The dust settled on another thrilling edition of the legendary Safari Rally Kenya as the third round of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) concluded Sunday amid scenes of celebration across the Rift Valley. Japan’s Takamoto Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston secured a historic maiden victory in the WRC, conquering the brutal terrain after four days of high drama on the toughest gravel rally in the world. The Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) WRT pair inherited the lead during a chaotic Saturday morning when multiple frontrunners retired in the killer Sleeping Warrior stage. TGR team-mates Oliver Solberg, Sébastien Ogier and…
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Tributes are pouring in for popular biker and motorcycle enthusiast Luhya Kidd Jnr, also known as Gustavo Rides, following his death in a road crash. He fatally crashed while riding from Naivasha where he had attended this year’s Safari Rally on Sunday. Details of the accident were scanty but officials said it happened along Northern bypass, Kiambu County. He was with a pillion passenger then who is also believed to have died, police said. In a heartfelt message, his close friend Mbeche Samuel described him as a passionate rider who inspired many within the biking community. Samuel recalled that the…
An 11-year-old girl who had been reported missing was found murdered and her body dumped in a sack in Manyani area, Mjambere Location in Kisauni Sub-County, Mombasa County. Police said the body of the minor was discovered on Sunday morning after members of the public alerted officers from Mjambere Police Station about a suspicious sack lying in an open ground. According to police, officers from the station, accompanied by detectives and scenes of crime personnel, visited the scene and established that the body of an African female juvenile had been tied with ropes on the legs, hands and around the…
Police in Sameta Sub-County, Kisii County, launched investigations after the body of a man was found dumped by the roadside in Nyamangwa village. According to police, the incident was reported on Sunday at about 9am after the body had been spotted along the Iigare–Keumbu Road. Officers from Igare Police Station led by the Officer Commanding Station (OCS), together with detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Sameta, visited the scene and established that the body was that of Edwin Muruka Moranga, 38. Police said Moranga was a resident of Bokimweri village and worked at Igare Shopping Centre at…
Police launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was found floating in Muthaiga River near the Thika Road underpass in Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi. Police said the incident was reported on Sunday at about 10:15am by a man, who operates a car wash at Mathare Junction. He alerted authorities after spotting a body floating in the river near the Affordable Housing Project Lot 2 along the Thika Road underpass. Police officers visited the scene and confirmed the presence of the body. The deceased was described as an unknown African male adult aged about 27 years. The body had been…
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) in the Rift Valley Region arrested a suspected drug trafficker and recovered a large consignment of cannabis following a dramatic pursuit along the Eldoret–Nakuru Highway. The incident occurred on March 14, 2026, when officers on routine patrol flagged down a blue Toyota Voxy, after it aroused suspicion. The driver defied orders to stop and sped off, prompting a high-speed chase towards the Kaptembwa area. During the pursuit, detectives deflated the vehicle’s right front tyre. Despite the damage, the suspect continued driving towards the 140 Area before abandoning the vehicle in a vacant plot near…
The Israeli military said the brother of the man who drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a Michigan synagogueThursday was a Hezbollah commander killed in a strike last week. In a statement Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said the assailant’s brother, Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali, was in charge of managing weapons operations in the Iranian proxy group’s Badr unit. IDF Arabic language spokesman Avichay Adraee said Ibrahim Ghazali was killed March 5 when the IDF struck a Hezbollah military building used to store weapons. The Department of Homeland Security said Ayman Ghazali, 41, drove a vehicle into Temple Israel in…
A further four people have died in Kenya after heavy rain caused widespread flooding, police said, taking the number to have died in the past week to at least 66. The capital, Nairobi, was hit by more heavy rain overnight although no new deaths were reported. Eleven people were rescued after a minibus taxi, known locally as a matatu, got stuck as water rose in Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross, while two children were saved from a flooded house. Heavy rainfall over the past week has triggered flash floods as rivers have burst their banks, flooding homes and…
This is the last year the government will be funding the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally, President William Ruto announced. He said beginning next year, the private sector will take over the responsibility for hosting, managing, promoting and funding the event. He noted that this will enable the government to channel funds into the promotion of sports in schools and development of infrastructure. “From next year, this event will be fully funded by the private sector,” he said. He particularly singled out for commendation the Kenya Commercial Bank, SportsPesa, Safaricom and Kenya Airways for their support. He was speaking…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday called on nations to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping as Iranian forces continue their retaliation campaign amid U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman. Tehran’s ability to stop shipping through the channel could give it enormous leverage over the U.S. and its allies. “The Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help…
Protesters in Cuba have ransacked a Communist Party building following a rally over steep food prices and persistent power cuts, in a rare show of public dissent. Five people were arrested after a small group vandalised the offices in the central city of Moron overnight into Saturday, Cuba’s Interior Ministry (Minint) said. Discontent among Cubans has been mounting as the island is buffeted by rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a prolonged US oil blockade. The protest came hours after the government in Havana confirmed talks with the US to “seek solutions through dialogue” to…
Police in Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County, arrested 24 people following an operation targeting a suspected unregistered religious sect operating within the area. According to a police report from Abba-Salama Police Post under Juja Farm Police Station, the operation was conducted on Saturday afternoon after officials alerted authorities about the presence of the group. National Police Service (NPS) officers moved to the location at around 2:00 pm and arrested the suspected sect leader, identified as 56-year-old Robert Mburu. Fifteen men and eight women who were found at the shrine were also apprehended during the operation. Police said several items believed to…
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) protested the arrest of veteran obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Job Obwaka, terming the circumstances surrounding his detention unclear and troubling. In a statement issued on Saturday, KMPDU Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah said the 83-year-old doctor was arrested earlier in the morning at his parking bay at the NSSF Building in Nairobi, where his clinic is located. According to the union, Dr. Obwaka was later taken to Muthaiga Police Station, where he was held. KMPDU described Dr. Obwaka as a respected practitioner who has served patients for decades, particularly in maternal…
A 68-year-old man died early Saturday morning after he was struck with a bottle during a fight along Moi Avenue in Nairobi’s central business district. Police said the incident occurred at about 3:30am near the Ambassadeurs stage along Moi Avenue in Nairobi. According to officers from Central Police Station, who were on patrol in the area, they received information from members of the public that three men believed to be intoxicated had picked a disagreement that escalated into a fight. During the altercation, one of the men allegedly struck another on the head above the left ear using an empty…