Butchers at Gwa-King'u Business Center were saddened after news spread that a woman was caught on camera soaking customers' meat in urine. The word spread like wildfire, and people have been avoiding their food like a plague, and that has cost them their livelihood. A resident of Nyandarua also said that men have decided to…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, through the State Department of Livestock, is launching a new livestock identification and traceability system aimed at helping Kenyans track their animals more effectively. Under the new system, livestock owners will soon be required to provide identification before selling animals at slaughterhouses. Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke explained that…
Kenya has waived Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) requirements for African nationals visiting the country, aiming to promote regional integration and enhance tourism. The Cabinet approved the policy during a meeting in Kakamega County on Tuesday, citing the need to ease travel across the continent. However, Somalia and Libya remain excluded from the exemption due to…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will gain expanded authority to investigate bank accounts, mobile money accounts, and call data records under the proposed Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The bill, introduced by Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, seeks to amend the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, providing the commission with stronger powers to investigate graft-related…
The Kisii High Court has sentenced four men to a combined total of 135 years in prison for their role in the horrific lynching of four elderly individuals accused of practising witchcraft in Banda Sub-location, Marani Sub-County. According to a statement released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the…
Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has announced his upcoming trip to Germany. In a statement shared via his Instagram account on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the youthful legislator revealed that his trip will cover several cities, including Munich, Berlin, Dortmund, Hamburg, and Essen. Salasya invited Kenyans living in these cities to meet with…
Mercy Cherono reflects on her journey through challenges, maternity leave, and police training as she prepares for a strong comeback in athletics. Once a beacon of hope for Kenyan long distance running, Mercy Cherono just disappeared from the track and the limelight in a split second and few knew where she disappeared to. But where…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Former Standard Media Group journalist Caroline Nyanga suspected that her ex-boyfriend Mkongo used charms to seduce her. The award-winning journalist endured 10 years of abuse, mysterious illnesses and money eluding him Nyanga had an amazing experience in a healer's hut in Umoja 1, leading to spiritual liberation Former Standard Media Group journalist, Caroline Nyanga has…