, days after setting tough conditions for a meet-up with Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya. Salasya has been publicly hitting on Huddah, whose photo with Masambu has sent the internet into a frenzy. Taking…
A Kenyan woman shared a CCTV video that captures the strange act of her housekeeper while she was cooking in the kitchen The video, which went viral on TikTok, showed the domestic helper scratching her sensitive spot, unaware that she was being caught by the hidden cameras. People online expressed their displeasure and shared similar…
Reigning African Rally Champion Karan Patel will be out to cement his pole position on the Africa Rally Championship, ARC, standings at the third leg of the series in Burundi on September 20th-22nd . The KCB Racing Team driver will be navigated by his long-time friend Tauseef Khan in their Skoda R5 car. The…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua responded to the plans of some MPs of the Kenya Kwanza coalition to remove him from power Gachagua claimed that the members of parliament who are planning to remove him have been bribed to keep him as a puppet The deputy president rebuked his critics, saying their plot will fail because…
During his time at Chelsea, Raheem Sterling scored against Manchester City on three different occasions and as Arsenal play Pep Guardiola’s men, it could be the time to unleash him. Arsenal face Manchester City and the question on many minds is whether Mikel Arteta will unleash Raheem Sterling in this pivotal clash on Sunday. Sterling,…
A police officer assigned to Embakasi West MP Mark Mwenje has died after reportedly shooting himself at his residence in Embakasi, Nairobi. Constable Austin Owiti Oyuech Shariff, an Administration Police officer in the close protection unit, allegedly shot himself in the head on Thursday morning. The motive behind the shooting remains unknown, and police are…