Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has demanded respect for Meru leaders saying insults and attempts to berate them will not be tolerated. The DP said the habit by the opposition leaders to insult leaders from Meru region whenever they visit the area is no longer acceptable, calling for respect for everyone despite political differences. Speaking on Sunday when he addressed a mammoth crowd at Makutano in Meru County after attending the induction of Rev. David Mwiti as the new Bishop of Kaaga Synod, Methodist Church of Kenya, Prof. Kindiki said everyone is welcome to the region but insults will not be…
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It’s been more than a month since the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie captivated the nation, and yet, more questions than answers remain. In a case that feels ripped from a true-crime novel, the 84-year-old mother of US television presenter Savannah Guthrie is believed to have been “taken in the dark of night from her bed,” her daughter said, after last being seen on 31 January. The shocking disappearance of the religious mother-of-three has turned her small suburb in Tucson, Arizona into a media circus and prompted more than 3,000 tips to police, tearful pleas from her famous daughter, cryptic…
Water supply was disrupted in several estates across Nairobi after heavy overnight rains and flooding damaged key distribution pipelines, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company announced. In a public notice issued on Saturday, the utility said the intense rainfall caused flooding that damaged multiple water lines, interrupting supply to thousands of residents in the eastern and western parts of the city. Among the affected infrastructure is the Outering Road pipeline at the Nairobi River crossing, which has disrupted water supply to Buruburu Phase 1 and 2, Kariobangi South and North, Dandora 1, and parts of Mathare. Another damaged line…
Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez frequently reports on Immigration and Customs Enforcement action, becoming familiar with the sudden arrests that have become hallmarks of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. But when trucks surrounded her and her husband’s car Wednesday and agents approached the windows, she was confused, her husband Alejandro Medina said. Medina realized it was ICE before his wife did, he said. “We really couldn’t understand why we’re being surrounded.” “We’re definitely shocked,” he told CNN. Rodriguez, who was born in Colombia, entered the United States legally, one of her lawyers said. She is a journalist for Spanish-language news outlet…
One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life support after being hit repeatedly over the head with a metal bar at Frankland prison in northeast England on February 26. The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman had transfixed Britain for two weeks after the best friends vanished from the village of Soham in eastern England on August 4, 2002 after leaving…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian surprised many observers when he apologised to Iran’s neighbours for recent strikes against them, during an address delivered on Saturday morning as part of the country’s interim leadership. Apologies between states are rare, particularly during active conflict, and the wording stood out. Leaders usually express “regret” or distance themselves from responsibility. Pezeshkian instead directly acknowledged that neighbouring countries had been targeted and said Iranian forces had now been asked to stop striking them unless attacks on Iran originate from their territory. “I deem it necessary to apologise to neighbouring countries that were attacked,” he said. “We…
Rapper Balendra Shah defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in the country’s general election. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed on Saturday that Shah, 35, received 68,348 votes compared to Oli’s 18,734 to unseat the former leader in his parliamentary constituency. Thursday’s general election – the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September – pitted the establishment against a new generation of politicians advocating for angry, young Gen Z voters hungry for change. Shah, who resigned as Kathmandu’s mayor in January to take Oli on in his constituency, is set to become Nepal’s prime minister after…
Kenneth Karaya and Dinnah Safari triumphed in the elite 100km race as the 2026 LOOP Safari Gravel Series kicked off with the opening event at the iconic Limuru Country Club, marking a powerful start to Season Three of East Africa’s premier gravel cycling series. Set against Limuru’s misty tea highlands and rolling countryside, the event attracted an impressive field of 822 elite and recreational cyclists from across the region. Riders navigated challenging gravel terrain, fast descents, and scenic climbs, delivering an electrifying showcase of endurance, strategy, and grit. In the 100-kilometre elite men’s race, Karaya delivered a commanding performance to…
Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi warned that nationwide protests could erupt in April if the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) does not drop Smartmatic International Technologies from Kenya’s election technology system. In a strongly worded statement, Muturi said continued engagement between the electoral body and Smartmatic International Technologies poses a serious threat to the integrity of the country’s electoral process. “The continued engagement of the IEBC with Smartmatic for election technology is unacceptable. This is a serious threat to the integrity of our electoral process and risks undermining public confidence in our democracy,” Muturi said. The former National Assembly…
Heavy rains caused widespread flooding across several parts of Nairobi Friday, leaving major roads impassable and disrupting transport. The downpour, which began earlier in the evening, quickly overwhelmed drainage systems in several neighbourhoods including Nairobi West, South C and South B, Kilimani area, Parklands, Eastlands, Nairobi city center and several other parts where roads were submerged under rising water levels. Motorists along Uhuru Highway were among the hardest hit, with dramatic scenes showing vehicles submerged as floodwaters engulfed sections of the busy roadway. Flooding was also reported in most parts of the city where heavy runoff turned streets into streams,…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Kenya’s Monica Kathina Juma as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Juma will succeed Ghada Fathi Waly of Egypt, whom Guterres praised for her dedicated service to the organisation. Until Juma formally assumes office, John Brandolino, Director of the Division for Treaty Affairs at UNODC, will continue serving as Acting Executive Director of UNODC and Acting Director-General of UNOV. Juma brings decades of experience in diplomacy, governance and security. She currently serves as Kenya’s National…
The number of jobs in the US economy fell last month, an unexpected contraction that has renewed questions about whether the labour market in the US might be starting to crack. Payrolls in the US dropped by 92,000 and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%, according to the latest official figures, surprising analysts who had expected hiring to remain stable. It marked the biggest monthly job loss since October, when the US government shut down, and came amid concerns that a jump in oil prices sparked by the US-Israel war in Iran could threaten growth. Nearly every sector shed…
European media firm Axel Springer has agreed to purchase the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) in a deal costing £575m. The deal trumps the £500m takeover proposed late last year by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) – the government had ordered an investigation into that deal on public interest and competition grounds. TMG owns the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph, the Telegraph Magazine and the website and app. Axel Springer chief executive Mathias Dopfner said he wanted to “preserve the distinctive character and legacy” of the Telegraph. “More than 20 years ago, we tried to acquire the Telegraph…
irlines Etihad and Emirates have confirmed they will be running a limited number of services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the UK over the next few days. And Emirates said it was working to restore full network operations, following the partial re-opening of regional airspace. Thousands of flights in the Middle East have been cancelled in the past week, leaving many Britons stranded. This followed US-Israeli strikes on Iran which in turn prompted retaliatory strikes by Iran across the region. A second government chartered flight to bring home UK nationals departed Oman’s capital Muscat on Friday, the Foreign Office…
The Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) has received approval from the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) to begin work on the Gigiri–Karura–Outer Ring Road Transmission Pipeline Project, a major infrastructure initiative expected to improve water supply for more than three million Nairobi residents. KFS granted the agency a Special User License (SUL) allowing controlled access for the installation of an underground pipeline section within Karura Forest. The authorization requires strict compliance with environmental and forest conservation laws during implementation. The project is financed jointly by the Government of Kenya and the French Development Agency (AFD). Once completed, the 8.4-kilometre bulk…