The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, in collaboration with various stakeholders, has established two air monitoring sites in Nairobi to tackle the city’s worsening air pollution. These sites, located at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital and the Nairobi Fire Station on Tom Mboya Street, will gather data on air quality, with a focus on…
President William Ruto has appointed a national working committee on the review of the new university funding model. In a gazette notice on Monday, September 16, 2024, Ruto appointed a four-pronged committee to examine the grey areas that had confused universities nationwide. “I do order and direct that the National Working Committee on Review of…
Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang'wa has claimed that a group of MPs from Mount Kenya have plans to exclude Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from the political arena He warned the parliamentarians against touching the second leader with authority, saying Gachagua is still a link of unity in the area Comparing the situation of Minister of Internal…
President William Ruto has reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to hosting the 2025 Championship of African Nations and the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The President’s assurance was made at the CAF Executive Committee Meeting held in Nairobi. The Meeting was chaired by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe who earlier paid a courtesy call to State…
Olympics 100m champion Julien Alfred has opened up on how mean and hateful comments on social media have made her detest the platforms. Olympics 100m champion Julien Alfred has shared that the vile comments she receives from social media has made her detest it. Alfred has been one of the most successful athletes this season…
Motorists using Mombasa Road have been notified of a significant traffic disruption starting Friday, September 20, 2024. In a public notice, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) announced a 33-day traffic disruption to accommodate the construction of a new footbridge foundation. KeNHA Director General Kung’u Ndung’u stated that the construction will impact the Nairobi-bound lanes…
By MAWAHIB ABDALLATIF Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is seeing September, again, as a lucky month to market himself to the global audience as the legitimate leader of his country. It comes even as the ongoing war churns out a king-size humanitarian crisis. Last week, Burhan travelled to Beijing where he met with President…
Kimilili Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa has defended acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli days after he was sentenced to six months in prison. The controversial lawmaker in a statement issued via his official X account on Monday, September 16, 2024, stated that Masengeli is going nowhere. Barasa on Masengeli’s critics Barasa…
PHOTO | Courtesy The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) is in the final stages of negotiating a privately initiated proposal with Adani Energy Solutions and Africa50 to construct a 625-kilometre high-voltage transmission line. If the proposal is adopted, KETRACO proposes to increase electricity tariffs to service the 30-year loan from Adani Energy Solutions and Africa50….
KCB’s Oliver Mang’eni (left) is tackled by Clinton Khasai of Strathmore Leos during Kenya Cup match at KCB Sports Club on Saturday, Feb 27, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Few figures in Kenyan rugby have commanded the battlefield like Oliver ‘Olishe’ Mang’eni, a towering presence whose name became synonymous with dominance in the lineout. A relentless competitor, a fearless…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti (second right) introduces her son, Charles Oduwale moments after landing at JKIA yesterday. She dismissed claims she had been detained in the UK over money laundering. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard] Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti jetted back into the country Monday afternoon after a nearly three-week stay in the United Kingdom, immediately dismissing…
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is among seven candidates seeking the International Olympics Committee presidency as current holder Thomas Bach’s terms comes to an end. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is among candidates seeking to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympics Committee. Britain’s Coe is in a race against Hungarian Prince Feisal…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has rated the performance of the Kenya Kwanza government as “below average,” giving it a score of 2 out of 10. He criticized the administration for failing to uphold the rule of law and for not meeting several promises. Speaking to university students from the Mt Kenya region on Saturday, Musyoka…
By Garang Malak Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived in Juba on Monday for high-level bilateral talks, said Ramadan Abdalla Mohammed, South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs minister. It is the second such bilateral meeting between the Sudanese leader and Khartoum’s immediate neighbours in two months. Read: Sudan army chief Burhan seeks political legitimacy on the back…
Four coffins were lined up in front of the mourners, all containing the bodies of relatives of the same family The victims were a father, his wife, and their two children aged 12 and two It was revealed that the family had planned to return home in December for the first time since they moved…