The University of Nairobi (UoN) has appointed Prof. Ayub N. Gitau as its 9th Vice-Chancellor following the exit of Prof. Stephen Kiama from the country’s oldest public university. In a statement issued after a special sitting held on Thursday, May 14, 2026, the University of Nairobi Council also announced the appointment of Prof. Josiah O.
A single gunman ambushed a vehicle carrying a family to a Quran recitation in Arabia town on Saturday, killing six and wounding three others, an event police described as terror. Mandera County Police Commander Robinson Ndiwa said attackers specifically targeted civilians on their way to the function. “We had a reported incident of an ambush
After organizing the Mbavu Destroyer and Majembe boxing match, dubbed the Vurugu Boxing Match, in April 2026, Oga Obinna yielded to fans’ pressure to stage another event and give other boxers an opportunity. Obinna has therefore organized another Vurugu Boxing Match featuring Kenyan and Ugandan boxers. The scheduled fighters include Uganda’s Shakib and Kenyan boxers
As East Africa prepares to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has projected that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania could earn billions of dollars from the tournament. The three countries are set to co-host the competition between June 19 and July 17, 2027. Preparations are already