The High Court has declined to grant conservatory orders sought to suspend the upcoming Banissa Constituency by-election, choosing instead to prioritize the full hearing of the case. In his ruling, Justice Lawrence Mugambi directed that the application and main petition be consolidated and heard together on an expedited basis. The…
Kenya’s para-badminton community is mourning the sudden death of national team athlete Japheth Kakai Kitela, who passed away shortly after returning from the World Abilitysport Beach Games in Mersin, Turkey. According to his family and Ability Sports Kenya, Kakai, 51, fell ill upon Team Kenya’s arrival in Nairobi on Monday,…
Harrowing scenes unfolded in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as residents laid out bodies in the streets following Brazil’s deadliest police raid in history, which left at least 119 people dead. The operation, targeting drug gangs in the city’s favelas, has reignited fierce debate over Brazil’s heavy-handed approach to organized…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca did not hold back after striker Liam Delap was sent off in Wednesday’s dramatic 4-3 League Cup win over Wolves, describing the dismissal as both “stupid” and “embarrassing.” Delap, making his first appearance since August following a hamstring injury, received two yellow cards in just seven…
Real Madrid has announced plans to seek substantial compensation from UEFA after a Spanish court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by European football’s governing body concerning the controversial Super League project. The Super League, unveiled in 2021 by 12 top European clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona collapsed within days…
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ruled that the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has no constitutional mandate to recruit police officers, declaring the recently advertised recruitment exercise null and void. Delivering the judgment, Justice Hellen Wasilwa stated that under the Constitution of Kenya, only the National Police Service…
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China and the United States have reached a consensus on key economic and trade matters, according to reports from state media, following his high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. The encounter marked the first…
Tanzania descended into lockdown on Thursday, October 30, 2025, following a day of violent unrest and a nationwide communications blackout that paralyzed the country just hours after polls closed in the contentious general election. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, seeking to tighten her grip on power in a race widely criticized…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, conducted simultaneous raids on the offices and residences of Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo and several senior county officials as part of investigations into a multimillion-shilling corruption scandal. According to the EACC, the operation is linked to an alleged irregular…
Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie allegedly ate in secret while in police custody, even as his devoted followers continued a hunger strike believing that fasting would deliver them from criminal prosecution, a police witness has told the court. Testifying before Principal Magistrate Leah Juma at the Shanzu Law Courts, Assistant Superintendent…