Real Madrid players and coach celebrate after winning the 2024 Champions Legaue.[AFP] A new era in European club football begins on Thursday when the draw takes place in Monaco for an expanded Uefa Champions League featuring a radically changed format. European football’s governing body is selling what it describes as “a thrilling new future” for…
Two suspects were arrested in a police investigation into a phone theft gang at the Machakos Level 5 hospital The investigation began after a female patient reported her phone stolen, prompting hospital security to review the hospital's CCTV footage. The video showed a man named Peter Mutavi robbing a female patient in the center's radiology…
The Olympic 100m silver medalist has pulled out of the Rome Diamond League classic just days after he also withdrew from the Silesia clash. Jamaica’s fast-rising sprint star Kishane Thompson has opted out of the highly anticipated 100m race at this weekend’s Rome Diamond League meeting, marking his second withdrawal in as many weeks. Just…
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced that water supply will be restored today at noon. This follows an interruption in water supply in several parts of the city caused by vandalism of the Sasumua Dam water treatment pipeline. The pipeline, which runs to the Kabete Water Works near Nazareth Hospital in…
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has notified motorists and other road users of planned traffic disruption at Haile Selassie Roundabout on Uhuru Highway. In a notice on Thursday, August 29, 2024, KeNHA indicated that a section of the road will be closed for 45 days starting from Saturday, August 31, 2024, to Tuesday, October 15,…
PHOTO | BBC Artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia says its revenues for the three months to the end of July more than doubled compared to a year earlier, hitting a record $30bn (£24.7bn). However, the firm’s shares fell by more than 6% in New York after the announcement. Nvidia has been one of the…
Squatters living in the disputed Kakuzi land have been given hope of finally getting resettled after the National Lands Commission (NLC) officials visited the area to establish the company’s idle land that should be ceded to them. During the tour of the vast land situated in Murang’a County yesterday by the Historical Land Injustices Secretariat…
Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga in action against Rashid Toha of South Sudan during their international friendly match at Kasarani Stadium on September 12, 2023. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] It is not easy to be Michael Olunga in Kenyan football at the moment. To be like him, you must have a strong character. Whether the Al…
President William Ruto made an official announcement about his intention to start a campaign for the AUC chairmanship Raila Odinga Lawyer Steve Ogolla argued that Raila has deep networks in Africa and around the world and can continue his campaign for the post of AUC He claimed that the long-time opposition leader's decision to talk…
Hunter Woodhall went viral for his celebration with his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall at the Paris Olympics and he is now looking for his own moment of glory at the Paralympics Games. Hunter Woodhall, celebrated as one of Team USA’s brightest stars, is poised to make his mark at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Following the viral…
A young student couldn't believe his eyes after being forced to break the phone he took to school, breaking the law in the process The boy who attends Butula Boys' High School was seen making a phone call and breaking it little by little, and many Kenyans said it was the right move since he…
Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry has ordered the removal of all asbestos roofs nationwide. In a directive issued to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Duale directed that all asbestos roofs be removed within three months. He specifically instructed hospitals and private…
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has denied rumors of plans to merge with President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA), dismissing the chatter on the streets ODM Deputy Party Leader Simba Arati hinted at the possibility of working with Ruto for national unity following the inclusion of ODM members in the Cabinet Local reports speculated…
President William Ruto has complained about being pressured and even sometimes threatened over allocating development projects. Speaking on Thursday, August 29, 2024, during the launch of various development projects in Homa Bay County, Ruto told the residents that Kabondo Kasipul Member of Parliament Eva Obara has been on his neck demanding key development projects. On…
Vincent Mucheru left their compound on Tuesday, August 27, after a disagreement with his mother over unauthorized phone transactions His father, Peter Marika, told TUKO.co.ke that the second form student did not show any previous misconduct or gambling addiction Teachers at Igikiro Boys High School in Murang'a also expressed concern about his disappearance when schools…