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Kenya’s Julius Yego competes during the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, India’s first ever international javelin tournament, at the Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, in Bengaluru on July 5, 2025. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) Former world javelin champion Julius Yego says he feels “one big throw” is still in him as he fine-tunes for the…
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A general view shows the central business district in downtown Nairobi, Kenya February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo With only 5 years left to reach the 2030 deadline for achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Kenya is among countries lagging behind in eliminating poverty. According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025, 800…
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Kenya’s Hellen Wawira Kariuki competes in the Powerlifting Women’s up to 41 kg final event during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at La Chapelle Arena in Paris, on September 4, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Kenya is set to feature at the inaugural World Abilitysport Beach Games, which will be held from 18…
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File image of a Kenya Airways plane. PHOTO| COURTESY Kenya Airways, aims to finalise plans to raise at least $500 million (Ksh. 64.5 billion) in extra capital to expand and improve its fleet by the first quarter of next year, the airline said on Tuesday, after it reported a pretax loss in the first half.…
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A view shows a section of the skyline in Nairobi, Kenya March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo The number of Kenya’s dollar millionaires has dropped from 7,200 in April 2024 to 6,800 as of June 2025, new data from the wealth intelligence and market research firm New World Wealth shows. Dollar millionaires are individuals with…
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Kikuyu elders have voiced growing concern over the alarming rise in illicit alcohol and drug abuse across Central Kenya, warning that the trend is wreaking havoc on families and threatening the well-being of the region’s youth. Speaking under the banners of the Kikuyu Council of Elders, Kiama Kiama, and Ndundu ya Athamaki, the leaders attributed…
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Police are holding a suspected drug trafficker after he was found in possession of bhang worth an estimated Ksh.9.5 million. The officers unearthed six sacks packed with bhang, with the driver, 45-year-old Ali Adema Misonga, arrested on the spot. Officers from Baharini Police Station in Turbo arrested the man following a tip-off from members of the…
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Police officers are trailing suspects behind the sale of illicit brew in Kangemi, Nairobi County. This is after officers from Nairobi Region conducted a raid at the premises in Dagoretti. Police said over 10,000 litres of kangara were destroyed, along with 50 kilograms of jaggery. At the same time, police destroyed five packets of yeast…
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Three suspected gangsters linked to violent robberies, rape, and defilement in Nyamira and Kisii Counties have been arrested. The three have been identified as William Obiero Gekonge, James Mogaka Otego, and Justus Ondieki Nyabuto. Officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau linked the criminals to at least two separate cases in Ramasha and one…
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Despite clear signage warning against public urination and littering in designated areas, a section of Nairobi residents continue to disregard rules; creating a sanitation crisis that’s affecting small businesses and public health. In Kariokor, traders say the unsanitary conditions are driving customers away. Nelson Musili, who runs a shop near one of the affected alleys,…