Two Gusii legislators Sunday vowed to execute a litigation against the National Construction Authority (NCA) over the collapse of a rickety three story building in Suneka, Kisii killing five people. Charles Onchoke (Bonchari, Kisii) and Steve Mogaka (West Mugirango, Nyamira) accused the agency of dereliction of duty subjecting the country to unnecessarily tragedies. “The litigation is aimed at pressurising then to put their house in order otherwise we shall continue losing lives to preventable incidents as these,” stated Onchoke. The three storey building at Itierio, Suneka, was under construction when it suddenly came tumbling early Sunday last week. Some of…
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US President Donald Trump is in “excellent cognitive and physical health”, says his White House physician. In the first annual physical of his second presidential term at a Washington DC-area hospital, Trump was also found to have scarring “on the right ear from a gunshot wound”, after an assassination attempt last July. “President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” his doctor, Captain Sean Barbabella, said in a memo. At 78, Trump was the oldest president to take office in January, though his predecessor, Joe Biden, was older at 82 by the time…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he and his family had to evacuate his official residence after it was set ablaze by a suspected arsonist. The Democrat, often touted as a future White House contender, said he woke up in the middle of the night to authorities banging on the door of the home as a fire spread. “Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished,” Shapiro said in a statement on X on Sunday morning. The governor and state authorities say the fire was the act of an arsonist, though no arrests have been announced. No one…
Chinese officials are calling on US President Donald Trump to “completely cancel” his so-callled reciprocal tariffs, as a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies grinds on. This week, Trump announced a 90-day pause for a host of global tariffs he had planned, but increased levies on Chinese imports to 145%. “We urge the US to take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and return to the right path of mutual respect,” China’s commerce ministry said in a statement. The Trump administration offered a concession on Friday by announcing that…
Newcastle United strengthened their push for a Champions League spot in the absence of unwell boss Eddie Howe with a crushing win over Manchester United at St James’ Park. Howe was admitted to hospital on Friday having felt unwell for a number of days. But his players responded with a fine performance as they recorded a first league double over their opponents since the 1930-31 campaign. United boss Ruben Amorim dropped first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana after two mistakes against Lyon in Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League quarter-final first-leg win, but replacement Altay Bayındır was guilty of a serious error to seal…
The National Communications Authority of Somalia awarded a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink on Sunday, allowing it to start services in the country. A ceremony held in the capital of Mogadishu was attended by government officials and representatives from Starlink, according to a statement on the authority’s website. The announcement was made during the formal ceremony in Mogadishu on Sunday, attended by representatives from Starlink, senior government officials, and key stakeholders in Somalia’s communications and technology sector. The decision paves the way for the satellite-based internet provider, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to begin offering high-speed, low-latency internet services across…
Government reforms in the agriculture sector are paying off and benefitting farners, President William Ruto has said. Ruto said the reduction of prices of farm inputs, including fertiliser, has enabled farmers to produce enough food for the country. He said the elimination of cartels in the coffee and sugar sectors has also greatly increased production. Speaking at Kapngetik grounds in Elgeyo-Marakwet County during an interdenominational prayer service, the President pointed out that high production of maize and sugar has drastically reduced imports into the country. “I want to thank farmers for their hard work, which has enabled us to produce…
Sudan’s paramilitaries killed 56 civilians over two days of attacks on a town they seized on the road to El-Fasher, the last major city in the Darfur region still in army hands, activists said Sunday. The killings on Friday and Saturday targeted residents in Um Kadadah “on an ethnic basis”, according to the local resistance committee, part of a network of volunteers coordinating aid across Sudan since the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began on April 15, 2023. The attacks on Um Kadadah, about 180 kilometres (112 miles) east of El-Fasher, came one day…
The body of a man who walked into the condemned Mombasa building before its collapse on April 2, 2025 was found and retrieved. After days of search operations following the demolition of the building on April 9, the body of Yusuf Ali was retrieved on Sunday. Officials said an autopsy was planned ahead of burial. CCTV footage from the scene showed that Ali went inside before it began sinking and was later cordoned off. Police said Ali spoke to two guards at the building before one of them went to show him the units he intended to purchase. The condemned…
Former Standard Group journalist Robert Nyasato was Sunday seriously injured in a road accident along the Kisii-Nyamira Road. A passenger in the car identified as Chief (Rtd) Cosmas Mocha died in the accident at Gesarara area, police said. This is after the car Nyasato was driving was involved in a head on collision. He was rushed to a hospital in Kisii town. There were plans to transfer him to Tenwek Hospital for specialized treatment. Police said they are investigating the accident. Elsewhere, a student aged 19 years who was waiting to join University this year perished in a road accident…
Kilimani detectives apprehended 44-year-old Abdi Yusuf Mohamed, accused of defrauding a Kenyan woman out of Sh12 million under the guise of selling her a prime piece of land in Garissa Municipality. Investigations revealed that Yusuf received the funds in installments through his personal bank account between June 29 and November 21, 2023. Records from the Garissa lands registry exposed the scam, showing that the parcel of land in question is registered under a different individual. The green card confirmed that the rightful owner has held the title since its original government allocation. Further, the documents Yusuf provided to claim ownership…
A former NTV journalist was killed in a road traffic accident along Kiambu Road in Nairobi. Police said Silas Apollo, who, at the time of his death was working with Nairobi Law Monthly was hit and killed by a speeding car on Thursday April 10 at night. The official added the Valley Road accident was the second one that night and the victim was not Apollo. He was crossing the road on Kiambu Road when he was hit by a speeding car, an official said. Details of the accident remained scanty but police said the journalist was not immediately identified…
Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamed Saturday dismissed as “false, misleading and speculative” the allegations levelled against him by Dela Ward Member of County Assembly Yussuf Hussein Ahmed in relation to alleged abduction. MCA Yussuf was abducted by armed gunmen while in Nairobi along Enterprise Road on August 13, 2024. He was later freed on March 8, 2025, six months later. Speaking a month after his release, Yussuf claimed his abduction was orchestrated and executed by Governor Abdullahi. “I arrived in Nairobi on 12th September, 2024 waiting to meet the Governor on 15th to discuss about the county budget and find…
A Scottish boarding school has announced it will accept payments of school fees in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Lomond School in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute – which charges up to £38,000 per year – said the move came after requests from some parents. Tuition payments will be accepted in Bitcoin from autumn term this year, but these will initially be converted to UK pounds to “mitigate currency risk”. The school said adopting Bitcoin aligned with its “ethos of independent thinking and innovation”. No other cryptocurrencies will be accepted. Lomond School claims to be the first private school in the UK to…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix from Mercedes’ George Russell with the second McLaren of Lando Norris down in sixth. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, just one point behind Norris at the head of the championship, was a further place behind the Briton in seventh. Lewis Hamilton was just ninth in the Ferrari, his team-mate Charles Leclerc third ahead of Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli with Pierre Gasly’s Alpine in an impressive fifth place. McLaren had always looked a certainty for pole, but what had been expected to be a private battle between Piastri and Norris fizzled…