Kenya's Cherotich wins women's 3,000m steeplechase title at athletics worlds

TOKYO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Faith Cherotich stormed to victory in the women's 3,000 meters steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships here on Wednesday. Cherotich, a bronze medalist at the 2023 Budapest worlds and the 2024 Paris...

Kenyan Prince clashes with traffic cop in heated exchange: "Mimi si rika yako"

Kenyan Prince faced a tense encounter with a traffic cop while inspecting one of his luxury sports cars During the altercation, he openly challenged the officer, delivering sharp words and demeaning comments that echoed a previous clash with...

Art All Day 2025: Trenton’s City-Wide Art Tour

Art All Day returns for its 14th year, offering thousands of visitors a dynamic window into Trenton’s vibrant artistic community. This year’s event takes place Saturday, September 20, from noon to 6 p.m., bringing together art lovers and city...

Media leaders from 87 countries join forces at 2025 BRI Forum in China

BEIJING – The 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) opened on Tuesday in Kunming, located in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The event brought together over 200 delegates from 87 nations, including representatives...

Dorcus Ewoi leaves Kenyan men drooling after winning silver in Tokyo: "Smile kama ya Yesu"

Dorcus Ewoi stunned fans by securing silver in the women’s 1500m final in Tokyo, finishing with a personal best and sharing the podium with a three-time Olympic champion Her articulate post-race interview impressed many, showcasing her English...

Kenya’s growing role in global meth production

Kenya’s growing role in global meth production The entry of Mexican drug cartels points to East Africa’s rising capacity for the manufacture of synthetic drugs. In October 2024, following a tip-off from the public, Kenya’s Anti-Narcotics Unit...

UAE: flydubai adds flights to Nairobi, Mombasa

flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has announced the launch of new flights to Nairobi International Airport (NBO) in Kenya, starting from October 15, 2025. The flights will operate from Terminal 3, Dubai International (DXB) with a...

Murkomen bashed after endorsing police demand for fuel from Kenyans

Murkomen bashed after endorsing police demand for fuel from Kenyans Kenyans have taken to social media to condemn Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen after he called on them to exercise patience with police officers who ask for fuel when responding to...

Genge legends Jua Cali and Clemmo among Kenya’s national heroes of 2025

The National Heroes Council has officially unveiled a list of 180 individuals proposed for national recognition in 2025. The names span various sectors including music, literature, education, environment, sports, governance, peacebuilding, and...

Kenya's Kipyegon makes more history with fourth 1,500m title

Faith Kipyegon took a tiny glance at the clock after rounding the final curve of the final lap of the 1,500 meters at the world track championships Tuesday night. It's her only real competition these days. The Kenyan star, whose inspiring quest...

Flydubai Expands Kenya Operations with New Flights to Nairobi

flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has announced the launch of new flights to Nairobi International Airport (NBO) in Kenya, starting from 15 October 2025. The flights will operate from Terminal 3, Dubai International (DXB) with a four-times-weekly...

How technology is transforming Kenya’s music economy

Young and emerging musicians in Kenya are among more than 300,000 artists across Africa who have recently benefited from digital music payouts a sign of how technology is reshaping the continent’s creative economy. Between January and June 2025,...

Western Kenya split over ban on 'Disco Matanga'

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen in a security meeting, Baringo County. [File, Standard] Among the Luhya community, a funeral is not complete without "Disco Matanga", which involves staging night vigils normally characterised by...

Looking back at some of Robert Redford's most notable movies from the 1960s to 2019

Hollywood icon Robert Redford has died aged 89, leaving a legacy of classic films with a career that stretched over decades. Here's a look back at some of his movies from the 1960s right through until the late 2010s. Barefoot in the Park, 1967 A...

Kenya among six Igad states where 42m face acute food insecurity

Panel discussion moderated by media personality Mark Masai to discuss the Igad Regional Focus of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, September 16, 2025. /IGAD Kenya is among six Igad countries facing one of the worst food crises in recent...

Global Times: 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road kicks off in Kunming

BEIJING, Sept. 16, 2025 -- The 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road, which focuses on the role of media in fostering consensus and gathers collective strengths to promote high-quality Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation, opened in...

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon roars to fourth 1,500-metre world title

TOKYO — Faith Kipyegon took a tiny glance at the clock after rounding the final curve of the final lap of the 1,500 metres at the world track championships Tuesday night. It's her only real competition these days. The Kenyan star, whose inspiring...

Is Ghana’s movie industry in danger if DStv exits the market?

Since early August 2025, discussions surrounding the potential exit of DSTV from Ghana have dominated conversations within the creative industry. What began as a debate over subscription fees has evolved into a much larger concern: If DSTV leaves...

Kenya’s Kipyegon wins record fourth 1,500m title at World Athletics

Published On 16 Sep 202516 Sep 2025 Kenya’s peerless middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon has underlined her status as one of the greatest athletes of all time by convincingly claiming a fourth 1,500 metres world title to go with her three...

Kenya orders arrest of British national after woman found dead near UK army base

Agnes Wanjiru’s family holding photos of her while sitting outside their home in Nanyuki town, Laikipia county (Picture: Tony KARUMBA / AFP) A Kenyan court has issued an arrest warrant for a UK national after a woman’s body was found in a septic...