Kenya has taken a major leap toward regulating the country’s fast-evolving cryptocurrency and digital asset landscape after the National Assembly passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2025) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The Bill establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the registration, licensing,…
An 86-year-old grandmother from Kongo-ini village in Kiharu, Murang’a County, is once again in the spotlight after revealing that she has lost 12 family members — including eight of her children — to alcohol-related causes. Grace Wahu, whose story first drew national attention last year when then–Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has issued a directive requiring all telecommunications companies and Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) providers to adopt licensed and accredited digital certification services by January 1, 2026. In a public notice dated October 7, 2025, the CA stated that the decision follows a determination by…
The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), has voiced growing concern over the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to disrupt the livelihoods of millions of digital creators. Taking to social media, MrBeast questioned what the future holds “when AI videos are just as good as…
In a heartfelt announcement that has moved the global worship community, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore, two of the most influential voices in Maverick City Music, have confirmed their departure from the award-winning collective. The group, celebrated for revolutionising contemporary worship and uniting believers across cultural and denominational lines, has…
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke (UK), Michel Devoret (France), and John Martinis (USA) for their pioneering discoveries in macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in electric circuits, the Nobel Committee announced on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. The laureates were recognised for demonstrating…
Comedienne and digital content creator Millicent Ayuwa, popularly known as Dem Wa Facebook, has revealed that she once played professional football in the Kenyan Women’s Premier League before venturing into comedy. Speaking on a local podcast on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, Dem Wa Facebook shared that football was not only…
Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed Army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as the country’s new Prime Minister, in what analysts see as an attempt to quell the ongoing youth-led protests shaking his administration. The appointment, announced late Monday, comes just days after Rajoelina expressed fears of a potential coup.…
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has formally requested a presidential pardon following his recent conviction in a federal criminal case. During an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday, Trump was asked about possible pardons, including that of Ghislaine Maxwell, when he revealed…
Kenyan musician Bahati has addressed growing online criticism following accusations that he ignored the late Gengetone artiste Kevin Mburu Kinyanju, popularly known as Shalkido, before his untimely death. Speaking during a radio interview on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, Bahati dismissed the claims as misinformed and misleading, clarifying that the viral…