Canadian rapper Drake shared a video of him wading through what appears to be his waterlogged Toronto flooded mansion Tuesday after the city was hit by a torrential rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and power outages. “This better be Espresso Martini,” Drake joked on Instagram alongside a video of murky brown water surging into a room. Drake’s…
Veteran Journalist Macharia Gaitho was arrested Wednesday morning and released shortly after. Authorities indicated his prompt release happened since he was not the person the police were looking for. “The National Police Service would like to clarify to the public that this morning, we arrested journalist Macharia Gaitho in a case of mistaken identity, meant…
By REUTERS At least five people were killed when militiamen ambushed a convoy in central Somalia and seized heavy weapons, the local government and residents said on Tuesday, seven months after a decades-long arms embargo was lifted. The convoy was travelling on Monday with a security escort near the town of Abudwaq when militiamen from…
Kenya’s Swimmer Maria Brunlehner. [Courtesy] Kenya’s Swimmer Maria Brunlehner has already checked in for her first training session barely hours after she touched down at the pre-Olympic Games Camp in Miramas, Marseille. The Grand Canyon University-based swimmer is itching to make a mark on the global stage when she steps on the blocks in Paris….
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is asking Kenyans to share their financial needs as part of the 2024 FinAccess Household Survey, which CBK announced on Monday, July 15. CBK emphasized that the survey aims to help them understand the financial needs of Kenyans and determine how to enhance financial services. The survey will be…
A 19-year-old boy from Kombani village in Kwale County has threatened to commit suicide after his dream to become a doctor seems to hit a hard rock. This comes after his poor parents failed to raise Ksh490,940 to help him join Egerton University where he was admitted to study medicine and surgery. What welcomes you…
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a decrease in the prices of super petrol, diesel, and kerosene. Super petrol prices have dropped by Kes.1 per litre, diesel by Kes.1.50 per litre, and kerosene by Kes.1.30 per litre. In a statement released on Sunday, EPRA detailed the new prices effective from July 15…
By REUTERS Voters in Rwanda lined up at polling stations on Monday to elect their next president, with 66-year-old incumbent Paul Kagame, who has ruled the central African country for nearly a quarter of a century, expected to cruise to victory. Kagame has won more than 93 percent of the vote at each of the three previous…
Former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has shared her transformative leadership journey at the Global First Ladies Academy Programme in New York, USA. In a statement on Monday, July 15, 2024, the office of former President Uhuru Kenyatta saidthe VIP dinner was organized by Global First Ladies Alliance in collaboration with Columbia Mailman School of Public…
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, the spouse of the Deputy President, proudly reports that the boy child program is gaining momentum. Over the weekend, a reformed addict from her program, John Mwangi, married Mary Njeri in Limuru, Kiambu County. Pastor Dorcas attended the wedding and shared her joy, saying, “I am happy to see my boy child…
Álvaro Morata has agreed to join AC Milan on a four-year deal after the Italian club triggered his €13m release clause from Atlético Madrid. The move is expected to be completed this week, with Morata agreeing to the terms and conditions of the contract. Morata has verbally agreed a four-year contract at Milan, leaving Atlético…
By REUTERS A grateful Donald Trump was in Milwaukee on Monday to make final preparations for the Republican presidential nomination later this week after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt that he said presented an opportunity to bring the country together. Trump, 78, was holding a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania – a key state in the November…
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 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…