Ghana has awarded President William Ruto the country’s highest honour, The Companion of the Order of the Star of the Volta. Conferring the honour at a State banquet on Wednesday evening, President Nana Akufo-Addo said President Ruto was an “example of a new generation of African leaders” who have decided to insist on the application of principles of accountability and due process to all citizens no matter their status in society”. He pointed out that President Ruto had done this no matter the complexity or sensitivity of political consequences. “Under your leadership,” President Akufo-Addo sai ..read more

Kenya is pioneering the use of child-friendly Tuberculosis (TB) medicines, starting October 1, 2024 a move which will ensure appropriate doses and flavors suitable for children. Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary (PS) Mary Muriuki said that as Kenya leads the way towards a TB free generation, significant concern has been TB among children, with nearly 7,000 cases reported in infants and children in 2015. Ms Muriuki said that the use of child-friendly TB medicines aims to improve treatment adherence, reduce mortality among children, and mitigate the risk of drug-resist ..read more

A funeral can be a time for sombre reflection for family and friends but in this era of social media, when the deceased may have shared intimate details about their life to a large following, fans who feel they somehow know them may have different ideas. In Kenya, a normal burial for a 23-year old orphaned man would probably be attended by those who had been close to him. But this was not the case for TikToker Brian Chira who died two weeks ago in a road accident, near the capital, Nairobi. He had amassed a following of more than 400,000 in little over a year. His candid, witty videos, address ..read more

Kenya has decided to put on hold plans to send police to violence-wracked Haiti under a UN-backed multinational mission, a top official said Tuesday. The move came after Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to step aside as armed gangs have taken over much of the Caribbean nation. “There has been a fundamental change in circumstances as a result of the complete breakdown of law and order and the subsequent resignation of the PM of Haiti,” Korir Sing’oei, principal secretary for foreign affairs, told AFP. “Without a political administration in Haiti, there is no anchor on which a police de ..read more

A middle-aged construction worker tumbled and died while installing a new elevator in an 18-storey building opposite Sauti House in Mombasa on Monday evening. The deceased was found facing down in the elevator shaft while his colleague successfully jumped from the lift and escaped unhurt. The police and the County Fire Department retrieved the body, one hour after the unfortunate incident. The police investigation is ongoing, the deceased was transferred to the Coast Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH) morgue. County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Roads and Infrastructure Dan Manyall ..read more

Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o are turning up the heat! The actors were photographed getting cozy in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Monday as they celebrated Nyong’o’s 41st birthday on an extended birthday trip. In photos obtained by E! News, the pair were pictured running into the ocean together, while another saw the two nearly kissing as they embraced each other seaside. The couple also kept close as they held hands and strolled on the beach in their swimsuits. “They vacationed in Puerto Vallarta for Lupita’s birthday,” a source tells PEOPLE. “They only had eyes for each other all weekend. T ..read more

Kenya is now ready to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to Haiti to lead a multinational mission that will help restore law and order in the Caribbean nation. This follows the signing of an agreement, a reciprocal instrument, between Kenya and Haiti, witnessed by President William Ruto and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henri on Friday at State House, Nairobi. “From Kenya, we are ready for this deployment, and I request all the other partners across the globe to step up so that we can provide a response in good time,” said President Ruto. Prime Minister Henri thanked President Ruto an ..read more

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban after the World Cup winner tested positive for doping, reports Sky in Italy Italy’s National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) accepted the request of the Anti-Doping Prosecutor’s Office to hand out the four-year ban – which is the standard length of ban under the World Anti-Doping Code. The ban starts from when Pogba first tested positive, so the France international is banned until August 2027. He will be 34 years old when the ban stops, raising doubts over whether his career will continue after that. According to Sky in Italy, Pogb ..read more

Students from Kilembwa Secondary in Mwala Sub-county are designing a robot that will help pick litter while they focus on their studies. The robot dubbed ‘lobster’ is supported by Kenya Connect (KC)a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in conjunction with Future Investment Initiative (FII), a global nonprofit foundation. The two organizations partnered to provide the learners with laptops and robotic kits that were used to innovate the robot. Michael Muthama, a teacher at the school, while speaking to the media said the availability of Information, Communication and Technology infrastruc ..read more

Kelvin Mwaura Ngotho, the main suspect in a Ksh2.85 billion gold scam investigation involving two Malaysian nationals, was arrested on Tuesday, February, 27, 2024, by the Operations Support Unit detectives. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Mwaura was arrested at the Milimani Law Courts when he appeared for the hearing of yet another gold scam case in which he is out on bond. Operations Support detectives had been pursuing Mwaura since December 27, 2023, being the mastermind of the near-success $19,000,000 gold scam deal orchestrated by an 8-member gang. In the investiga ..read more