Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with Morocco’s Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), seized over 4.7 metric tons of hashish aboard two rubber boats between the islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. The operation, made possible thanks to “close police cooperation” with Morocco, involved use of a maritime surveillance system which located the boats loaded with…
Hooded Police officers in plain clothes remove road barricades along Outer Ring Road in Pipeline Estate during violent antigovernment protest that saw locals and police engage in push and pull on July 23, 2024. [File, Standard] They arrived in unmarked cars with faces concealed behind masks. In broad daylight, without a word, they would snatch young Kenyans off the…
The Acting CEO of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Elijah Wachira, has been placed on 90-day compulsory leave, effective immediately, to allow for an investigation into his professional conduct and performance. A letter from SHA Chairperson Dr. Abdi Mohamed, dated Tuesday, informed Wachira of the Board’s decision to place him on leave to facilitate a…
The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. The review found that Justin Welby, 68, “could and should” have reported John Smyth’s abuse of boys and young men to police in 2013. In a statement,…
President William Ruto welcomes Mr. Li Xi, a senior member of China’s Communist Party, at State House Nairobi. The recent visit by Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, to Kenya marks…
When Social Health Authority CEO Elijah Wachira appeared before the National Assembly’s Health Committee to deliberate on the transition of the NHIF to SHIF on July 30, 2024. [Elvis Ogina ,Standard] Social Health Authority CEO Elijah Wachira has been suspended for 90 days to allow investigations into his conduct and performance. In his place, Robert Ingasira will take over as the Acting…
The board of the Social Health Authority (SHA) has sent the acting CEO Elijah Wachira on compulsory leave. In a letter seen by K24 Digital on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the board indicated that Wachira was to proceed on leave for 90 days. “This is to inform you of the resolution of the board to…
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has just released its Adaptation Gap Report 2024, to push for funding during the ongoing at the Conference of Parties (COP) climate talks. The talking points at the COP 29 Global talks on Climate change being held in Baku, Azerbaijan until November 22 are expected to shape discussions on how…
The Football Kenya Federation county branch elections will now take place this Thurday the 14th of November, 2024 according to the Electoral board after the stay orders which barred them from holding elections last Saturday were lifted. The Kenya Football Association had filed an injunction in a Kitui High court which issued conservatory orders…
The County Government of Machakos has maintained that it will not pay striking doctors unless they return to work. Speaking on her development tour in Mwala Sub-county, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti emphasized that the courts had declared the strike illegal and that the government would not compensate doctors for breaking the law. Governor Ndeti noted…
Leaders who gathered at the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday rallied a call, linking peace and security to ending chronic hunger in the region. They spoke at the ‘World Without Hunger’ Conference where they used the occasion to also call for collaboration in the use of new technology, capable of producing food in the…
Thirteen teachers arrested Monday for alleged examination malpractice at Nyamninia Mixed Secondary School in Gem were Tuesday arraigned in a Siaya court, where the prosecution sought to hold them in custody for seven days. The group, including the school’s principal, Judy Maloba Wamocho, and her deputy, Patrick Musungu Chamula, appeared before Resident Magistrate Jacob Mkala….
Miami, Florida, has been announced as the host city for the second Grand Slam Track event of 2025, joining Kingston and Los Angeles, with races set for May 2-4 at the Ansin Sports Complex. Miami has joined Kingston & Los Angeles as announced one of the host cities for the Grand Slam Track league 2025…
South Sudan and Kenya had good plans to build roads linking them, targeting to boost cross-border trade by reducing travel time and distance. But this has yet to be achieved. When the Nadapal–Nakodok project was first mooted in 2015, the 11-kilometre road was meant to be completed in three months. It was to be part of the…
Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the video-sharing platform, TikTok. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis remanded 21-year-old David Ssengozi, alias Lucky Choice, and Isaiah Ssekagiri, 28, to Kigo prison until Wednesday when they will make an initial court appearance….