Popular gospel musician Jimmy Gait was rushed to hospital for treatment after he was brutally attacked by suspected thugs in Runda, Nairobi. He sustained deep cuts in his hand in the attack and was left bleeding. This was as he tried to defend himself. The incident is said to have happened on Sunday morning. The singer said the incident occurred at around 10am on February 2, 2026, as he was going about his business in the upscale estate. He was reportedly accosted by unknown assailants who robbed him of cash and his mobile phone before injuring him. Speaking in a…
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Peace and stability remain the Government’s top priority as the country heads into the electioneering period, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said. Murkomen sent a stern warning to political leaders orchestrating violence to destabilise the nation. Speaking at the Africa Inland Church Kipkelion Town Church in Kericho County during a Sunday service, Murkomen reiterated that the Government will not tolerate any attempts to incite chaos for political gain. “We are heading into the election period, and our security agencies are alert and fully prepared to ensure that Kenyans continue to live in peace,” he said. He…
A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked him for permission to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home earlier this year. “How could you miss it? How could you think it doesn’t apply?” Magistrate Judge William Porter asked a DOJ lawyer during a hearing in Alexandria, Virginia. “I find it hard to believe that in any way this law did not apply,” Porter added later. The judge said during the hearing that he had declined…
New Secret Service protective detail agents are about to get a wardrobe upgrade, courtesy of taxpayers. The Secret Service will soon offer each agent who graduates from protective detail training two tailored suits, according to sources familiar with the matter and a public contract solicitation. The initiative to have the Secret Service purchase suits happened because Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem disliked how a protective detail was dressed in the suits they bought for themselves, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin denied that account, telling CNN, “This does not have to do…
The Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing’oei summoned the Russian Ambassador to Kenya, Vsevolod Tkachenko, over concerns about Kenyan nationals reportedly caught up in the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a statement after the meeting Friday, Sing’oei said he had conveyed the Government’s “grave concern” regarding Kenyans believed to be on the war front in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The talks, held in Nairobi, also focused on preparations for Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s planned official visit to Moscow in March, as the two countries seek to enhance bilateral relations. However, the plight of Kenyans allegedly recruited or caught up…
Former world champion Floyd Mayweather has announced he will come out of retirement for a fourth time later this year. The 48-year-old, whose most recent retirement was in 2017, is due to face former undisputed world heavyweight champions Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout this spring. But Mayweather has confirmed he will return to professional boxing for the first time in nine years after that fight. While an opponent has not yet been announced, it will be Mayweather’s first professional fight since beating mixed martial arts fight Conor McGregor with a 10th-round technical knockout in 2017. Mayweather won titles across…
Nasa is targeting early March to launch a crew around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, in what would be humankind’s furthest trip into space. The Artemis II mission will see four astronauts embark on a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth, paving the way for a future lunar landing. Nasa set the earliest launch date of March 6 (early on March 7 in the UK) following a successful “wet dress rehearsal” – a critical pre-launch test where the rocket is filled with fuel and taken through the…
Donald Trump had been warning for months that a Supreme Court decision like this would be catastrophic. If the court curtailed his ability to impose these tariffs, he had said, it would be an “economic and national security disaster”. A six-justice majority of the Supreme Court, in ruling against the president on Friday, didn’t care much about his concerns. Congress, not the president, has the power to impose tariffs, the justices ruled. And nothing in the law that the president based his tariffs on, the Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, delegated such sweeping powers to Trump. The court’s decision…
Dermal fillers have a funny reputation. Some people picture that overfilled look right away. Others assume it’s basically “instant youth in a syringe.” Reality sits in the middle. Fillers are tools. Useful ones. Sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic, depending on the plan, the product, and the person holding the needle. And here’s the part that matters most: “natural” isn’t a product. It’s a strategy. Small choices stacked together. Placement. Amount. Timing. Restraint. Plus an honest conversation about what you actually want to see when you look in the mirror. What dermal fillers actually do (in plain terms) At the simplest level,…
A 20-year-old man, Amir Latif, alongside a female TikToker were charged with trafficking 109.17 grams of heroin valued at Sh327,510 in Mombasa. The accused appeared before Resident Magistrate Green Odera, facing charges under Section 4(a)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, as amended in 2022. They pleaded not guilty. Principal Prosecution Counsel Purity Musembi, urged court to impose strict bond conditions, emphasizing the seriousness of the offence and the need to protect the public from illicit drugs. Odera directed Amir Latif to deposit a bond of Sh1 million with a surety of equal value and to surrender…
Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa, the youngest brother of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, is now using a Kenyan passport and Emirati ID, according to an updated US sanctions memo. The Dubai-based businessman leads the procurement of weapons for the RSF. In October 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) sanctioned Dagalo for “leading efforts to supply weapons to continue the war in Sudan”. In the memo issued by the US Department of the Treasury on Thursday, Dagalo’s information included the addition of a Kenyan passport and an Emirati…
The National Economic Development Party (NEDP) distanced itself from the withdrawal of its candidate in the upcoming Isiolo South by-election, maintaining that the decision was made in an individual capacity and not by the party. The development comes just a day after the party concluded an intense three-day campaign tour in the constituency ahead of the February 26, 2026 by-election. It was a blow to former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko and NEDP Party as their candidate Isack Abduba Fayo withdrew from the Isiolo South by election in support of UDA’s candidate Tubi Mohamed. He was pictured with president William Ruto…
A university student, who had been charged over a social media post concerning President William Ruto, is now seeking Sh200 million in compensation following his acquittal by a Nairobi court on Thursday. David Mokaya was released after the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court found that the prosecution had failed to prove its case in Criminal Case No. MCCR/E1161/2024: Republic v David Mokaya. Through his lawyer Danstan Omari, the student issued a 48-hour demand notice to state authorities, seeking compensation for what he describes as an unlawful seizure and forensic examination of his electronic devices. Mokaya had been charged with false publication…
A Japanese city has received a hefty donation to help fix its ageing water system: 21kg (46lb) in gold bars. The gold bars, worth an estimated 560 million yen ($3.6m; £2.7m), were given last November by a donor who wished to remain anonymous, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told a press conference on Thursday. Home to nearly three million people, Osaka is a commercial hub located in the Japan’s Kansai region and the country’s third-largest city. But like many Japanese cities, Osaka’s water and sewage pipes are ageing – a growing cause for safety concern. Osaka recorded more than 90 cases…
A judge has issued an order to temporarily block the deportation of four Chagossians who travelled to the Chagos Islands to protest against a deal to hand over the territory to Mauritius. The Chagossians arrived on a remote part of the archipelago on Monday after sailing from Sri Lanka, with the aim of establishing a permanent settlement on their “homeland”. British authorities served the four men with eviction papers, which warned them they could face fines or jail if they did not leave. But lawyers representing the men have successfully applied for an injunction to prevent their removal for at…