A wave of grief swept through Nyakach on Saturday as the community laid to rest 22 of its loved ones who perished in last week’s Coptic Roundabout bus crash in Kisumu. The joint funeral, held by the Korwa and Katieno clans, drew thousands of mourners in a solemn display of unity. A somber procession of…
Two Nairobi youths have come forward claiming they never received the boda bodas promised to them during a youth empowerment event hosted by President William Ruto at State House on Saturday, August 9. Collins Otwala and Dickens Kamau Odhiambo said they attended the event, where they posed for photographs next to motorcycles that were being…
Police and ambulance on scene outside a mosque after a shooting, in Orebro, Sweden, August 15, 2025. Filip Gronroos/TT News Agency via REUTERS Swedish police said on Friday that one man was killed and another injured in a suspected gang-related shooting in the city of Orebro, about 200 kilometers west of Stockholm. The attack took…
Yellow crime scene do not cross barrier tape in front of defocused background. Horizontal composition with selective focus and copy space. Residents of Mwihoko, Kiambu County, have been left in shock after CCTV footage captured two men breaking into a rented apartment in broad daylight. The incident, which occurred around noon, was recorded by security…
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured him China will…
Palestinians carry aid supplies they collected from trucks that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip August 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo Israel and South Sudan are holding talks on a proposal to resettle Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza in the African nation, three sources familiar with the matter told…
A flooded street in Nairobi Kenya Met has warned of heavy rainfall expected to hit at least 33 counties beginning Sunday, August 17, through Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued an advisory warning of heavy rainfall expected to hit at least 33 counties beginning Sunday, August 17, through Tuesday, August 19,…
President William Ruto hosted Nairobi youth at State House grounds for an empowerment programme. Claims emerged that the president didn’t fulfill his promises to the youth he hosted at State House Nairobi for an empowerment forum. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed has dismissed the assertion that youth in Nairobi were shortchanged in President William Ruto’s…
Indonesia will intensify efforts to combat the illegal exploitation of its natural resources, President Prabowo Subianto announced on Friday, after a government survey found 3.7 million hectares of palm plantations operating unlawfully, an area nearly the size of Switzerland. Delivering his first state of the nation address ahead of the country’s 80th Independence Day celebrations,…
Former US President Barack Obama. The MP’s story is a reminder that sometimes, the most remarkable friendships are forged far from home, in places and moments that no one could have predicted. Most Kenyans know Julius Musili Mawathe as the Embakasi South MP, a seasoned legislator with a background in business administration. But few know…