New season but old demons torment Leopards as Trucha threatens to quit

By Godfrey Ashiali,

It's a new season that should usher something new, fresh and exciting. Or in other words, the new Football Kenya Federation Premier League campaign...

AFC Leopards , Demons , Ghanaian Prince Kofi , quit , Tomas Trucha

BBI: Mudavadi slams Ruto for ‘taking Kenyans in circles without a clear position’

By Ian Omondi,

Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi has hit out at Deputy President William Ruto over his push for consensus on the Building B...

BBI , DP William Ruto , Musalia Mudavadi

Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt not for sale

By Agencies,

Former England midfielder Steve Hodge says Diego Maradona's iconic shirt from the 1986 World Cup quarter-final is not for sale after an "uncomfortable...

1986 World Cup , diego maradona , England , Steve Hodge , World Cup shirt

Japan to allow ‘large-scale’ overseas visitors for Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

Japan aims to allow “large-scale” numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or quarantine...

COVID-19 , JAPAN , olympics , visitors

NMS pushes move of matatus out of Nairobi CBD to December 14

By Citizen Reporter,

The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has postponed the opening of a new bus terminus around the city’s Central Business District (CBD) to Dec...

matatus , Nairobi CBD , NMS

Philip Tuju among 10 judges unveiled for Kisima Music & Film Awards

By Citizen Reporter,

Philip Tuju and Julius Ondijo Owino aka Maji Maji are among 10 Pan-African judges unveiled for the Kisima Music & Film Awards. Tuju is the brai...

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Biden to introduce top economic advisers as pandemic threat worsens

By Reuters,

US President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take power amid a s...

economic recovery , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden

Messi imitated Maradona’s goals and skills but not his lifestyle

By Reuters,

Lionel Messi is the only Argentine to truly live up to being described as the next Diego Maradona so it was little surprise the Barcelona captain shou...

diego maradona , FC Barcelona , Lionel Messi

Mike Sonko detained as police fire teargas, disrupt meeting with MCAs

By Hassan Mugambi,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was briefly detained on Monday as police fired teargas to disrupt a meeting with members of the county assembly. Also R...

Nairobi County Assembly , NMS , Sonko

Sonko accuses MCAs of violating order stopping his impeachment

By Chemutai Goin,

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is exploring all options to block his planned impeachment. In a letter dated November 27 that was addressed t...

badi , NMS , Sonko

Mysterious monolith which prompted theories of aliens in Utah disappears

By CNN,

A tall, silver, shining metal monolith discovered in the desert in southeastern Utah -- which prompted theories of alien placement and drew determined...

aliens , monolith

Six explosions in Eritrean capital Asmara, says U.S. State Department

By Reuters,

Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, on Saturday night, the U.S. State Department said, although it was not immediately clear...

asamara , Ethiopia

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

Eight dead after cyclone Gati hits Somalia’s Puntland, spread of locusts feared

By Reuters,

A cyclone that hit parts of Somalia this week killed eight people and displaced thousands, flooded farmlands and could worsen a locusts plague, an off...

Cyclone , locusts

EALA passes key bill on protecting Lake Victoria

By Citizen Reporter,

The East African Legislative Assembly enacted the Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2020, providing a legal framework for the Lake Victoria Basin Commiss...

EALA , lake victoria

Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital

By Reuters,

The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday. T...

Ethiopia , tigray

Golden ticket – How clubs plan to welcome back fans

By Reuters,

With 2,000 fans allowed back into stadiums in Tier 2 locations in England, soccer clubs have the unenviable task of trying to decide which supporters ...

Kenya shilling slips past 110 mark

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya shilling slipped past another crucial confidence marker on Friday as it breached the Ksh.110 mark in its valuation against the US dollar. ...

CBK , dollar , shilling

Rising Stars through to CECAFA U20 semis

By John Kyanda,

Benson Omola hit a 92nd minute winner as Kenya's Rising Stars edged Sudan 2-1 to secure a semi final spot at the ongoing CECAFA Under-20 championships...

Rising Stars

Maradona wanted to be embalmed and put on show, friend says

By Reuters,

Few people had the power to say no to Diego Maradona in life but his family appear to have put their foot down on an unusual last request. Maradona, ...

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