The last time the Games were in Glasgow, 17 sports were contested but his time they will feature 10 sports Track cycling and boxing are among the events that will be included in the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, it has been revealed. A stripped-back programme of 10 sports, announced on Tuesday, also includes athletics and…
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Tuesday for the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi’s entourage includes Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of…
Kenya has bid farewell to Japanese Ambassador Okinawa Ken, marking the completion of his tour of duty. The farewell ceremony, held at State House, Nairobi, underscored the long-standing partnership between Kenya and Japan, which has flourished over the past 60 years. President William Ruto highlighted the strong diplomatic, investment, and trade ties between the two…
Embattled former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with his senior lawyer Paul Muite at the High Court. [David Gichuru, Standard] President William Ruto has finally opened up about his fallout with the impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with a push to have the impeachment cases dismissed. In his reply to the cases filed to block his…
President William Ruto is urging the High Court to drop embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment cases arguing that the dispute falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Through his lawyer Adrian Kamotho, Ruto says that the High Court lacks the authority to adjudicate matters relating to presidential electoral processes. He is opposing…
Kenyan film director Philip Karanja is ecstatic after touring American actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry’s studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The Phil It Production co-founder, who is in the United States for the American Film Showcase (AFS) Film & TV Leadership Initiative Program 2024 cohort could not hold back his joy after visiting the largest production…
The National Heroes Council now says it is in the process of developing a mechanism to recognize Kenyans who have made positive contributions to the country’s development both locally and abroad. National Heroes Council Chief Executive Officer, Charles Wambia, says the mechanism is contained in the council’s strategic plan clearly outlines how those to be…
Kisii County Senator Richard Onyonka has flagged a viral X account spreading malicious information, purporting to be his. In a statement shared via his official X account on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Onyonka urged his followers to ignore the account, describing it as fake and unauthentic. The lawmaker stated that the account is being operated…
The ruling UDA party has declared that it no longer recognizes impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who also served as the party’s deputy leader, according to Secretary General Hassan Omar. Omar announced that the party will soon hold a meeting to expel Gachagua, underscoring their commitment to national unity. “Gachagua must accept that the political…
Kiambu Senator Karungu Wa Than’gwa (left) and Nyandarua Senator John Methu at Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Two Senators allied to ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sensationally claimed that there was massive behind-the-scenes lobbying on Thursday to influence the outcome of the impeachment process at the Senate. Nyandarua Senator John Methu claimed that there was…
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a press briefing on Sunday, October 21. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has summoned impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to their Mazingira Complex on Kiambu Road to record a statement regarding allegations of assassination attempts. During a press briefing on Sunday, Gachagua claimed there had been…
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during a press briefing on Sunday, October 21. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has summoned impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to their Mazingira Complex on Kiambu Road to record a statement regarding allegations of assassination attempts. During a press briefing on Sunday, Gachagua claimed there had been…
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has secured the release of a section of Kenyans who were arrested on Sunday, October 20, 2024, outside Uhuru Park during the thwarted Mashujaa Day rally. LSK president Faith Odhiambo in a statement issued on Monday, October 21, 2024, stated that the society in conjunction with their human rights partners…
The US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, has died. He was 83. Herkul, a website which publishes Gulen’s sermons, said on its X account that Gulen had died on Sunday evening in the…
Saboti Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has offered an explanation to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua regarding the Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM) overwhelming support for his impeachment. In a post shared on X on Monday, October 21, 2024, Amisi linked the impeachment vote to Gachagua’s past behaviour, particularly his verbal attacks on ODM leader…