At least four workers were Friday morning killed after walls of a sewer line they were constructing collapsed in Nairobi’s Shauri Moyo area. Three others were rescued in the tragedy that occurred at about 5 am. Emergency teams responded to the scene minutes after an alarm was raised stating that seven people were trapped in…
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President William Ruto is set to depart for Germany today for an official visit that will see him witness the signing of a Bilateral Labor Agreement ending months of negotiations between the two nations. Kenya and Germany initiated the talks aimed at fostering labor mobility in March this year. This will be the third time…
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Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday. The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee…
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As the rest of the world, including Kenya, navigates the year 2024 Ethiopia marks the beginning of the year 2017 on September 11 or 12. This unique phenomenon stems from the country’s use of the ancient Ethiopian calendar, which is strikingly different from the widely adopted Gregorian calendar used globally. The Ethiopian New Year, called…
The Kenya national football team produced a resilient performance to beat Namibia 2-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in South Africa. Harambee Stars survived wave after wave of Namibian attacks, especially in the first half, thanks to last-ditch defending to secure their first win. Kenya came into the match after a frustrating…
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Ronald Koeman revealed that Matthijs de Ligt’s substitution was made to protect him during the Netherlands’ 2-2 draw with Germany in the Nations League. Tijjani Reijnders had given the Netherlands the lead in the second minute, only for Deniz Undav and Joshua Kimmich to hand the visitors the advantage at the break. For Germany’s equaliser,…
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Four climbers from Italy and South Korea were found dead on the Alps’ highest peak of Mont Blanc on Tuesday after they had been missing for three days in bad weather, the local French media reported. The mountaineers had “died of exhaustion”, the Haute-Savoie prefecture told AFP, adding that rescuers who finally reached the site…
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The man accused of setting his ex-girlfriend, Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, on fire in an attack that proved fatal has died in Eldoret hospital of his own burns sustained during the incident. Dickson Ndiema died at the Moi Teaching Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, where Cheptegei also died several days after suffering burns in…
Dr. Simon Ogari Arama, the former Member of Parliament for Bomachoge, has died at the age of 68. The two time legislator passed away at his home in Karen, Nairobi, at around 5am on Tuesday, September 10. The cause of his death has not yet been disclosed. Ogari Arama, a close ally of veteran opposition…
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Fire Breaks out at Isiolo Boys High School in the dormitory on Tuesday evening. The incident was confirmed by Kenya Red Cross, saying it had since dispatched a response team to the institution. The damages caused by the fire is still unknown, but a fire and rescue services from the Isiolo County government is presently…
