The United States has named Laura F. Dogu, a seasoned diplomat and former ambassador to Nicaragua and Honduras, as the new charge d’affaires to Venezuela, according to a U.S. diplomatic source speaking to AFP on Thursday. The appointment comes less than three weeks after Washington’s dramatic ouster of Venezuelan leader…
Mistral, the French generative artificial intelligence developer, is set to surpass €1 billion (Ksh.150 billion) in revenue this year, according to chief executive Arthur Mensch. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Mensch said the company’s growth trajectory reflects Europe’s rising ambitions in AI, even as profitability…
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has insisted that the club remains united and moving in the right direction as he looks to revive their Premier League campaign. Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday, January 22, 2026, Frank emphasized that despite external pressure, support from the club’s hierarchy has been…
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion (Ksh.645 billion) lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) and its CEO Jamie Dimon, accusing the bank of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to advance a political agenda. The lawsuit, filed in a Florida state court in Miami-Dade County, alleges…
TikTok announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, that it has created a new joint venture, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, to operate its U.S. business. The move allows the company to avoid a ban over its Chinese ownership while serving more than 200 million users and 7.5 million businesses in…
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), ending a year-long process that global health experts had warned would harm both U.S. and international public health efforts. The decision, announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, reflects what the U.S. government described as failures in the U.N.…
Kenyans in the diaspora and at home, alongside friends and family, are today holding a memorial service for three US-based siblings who tragically lost their lives in a freak road accident while on holiday in Kenya. The siblings Emmanuel DeLeon (13), Kairu Winkelpeck (6), and Njeri DeLeon (16) died following…
The government is facing sharp criticism over delayed remittance of funds to insurance companies tasked with providing group life cover and work injury benefits for police officers killed or injured in the line of duty. During a heated session before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), officials from the…
Kenya’s former marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei has confirmed that she will compete for Turkey at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, alongside four other Kenyan athletes. Kosgei, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics and has multiple marathon victories to her name, told AFP on Thursday that she had…
Families of Kenyans stranded in Russia are appealing for urgent government intervention to secure the return of their loved ones amid growing reports of deaths, detentions, and forced recruitment into the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. Reports of Deaths and Detentions Some Kenyans are reportedly being held as prisoners of war by…