Nine startups in the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator Programme pitched their businesses to investors and venture capital firms at the Spark Accelerator Investor Demo Day, held at the Michael Joseph Centre (MJC) on Friday, May 15, 2026. The event marked the final stage of the three-month accelerator programme organised by Safaricom PLC in
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
Two students from the University of Nairobi School of Medicine reportedly caused a stir after an intimate moment was accidentally broadcast during an online lecture. The students are said to have joined the virtual class without noticing that their camera was active, exposing the incident to dozens of classmates attending the session. The footage was
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