Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has distanced itself from a viral video of an airport with water leaking from the roof. The undated video, which has since been established to be of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi shows water pouring through the ceiling and downlighters of the terminal roofs as travellers queued…
Three teachers have joined the revamped technical benches for the junior national teams, as announced by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on November 15, 2023.Notable among them is St. Anthony Kitale’s Peter Mayoyo who will serve as an assistant on the U18 boys’ national team. Ben Achieng from Yala Township Primary School is set to…
Kenya has joined other African nations in supporting efforts to establish a sustainable action plan for reparatory justice. Reparatory justice is about rectifying and transforming systemic and structural injustices that were established by past injustices and crimes against humanity. Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi on Tuesday said he was thrilled…
The Kenya National Examination Council has cautioned candidates sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations to be cautious of fake exam papers being circulated on various social media platforms. KNEC Chief Executive Officer Dr. David Njengere has confirmed that the examination papers being circulated on social media platforms are not genuine and are only…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki declared Monday, November 13, 2023, a public holiday for the public to take part in a national tree-growing exercise. In a gazette notice dated November 6, Prof Kindiki said President William Ruto will lead the country in the tree-growing exercise in line with his administration’s ambitious plan of growing…
Hellen Obiri timed her kick to perfection to win a thrilling women’s race and Tamirat Tola broke the course record for a dominant men’s title triumph at the TCS New York City Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label event, on Sunday.Claiming their crowns in contrasting styles, Obiri sprinted away from Letesenbet Gidey and Sharon Lokedi…
Kisumu is among the counties leading in terms of HIV prevalence, the National Syndemic Disease Control Council has indicated. Program officer Douglas Bosire said Kisumu recorded 14.5 per cent of HIV infections while Migori is reporting 9.7 per cent. Mombasa had a 4.6 per cent prevalence followed by Kisii at 4.4 per cent as of…
The Higher Education Loans Board has finalized the processing of loans for first-year university students and TVETS under the New Higher Education Funding Model. This makes the 2022 group of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) the first to benefit from the funding model. A press statement issued by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Friday,…
President William Ruto on Wednesday during the first day of his five-day Coast tour came face to face with the emotive issue of landlessness, as residents and leaders demanded that the issue be addressed. In Kisauni, where the head of state begun his tour, thousands of families are living as squatters in Gandini, Maunguja, Kashani…
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) launched new bus routes from JKIA to several destinations in Nairobi. KAA, in partnership with bus service companies Metro trans East Africa Limited and Super Metro unveiled electric commuter buses, and suggest the move as a headway towards sustainability and conserving the environment. “These electric buses mark a significant stride…