Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accompanied by his wife Pastor Dorcas and family members address journalists at Karen hospital after being discharged from the facility where he had been admitted after falling ill during his impeachment proceedings on October 20, 2024. [File, Standard] Showdown is expected when a decision is made today on whether three Judges empanelled by…
Jackson was forced to miss the 2024 Olympic games following injury, but she is gearing up for her 2025 season opener. After a turbulent 2024 season that saw her Olympic dreams dashed by injury, Shericka Jackson is ready to make her highly anticipated return to the track. The reigning 200m world champion, who was forced…
Kenya Railways has announced the resumption of the Nanyuki Safari train services. In a statement dated Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the railway service revealed that the Nanyuki safari train will continue its normal operations as per the schedule after a seven-day-long disruption. Kenya Railways in the announcement notified members of the public that the Safari train…
President William Ruto. [Standard, File] President William Ruto has condemned former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for allegedly trying to divide Kenyans along ethnic lines. He said such efforts will not succeed. Speaking in Luanda, Vihiga County, on Wednesday, January 22, Ruto accused some of his former political allies of incompetence, in an apparent reference to…
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s agent Sekou Clarke has opened up on how his client’s recovery process has made her unstoppable in the 400m hurdles. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the Olympics 400m hurdles champion, is not just a master of her craft on the track but also a pioneer when it comes to recovery. Her agent, Sekou Clarke, recently opened…
Global clean energy company BLUETTI has donated 1,000 solar power systems to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) as part of its ‘Lighting an African Family’ (LAAF) programme. This donation is a key component of Chinese company’s ambitious LAAF programme, launched in 2021 with the aim of providing clean solar energy to 1 million off-grid…
Kishane Thompson explains why he lost the Olympics 100m final despite carrying the hopes of the Jamaican nation on his shoulders. The Paris Olympics 100m race will go down in history as one of the hotly-contested if the margin of victory is any barometer. From running in the Diamond League meets to the residency at…
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has issued a closure directive to a construction site on Likoni Lane, Off Dennis Pritt Road Nairobi County. In a notice dated Wednesday, January 22, 2025, NEMA Director General Mamo Boru Mamo attributed the closure to complaints received from members of the public regarding the construction activities in the said area….
Hassan won two bronze medals in both the 5000 and 10000 meter races, before snatching gold in the marathon at the Paris Olympics. Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan has shed light on why she decided to take a five-month break from competitive running following her extraordinary performances at the Paris Olympics. The Dutch athlete, celebrated…
On Wednesday, January 22, John Kiama Wambua was brought before the Milimani Court in relation to the alleged murder of his wife Kiama was arrested after officers from the Huruma Police Station found him carrying the body of his 19-year-old wife, Joy Fridah Munani Prosecutors from the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have asked the…
From left Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Ibrahim Amin, Inspector-General of the National Police Service Douglas Kanja and Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli (Administration Police Service) when they issued a joint press statement on December 5, 2024, Nairobi. [File, Standard] The High Court has temporarily stayed its earlier order requiring the Inspector General…
US President Donald Trump gestures with a saber after cutting into a cake representation of the new Air Force One design during the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. [AFP] Numerous projects in Kenya funded by the US government could stall as the Trump…
In a sweeping decision aimed at improving efficiency and cutting costs, the Cabinet, chaired by President William Ruto, approved the merger, dissolution, and privatization of numerous State Corporations. The reforms, discussed during the first Cabinet meeting of the year at the State Lodge in Kakamega on January 21, 2025, form part of the government’s strategy…
Businesswoman-cum politician Millicent Omanga has called out those criticising President William Ruto after initiating bonus pay to sugarcane farmers who have supplied cane to Kakamega’s Mumias Sugar Factory. In a statement on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Omanga stated that sugarcane farmers deserve bonuses just like their counterparts in the tea and coffee sector terming critics…
Pastor James Ng'ang'a visited Shimo la Tewa Prison, where he served his sentence from 1989 to 1992 Accompanied by his wife, Loise Murugi, the evangelist handed out gauze sheets and toothbrushes and promised more help Ng'ang'a told his story of change and promised to provide pancakes, chairs and metal for the prison Pastor James Ng'ang'a…