Former Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza said she was injured on Saturday when police abruptly disrupted a gathering she had attended. Her driver also was hit and seriously injured. He was seen bleed from the forehead after being hit by an object. The incident occurred shortly after the former county boss and her entourage arrived at a church-hosted event. Police officers detonated multiple teargas canisters to disperse the crowd, bringing the event to a sudden and chaotic end. One canister was reportedly thrown into Mwangaza’s vehicle while she and her husband were still inside. Mwangaza’s communications team confirmed that both the…
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Sunday linked president William Ruto to a posh camping site being constructed at the Sanctuary block in Ngong Road Forest. While attending a church service in Murang’a, Gachagua alleged that the contentious camping facility belongs to Ruto and that he grabbed the land to be a profiteer of the ongoing construction of the Talanta Hela stadium along Ngong Road, upon its completion. “The president is the one who wants to take 5 acres in Ngong Forest so that he can construct a hotel. The construction will be done by the contractor building the Talanta Hela…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Sunday warned they will take action on political leaders seen to be inciting Kenyans. “We will put you in jail, and there’s nothing you’ll do about it,” he said. Speaking in Nandi County during the thanksgiving ceremony for retired AIC Bishop Patrice Chumba, Murkomen condemned what he termed as a reckless, tribal-driven political agenda threatening national unity. “You better choose peace, because this country must have peace. We won’t allow anyone to burn it down,” he warned. His remarks come days after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a media interview claimed that the country…
A company linked to Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi protested a raid by police and Kenya Railways officers who stalled its operations in Mombasa. Kencont Container Freight Station (CFS) in Mombasa, a subsidiary of the Siginon Group, was raided on Friday. It was later sealed off. By Sunday morning, the premises were still heavily guarded by police officers backed up with private security guards, who the company says gained forceful entry. The CFS’s legal officer, Eva Odongo, said the officers demanded access to the facility on accusations that the land it occupies is held illegally. “They had no proof to support…
Donald Trump says he will be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Monday about ending the war in Ukraine, saying the call would be about “stopping the ‘bloodbath'”. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said the call would take place at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) and he would then speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the leaders of some Nato countries. Russia and Ukraine were unable to reach any breakthrough when they held their first face-to-face talks in three years in Istanbul on Friday, although a prisoner swap was agreed. Trump had offered…
At least 33 people are reported to have died and dozens others injured after tornadoes tore through parts of two US states. Officials in Kentucky said there had been 14 deaths due to severe weather while seven people were killed in Missouri, including five in the city of St Louis. The Kentucky tornado struck in Laurel County, in the south-east of the state, in the early hours of Saturday. Officials said they expected the death toll to rise. Missouri officials said 5,000 buildings were damaged, roofs destroyed and power lines knocked downed as a tornado struck on Friday. About 140,000…
Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze sparked a massive south London party by scoring the only goal to win the FA Cup 1-0 against Manchester City on Saturday and claim the club’s first major trophy in its history. Eze volleyed in after 16 minutes, former Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson performed heroics in the Palace goal and City contrived to waste a sackload of chances, including a penalty, in an enthralling final. After England forward Eze, whose goals in the last eight and semis fired his team into the final for the third time, scored completely against the run of play, Palace…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen condemned former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s recent statement that the country risks a repeat of the 2007/08 bloodshed as dangerous and irresponsible. Gachagua warned if the polls are not run professionally and fairly, there could be chaos in the country Speaking at a funeral in Matisi, Kitale on Saturday, Murkomen said the remarks were reckless. “Announcing that the 2027 elections will be marred by more violence than the 2007 elections is dangerous. People lost loved ones in the violence, some have not recovered from the trauma of that loss. This kind of talk is enough…
Businessman Joel Kibe denied his involvement in the University of Nairobi council’s controversy surrounding the appointment of Brian Ouma as Acting Chief Operating Officer. He said he didn’t attend the purported meeting that approved the appointment. Kibe, who is a former member of the UoN council said the contentious appointment, which saw top UoN officials arrested and arraigned, happened when he was out of the country. Kibe has been listed on the charge sheet. He, on Saturday, shared documents showing that on April 19 2024, when the irregular appointment happened, he was on a trip outside the country. He had…
A budget bill, long touted by Donald Trump as the “big, beautiful bill” hit a roadblock on Friday when lawmakers from the president’s own party voted against it in congress. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in delivering a stunning setback to President Trump’s domestic agenda, demanding deeper budget cuts. Trump, who has muscled through close votes several times this year, urged lawmakers to unite behind the legislation. “We don’t need ‘GRANDSTANDERS’ in the Republican Party. STOP TALKING, AND GET IT DONE!,” he posted on Truth Social. The bill’s chances of success are not hopeless, but its failure gives the Trump…
Melania” appeared on the banks of the River Sava in July 2020, four months before her human inspiration left the White House. Now, four months after the erstwhile Melanija Knavs resumed residence at Washington’s most famous address, her larger-than-life-size avatar has apparently made an undignified exit from her Slovenian hometown, Sevnica. All that remains of the massive bronze statue are the feet – and the two-metre-tall tree stump they were standing on. The symmetry would probably appeal to the whimsical US director Wes Anderson – who often features bizarre heists in his films. But even in his back catalogue, there…
The High Court in Nairobi issued directions in a high-stakes constitutional case challenging President William Ruto’s recent nominations to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). This is as tensions surrounding electoral integrity continue to simmer ahead of the 2027 General Election. Milimani Law Courts Justice Lawrence Mugambi on Friday directed that the petition and supporting documents filed by the civil society outfit Operation Linda Jamii be served to all respondents within seven days. The respondents, including the President, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Attorney General, and the IEBC Selection Committee, will have an equal window of seven…
Donald Trump made clear Friday that he is not a fan of Bruce Springsteen after the rock icon condemned the president’s “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration” at the opening show of his British tour earlier this week. In a Truth Social post, Trump bashed the Boss — once dubbed by Rolling Stone as the “embodiment of rock & roll” — as “Highly Overrated” and “not a talented guy.” “I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,” Trump wrote. “Never liked him, never liked his music, or…
R&B singer Chris Brown has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub. The American singer was arrested at Salford’s Lowry Hotel on Thursday and later charged over the alleged assault, which is said to have happened at the Tape club in London’s Mayfair in 2023. Brown, 36, is alleged to have used a bottle to cause grievous bodily harm to music producer Abe Diaw. The singer was in Manchester ahead of his planned tour of the UK in June and July, with dates at the city’s Co-Op Live Arena…
The long-awaited Galana Kulalu food security project is now ready for full operationalisation, President William Ruto has announced. This follows the completion of construction works on the siltation basin and canal for the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project. The Sh519.4 million infrastructure is now fully built and undergoing final testing. It comprises a 753-metre inlet canal, a 450 million-litre reservoir, a 1,210-metre outlet canal, and a 20 million-litre off-take sump. Ruto said the project is designed to optimise water management for enhanced agricultural productivity. He pointed out that the irrigation project, among others, will eradicate the shame of hunger in the…