Kenya Kongoni batsmen Ben Sidwell and Vernon Slack in training. [Courtesy] Newly-promoted Kenya Kongonis ‘A’ begin their fairy-tale top-flight campaign in Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) Super Division 50-Overs League with great expectations. Kongonis have signed veterans Shem Ngoche from Stray Lions and Alex Obanda from Nairobi Gymkhana respectively ahead of their opening home fixture…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Kenyans to spare the Members of Parliament who supported the Finance Bill, 2024. Gachagua defended the lawmakers, saying they were doing their jobs and should not face punishment or harassment from the public. The DP emphasized that parties form governments, and elected leaders must support any program presented to…
Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed Friday night that the recent deployment of Kenya Defense Forces covers all parts of the country. In a new Gazette Notice arising from High Court ruling requiring the CS to indicate the scope of the deployment of military internally, Duale indicated the men and women in the army will…
Songstress Tanasha Donna has postponed the release of her upcoming single to mourn the Kenyans who lost their lives during recent protests. The singer took to her Instagram stories on June 28, 2024, to announce the delay expressing her solidarity and mourning for the lives lost in the tragic events. “The first single from my…
Empty shelf after Naivas Supermarket was looted on Tuesday. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] Traders and key business sectors are counting heavy losses as calm slowly returns to the country after days of protests. Several shops and supermarkets were broken into by thugs, who also targeted unsuspecting pedestrians. In the coastal region, the countrywide protests dealt a…
Including Deadpool and Wolverine, Despicable Me 4 and a comedy starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum – this month’s unmissable movies to watch and stream. Crossing Levan Akin, the Swedish-Georgian writer-director of And Then We Danced, returns with another tough but tender queer drama, Crossing. Its 70-something heroine is Lia (Mzia Arabuli), a retired teacher…
African 800metre champion Sarah Moraa and 3000 metre steeplechase silver medalist Edmund Serem are among 19 athletes who have been selected in team Kenya for the World Under 20 athletics championships slated for Lima, Peru this August. The team was named today following the conclusion of a two day national trials at the Nyayo…
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Rayton Okwiri during a fight in March. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri is set for a world title fight in September, officials have confirmed. Okwiri is set to face a Canadian boxer in a World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title fight in Port Louis, Mauritius according to…
Noah Lyles remains unfazed by a potential threat from Jamaicans despite Kishane Thompson clocking a season’s best at the Olympics trials in Kingston. World 100m champion Noah Lyles is unbothered by the impressive time recorded by Jamaican Kishane Thompson at the Olympics trials. Thompson managed a personal best 9.82 on Thursday in what was a…
Nominated Member of Parliament (MP) Bishop Jackson Kosgei has detailed the moment anti-finance bill protestors stormed the National Assembly on Tuesday, June 25. Kosgei recounted that MPs were conducting their business inside the chamber, focusing on voting for the Finance Bill. “We were inside the chamber when suddenly, our colleagues from the other side of…
Three middle-aged men died in Ruiru, Kiambu County while unloading granites from a container trailer that had ferried the material from the industrial area in Nairobi. Eight people had begun to offload the stones when the construction materials fell on them. Four, according to Ruiru Sub-County police commander Alex Shikondi, managed…
High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi on Thursday found that the state did not err in deploying Kenya Defence Forces internally to help quell chaos arising from widespread anti-tax protests. In a case pitting the Law Society of Kenya, the State Law Office, the Cabinet Secretary for Defence, and three others, Judge Mugambi indicated that KDF…
Situation along Moi avenue,Nairobi between police and youth who come out to protest on Thursday morning. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] Police officers have lobbed teargas canisters to disperse protesters gathering at the junction of Kenyatta Avenue and Moi Avenue in Nairobi. Other parts of the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) remained calm on Thursday, with military…
Radio Africa Group Founder and CEO Patrick Quarcoo has retired after serving 24 years. According to a memo sent to the staff, Quarcoo will officially leave the group on July 24. “When I started Radio Africa Group in 2000, my vision was to create a platform that could inform, inspire, and connect people across Kenya…