Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife have reportedly died after a helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Marondera, east of Harare, on Wednesday, September 30. Zimbabwean government spokesperson Nick Mangwana confirmed there were no survivors. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the aircraft crashed in the Marondera Rural area at around 5 pm,
Juja MP George Koimburi has launched a smartphone ownership programme that will allow more than 2,000 residents to acquire new phones through a flexible payment plan. Under the initiative dubbed “Angamiza Katululu”, beneficiaries will pay Ksh 5,000 upfront before clearing the remaining balance at Ksh100 per day for one year. Residents to receive digital training
A total of 207,451 youths have registered to vote in the upcoming National Youth Council elections, as the registration exercise closes on Wednesday, September 30, at 5:00 p.m. Figures released by the National Youth Council as of 9:00 a.m. Wednesday show that all counties now have registered voters, with Nairobi recording the highest number at
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal has overturned a decision by the Registrar of Political Parties rejecting an application to reserve the name Linda Mwananchi Movement. The Tribunal has directed the Registrar to reserve the name within seven days of its decision, ruling that there was no legal basis for rejecting the application. The case was
Mokowe in Lamu County has drawn a high-powered gathering of African leaders, senior government officials and business figures as construction begins on the Ksh2.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery. President William Ruto is presiding over Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony alongside Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote, with the project expected to give Kenya a major
If you have stepped outside in parts of Kenya in recent days, you could be forgiven for wondering what happened to the much-discussed El Niño rains. The skies have been bright, temperatures have been high in some areas and in places where people expected the heavens to open, the rain has yet to arrive. That
WPP Scangroup Plc has announced changes to its senior finance leadership, with Chief Finance Officer Sanjeev Panwar set to leave the company at the end of 2026 and Alexander Muasya appointed Acting Group Finance Director effective October 1. In a notice dated September 30, 2026, the advertising and communications company said the changes would align
A wanted Kenyan woman, Jane Waithera Wateri, has been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while allegedly attempting to leave the country for Bangladesh with cocaine worth approximately Ksh 13.5 million. Detectives from the Kenya Airports Criminal Investigations (KACI) intercepted Wateri after the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) issued a stop order over
Wambo Ashley walked out of an interview after being asked whether she would ever get back together with Nicholas Kioko following their recent public breakup. During the interview at an event, an interviewer asked Wambo whether she planned to get back together with Nicholas after they announced their separation on social media. “Would you consider
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that it will hear Senegal’s appeal against the decision that awarded Morocco the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The case involves the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), the Confederation