The Standard Group PLC has issued a strong response to President William Ruto following a social media post in which the Head of State directly referenced the media house and criticized its journalism. In a statement signed by Group Chief Executive Officer Chaacha Mwita, the media company said it was compelled to respond because the President had singled out the organization in a public post on X. The Standard said it took “great exception” to the President’s characterization of its journalism, describing the remarks as condescending and an attack on the core principles of independent media. “Ordinarily, we would not…
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The government assured Kenyans that Thursday will remain a normal working and school day despite planned demonstrations, while warning that individuals seeking to exploit the protests to engage in violence and criminal activities will face decisive action. In a statement on Wednesday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the government respects the constitutional right of citizens to assemble, demonstrate, picket and present petitions to public authorities. Murkomen noted that police had received notification from citizens intending to hold public demonstrations and would provide security and guidance to protesters in line with the law. “The Government respects the constitutional rights of…
Amnesty International Kenya has welcomed the publication of a reparations framework by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), describing it as a significant step toward addressing decades of human rights violations and delivering justice to victims. In a statement issued Wednesday, Amnesty International Kenya said the framework provides a long-overdue opportunity to acknowledge and remedy abuses including unlawful killings, torture, enforced disappearances, sexual violence, and arbitrary arrests. The human rights organization noted that many victims have endured years of suffering without recognition or compensation from the State. It praised the framework for adopting a victim-centred and rights-based approach…
Tens of thousands of homes in western France are without power, with temperatures set to peak across the country on Wednesday during a record-breaking heatwave. About 68,000 homes in Brittany have been affected, with electricity unlikely to be fully restored until Wednesday night at the earliest, authorities said. More than half of the country remains under a red heat alert, with a high of 43C (109.4F) possible later in the day in the southwest, according to forecaster Météo France. The peak comes after the country experienced its hottest day since records began on Tuesday, with an average temperature of 29.8C…
Police in Pakistan have arrested a man who allegedly held his wife and children captive at home and abused them for more than a decade. His wife, a French national named Sylvie Yasmina, claims the man assaulted his family physically and mentally “on a daily basis” and described him as “very violent”, local police told BBC Urdu. One of their sons managed to sneak out to make a police report, which led to a raid of their house in Bara, a remote town in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police found Yasmina and her five children in a cramped and…
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola – a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The doctor was “immediately admitted to a specialised facility” and is in a stable condition, the French health ministry said on Wednesday. DR Congo announced an Ebola outbreak last month, but experts believe the virus had been circulating for weeks previously. More than 260 people are confirmed to have died from the virus in the central African country, while 1,000 people have been infected. This is the first Ebola case to have been confirmed in Europe,…
Oracle shed about 21,000 roles globally in the last year as the US technology giant reshapes its business around artificial intelligence (AI), the firm’s latest annual report shows. The software and cloud computing firm says it had around 141,000 full-time employees as of 31 May 2026, down from about 162,000 workers at the same time last year. The “deployment of AI technologies across our operations have resulted, and may continue to result, in reductions to our workforce,” the report says. The cuts, which amount to about 13% of Oracle’s workforce, are part of a wider trend among tech firms as…
United States president Donald Trump will attend the World Cup final and help present the trophy, says Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Trump, 80, is yet to attend a game at the World Cup, but may still make an appearance before the final on 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The World Cup started on 11 June and takes place in Canada, Mexico and the United States. “We will be together with the president enjoying the final and handing the trophy to the winner, of course,” Infantino, now a close friend of Trump, told Fox. Asked if they would…
Andrew and Tristan Tate are seeking to challenge a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to withhold from them the identities of individuals who have made criminal complaints against the brothers in the UK. At a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice, their barrister argued the decision to withhold the names was “flawed”, and said they had “been treated differently from other suspects or defendants”. But the CPS’s lawyer said withholding the identities was a “time-limited decision” until “proceedings commence substantively” in the UK. Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 37, will face 21 charges in the UK,…
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Tuesday opposed the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at Laikipia Air Base. They questioned the government’s decision-making process and demanding greater transparency over the project. The bishops said the initiative had been imposed on Kenyans without sufficient public participation, parliamentary oversight, or disclosure of the agreements governing the facility. “We express our grave concern regarding the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at Laikipia Air Base, mainly for American citizens,” stated KCCB Chairman Most Reverend Maurice Muhatia Makumba in a joint statement issued on Tuesday. The…
Online gaming once revolved around desktop browsers, but a profound shift is underway as studios design new titles for pockets rather than PC towers. A mobile-first mindset now guides artwork, math models, and promotional tools, proving that success hinges on touchscreens and thumb swipes. Review platforms such as iconic casino increasingly weigh load speed, portrait usability, and battery efficiency in their rankings, pushing providers to rebuild production pipelines around smartphone behaviours instead of desktop habits. Why Mobile-First Matters Global handset adoption outpaces laptop sales by a wide margin, especially across emerging markets where budget Android devices serve as the primary…
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Muhoozi Kainerugaba now says he was responsible for the deportation of Kenya’s Senior Counsel and Peoples Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua from the country on Monday. Muhoozi, who is also President Yoweri Museveni’s son, said the country’s Head of State is not to blame, noting that he personally made the decision to block Karua’s entry into Uganda. He added that the Kenyan opposition party leader would henceforth not be granted entry into Uganda. “Do not blame my great father for this decision. I deported her myself. She’s no longer allowed in our country,”…
The government officially commenced compensation for victims of human rights violations, including those arising from demonstrations and public protests between 2013 and 2025, with 348 verified victims set to receive a total of Sh448.7 million in the first phase of the programme. Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Human Rights Violations Chairperson Prof. Makau Mutua said the reparation process has now moved into the compensation stage for eligible victims who have completed all required procedures and provided consent. Prof. Mutua noted that compensation is currently being issued only to victims who have consented to the process, describing consent…
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in the fight against corruption and economic crimes. Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with EACC Chairperson David Oginde and the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer Mohamud Abdi to discuss strategies aimed at enhancing the country’s anti-corruption efforts. The discussions focused on strengthening coordination between the ODPP and the EACC to improve the investigation, prosecution and deterrence of corruption and other economic crimes. The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to upholding integrity, accountability…
The mastermind behind a fraudulent tantalum minerals scheme that conned a Chinese investor out of Sh151 million has been sentenced to three years in prison or pay a fine of Sh10 million. In a judgment delivered at the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday, Ulundu Patrick Lumumba, also known as Gabriel Kulonda and Lumumba Patrick Byarufu, was convicted of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code. The court further ordered Lumumba to refund the Chinese investor Sh151 million lost in the scam. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the conviction brings to an…