Chief Justice Martha Koome launched the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to decongest prisons in Nairobi region at the Industrial Area Remand and Maximum Prison. The Judiciary has unveiled an initiative to address the severe overcrowding in prisons facilities countrywide. Chief Justice Martha Koome while launching the decongestion initiative at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum…
800m Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi. [AFP] Though almost predictable and with a one tactical approach, Emmanuel Wanyonyi will be remembered for being the only Kenyan man to win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. All the other Kenyan male athletes either won a silver or bronze medal at the Games that…
A tearful Violet Ndukwe pleaded with the court to be lenient with her after pleading guilty to having stolen a gold ring from her Runda employer on Aug 12, 2024. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] A househelp has pleaded with a Nairobi court to have mercy on her after she pleaded guilty to stealing a gold ring…
As a medical student, nails were one part of my anatomy course that I really struggled with. I found it difficult, at first, to stomach the sight of painful nail injuries. My squeamishness may have stemmed from witnessing someone sharply removing a plaster from their stubbed big toe – only to take the whole toenail…
Sharon Lokedi has admitted Obiri’s unfortunate falls forced her into changing her tactics in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics. Sharon Lokedi has revealed how Hellen Obiri’s unfortunate falls cost her a podium place for Kenya in the women’s marathon of the just concluded Paris Olympic games on Sunday. The 2022 New York City…
A Nairobi court will today decide the fate of two casual laborers, Duncan Odhiambo Otieno and Calvin Ochieng’ Odongo, who were allegedly arrested with four hand grenades in a vehicle parked outside the home of businessman and Safina Party leader, Jimi Wanjigi. Chief Magistrate Bernard Ochoi will rule on whether to approve a police request…
By REUTERS The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late on Friday, crushing and…
Each year, various events such as concerts, workshops, cultural activities, and meetings involving national and local government officials and youth organizations take place worldwide. The theme for International Youth Day 2024 is “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.” This theme continues a tradition of focusing on pressing issues for young p****e,…
Dr. Patrick Amoth chairs stakeholders meeting Kenya is ramping up its preparedness and response to Mpox. Although only one confirmed case has been reported in the country, the Ministry of Health has activated Public Health Emergency Operation Centres across the country. A truck driver who recently contracted the disease has since recovered. However, the rise in…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua acknowledges greetings from residents of Engineer Town in Kinangop, Nyandarua County, after attending Holy Mass at St Stephen Catholic Parish, Karoroha, Nyandarua County on July 28, 2024. [DPCS] Even after it was reported that President William Ruto had stepped in to end the dark cloud of a planned impeachment motion that hovered over…
Shot put and pole vault now rub shoulders at the Olympic Games with sport climbing and breaking, introduced at the Tokyo and Paris Games respectively. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) constant efforts to reconcile Olympic traditions with the recognition of contemporary forms of sport led it to take an even bolder decision this summer: the…
Letsile Tebogo unleashed his hidden talent as he displayed his crazy dancing skills following the 200m victory at the Paris Olympic Games. A video of Letsile Tebogo celebrating after winning the 200m gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games has resurfaced and boy, the Botswanan wunderkind has a hidden talent. Tebogo was enjoying Botswanan music…
The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Service announced that the government has resolved the issues that previously delayed passport applications and issuance. Principal Secretary Julius Bitok assured Kenyans that processes have been streamlined to speed up the production of travel documents. “We are now producing passports very fast. We have two new machines, modern…
Khwisero Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Aseka has urged his constituents to apply for Uwezo fund loans to uplift their living standards. Aseka said the Khwisero fund management committee has already called for the 2024/2025 fiscal year loan applications. “The Uwezo fund is meant to offer loans to the vulnerable group to empower our citizens…
Good Morning my strong man from Tanzania August 12, 2024, I invite you to look at what is written in the front and back pages of Kenyan Newspapers. The post Big news in Kenyan newspapers today August 12, 2024 first appeared on Millard Ayo.