Sports Tribunal settle for 16 teams league
Nairobi, KENYA: The 2017 Kenya Premier League season will kick off on 25th February with 16 teams to feature, according to directives from Sports Disputes Tribunal SDT on Friday. After meeting representatives from both the federation FKF and league governing body KPL, the John Ohaga lead SDT team, ruled the league should start within two […]
Night guard at beach hotel hacked to death
Mombasa, KENYA: Armed robbers killed a night guard and stole goods worth millions of shillings at a construction site located at Milele beach hotel, Mombasa, Thursday night. According to police, the deceased Charles Omolo ,66, who was alone during the incident, was tied all over before he was hacked to death. Police said the suspects […]
Hotel unveils saving model to promote domestic tourism
Kwale, KENYA: Diani Reef Resort & Spa has launched a saving model to allow holidaymakers save for their vacation ahead of the peak seasons in April, August and December. The saving mode Dubbed Easy Pay Plan, is a new product aimed at promoting domestic tourism, clients will be able to choose a package and pay […]
Jepchirchir collapses as she breaks Half Marathon World Record at 2017 RAK
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir on Friday set a new World record in the women’s Half Marathon after clocking 1:05.06 at the 2017 Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Half Marathon, US, on Friday morning. Jepchirchir, the 2016 World Half Marathon champion smashed the record previously held by compatriot Florence Kiplagat who finished out of the top 10 in […]
Cohesion team visits Lamu 4 years after terror attack
Lamu, KENYA: The Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity has toured Lamu County to access the situation four years after the Mpeketoni terror attacks. The committee chaired by nominated MP Johnson Sakaja is also on a mission to sensitize on a peaceful election in the county. On Wednesday,the committee met county security chiefs,county […]
Construction of first cardiology lab in Mombasa launched
Mombasa, KENYA: The Aga Hospital in Mombasa has initiated a cardiology programme in the country, aimed at reducing the number of heart related deaths. The programme which is estimated to cost a total of sh. 1.2 billion is the first of its kind in Mombasa and the coast. Speaking during the launch of the construction […]
Amnesty international applauds court’s ruling on closure of Dadaab camp
Nairobi, KENYA: Amnesty international has applauded court’s ruling that blocks the Kenyan government’s unilateral decision to shut Dadaab refugee camp. In a press statement on Thursday, Amnesty International’s regional director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes Muthoni Wanyeki , termed the court’s ruling as historic that will avert instances of more than […]