Senior IEBC official killed in robbery attack

Abubakar Abdulrahaman, the son of the late IEBC Kilifi County Election Manager, Aisha Akinyi Abubakar addresses the Press at Premier Hospital in Mombasa on  January 5, 2024. [Omondi Onyango,Standard] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Kilifi County Election Manager, Aisha Akinyi Abubakar, was on Sunday night attacked and killed in a violent robbery at…

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‘It is very bad’ – Beatrice Chebet voices concern agaisnt cyberbullying as she condemns online abuse against Eliud Kipchoge

Chebet has openly condemed the increasing prevalence of cyberbullying attacks on platforms like Facebook, jumping to the defence of Eliud Kipchoge. Double Olympic gold medalist Beatrice Chebet has come to the defense of marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge, criticising the wave of online abuse he has endured over the past year. Chebet, who considers Kipchoge a…

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Who were the first Africans at the Olympics?

Who were the first Africans to compete in the modern Olympic Games? The answer to that question reveals the surprising story of a 1904 marathon – and exposes the history of racism and white supremacy that characterised the Olympics in its early days. The first modern Olympic Games was held in 1896 in Greece. This…

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Kenyans are tired of you, Kalonzo tells Ruto

Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka accompanied by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna , Dagoreti North MP aspirant Norah Bosibori , Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu , Embakasi South MP Julius Mawathe and other leaders attend a church service at Eden Gospel Trumpet Ministry, Kawangware,Dagoreti North constituency, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Wiper Democratic Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said that…

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