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Gachagua Declares War on Mt Kenya 'Traitors'
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has vowed to begin naming and shaming Mount Kenya leaders whom he accused of 'betraying the community'. Gachagua spoke during a church service at Ambassador of Christ Church in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, where...

Kabuchai MP Kalasinga declares war on Wetangula, vows to oust him from Ford Kenya leadership
Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga.[Benard Lusigi, Standard] Ford-Kenya party leader and National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang'ula's political grip and dominance in the Western region and within the party is once again on the test as outspoken...

Kenya Edges to First Crypto Law as House Passes VASP Bill
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 12 — Kenya is set for its first comprehensive crypto framework after the National Assembly passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, 2025 at Third Reading, sending it to President William Ruto for assent. The Bill...

Why Kenyatta Cup is Kenya’s most significant horse racing event
The Kenyatta Cup horse racing competition took place on Sunday October 12, 2025 at Ngong racecourse, East Africa’s only horse racing track and Kenya’s only thoroughbred race venue. It opened in 1954, replacing the old Kariokor racecourse. The...

Belgium Coach Dies Suddenly in Nairobi
Belgium national women's sevens team coach Warren Abrahams has passed away in Nairobi at the age of 42. Abrahams, who also coached the Wales Women's team, was coaching the Belgium team at the Safari Sevens tournament in Nairobi when he suddenly...

Chebet, Kimosop Dominate Kericho Athletics Kenya Cross Country
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 12 – In a fiercely contested Senior Women’s 10km race, Caren Chebet delivered a dominant performance, crossing the finish line in 33:27:63 to win the 2025 Athletics Kenya Cross Country series in Kericho. Chebet won ahead of...

Mbeere North by-election litmus test for Ruto, Gachagua
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua during a rally in Runyenjes on October 11, 2025 The Mbeere North parliamentary by-election has turned into a high-stakes political battle that will be a litmus test for President William Ruto and former DP Rigathi...

Ghanaian politicians are funny people
On Friday, October 10th, 2025, GHoneTV posted the news that the Vice President of Ghana called for all cocoa beans to be processed in the country for farmers to benefit from the value chain, create jobs, promote the cocoa industry, and uphold...
Kenyans Matata, Rengeruk take home title wins in Delhi Half Marathon; Abhishek Pal, Seema top Indian runners
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Experienced Kenyan runners Alex Nzioka Matata and Lilian Kasait Rengeruk applied different strategies to register notable Kenyan wins in the 20th edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics...
Madagascan president warns of attempted coup
The gendarmerie, which has tackled the protests for the past few weeks, together with the police, and has been accused by protesters of using excessive force, said its orders would come “exclusively from the national gendarmerie command centre.”...

Madagascar On Edge, Military Hints At Coup Amid Rising Protests Against President Rajoelina
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Madagascar is facing a serious political crisis as protests intensify and elements within the military appear to challenge President Andry Rajoelina’s rule. On Sunday, the president...

Matata, Lilian stamp Kenyan authority at Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
Matata, centre, Teshager, right, and Kipkogei after their podium finish in the 20th edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, October 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR It...

Kenyan Athletes Dominate 42nd Sofia Marathon
Kenyan runner Abraham Kiplimo won the men’s title at the 42nd edition of the Sofia Marathon. In his debut at the marathon distance, Kiplimo completed the classic 42.195 km in 2:17:11 hours, winning with a final sprint over his fellow countryman...

Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina warns attempted coup 'under way' in island African nation
Madagascar’s presidency says “an attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” is under way in the African country, without providing details, a day after some soldiers joined a protest movement that had begun last month. Troops from the elite...

Kenya hosts global conference on livestock methane emissions
Njeri Gatheca from Naiposha dairy farm in Naivasha feeds dairy cattle with hay amid an increase in prices of livestock feed by over 50 percent in the last two years. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] Kenya last week hosted the International Greenhouse...

‘Nairobi cannot continue to be the city in the filth,’ – President Ruto
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 12 – President William Ruto has announced a new partnership between the national government and the Nairobi City County aimed at tackling the capital’s persistent garbage and waste management challenges. Speaking on Saturday,...

Nairobi landlords and tenants association faults county’s order to repaint buildings
Landlords and property managers in Nairobi are racing against time following an order for them to repaint their buildings A notice by the county secretary said they have only 14 days to comply or face the consequences, which include being shut...

Madagascar president warns attempted coup 'under way'
The protests, inspired by "Gen Z-led" movements in Kenya and Nepal, began over water and electricity shortages but have since escalated, with demonstrators calling for Rajoelina to step down, apologise for violence against protesters and dissolve...

Nairobi cannot continue to be a city in filth – Ruto vows to transform Kenya’s capital
President William Ruto speaking at State House, Nairobi, during the launch of the Affordable Housing Internship Programme on July 15, 2025. PHOTO| PCS Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto has decried the derelict state of Kenya’s capital,...

Kenyan artist Diana Marua faces a lawsuit over E-Sir song instrumental
Diana Marua, the self-proclaimed richest female artist in Kenya, is facing serious legal challenges regarding her latest single, “Bibi ya Tajiri.” The controversy centres on the track’s instrumental. It is alleged that Marua used the beat from...