Aden Barre Duale, CS nominee for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry before the Committee on Appointments at County Hall, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Aden Duale, the nominee for Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary, has issued a stern warning to State and Public officials involved in forest encroachment and land grabbing. If approved by Parliament, Duale…
The 2024 Olympic Games opened on the same week Earth recorded its hottest day ever. A different kind of record-breaking will be animating competitors in Paris, but the climate crisis is making it hard for organisers to keep the tournament on track. A deluge that dumped a month’s worth of rain on the opening ceremony…
Zoe Hobbs has advanced to Olympic semifinals where she is set to face Sha’Carri Richardson and Julien Alfred after an impressive preliminary race. New Zealand’s fastest-ever female 100m sprinter Zoe Hobbs has reacted with joy and excitement as she surged into the semifinals at the Paris Olympics, potentially setting up a high-stakes clash with world…
By NELSON NATURINDA Uganda’s opposition party, Forum for the Democratic Change (FDC), is tagging Kenyan authorities’ hand in the brutal arrest and deportation of the party’s members, after which they were slapped with terrorism charges. FDC’s stalwarts had been used to police brutality in Uganda, including rough arrests and detention. But the blame for Kenya…
Track and field events will finally get underway today at this year’s Paris Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris, France, after a three year wait. There will be 48 events, consisting of 23 each for men and women, as well as two mixed events (the 4x400m mixed relay and the 35km mixed…
Algeria’s Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy’s Angela Carini leave after their women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024.[AFP] Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked…
Both Egypt and Morocco topped their groups. The Olympic men’s football tournament has reached its quarter-final stage and two intriguing clashes promise excitement and drama. Morocco, having topped Group A with a commanding 3-0 win over Iraq, will face the United States, while Egypt, unbeaten in Group C, will take on Paraguay. Morocco vs. USA…
If the proposed draft law aimed at curbing religious extremism and extortion is approved, all churches and religious organizations in Kenya will be required to submit annual financial returns to the government. The Presidential Taskforce on the Review of the Legal and Regulatory Framework Governing Religious Organisations in Kenya presented the draft Religious Organisations Bill,…
Kabras Sugar’s Mathias Osimbo (left) and Lewis Ambetsa celebrate after beating Kenya Harlequins during Kenya Cup match at RFUEA Ground. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kabras Sugar will head to the second leg of the 2024 National Sevens Circuit top of the table after last weekend’s Christie Sevens dominance in Nairobi. The sugar men saw off Kenya…
The French race walker faced a mid-race bowel incident during the 2016 Olympics but finished the event in eighth place. A French athlete experienced a dramatic and unfortunate turn of events during a crucial moment in his Olympic career turning what could have been a golden moment into a struggle to reach the finish line….
Samuel Gathimba in action at Paris Olympics. [Kelly Ayodi] Race walker Samuel Gathimba’s dream of an Olympic medal was shattered on Thursday morning after the Commonwealth bronze medallist finished 22nd in Paris. Gathimba was the sole Kenyan man in the 20km race walk showdown in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The race walk event…
The 28-year-old athlete’s journey took an unexpected turn when an administrative oversight by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) left her off the list submitted to World Athletics. Jamaica hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis has maintained a defiant stance vowing not to give up her dreams despite missing a spot at the Paris Olympics. The 28-year-old…
By REUTERS A Ugandan man held in pre-trial detention for nearly a year under anti-homosexuality laws that have drawn international condemnation has been released on bail, a rights group representing him said. Campaigners say Uganda’s LGBTQ community has faced increasing rights abuses, including home evictions and torture, after the East African country passed its Anti-Homosexuality…
Kenya’s Daniel Mateiko with Elkanah Kibet and Nicholas Kipkorir during the Wanda Diamond League Prefontaine Classic on May 25. [AFP] Athletics has no doubt been the country’s goose that lays the golden egg at the Olympic Games. For Kenya, the real hunt for medals begins. Rugby Sevens and women’s Volleyball teams, as well as Fencing…
The trio of Mary Moraa, Lilian Odira, and Vivian Chebet will be out to reclaim Kenya’s gold medal won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics courtesy of Pamela Jelimo. As the 800m women step foot on the purple track on August 2 for the Paris Olympics heats, Kenyans eyes will be on the trio of Mary…