Sanchez keeps Arsenal’s last 16 bid alive
Arsenal kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League last 16 as Alexis Sanchez inspired a vital 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. Arsene Wenger’s side were in severe danger of...
View ArticleAtheists rush to court to block Thursday’s Pope holiday
Atheists have moved to court in a bid to challenge the government’s declaration of Thursday as national holiday terming the move as unconstitutional. Through their organization, Atheists in Kenya,...
View ArticleCity businesses face losses in holiday to honour Pope
The government has made a U-turn and granted Kenyans a public holiday on Thursday to coincide with Pope Francis’s historic three-day visit to Kenya, exposing the economy to losses running into...
View ArticleHere is what Waiguru said on Uhuru’s cabinet reshuffle
Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru on Wednesday morning sent out a congratulatory message to newly appointed Cabinet Secretaries. Ms Waiguru, who went under following her resignation on...
View ArticlePope Francis departs for seven-hour flight to Nairobi
Pope Francis left Fiumicino Airport in Rome on Wednesday morning aboard an Alitalia Flight for his first Africa tour. The airline tweeted immediately after departure; “First trip in Africa for Pope...
View ArticleFKF yet to clear payment for Stars’ chartered plane
A fresh controversy has emerged regarding Harambee Stars’ shambolic trip to Cape Verde 10 days ago, with the owner of the firm that branded the chartered plane used by the team claiming that he is yet...
View ArticleEx-altar boy Moses Kuria to cool heels in police cells during Pope’s visit
Former altar boy and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has been denied a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the Pope after a Nairobi court ordered for his detention till Friday. Mr Kuria was arraigned...
View ArticleShame as father impregnates twin daughters
A man has been arraigned in a Wundanyi court and charged with sexually abusing and impregnating his twin daughters. One of the daughters is eight months pregnant, while the other one is three months...
View Article7 Things to know about Shepherd One, the Pope’s plane
The president of the United States flies on Air Force One; the Pope flies on Shepherd One. That is the Aviation-approved call sign for the Alitalia jetliner in which Pope Francis will be using during...
View ArticleFacebook user Phuc Dat Bich says name is a ‘prank’
A Facebook user calling himself “Phuc Dat Bich” said Wednesday his viral postings about discrimination by the social network due to his name were a hoax. The prankster, now styling himself equally...
View ArticleSpeaker comes to the rescue of MCAs ‘aroused by revealing outfits’
Embu County Assembly Speaker Kariuki Mate has banned MCAs from dressing in revealing outfits, saying they tempt members of the opposite sex into engaging in immoral conduct. Mr Mate observed that some...
View ArticlePope Francis’ special messages from previous papal visits
Brazil July 22-29 2013 This was his first foreign trip as Pope during which he celebrated mass at the Copacabana beach and urged young Catholics not to be afraid of serving Christ. The visit was marked...
View ArticlePope: I fear mosquitoes more than Al-Shabaab militants
Pope Francis has for the first time commented on the terror threat facing Kenya and other African countries that he is set to visit during his maiden trip. Aboard the papal flight, the pope told...
View ArticleHarambee Stars in Cecafa boycott threat over allowances
Members of Kenya’s national football team Harambee Stars, have threatened to boycott Friday’s Group ‘B’ match of the 2015 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup against Zanzibar over unpaid allowances and winning...
View ArticleTight security at Pope’s residence in Westlands
The Apostolic Nunciature, the house where Pope Francis’s representative in Kenya stays, is usually a quiet place. However, since Wednesday, the area on Manyani Road, Lavington has become no-go zone...
View ArticleTwo guards killed as gang raids Eastleigh mall
Two security guards were killed on Thursday after a gang raided a shopping mall in Nairobi’s Eastleigh. The gang stole goods from five shops located in the mall during the 1 am burglary. Starehe police...
View ArticleNairobi’s middle class feels pinch of rising cost of living
Nairobi’s middle class recorded a 14-month high inflation in October driven by higher power bills, cooking gas prices and rising rent. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows...
View ArticleGentlemen, things that you communicate with your underwear choice
True, you have your reasons for settling for that particular type of underwear. Maybe they’re comfy or your girlfriend buys them for you. Believe it or not, your underwear may be the most important...
View ArticlePope condemns ‘private developers’ for land grab
Pope Francis has condemned land grabbing in Kenya during his address at a church in Kangemi estate in Nairobi. The Pope excited the congregants and lit up social media when he specifically blamed...
View ArticleSize 8’s mother to be buried in Uganda
Gospel artist Size 8’s late mother will be buried at her husband’s family home in Mbale, Uganda. The Late Esther Njeri was married to a Ugandan from Mbale named Samuel Kirui Munyali and their children...
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