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Young athlete, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, has achieved the third-quickest time ever recorded in the men’s 800m event, clocking the swiftest pace since 2012 during the Nairobi Athletics Olympics Trials on Saturday. This performance secured his qualification for the 2024 Paris Games. Despite nearly missing the finals due to a stumble in Friday’s semi-finals, he rebounded with…

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Ex-Premier League striker Kevin Campbell has died aged 54, his former clubs Arsenal and Everton announced on Saturday. Campbell, who died after a short illness, holds the record for most Premier League goals, 83, by a player never to win an international cap. “Everyone at Arsenal Football is devastated to hear of the death of…

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South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties.In his victory speech, Mr Ramaphosa hailed the new coalition, and said…

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Popular Kenyan Comedian Fred Omondi has died in a road crash. Fred Omondi is the younger brother of celebrated Comedian and actor Eric Omondi, was reportedly involved in an accident along Outering Road and the incident was reported at Buruburu Police Station. Various comedians and content creators have mourned Fred’s demise describing him as one…

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The qualifying draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will take place in Johannesburg on Thursday, 4 July. The 48 competing teams will be split into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group reaching the finals in Morocco. The tournament hosts will be included in the draw but, given…

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Media Personality Njambi Koikai’s father, Daniel Koikai has passed away at Jahmby’s funeral. According to sources,Mr Daniel Koikai passed away on June 14, 2024 though,the cause of his death is yet to be made public. Mr Koikai passed away at the time Jahmby Koikai’s burial ceremony was ongoing at Lang’ata Cemetery. On Thursday, Mr Koikai…

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The government has declared Monday, June 17 a public holiday to mark Eid-Al-Adha. Through a gazette notice, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki notified the public of the holiday in line with the Public Holidays Act. “It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, in exercise…

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A police officer has shot and injured magistrate Monica Kivuti at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi on Thursday, June 13 after she denied bail for his wife. According to local news report,the officer was murdered in a shootout with other officers. Kivuti and three officers were injured in the incident are stable and receiving…

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The Malawi government said on Wednesday that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along with eight other people. President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesday, when the wreckage of the small military plane carrying Chilima and a…

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A man in Nyahururu has been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death an elderly woman he has been living with and gravely harming her grandson after a deadly brawl in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. According to a police report, a fight between 52-year-old Beatrice Nyandigo and John Mungai, 45, ensued in the house…

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