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…
President William Ruto has assented to the Appropriations Bill 2024 and instructed the National Treasury to immediately prepare supplementary estimates to reduce expenditure by the amount of revenue that was expected to be generated by the rejected Finance Bill 2024. In a statement, the Head of State also sent the County Allocation of Revenue Bill…
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo. [AFP] Euro 2024’s last 16 match-ups were confirmed on Wednesday night after Georgia snatched a spot in the knockout stage for the first time in their history. Here, AFP looks at each of the fixtures coming in the next round, where tournament heavyweights line up alongside ambitious underdogs: Switzerland v Italy…
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…
World’s most expensive midfielders Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez have had contrasting fortunes at the Copa America so far. The Copa America has become a stage where emerging talents from around the world showcase their potential, and two young midfielders from Chelsea, Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, are already making waves in this year’s tournament….
Two Kenyans are facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill Treasury Cabinet Secretary Prof Njuguna Ndung’u and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah following the passage of Finance Bill 2024/2025. Stephen Mwangi Kamau and Kelvin Wafula Bwire appeared before Milimani magistrate Rose Ndubi. Bwire allegedly used his WhatsApp account @advokezadbiadboy to send a message without…
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…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during an address at his official residence in Mombasa on June 25, 2024. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] An activist has filed a lawsuit against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over comments he made about NIS Director-General Noordin Haji’s handling of recent anti-government protests. The petition, filed by Fredrick Bikeri at the Milimani High…
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…
Raphael Nzomo’s owned pony ‘The Breaker’ that was rode by Zimbabwean BJ Bowen was voted the Best Playing Pony (BPP) in the 8-Goal-international match between Kenya and Zimbabwe at Manyatta Polo Club in Gilgil on June 23,2024.[Courtesy] For a pony to understand the rules of polo fully, it has to undergo a comprehensive training for…