Samsung vice chairman receives 30-month prison term in bribery trial

By Reuters,

A South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison, the court said on Monday, which will ha...

Jay Y. Lee , Samsung

Court rules Maradona’s body ‘must be conserved’

By Reuters,

The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona “must be conserved” in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court ruled on Wednes...

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Argentines celebrate ‘eternal love’ for Maradona with tattoos

By Reuters,

Under his shirt, pizza shop owner Guillermo Rodriguez is a walking shrine to Diego Maradona. His entire back is covered in tattoos depicting the socce...

diego maradona

Image rights, fast cars and a ‘tank’: Maradona’s death triggers complex inheritance

By Reuters,

Diego Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief around the world. Now comes the scramble for a share of the soccer legend’s complex fi...

Daeath , diego maradona , Image rights , Inheritance

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78

By Reuters,

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more...

Lee Kun-hee , Samsung

President Donald Trump criticized by his sister in secret audio

By CNN,

Maryanne Trump Barry bitterly criticized her brother, President Donald Trump, saying, "Donald's out for Donald," and appeared to confirm her niece Mar...

Donald Trump

Fake death certificate, Ksh.20M estate: Inside mysterious ‘murder’ of Kenyan-Belgian woman

By Hassan Mugambi,

Lucy Waithera Njuguna, the main suspect in the mysterious disappearance and suspected murder of Kenyan-Belgian citizen Dysseleer Mireille Lesoipa, is ...

Dysseleer Mireille Lesoipa , Lucy Waithera Njuguna , Milimani Law courts , murder

CBK warns banks against ignoring sector reforms

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cautioned banks against ignoring the implementation of recent sector reforms terming the downplay as a risk to the...

CBK , CRBs , Credit Information Sharing (CIS)

OPINION: Anti-graft efforts bear fruit as Moi era secrecy falls in age of transparency

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos In recent months, as President Uhuru Kenyatta’s anti-corruption campaign gains more and more public attention, I have found ...

3 widows of the late Jonathan Moi embroiled in fight over his estate

By Dzuya Walter,

Three widows of the late Jonathan Moi are embroiled in a fight over who should be listed as the administrator of deceased's estate. One of the wido...

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What causes cancer? Scientists reveal

By Paul Ombati,

It has now emerged that Helicobacter pylori, a superbug that causes cancer has more than doubled in just 20 years. According to a report by Telegra...

cancer , Stanford Health Care , who

Inside the late Tob Cohen’s will

By Sam Ogina,

A battle for the estate of the late Dutch Business Tycoon Tob Cohen is shaping up. The bruising inheritance battle was set off on Friday with the o...

sarah wairimu , Tob Cohen

Woman charged with demanding rent from dead man’s property

By Sophie Njagi,

A 59-year-old retired primary school teacher was on Friday charged with falsifying property documents belonging to dead businessman in Nairobi. Mar...

Johnson Miringu Kagondu , Margaret Wangari Kamande

Ivory Coast passes legislation encouraged by Ivanka Trump

By VOA,

Ivanka Trump is applauding the recent passage of legislation in Ivory Coast related to changes she pushed during her April trip to Africa. The coun...

Ivanka Trump , Ivory Coast , women empowerment

African nations urged to enforce family laws to protect women

By Reuters,

Women and girls in African nations are still being pushed into forced or early marriages, while those in unhappy unions face discrimination when seeki...

Sauti Ya Wanawake , Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR)

1 in 3 married women have no say over healthcare: UN report

By VOA,

Three million women live in places where rape in marriages are not criminalized, a UN Women report says. Additionally, one in five countries have d...

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Inside the disturbing Facebook timeline of State House fence jumper

By Wangui Ngechu,

Brian Kibet Bera, the man who was shot and injured as he jumped over the State House fence had allegedly threatened to attack President Uhuru Kenyatta...

Brian Kibet Bera , President Uhuru Kenyatta , State House intruder

Billionaire Robert F. Smith promises to pay off U.S college students’ loans

By CNN,

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay...

Morehouse College , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity Partners.

Kenyans react to ruling on land inheritance for married women

By Martin Munene,

The country is abuzz after a ruling by a Nyeri court affirming the right of married women in inheritance of their father's land. On Thursday, react...

land inheritance , married women inheritance

Kijana Wamalwa property tussle: Children now sue CS Wamalwa

By Citizen Reporter,

The last born daughter of the late former Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa has filed for a restraining order against Devolution Cabinet Secretary...

Eugene Wamalwa , Yvonne Wamalwa