The Kenya Tennis ace Angela Okutoyi will not be featuring in the Paris Olympic games as highly anticipated. Okutoyi needed to meet the 400 mark according to the selection criteria but her ranking stands at 495. ‘’I did not meet the 400 ranking but am currently at 495’’ she wrote Tennis Kenya had lobbied…
Kisumu County has procured equipment to help in the management of solid waste in the area. Through the initiative, some 140 bins and over 20 skip loaders will be deployed at strategic points within the city to aid in waste collection. City Manager Abala Wanga said the move…
Shujaa players Vincent Onyala (left), George Ooro and Samuel Asati training at Kasarani before leaving for Miramas, France ahead of the Paris Olympic Games. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] When Kenya Sevens were relegated from the World Rugby Sevens Series in May last year, many ruled out Shujaa after a string of poor performances and dwindling form…
The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya has tested the highest number of athletes in the world as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games loom. The Anti-doping Agency of Kenya is burning the midnight oil with the aim of ensuring only clean athletes line up at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. ADAK Head of Anti-Doping Education and Research…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) is under scrutiny for its failure to enforce the Smart Driving Licence project, potentially costing taxpayers Kes.1.19 billion. Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has criticized the authority for neglecting to mandate the use of smart card driving licenses, which risks wasting public funds allocated to the project. In her…
By MAWAHIB ABDALLATIF A peace bid by Egypt to help end the war in Sudan is being met with a widening gulf among warring parties on whether to hold dialogue, or just fight on. Cairo, endorsed by the African Union, is supposed to help parties meet face-to-face for the first time, to draft agenda on…
Aisha Jumwa is Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture Stakeholders are appealing to the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers to fast-track the adoption of Kiswahili as the official language of the bloc to deepen integration. More than 300 Kiswahili professionals have converged in Mombasa for a two-day International East African Kiswahili Commission conference themed:…
In Kenya, just like in many parts of Africa and the world, there are some careers that are considered a preserve of the male gender, with women being left out purely on pseudo-stereotypes based on societal and cultural perceptions. This stereotyping has made the female gender lag behind in some professions which are now male-dominated,…
AK President Jackson Tuwei (left) at a past event. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Lack of substantive age-cheating policy has raised huge concern even as Athletics Kenya (AK) starts crackdown on the fraud, with the federation admitting the vice goes as far as 2016, adding that they have so far unearthed 26 cases. Just like doping menace…
Law Society of Kenya Faith Odhiambo flanked by other society’s officials addressed the press on May 13, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo will not be party to the newly gazetted presidential taskforce on forensic audit of public debt. LSK, in a statement on Saturday, July 6 averred that the said task force…
Colombia have reached the semi-final twice in the last three Copa America editions and can make it a hat-trick with victory against Panama. In a dramatic showdown that saw Colombia secure a hard-fought 1-1 draw against football giants Brazil, Néstor Lorenzo’s squad clinched the top spot in Copa América’s Group D. Despite ending their impressive…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has unequivocally stated his readiness to step down if President William Ruto decides to dissolve the Cabinet, responding to calls from Senators advocating for a reshuffle to tackle national challenges. “If the jury says that Moses Kuria has to go home, I will be the first to say yes…
By OTIENO OTIENO The youth-led anti-tax protests that shook Kenya in the last two weeks of June appeared to have been finally contained, after President William Ruto withdrew the controversial Finance Bill and offered to engage the youth in talks, easing concerns about the situation degenerating into a full-scale revolution. In the streets of Nairobi,…
Good Morning my strong man from Tanzania July 6, 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 6, 2024 first appeared on Millard Ayo.
President William Ruto has said the Government will cut the budget by Ksh 177 billion and borrow the difference of Ksh 346 billion. He said the borrowed funds will be used to finance critical government services. “They include hiring of Junior Secondary School intern teachers and medical interns, funding the milk stabilisation programme for our…