Kenyan swimmer Maria Brunlehner is itching to leave a mark at the Paris Olympic Games scheduled 26th July-August 11th. Brunlehner who won double gold at the Africa Youth Games in 2018 sealed her Olympic slot after she won the 50m freestyle event at this year’s Doha World Swimming Championship. At the event she set…
National Chess Instructor Isaac Ondeng (center) with the winners of Plainsview Chess Tournament (from left to right) Brayden Akwera,Joy Faith,Owen Yalwala and Chrispin Mwendwa.[Washington Onyango,Standard] Anticipation is high as Kassagam Secondary School gears up to host the Nyanza Region Kenya National Youth Chess Championship this Sunday. This event, organized by Chess Kenya and Victoria Chess…
Police load a sack containing the body of an unidentified person into a vehicle on July 14, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Collins Jomaisi Khalisia has been identified as the prime suspect in the Kware dumpsite killings. Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss Mohammed Amin says the suspect confessed to killing 42 women between 2022 to date…
The popular rapper wagered a huge amount on the Spaniards to beat England and smiled to the bank after Luis de la Fuente’s men were crowned European champions. Kenyan rapper King Kaka is among those celebrating Spain’s Euro 2024 victory after the match fetched him over Ksh800,000 from a bet. King Kaka placed a bet…
Families of the Shakahola massacre victims have rejected the State’s plans to bury unidentified bodies in a marked mass grave, stating it conflicts with their cultural practices. Out of 453 bodies retrieved from shallow graves in Shakahola forest, officials have positively identified only 34 and handed them over to their relatives for burial. A team…
By REUTERS A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing five and injuring 20 as patrons were watching the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament on TV, police said, blaming Islamist insurgents. The bomb destroyed 10 cars and damaged several buildings nearby in a well-guarded area near…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released the name of the prime suspect linked to the deaths of bodies found dumped in sacks in Kware, Mukuru slums, Nairobi. During a press statement done on Monday, July 15, 2024, Detectives revealed that the 33-year-old Collins Khalisia was arrested after forensic analysis of a mobile phone…
The suspect has confessed to killing 42 women including his wife Police have arrested a middle-aged man believed to be behind the murder of multiple women and dumping their bodies in Kware dumpsite in Mukuru kwa Njenga, in Embakasi South Constituency. The 33-year-old suspect, Collins Jomaisi Khalisia, from Vihiga County, was arrested in Nairobi’s Kayole…
Kibera Girls Soccer Academy Wendy Mmbone tackled by Reciler Muhatia of Dagoretti Mixed in the ongoing Nairobi region secondary school games at the Jamhuri High school. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Songs, dance, tears of joy and sorrow marked the end of Nairobi Region Term Two games as winners celebrated their victory, while the losers rued their…
Anti-Finance bill protestors demonstrate in Nairobi July 2, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] At first, there were doubts he would budge. Confronted by straight-shooting journalists in an interview that State House requested for, President William Ruto exacerbated viewers’ ire by failing to demonstrate an iota of remorse after police had fatally shot demonstrators in Nairobi. Thereafter,…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be racing in Europe for the first time since the World Championships in Budapest where she intends to polish her sharpness ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will return to Europe for her first competition since the 2023 World Championships. The 10-time world champion will be competing at the…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has prohibited all parliamentary committees from holding meetings in hotels due to the government’s recent austerity measures. Starting Monday, the National Assembly committees will meet to review the supplementary estimates and appropriations needed to implement the revised budget after the rejection of the Finance Bill, 2024. In a communication dated…
Actress Shannen Doherty, best known for roles in hit TV shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed, died on Saturday from cancer at 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty,” her publicist, Leslie Sloane, said in a statement. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was…
Good Morning my strong man from Tanzania July 15, 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 July 15, 2024 first appeared on Millard Ayo.
Nathan Njuguna tees off on the par-four first hole during Crown Paints Golf Day at Limuru Golf and Country Club, July 13, 2024. [Mose Sammy, Standard] Home golfer Anne Wanjama chalked a whooping 43 stableford points to clinch the overall winner prize of the Crown Paints Golf Tournament at Limuru Golf and Country Club over the…