After qualifying for the Paris Olympics CJ Allen faces tough competition at the Monaco Diamond League aiming to surpass his personal best. US men’s national record holder over 400m hurdles CJ Allen will face formidable opponents when he competes against Alison Dos Santos and Karsten Warholm on July 12 at the Monaco Diamond League. Allen…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna disclosed the staggering amount allocated to his GK vehicle for use on the Nairobi Expressway upon his appointment as the Deputy Minority Whip at the Senate. On Wednesday morning, Sifuna used the Nairobi Expressway and was surprised to find Kes.377,000 remaining on his Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) card. The ETC system…
President William Ruto will tomorrow Friday from 2 pm host his inaugural X-Space (formerly Twitter) conversation with Kenyan youth. According to State House, the Cabinet is scheduled to join the three-hour online discussion. X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, is a feature that allows you to have a live audio conversation on the social media…
German international Toni Kross. [AFP] Retiring Germany veteran Toni Kroos said he was confident tomorrow’s blockbuster Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain would not be the last game of his career. Kroos announced in May he would hang up his boots after the Euros on home soil, meaning this week’s match in Stuttgart could be his…
Gen Zs light candles in honour of their fallen peers who died during peaceful protests at Kenyatta National Hospital on June 30, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] 39 people were killed and 361 injured during the anti-Finance Bill protests countrywide, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has said. In a statement signed by the commission’s…
Barry Otieno faces a defamation lawsuit from Hussein Mohammed escalating tensions and highlighting ongoing issues within the Football Kenya Federation. Extreme Sports founder and CEO Hussein Mohammed has taken an assertive step in his ongoing battle against the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) by filing a defamation lawsuit against FKF CEO Barry Otieno. This legal action…
Former investigative journalist-turned-politician Mohamed Ali, also known as Jicho Pevu, issued a directive to Kenyan youth to halt the nationwide anti-government protests, citing the potential to destabilize the country. Affiliated with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, the Nyali MP emphasized that the ongoing anti-government demonstrations are causing severe economic repercussions and posing a…
Kiambu Senator Paul Karungo Thang’wa has expressed his reservations about President William Ruto’s plan to host X Space to engage with Gen Z. Speaking during a Senate session on Thursday, July 4, 2024, Thang’wa noted that President Ruto can miss the point by interacting with faceless people who may not be Gen Z. Spaces is…
A supporter records Kenyan Sprinter Zablon Ekwam in his Training at Kasarani Stadium in preparation for its pathway toward the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. July 1, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Men’s 400m national champion Zablon Ekwam feels honoured to be among the hundreds of athletes who will grace the Paris 2024 Olympics in France later this month. To…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula. [File, Standard] National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has said the Finance Bill 2024 cannot become law through mere elapse of time as several pundits have claimed. Wetangula in a communication to Members of Parliament on basic applicable procedure and implications of the rejection of the Finance Bill 2024, said it…
Kishane Thompson has revealed on the struggles he had to overcome before taking the World by suprise in the 100m of the Jamaican Olympic trials In a stunning turn of events, Kishane Thompson, a relatively unknown sprinter, has taken the track and field world by storm. The 22-year-old delivered an extraordinary performance at the Jamaican…
The Managing Trustee of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), David Koross, has assured retirees that they will soon receive their claims within 24 hours as the fund digitizes its systems. NSSF is leveraging technology to streamline claims payments and eliminate long-standing bureaucratic hurdles that retirees have faced for years. Koross also announced that the…
The popular East African event ‘Blankets and Wine’ which was originally slated for Sunday, July 7, 2024, has been rescheduled to July 28, 2024, due to the current political situation in the country. The organisers announced the changes citing that there was no security clearance to allow them to continue with the planned event. “Guys,…
Rain lashed Jamaica for 12 hours Hundreds of thousands of homes in Jamaica remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. The category four storm – one of the most powerful to ever hit the country – swept along the island’s southern coast on Wednesday night, bringing more than 12 hours of heavy rain….
Spain’s forward Alvaro Morata falls during their Euro 2024 Group B match against Croatia. [AFP] Euro 2024’s quarter-finals kick-off tomorrow with a blockbuster match between hosts Germany and Spain as the tournament heads towards its decisive final week. Here AFP looks at the state of play with some of the Euro’s heavy hitters facing off…