Emmaculate Anyango, Kenyan Cross-Country Star, Banned for Six Years Over Doping
Kenya’s rising cross-country star Emmaculate Anyango has been handed a six-year ban for multiple anti-doping violations. Emmaculate Anyango during the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country Gold Tour in Kapseret, Uasin Gishu County, Saturday, February 3, 2024. Despite Anyango’s claims that she did not knowingly ingest banned substances, the AIU remained unconvinced by her explanation and slapped her with the suspension. In her defence, Anyango asserted that the banned substances entered her system during hospital treatments after she fainted. As of October, the World Athletics listed 11 Kenyan athletes banned from competition.
Source:The Star
November 23, 2024 07:57 UTC
Mbadi: Kenya will not incur losses in scrapped Adani deals
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi /FILEThe cancellation of the multi-billion Adani tender will not come with any cost to taxpayers, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said. This has been enabled by Privately Initiated Partnership procurement arrangement the country was using to engage Adani. “The beauty with PPI is that it can be stopped at whatever stage before the negotiation is concluded, we were still at the procurement process,” Mbadi said. Law Society of Kenya demanded that the government makes public all costs and losses the country will incur as a result of the cancellation. Adani Energy Solutions, a subsidiary registered in Kenya, had also signed another Sh95 billion with Ketraco to build electricity transmission lines.
Source:The Star
November 23, 2024 06:00 UTC
Carl Froch slams moon landing 'lies' as Flat Earther boxer goes full Matt le Tissier
British boxing legend Carl Froch appears to have fallen down a conspiracy rabbit hole of late and now he's gone full Matt le Tissier. Froch was asked: "Do you believe Neil Armstrong landed on the moon or was it a hoax?" Froch said: "Evolution is a theory; the Big Bang is a theory, and the heliocentric model has never been proven. But if you believe in God, then you believe that God made the Earth and created the world. If you believe in evolution, then you can’t believe in God or that God made Adam and Eve."
Source:The Star
November 23, 2024 02:13 UTC
WhatsApp Rolls out Transcript for Voice Message Feature: "When You Can't Listen, Read"
WhatsApp users can now transcribe voice messages into text and keep them for future reference. WhatsApp voice transcription feature (r). How voice transcripts are generatedIn customer notice on Thursday, November 21, WhatsApp said the feature is currently rolling out in select languages. so when you can’t listen right away, you have the option to read them," read the notice in part. Once WhatsApp subscribers install the update, they can read voice notes or messages instead of listening to them.
Source:Standard Digital
November 23, 2024 01:34 UTC
DJ Dirty Fingers calls Coke Studio a game-changer for PNG music
To enhance the remix, DJ Dirty Fingers teamed up with PNG guitarist Wesley Median. “It really tested my creativity,” DJ Dirty Fingers said. DJ Dirty Fingers believes his remix of last seasons anthem will appeal to both local and international audiences. For DJ Dirty Fingers, Coke Studio is more than just a platform; it’s an opportunity to showcase PNG’s music on a world stage. “Coke Studio is a game changer for PNG music,” he proclaimed.
Source:Daily Nation
November 23, 2024 01:11 UTC
Kenyan Newspapers Review, November 23: Uhuru-Ruto Handshake in Offing as Duo Hold 'Talks'
Source: UGCElsewhere, it emerges that former president Uhuru Kenyatta and his successor William Ruto could be making up to end their political rivalry. Saturday NationThe newspaper analysed what might have ensued moments before President William Ruto announced to the nation that the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between his government and Adani Group Holdings would be cancelled. Taifa LeoThe newspaper reported on the likelihood of former president Uhuru Kenyatta and his successor William Ruto, making up after years of political rivalry. The talks between Uhuru and Ruto could culminate in the inclusion of the former president's allies in the current Executive. President William Ruto banked on his decades of experience and academic excellence to entrust him with the leadership of IPOA.
Source:Daily Nation
November 23, 2024 00:48 UTC
ESPN star Scott Van Pelt has very staunch Diet Coke preferences
Scott Van Pelt does not want to hear that Diet Coke is better from cans than bottles. Scott Van Pelt appeared in a Coke Zero commercial in 2017. iSpot“Can being ahead of plastic bottle is so horribly wrong I can’t even quantify it,” Van Pelt responded. Don’t know why.”Van Pelt has long professed himself to be a Diet Coke aficionado. “If Diet Coke truly is bad for you…like tumors and what not…then I should just lie down and let people throw dirt on me. Scott Van Pelt reveals why he prefers Diet Coke bottles to cans.
Source:The Star
November 23, 2024 00:39 UTC
Malaysian teens wow Queen Camilla
PETALING JAYA: Simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – that’s how Malaysian duo Evangeline Khoo Ke Ying, 15, and Erynn Liew, 13, described their meeting with Queen Camilla in the United Kingdom. As the Senior Winner and Junior Winner of the 2024 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) respectively, Evangeline and Erynn were hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Erynn, a Tzu Chi International School Kuala Lumpur student, said meeting the Queen was a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”. Apart from learning about London’s history, I’ve also created new friendships with the other winners – Evangeline, Christabelle and Victor,” she said. Last year, 15-year-old Kong Yong Sin from SMK Tinggi Kluang, Johor, was named the Senior Runner-up, earning her the opportunity to be honoured by Queen Camilla.
Source:The Star
November 22, 2024 23:25 UTC
State of the Nation: Adani saga overshadows Ruto's address
President William Ruto addresses a joint sitting of Parliament during his second State of the Nation address on November 1, 2024. President Ruto’s State of the Nation Address in parliament thus allows us a perfect chance to reconcile the public mood in the country and what he thinks as his administration’s scorecard. These includes public perceptions of the administration, the Adani question, accountability, democracy and state of Kenya Kwanza’s signature programs. It is not enough for the president to just cancel the public engagements with Adani on the airport and powerline deal. President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour mounted by Kenya Airforce during the State of the Nation address at Parliament on November 21, 2024.
Source:Daily Nation
November 22, 2024 23:17 UTC
NTV Kenya: Duct-taped banana sold for Sh803m at art auction
Duct-taped banana sold for Sh803m at art auctionA piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million on Wednesday to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby’s said, furthering the universal conversation about what constitutes art. Bidding soared past the pre-sale high estimate of $1.5 million, Sotheby’s said, with bidders in the room, on the phone and online. He paid in crypto and it will be the buyer’s responsibility to replace the banana as it rots, according to Artnet.com. “It represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community. Cattelan is known for other bold works such as a golden toilet and a sculpture of the pope struck down by a meteorite.
Source:Daily Nation
November 22, 2024 22:58 UTC
Fast-forming alien planet has astronomers intrigued
The planet, given the names IRAS 04125+2902 b and TIDYE-1b, orbits its star every 8.8 days at a distance of about one-fifth that separates our solar system's innermost planet Mercury from the sun. Its mass is in between that of Earth, the largest of our solar system's rocky planets, and Neptune, the smallest of the gas planets. It is less dense than Earth and has a diameter about 11 times greater. Its chemical composition is not known.
Source:The Star
November 22, 2024 21:13 UTC
Katie Price's astonishing tirade as she brands fan ‘ugly s***’ and fumes ‘go f*** yourself’
Linda you're an ugly sl**. Katie further added: "Go f*** yourself, Linda," just before someone off-camera suggested: "Katie! (Image: Tik Tok)Eager to be back for the festive season, he sent Katie a heartfelt text which she posted on Instagram. Katie wants it to be really special and magical - to make a really big deal of it. It's a really special time for her, especially with the kids.
Source:The Star
November 22, 2024 20:49 UTC
Abdi Mohamud nominated to be next EACC CEO
Nominated EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud. HANDOUTEACC Deputy Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud has been nominated to succeed his outgoing boss Twalib Mbarak as Chief Executive Officer of the anti-graft body. Before being the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the EACC, Ahmed served as Director of investigation at the commission. EACC invited applicants for the position of CEO through an advertisement published on the EACC website and the print media on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The list of shortlisted candidates was published in the print media on October 11, 2024.
Source:The Star
November 22, 2024 20:14 UTC
How well do you think Sheffield copes with the snow?
00:00 How do you feel Sheffield copes with snow? How do you feel Sheffield copes in the snow? 00:35 Do you think Sheffield copes okay in the snow? 00:50 And being prepared I think because we know what happens. 01:09 Do you think Sheffield copes okay in the snow?
Source:The Star
November 22, 2024 19:33 UTC