•Lagos City Marathon, today East African supremacy continued at the Lagos City Marathon as Kenyan and Ethiopian runners topped the men’s and women’s 2026 races. Kenya’s Ezra Kipchumba Kerin showcased exceptional stamina today, clinching victory at the 2026 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon with a remarkable finishing time of 2 hours, 11 minutes,...
•Self-proclaimed pastor, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people was charged on Wednesday over a further 52 deaths, prosecutors said. In a case that made global headlines in 2023, hundreds of bodies were discovered just inland from the Kenyan beach resort...
•Handcuffed self-proclaimed pastor, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie (L) A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors said today. In a case that made global headlines when it came to light in 2023, hundreds of people [&h...
•Kenya police At least three Nigerians have been arrested in the Mwaliko Estate, Mwea Town, Kenya, on allegations of cyber fraud. A report by Tuko News, a Kenyan digital news platform, revealed that the suspects were apprehended by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Wednesday. The arrested individuals have been identified as Peter C...
•Pastoralist offers milk from a container to a camel calf after milking camels at dawn “God, God, God, protect them,” chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya, where it hasn’t rained since April. Sitting on the edge of a nearby well, […]
•Plane crash in Kenya A small plane travelling from Kenya’s coast crashed today, according to the country’s aviation authority, with the 12 people on board feared dead. The small plane was en route to Kichwa Tembo — a private airstrip located in the Maasai Mara National Park — from the tourist hotspot of Diani when […]
Vast crowds gathered in western Kenya today to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that have already claimed at least five lives this week. There were cries of “Baba” (father) and “We are orphans” among the tens of thousands who packed the streets in Kisumu, […]
•Senior Kenya Army officials flank the coffin of Kenya’s opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during his State Funeral at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi today Kenya held a state funeral for revered opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi today, a day after security forces opened fire on huge mourning crowds, killing at least [...
•Late Raila Odinga Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said today — a political earthquake that could transform politics in the East African nation. Odinga was the perennial opposition figure of Kenyan politics, running unsuccessfully for the presidency on five occasions,...
Kenya will receive another fine over crowd safety and security breaches, a football governing body said today, with officials promising to prevent chaotic scenes outside stadiums with extra security. It is the first time three east African countries — Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — have hosted the ongoing African Nations Championship, but the hi...
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