Slain KBC journalist Betty Barasa laid to rest

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Slain Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) video editor Betty Barasa has been laid to rest at her Oloolua home in Ngong area, Kajiado County. A mem...

Betty Barasa , KBC

Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s stepmother Kezia Obama dies

By Ian Omondi,

Kezia Aoko Obama, the stepmother of former U.S. President Barack Obama and the mother of his half-siblings Auma Obama and Malik Obama, has died. Ta...

Auma Obama , Kezia Aoko Obama , Malik Obama , Mama Sarah Obama , President Barack Obama

Harry pays tribute to ‘cheeky’ grandpa Prince Philip

By CNN,

Britain's Prince Harry has paid tribute to his grandfather Prince Philip, describing him as "a man of service, honour and great humour," after flying ...

Prince Philip

Slain police officer Pauline Wakasa buried in Malava

By Citizen Reporter,

Pauline Wakasa, a police officer who was shot dead by a cop attached to CS Fred Matiang'i's office, has been laid to rest. Friends and family who g...

cop killed , wakasa

Police now believe slain KBC video editor was targeted by assassins

By Dorcas Wangira,

The family and friends of the late KBC Video Editor Betty Barasa arrive at her home on Friday to mourn with her family at their home in Ololua, Ngong....

Uhuru joins world leaders in mourning Prince Philip’s death

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined other world leaders in mourning Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburg who passed away Friday. Prince Philip, 99, ...

Prince Philip , Queen Elizabeth

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dies aged 99

By Agencies,

Prince Philip, who devoted the majority of his life to the Queen and the Royal Family, died peacefully on Friday at the age of 99. In a statement p...

prince phillip , Queen Elizabeth

Former Kamukunji aspirant Ibrahim Ahmed ‘Johnny’ dies in Nairobi

By Citizen Reporter,

Ibrahim Ahmed, a senior official at the Jamia Mosque and a former Kamukunji parliamentary seat aspirant, has died. Ahmed, who was known by his alias...

Ibrahim Ahmed , johnny

Police officer attached to CS Matiang’i’s office shoots wife dead, turns gun on self

By Teddy Otieno,

Police have launched investigations into an incident where an officer attached to the Interior ministry allegedly shot his wife dead before turning th...

CS Fred Matiang’i , interior ministry , murder-suicide

Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building

By CNN,

One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Fr...

US Capitol

Mama Sarah Obama laid to rest in Kogelo

By Reuters,

Mama Sarah Obama, a Kenyan educator and philanthropist who promoted education for girls and orphans, was laid to rest on Tuesday. Also Read: Former...

obama

Stampede killed 45 at mourning for dead Tanzanian president -police

By Reuters,

A stampede at a Tanzanian stadium crushed 45 people to death as mourners paid last respects to late President John Magufuli, police said on Tuesday, m...

John Pombe Magufuli

Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange succumbs to COVID-19, family says

By Teddy Otieno,

Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange has died. The legislator succumbed to COVID-19 related complications at Nairobi Hospital on Wednesday morning. The MP serv...

coronavirus

Gov’t-owned Tanzanian paper apologises for ‘mourning’ new president

By Agencies,

Tanzania's government-owned newspaper has apologized for printing an incorrect advertisement mourning the death of new President Samia Suluhu Hassan. ...

Samia Suluhu

Former U.S. President Barack Obama mourns his grandmother Sarah Obama

By Ian Omondi,

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has mourned his grandmother Mama Sarah Obama who passed on early Monday morning. Obama, taking to social media, ...

Auma Obama , Mama Sarah Obama , President Barack Obama

Mama Sarah Obama to be buried in Kogelo on Tuesday

By Allan Obiero,

The late Sarah Obama, former U.S. President Barack Obama’s grandmother, is set to be buried on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at her home in Kogelo, Siaya ...

Auma Obama , kogelo , Mama Sarah Obama , President Barack Obama

‘My inspiration, my rock!’ Auma Obama mourns Mama Sarah

By Ian Omondi,

Auma Obama has mourned her grandmother Mama Sarah Obama, who passed on in Kisumu early Monday morning. Auma, taking to social media, eulogised Mama...

Auma Obama , Mama Sarah Obama , President Barack Obama

Coach Siwa set to rejoin Yanga after Bandari exit

By Luqman Mahmoud,

Former Bandari FC goalkeeper trainer Razak Siwa is on the verge of rejoining Tanzania’s heavyweights Young Africans in the same capacity. Siwa co...

Bandari FC , Razak Siwa , Young Africans SC

President Kenyatta mourns Mama Sarah Obama

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the Obama family following the death of Mama Sarah Onyango Obama. Mama Sarah, who is the third wife of t...

Sarah Obama , Uhuru kenyatta

Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup

By Reuters,

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, th...

Myanmar