Kenyan online users have gone into a frenzy following the recent visit by American content creator and livestreamer IShowSpeed. His content frequently goes viral, especially on TikTok, helping him build a massive following across platforms, including more than 48 million subscribers on YouTube. While in Nairobi, IShowSpeed interacted with students, sampled Kenyan cuisine, visited popular landmarks and attractions, and took a helicopter ride over the city skyline, where he celebrated his latest subscriber milestone live on camera. As internet-born celebrities increasingly shape global culture, IShowSpeed stands out as a symbol of a new era of entertainment, one driven by live interaction, authenticity, and instant global reach. His Nairobi takeover offered a vivid glimpse into how digital influence now translates into real-world frenzy, thousands of kilometres from where it began.

Cole Palmer goes official with stunning blonde who he took on same date as ex-girlfriendChelsea ace Cole Palmer went official with his jaw-dropping new flame as the pair looked loved up in a mirror selfie on Olivia's InstagramView 3 Images Cole Palmer looked loved up in the social media snap (Image: Simon Dael/Shutterstock)Cole Palmer has gone official with his new blonde flame after taking her on the same date as his ex-girlfriend. ‌Olivia posed in a white top with the slogan "you are not on my level" on her chest. View 3 Images Olivia Holder is a model (Image: oliviajewellholder/Instagram)One fan wrote: "Palmer is cold on and off the pitch." And a fourth wrote: "Palmer is this why you turned it up last week because I get it totally." Article continues belowPalmer had been snapped on the exact same date with Connie last year, before he met Olivia.

President William Ruto has appealed to the international community to support Kenya’s plan to transform refugee camps into integrated and self-reliant settlements. “As this noble and ambitious plan is being implemented, we ask the international community to support the programme,” Ruto said. The Shirika Plan is anchored in the Refugees Act, 2021, and is designed to be implemented over three phases between 2025 and 2036. By linking humanitarian support with long-term development planning, the government believes the plan will unlock economic opportunities, stimulate local economies and reduce the long-term costs associated with protracted refugee situations. Ruto said the Shirika Plan offers a durable solution to displacement by supporting voluntary repatriation, resettlement to third countries or full integration into Kenyan society.

Courtesy MetaAs schools across the country continue celebrate their sterling performances in the 2025 KCSE results, concern has been raised over the poor results posted by Lodwar Boys, a national school in Turkana County. Gabriel Lopodo, the association vice chairman, dismissed claims by the school administration that insecurity in Turkana contributed to the poor performance, arguing that the school is located far from insecurity-prone border areas. He said the explanation was not convincing and called on the principal to step aside to allow for new leadership. How does a senior principal 400 to 300 kilometres away from the border give such an excuse for dismal performance?" The standard tried to reach the principal at school and through the cellphone number over the allegations, but it bore no fruit.

Photo: Miss Trudy. Source: FacebookThe Ghana-based content creator resurfaced with joyful news: she is expecting a child with her husband, fellow content creator Wode Maya. Did Miss Trudy struggle with pregnancy? On her YouTube channel, Trudy shared the emotional toll of their journey, saying that the failed attempts were as painful as losing her mother. Here are some of the messages they shared:@THEWAJESUSFAMILY:"Congratulations Miss Trudy God is faithful."

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Search and rescue are going on after a building partially collapse in Karen on January 10, 2026 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]Survivors of a building collapse in Karen, Nairobi, on Saturday evening, have given chilling accounts of the moments when a routine workday turned into tragedy, leaving two of their colleagues dead and seven others injured. Michael Mwago said he was mixing concrete on the top of the building when everything suddenly went wrong. “The building twisted and came down as if it buried all of us,” he recalled. Oscar Kwemoi, another survivor, who had been bandaged on his left leg, said they were almost finishing the day's task when the building suddenly crumbled. "This is very unfortunate that a second building has collapsed just when we are investigating courses fo collapsed building in South C," lamented Nairobi County Chief Officer for Urban Planning, Patrick Analo.

Millie Odhiambo says Owalo’s presidential declaration serves as a political springboard for other elective ambitions. “My assessment is: If he does not vie in UDA, he becomes a kingpin of a smaller party that then fights out against ODM,” Odhiambo claimed. “A presidential bid would be hot air, a wild goose chase and a fool’s errand,” Odhiambo stated. According to Millie, Owalo’s presidential declaration may be more strategic than substantive, serving as a political springboard for other elective ambitions rather than a genuine bid for the country’s top office. She dismissed the seriousness of a standalone presidential bid, describing it as politically impractical if pursued outside those options.

Democratic Party (DP) leader and former Attorney General Justin Muturi says that Rigathi Gachagua’s criticism of North Eastern leaders has awakened calls for accountability. Muturi said elected leaders from the Northern counties are now under siege from their own voters to account for the resources received since the commencement of devolution. He said Gachagua’s recent remarks on secondary school placement detonated a debate Kenya has long avoided with polite silence. In a statement issued on Monday, Muturi, who also served as Speaker of the National Assembly between 2013 and 2022, said the reaction from North Eastern Kenya has been especially telling. North Eastern counties have received billions of shillings through devolution.

Kenya took centre stage in global digital entertainment on January 11, 2026, after world-famous YouTuber IShowSpeed, popularly referred to as Speed, landed in Nairobi as part of his highly followed “Speed Does Africa” tour. A collage of Tourism CS Rebecca Miano and Gen Z Goliath, who met IShowSpeed during the "Speed Does Africa" tour of Kenya on January 11, 2026. By the end of his first day in Kenya, IShowSpeed had gained more than 360,000 new subscribers and pushed his total viewership past 48 million, setting a new personal record. Known for daring In-Real-Life challenges, including sprint races against elite athletes, Speed went a step further during his “Speed Does Africa” tour to race a cheetah. Today, global tours are a fundamental feature of Speed's brand as he continues with his "Speed Does Africa" campaign.

Protests against immigration enforcement have been held in cities across the US after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot in her car on Wednesday. "If they conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, that's a crime, and we will hold them accountable to those consequences," she said. Minnesota has already seen a surge of federal law enforcement officials as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement in the state. The Minneapolis mayor added that the city's local law enforcement were "outnumbered by the number of ICE agents and beyond". On Sunday, Minnesota senator Tina Smith, a Democrat, accused the Trump administration of trying to cover up the shooting.

Justice Samuel Mohochi temporarily barred national and county governments from hiring external lawyers. The High Court in Nakuru has issued orders barring all public entities from procuring the services of external advocates pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, Nakuru-based surgeon Dr Magare Gikenyi, and five others. Justice Samwel Mohochi suspended the engagement, procurement, continuation, and pending payments to private advocates and law firms by all public entities. The court further directed the Controller of Budget and all public servants, whether state officers or public officers, and any other persons not to approve funds for the acquisition of external legal services by public entities pending the hearing and determination of the suit. The Office of the Auditor General, the Controller of Budget, and Katiba Institute are listed as interested parties.

But his critics say he has maintained his grip on power through a mixture of sidelining opponents and compromising independent institutions. In 1967, Museveni left Uganda to attend the University of Dar es Salaam in neighbouring Tanzania. "He was part of the colonial system," Museveni told the Global Indian Network in a recent interview. He launched a guerrilla struggle in 1981 and five years later, his rebel group, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), seized power and Museveni became leader. But with an eye on Bobi Wine, who is roughly half of Museveni's age, the president has been keen to show his vitality.

Safaricom Headquarters on Waiyaki Way in Nairobi. [File, Standard]The National Assembly will on Monday kick off a multi-sector inquiry into the government’s controversial sale of a 15 per cent stake in telecoms giant Safaricom to South Africa’s Vodacom, summoning a wide range of industry, legal and civil society actors to testify. Two parliamentary committees will conduct a nine-day series of hearings to scrutinise the transaction.

PRESIDENT William Ruto has dismissed attempts by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to sink his political fortunes in the Mt Kenya region, saying the push is futile and doomed to fail. Gachagua has vowed to rally Mt Kenya voters to deny Ruto a second term in 2027. Ruto reminded congregants that Mt Kenya overwhelmingly supported him in the 2022 general election, insisting that the bond forged during that campaign remains intact. Ruto defended his administration’s development agenda, saying it was anchored on commitments made to the people of Mt Kenya. Other leaders present were Nyeri Senator Wahome Wamatinga, Nyeri Woman Representative Rahab Mukami, Murang’a Woman Representative Betty Maina, Othaya MP Michael Wainaina, Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge and Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi.