Kenya hailed for strong stand against ivory trade
Top officials of the global Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) on Thursday said Kenya has done well in drawing world attention on why trading in elephant trophies must be stopped in all the remaining markets especially in Europe and Japan. The Chief Executive Officer of the Stop Ivory co-secretariat of the EPI John Stephenson said the […]
Manchester United pitted against Barcelona in UCL quarters
Manchester United will be facing Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League quarter finals. In the UCL quarter final draw held on Friday, Manchester United were pitted against Spanish giants Barcelona while rivals Liverpool will face Portuguese side FC Porto. Neighbors Manchester City will face fellow English side Tottenham Hotspur while Juventus will be looking to […]
Police officer kills wife following domestic row
Police in Kakamega county are investigating an incident where a police officer is said to have shot dead his wife following a domestic row. The wife who has been identified as Christine Maonga is a teacher at Navakholo secondary school and the incident happened on Thursday evening. According to the Kakamega police commander Rashid Yakub, […]
Babu Owino defends Prophet Owuor and Ng’ang’a
Nairobi, KENYA: Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has asked Kenyans and stakeholders across the country to stop disparaging church leaders especially Prophet David Owuor and Pastor James Maina Nganga. Speaking at parliament buildings in a media briefing on Thursday, Babu strongly defended the church leaders including pastors saying that it is repugnant for some Kenyans […]
Arsenal through to Europa league quarter finals
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he is “excited” by the prospect of winning his first trophy with the club following their 4-3 aggregate victory over Rennes to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Emery has already won the competition three times with former club Sevilla. Arsenal were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Europa League […]