Crime scenePolice in Turkana are investigating an incident where a man died after allegedly being kicked in the abdomen in an altercation. The man identified as Mike Lotapa died during the incident which happened in Canaan village, Lokichogio, Turkana County on Tuesday. According to police, Lopata, 35, was involved in a fight with his friend when he was kicked in the stomach. Elsewhere, a 50-year-old woman was found dead outside her house in a suspected murder incident in Makindu, Makueni County. In Umande, Laikipia County, a 34-year-old man was found dead on the floor of his rented house.

November 14, 2024 15:22 UTC

Kambua shared photos from her private party thanking her pastor husband for making her day special. Happy birthday Kambua🌟." Marion Mbue said:"Happy birthday Kambua 🎂. Happy birthday Kambua." Kambua's pastor husband, who prefers a low-key life from the limelight, looked dapper in a black suit, and his well-kept grey beard left fans awed.

November 14, 2024 14:18 UTC

President William Ruto/PCSPresident William Ruto is set to address a joint sitting of Parliament next Thursday. In a message to Parliament, communicated by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Ruto will make the 2024 State of the Nation address to Parliament. Ruto will address measures taken to achieve national security, and national values, and also highlight the achievements of his administration. “I wish to inform the house that I have received a message from His Excellency the President conveying that he intends to deliver the 2024 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, November 21, 2024,” Wetang’ula said. The address is an annual requirement of the constitution.

November 14, 2024 13:40 UTC

Standard Group issued a redundancy notice to employees in July 2024. Photo: Standard Group. However, three months after the notice, the former employees have yet to receive a single payment from the company. What Standard Group saidHowever, in an exclusive response to TUKO.co.ke, Standard Group's Chief Head of Strategy and Innovation, Laila Denise, dismissed the former employee's allegations. G4S redundancy notice followed the Tile and Carpet Centre's notice to lay off workers in its Athi River production department.

November 14, 2024 13:17 UTC

A man returned home at midnight after disappearing for two days, leaving his wife shocked. A man arrived home late, but his wife was not happy. Source: TikTokHow did Kenyan woman react? The man claimed he had been arrested by the police and detained at a local police cell, apologising for not informing his wife. Kenyan woman angry as hubby refuses to swear with a BibleElsewhere, a video of a Kenyan woman forcing her husband to swear if he would ever cheat went viral.

November 14, 2024 12:29 UTC





The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) is now alleging that the continued imposition of new taxes on Kenyans is a secret way to reintroduce the rejected Finance Bill. While acknowledging that the government can only raise its revenue through taxes, the bishops regretted that the citizenry are being overtaxed. Addressing the press Thursday in Nairobi, the bishops raised concerns over what it has termed as “unreasonable” taxes being introduced “from day to day.”“It seems this is a hidden way of reintroducing the rejected Finance Bill, 2024. The bishops at the same time took issue with cases of abductions, disappearances, torture and killings being reported across the country. “Who is abducting these people and is the government unable to stop these abductions and killings,” the statement reads.

November 14, 2024 12:19 UTC

After a prominent new piece was unveiled at the Red Herring Escape Rooms building on West Tower Street in Carlisle, created by artist Luke Smile, is itself a part of an ambitious new project brought to life by Eden Arts and Blank Wall Assassins. This is the second piece of art that has been created via a partnership between the two organisations called ‘The Bigger Picture project’. The next phase is to bring ‘experts’ from other cities across the UK and Europe to the city to get their suggestions for new approaches. Subscribe to the News & Star today and get the latest news, sports, and entertainment delivered straight to your device. It is hoped that The Bigger Picture will lead to more, and in particular an international standard wall art festival to rival and compliment those seen in other places like Waterford Walls Festival and All Caps in Rotterdam.

November 14, 2024 11:06 UTC

Wheels of JusticeThe High Court will today issue further directions in a case in which a human rights group seeks to have the appointment of Ali Hassan Joho as CS for mining revoked and a fresh process commenced. Genesis for Human Rights Commission says the committee on appointments disregarded a number of memos allegedly containing evidence of Joho's unsuitability for appointment. However, the rights group says Joho ought not to have been cleared as he lacks the requisite academic qualifications to hold the office of cabinet secretary. Joho in response to the case has maintained that he is legally in office further denying dealings in drug trafficking. He has challenged the group to table evidence in court that he deals in drug trafficking.

November 14, 2024 10:45 UTC

US President-elect Donald Trump/FILEOn election night, Donald Trump repeated the phrase: "Promises made, promises kept." Now, Republicans have officially taken control of Congress and his "promises" are a whole lot easier to keep. That control is what Donald Trump's Republican Party now has. Both Trump and Joe Biden enjoyed trifectas for their first two years in the White House, but they also saw that having such control is no guarantee a president can get their way. The majority Republicans have in the Senate also provides a key advantage.

November 14, 2024 10:25 UTC

The StandardThe daily reported a group of professionals is raising KSh 100 million to finance impeached deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s case along with a range of other litigation against government projects. Led by the Gema Watho chairperson, lawyer Wambugu Wanjohi, the group explained that they took on Gachagua’s impeachment case and other cases as they felt the constitutional processes for his impeachment were not adhered to. Douglas Ndonga, chairperson of the Youth Council, added that the community felt deeply impacted by Gachagua’s impeachment, prompting them to take on his cause. By assigning this position to Kithure Kindiki, we see an attempt to divide Mt Kenya West and Mt Kenya East. Political analyst Charles Njoroge views this move by Mt Kenya’s associations as a sign of rising frustration with the Kenya Kwanza administration under President Ruto.

November 14, 2024 09:45 UTC

REF David Coote snorted white powder in a shocking video while he officiated at Euro 2024 — amid claims he called Tartan Army hero Andy Robertson a “Scottish p***k”. Ex-Prem ref fears for David Coote's career after his x-rated Klopp video suspensionAn investigation is under way and the FA is initiating its own probe. “Then, he accused me of lying and then just had a right f***ing pop at me – and I’ve got no interest in speaking to somebody whose f***ing arrogant. [James] Milner is alright, I get on with Milner.” First man: “James Milner, he gets on with James Milner.” Second man (allegedly Coote): “You can see me there with mask on.” First man: “Mask on, obviously.” Second man (allegedly Coote): “Yea Covid, got to be done. We’re two meters apart.” First man: “We have to social distance.” Second man (allegedly Coote): “Yep, so but [exhales] my God.

November 14, 2024 09:33 UTC

The 50p coin in question was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since the opening of Kew Gardens in 1759. After being listed on online auction site eBay, the 50p coin attracted 29 bids before selling for £187.10 on Wednesday. Until recently, the Kew Gardens 50p coin was the rarest of its kind in circulation in the UK. A 50p depicting the Atlantic Salmon and bearing the King’s portrait is now rarest 50p coin in circulation, the Royal Mint has confirmed. The Kew Gardens 50p sells for £156.25 on average, but one seller received over £700 for one when they sold it on eBay.

November 14, 2024 09:06 UTC

Nairobi: Businessman Francis Ng'ang'a has vowed to fight till justice for his late wife, Lucy Wambui, is served. Source: UGCWhere are doctors who operated Lucy Wambui? He urged the Health Ministry to crack down on illegal cosmetic surgery clinics to avoid more deaths. Below is the video:What happened to Lucy Wambui? Ng'ang'a narrated how efforts to treat his wife at the clinic were futile as it had been closed and had no access.

November 14, 2024 08:09 UTC

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa among other officials at Wiper Command Centre. Opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the government against reintroducing sections of the rejected Finance Bill, 2024 claiming it is a recipe for chaos. They included DAP-K leader Eugine Wamalwa, former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s lawyer Ndegwa Njiru. We want to reach out to the broad-based government and ask it not to provoke Kenyans,” Wamalwa said. “In order to consolidate opposition in Kenya we will have to work work with everybody.

November 14, 2024 03:25 UTC

US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman during a radio interview at Spice FM on May 15, 2024. [Collins Oduor, Standard]The United States Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman has resigned. Trade, jobs, and U.S. investment in Kenya are at historic highs thanks to these efforts," she said. The hashtag Resign Meg Whitman trended on X, with a section of Kenyans calling for her resignation. Just recently, Whitman warned that Kenya’s democracy is in jeopardy unless the recruitment of new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners takes place soon.

November 14, 2024 01:24 UTC