20 recruitment agencies will no longer be allowed to offer services in the country for failing to meet the required threshold for operation. According to the National Employment Agency (NEA) Director General Edith Okoki, the said companies have been denied operating licenses as part of the strategy aimed at addressing malpráctices in private recruiting agencies….
Over 10,000 participants, including local and foreign athletes, have registered for the 3rd edition of the Nairobi City Marathon set for this Sunday. The 42km event has attracted a total of 731 runners, among them 40 foreigners, over 3,500 for the half marathon, 4,200 for the 10km, and over 1,900 for the 6km fun run….
Diamond Platnumz's hit song Mbagala came out ten years ago, and the video vixen of the video has spoken The beautiful girl, Naima Shah, claimed that she was not paid for her role in the video and she did it out of love for the musician. The woman revealed that she was married, and her…
From Left; Sports PS Eng Peter Tum, Former World Champion Ruth Chepngetich, Athletics Kenya president General Jackson Tuwei, Race Director Ibrahim Hussein and AK Youth Development chairman Barnabas Korir display medals during the launch of the Nairobi City Marathon press Conference at EKA Hotel in Nairobi on September 04, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] About 15,000 participants…
As young protesters in Kenya took to the streets in June to demand the government account for its spending of taxpayers’ money, the Wajukuu Art Project was opening a new exhibition in Nairobi. Visitors to In the Absence at The African Arts Trust Gallery are greeted by large installations. Draped materials hang from a pillowy…
Olympic 1,500m champion Cole Hocker and bronze medalist Yared Nuguse will light up Michael Johnson-backed Grand Slam Track in 2025 with an epic battle against Britain’s Josh Kerr in the offing. Olympic 1,500m champion Cole Hocker and bronze medallist Yared Nuguse are set to spice up the inaugural season of Grand Slam Track in 2025…
The proposed takeover of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by the Indian firm Adani Group has encountered new opposition, as concerns have been raised by India’s Congress. On September 3, 2024, Indian National Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh voiced these concerns in light of protests from aviation workers in Kenya against the takeover. Also Read…
By REUTERS Democratic Republic of Congo expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery on Saturday, the head of the country’s mpox outbreak response said on Wednesday. Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organisation declared to be a global public health emergency last…
Raila Odinga is with President William Ruto, who is attending the 9th China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Beijing, China The former prime minister of Kenya, Raila will meet with heads of African countries apart from the meeting Raila is seeking support for his chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC), which will be voted on…
Police in Uganda have recanted their earlier statement concerning the suspected shooting of opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. In a change of tune, police spokesman Rusoke Kituuma on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, told the press that they were in the process of conducting fresh investigations surrounding the incident,…
Samson Ojuka secured Kenya’s first medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympic Games in France, claiming a silver medal in men’s long jump, with a new African record at the Stade de France on Tuesday evening. Ojuka produced an incredible fourth jump of 6.20 meters to recapture his second position before hanging on strongly to take…
Her husband Alice Njeri Mhindi waited for her for almost seven years before formalizing their marriage However, Njeri was not happy with his marriage because of the differences in nature and culture, which destroyed their marriage Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Njeri made the painful decision to leave her marriage after more than 20 years Murang'a: A…
The late Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Omondi Ogolla. [File, Standard] Four months on, Kenya is still awaiting the final engine report from the United States regarding the aircraft crash that claimed the life of its top military officer, General Francis Ogolla. The delay in receiving this report has also caused a postponement in the…
Wilson, who made his debut for AIK last Sunday after sealing a USD 200,000 (Ksh. 25 million) move from Kariobangi Sharks, has revealed the English Premier League club he wants to play for one day. Kenyan teenage sensation Stanley Wilson, who recently made headlines with his move to Swedish giants AIK, has revealed his dream…
Joseph Kimari Machiri, the father of the prime suspect in the Kes. 1.5 billion Equity Bank heist, experienced a dramatic abduction by armed individuals during a raid on his home, an incident captured by CCTV cameras. On August 11, armed assailants disguised as police officers forcibly took Mr. Kimari from his residence. This occurred just…