Djokovic thrashes Medvedev for record-extending ninth Australian Open title

By Reuters,

A very different Australian Open came to a familiar close on Sunday, with Novak Djokovic crowned champion for a record-extending ninth time and Serbia...

Australian Open , Novak Djokovic

Baby among three who drowned after boat capsized in Lake Baringo

By Citizen Team,

A one-year-old baby is among three people who drowned after a boat capsized in Lake Baringo. Reports indicate that boat was overloaded as it had 12...

boat capsizes , Kampi ya Samaki beach. , Lake Baringo , Lempakany Island

Form 2 student slips, drowns while taking selfies at River Nyamindi

By Johnson Muriithi,

A sombre mood engulfed Gichugu, Kirinyaga County after Form 2 student drowned at River Nyamindi on Wednesday. 15-year-old Lucia Mwende is said to h...

Nyamindi River , selfies

At least 10 people dead after boat capsizes in Lake Victoria

By George Amolo,

Ten people drowned after the boat they were in capsized in Lake Victoria near Honge Beach in Bondo. According to the area Beach Management Unit Cha...

lake victoria

Mother, 1-year-old son drown while attempting to cross swollen Lokesem river in Marigat

By Bernadine Tiemoi,

A mother and her young child who were previously reported missing drowned in the Lokesem river in Marigat, reports say. The two are said to have di...

Lokesem river

Family holds unusual funeral at a river in Sagana

By Theuri Mbogo,

A family in Mathira threw a bouquet of flowers into the Sagana river in remembrance of their son who drowned seven months ago. The family was unabl...

Sagana river

Woman falls out of car window and onto highway while filming Snapchat video

By CNN,

A woman fell out of a car and onto a busy highway while hanging out of the passenger window to film a Snapchat video, police in the UK have said. T...

Snapchat

Migori: 11-month-old infant drowns after falling into a borehole

By George Juma,

A somber mood engulfed Orembe village in Migori on Thursday following the death of an 11-month-old infant who drowned in a borehole. Acting area As...

Migori

Kirinyaga: Man, 44, commits suicide after argument with mother over alcohol

By Johnson Muriithi,

A 44-year-old man committed suicide on Monday after a confrontation with his mother at Mutinu village in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County. Accor...

Kirinyaga , suicide

BWIRE: It’s time for an honest national dialogue about Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Leaders across the political divide are each at and with each other. Few are willing to invest in honest discussions and dialogue o...

Body of a man who drowned in River Nzoia retrieved after two months

By George Amolo,

The body of a man who drowned in the waters of River Nzoia two months ago has finally been retrieved. The body of Bernard Oduor who drowned around th...

River Nzoia

U.S. government executes third man this week after 17-year hiatus

By Reuters,

A week that marked the return of capital punishment by the U.S. government after a 17-year hiatus ended on Friday with a third execution of a federal ...

capital punishment , Execution , President Donald Trump , U.S. government

5 dead after boat capsizes while searching for body of man who drowned in River Nzoia

By George Amolo,

A motor boat which was hired to help in searching for the body of a person who drowned in River Nzoia reportedly capsized, killing five people. Acc...

Joseph Sawe , River Nzoia , SIAYA COUNTY

20 people rescued from sinking water bus on Lake Victoria

By George Amolo,

20 people escaped death by a whisker after they were rescued from a sinking water bus on Lake Victoria. They had been traveling from Mageta Island ...

lake victoria , Usenge

Man drowns in fish pond while running away from cops over a face mask

By Michael Mutinda,

A middle-aged man has drowned after falling into a fish pond while running from police officers who accosted him over a face mask. Witnesses say th...

coronavirus , face mask

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528

By Reuters,

Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus de...

coronavirus , Spain

3 men sentenced to 125 years each over drowning of Syrian boy

By CNN,

Three human traffickers have been sentenced in a Turkish court to 125 years each in prison over the tragic drowning in 2015 of Syrian toddler Alan K...

Alan Kurdi , human traffickers , Syria

African Airlines to see the worst of the Coronavirus impact

By Kepha Muiruri,

Airlines on the continent are expected to see the worst impact from the Coronavirus-led travel disruptions in comparison to global carriers. The im...

AFRAA , coronavirus , IATA

Stella Nyanzi, Ugandan activist convicted of harassing Museveni, finally freed

By Ian Omondi,

A Ugandan court on Thursday freed prominent activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi who was slapped with an 18-month jail sentence in August last year for harassin...

Dr. Stella Nyanzi , Justice Peter Henry Adonyo , President Yoweri Museveni , uganda

Two drown while crossing flooded River Muangini in Makueni

By Citizen Reporter,

Two people on Saturday night drowned while crossing the flooded River Muangini at Kasikeu location in Mukaa sub-county, Makueni County. Confirming ...

Arthur Wanyoike , flood , makueni county , River Muangini