Thirty Nairobi residents faced consequences for urinating and littering in the Central Business District (CBD) as part of the county government’s recent crackdown on minor offenses. Nairobi’s Environment Chief Officer, Geoffrey Mosiria, led enforcement teams on Monday night, patrolling CBD streets to catch offenders. Under the Nairobi Public Nuisance Act 2021, those caught urinating or…
By REUTERS Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Fortunately for Ahmed, a police officer, this is a training exercise, and the device is a dummy. Mohamed Ahmed a bomb disposal expert from the Somali…
Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo has explained what he does outside the competition with other athletes in the race The Botswana athlete had a great run at the just concluded Paris 2024 Olympics in France The 200m Olympic champion shed more light on how he invests his money in other businesses Letsile Tebogo has moved on…
A businessman has been convicted by a Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court for giving a bribe to a female police officer. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the businessman identified as Paul Mwangi Warutere gave out a bribe of Ksh100,000. During the hearing, the court heard that the businessman gave out the…
Short video social platform, TikTok, has established its first safety advisory council in the sub-Saharan region. The Safety Advisory Council is tasked with enhancing safety among users and content creators on the platform. The council consists of Lillian Kariuki who is the Founder and Executive Director of Watoto Watch Network in Kenya, Prof Guy Berger of…
Ngara Sports Club B Captain Piyushkumar Patel receiving the NPCA Div 2 T-20 Floating Trophy from Sreenivas Thota, Vice Chairman of NPCA earlier in the year.[Courtesy] Piyush Kumar Patel’s Ngara Sports Club ‘B’ have dislodged Stray Lions C from the summit of Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) Division Two 50-Overs League table after beating Goan…
The veteran coach explained why the fast-rising sprinter is better placed to break Usain Bolt’s 200m world record as he ruled out three-time world 200m champion Noah Lyles. Usain Bolt’s former coach Glen Mills believes Letsile Tebogo is in a better position to break Usain Bolt’s 200m world record as he ruled out Noah Lyles…
A police officer lost his firearm and valuables to unknown assailants riding on a boda boda after a night of drinking along the Eastern Bypass. According to a police report, Police Constable Peter Mburu visited a bar in Mihango near the National Police College Campus with friends around 9:30 p.m. After spending time at the…
By XINHUA The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has adopted Electoral Management Devices (EMDs) to streamline the electoral processes for the country’s general elections scheduled for September 2025. Mec Spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said Wednesday that the electoral body has procured a total of 6,500 EMDs from the Netherlands-based Smartmatic International Holding B V Company. The new technology…
Kenyans were filled with sadness after the news emerged that Zabron Singers choir member Marco Joseph Bukulu has died Bukulu passed away while he was hospitalized, and the choir chairman explained the cause of his death The deceased met President William Ruto when he was performing during his inauguration in 2022 Photo of Zabron singer…
Comedian and humanitarian activist Eric Omondi has criticised the controversial university funding model. Eric accused the government of promoting illiteracy through the new funding model. He further urged the Kenya Kwanza regime to cut spending and make education affordable for all citizens. “They make you stay poor and uneducated… so that they can control you….
A total of 240 top amateur golfers have registered for this Saturday’s Institute of Public Finance,IPF, which will be held at the par 72 Ruiru Golf Course. Ruiru Sports Club Captain J.K Muraguri was ecstatic providing the latest information about the state of the course ahead of the tournament. “We expect a huge…
Athiriver Member of County Assembly Jeremiah Kaloi has expressed fears that the skills gap among graduates from Vocational Institutions in Athiriver was due to training with outdated machinery. Kaloi said the outdated machines and equipment being used in Polytechnics are no longer available in the market owing to…
Kesogon Secondary school volleyball payers in action against Kwanthanze Girls. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Reigning girls’ volleyball champions Kwanthanze Secondary School on Wednesday advanced to the semi-finals of the ongoing East Africa secondary school games. Kwanthanze, who are seeking to extend their reign to six years in a row, continued to rule the courts in Bukedea…
Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang. [File, Standard] The Ministry of Education has instructed all learners to register for the Social Health Insurance Fund before the start of the third term next week. In an internal memo to Regional and County Directors of Education, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang stated that learners will be registered as dependents…