Man United’s title aspirations set for Anfield acid test

By Reuters,

There have been a few false dawns but there is growing belief that Manchester United are on the cusp of reclaiming their place as the pre-eminent forc...

Liverpool FC , Manchester United , Premier League

Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site

By CNN,

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have locat...

Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet

By Reuters,

Indonesia detected signals on Sunday that could come from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea after taking off from the...

boeing , Indonesia , plane crash

Form 3 boy reported missing in Meru faked kidnapping, nabbed ‘living large’ in Nkubu

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based in Meru have discovered that a Form 3 boy who has allegedly been kidnapped from...

Jack Ma was almost bigger than China, that’s what got him into trouble

By CNN,

Billionaire Jack Ma is a rare figure in China: a charismatic entrepreneur who speaks his mind and pushes boundaries. That free-wheeling attitude ...

Alibaba , Ant Group , Chinese Communist Party , Jack Ma , President Xi Jinping

Three Nigerian nationals arrested over disappearance of 15-year-old girl

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday arrested three Nigerian nationals in connection with the disappearance of a...

DCI detectives , Missing person , Nigerian nationals

The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...

Alfred Kirwa Yego , David Rudisha , Dorcas Inzikiru , Pamela Jelimo , Unfinished Race

Nigerian kids The Critics use phones to create sci-fi films

By CNN,

Across a rocky landscape, two young girls find themselves running for cover as spaceships fire laser guns into the field. To survive, both girls, d...

sci-fi

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

By Reuters,

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavir...

AfCFTA

Siaya: Two families in agony after their school-going kids disappeared

By George Amolo,

As schools plan to reopen next week, some two families in Ugenya and Ugunja sub-counties in Siaya are worried about the fate of their children who wen...

Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years

By CNN,

An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a Shangh...

coronavirus , wuhan

Missing Kisii University don found dead in his house

By Chrispine Otieno,

Police officers in Kisii County have launched investigations into the death of a Kisii University don who was found dead inside his house with deep cu...

Commander Jebeel Munene , Kisii County , Kisii University , murder

Eastleigh family demands justice for son who was arrested but later found dead

By Hassan Mugambi,

The family of Ramadhan Bakari will find out what caused his death on Monday when a post mortem examination is to be held. The family insists their ...

City Mortuary , murder , police brutality , Ramadhan Bakari

Facebook removes celebrity chef’s page for COVID-19 conspiracies

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , facebook , Pete Evans

Covid-19 leaves sporting holes that will never be filled

By Reuters,

There are still hopes for a Tokyo Olympics, Formula One crowned a 2020 champion and the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated an NBA title inside a quarantine...

COVID-19 , Sporting events , Tokyo Olympics

How Neanderthal DNA affects human health — including the risk of getting Covid-19

By CNN,

Early modern humans originated in Africa and started spreading around the world about 80,000 years ago. As they traveled, they came across other an...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , neanderthal

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

British envoy Jane Marriott reveals how she survived sexual assault

By Rachel Ombaka,

British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has revealed her own sexual assault experience that occurred 17 years ago. Also Read: Domestic vio...

GBV , sexual harassment , SGBV

Detectives recover Ksh.52,000 from one of the rescued girls’ phone

By Gatete Njoroge,

Detectives are investigating a child trafficking syndicate targeting secondary school girls for sexual exploitation by enticing them to join modeling ...

child trafficking , DCI George Kinoti

DCI detectives rescue 3 of the 7 teenage girls reported missing in Nairobi

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)  detectives drawn from the Child-protection unit have rescued 3 of the 7 girls who went missing from...