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Mar 16, 2025 at 09:14PM
A Peruvian fisherman who survived 95 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean by eating turtles, birds and cockroaches has been rescued and reunited with his family. Maximo Napa Castro, 61, set off for what should have been a two-week fishing trip from the coastal town of Marcona, on the southern Peruvian coast, on […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 08:49PM
Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has pleaded with Vietnam to grant a stay of execution while authorities continued investigations to identify the true culprits in a drug trafficking case involving Margaret Nduta, a 37-year-old Kenyan woman sentenced to death. In a statement shared via her X account on Sunday, March 16, 2025, the lawmaker called […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 05:50PM
At least 34 people are reported to have died in powerful storms across the United States. The number of fatalities increased after eight people died in a highway pile-up caused by a dust storm in Sherman County, Kansas on Friday. At least 50 vehicles were involved. Car crashes also killed four people during a dust storm in Texas. […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 05:06PM
Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth Sunday hospitalized with double pneumonia. While the pope did not appear from the 10th-floor suite of windows, he acknowledged their presence in the traditional Sunday blessing. “I know that many children are praying for me; some of […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 04:25PM
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a weather advisory, urging Kenyans to prepare for rainfall across several regions of the country in the coming days starting from March 16, 2025. According to the latest forecast, released on Sunday, March 16, 2025, the rains are expected to affect areas including Western Kenya, Rift Valley, Central Highlands (including […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 04:24PM
What was supposed to be a routine Sunday church visit turned into an awkward moment for former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) enforced a strict ban on political speeches inside its sanctuaries. Armed with his usual political fervor, Gachagua was left in disbelief and abruptly cut off the TikTok […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 03:30PM
The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) has officially barred politicians from addressing congregations during church services. In a directive issued by Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit during the consecration and enthronement of the 3rd Bishop of the ACK Nairobi Diocese Jonathan Kabiru on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at ACK St Stephen’s Cathedral, Nairobi. He emphasized that […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 03:08PM
Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’oei has confirmed that he has spoken to Nguyen Minh Hang, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, regarding Margaret Nduta’s execution. In a statement on Sunday, March 16, 2025, Sing’oei said that Kenya’s request for Vietnam to stay the execution is under consideration. “Had a telephone conversation this […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 02:51PM
Content creator Faustine Lipuku, alias Baba Talisha, has paid tribute to the late TikToker Brian Chira on the first anniversary of his passing. In a message shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, March 16, 2025, Baba Talisha reflected on the lessons he had learned since Chira’s departure. He expressed the importance of kindness, even […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 02:32PM
Principal Secretary (PS) for Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’oei has acknowledged the complexities surrounding the case of Margaret Nduta Macharia, a Kenyan national sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking. In a statement shared via his official X account on Sunday, March 16, 2025, Sing’oei expressed gratitude towards Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka for his petition […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 01:51PM
Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said. The fire was caused by “pyrotechnic devices” used during a concert, Toskovski said. “Sparks caused fire … and fire spread through the discotheque,” […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 01:13PM
Kikuyu Mugithi singer Samwel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, yesterday, Saturday, March 15, 2025, moved mourners at the funeral of his foster dad, Colonel James Gitahi, as he reminisced about the unwavering love and fatherly guidance he had received from him. Speaking during the burial, which was happening in Maanzoni, Samidoh spoke at length about […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 11:22AM
Gatundu North MP Elijah Njoroge Kururia has stepped forward to reveal that the President and the Kenyan government, in general, have reached out to the Vietnamese authorities in a bid to persuade them to suspend the execution of Kenyan national Margaret Nduta Macharia. Speaking during a TikTok Live session hosted by user @viki_na_liam on the […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 10:54AM
A Peruvian fisherman has been found alive in the Pacific Ocean after spending 95 days lost at sea, Peru’s state news agency Andina reported Saturday. Máximo Napa Castro, 61, set off on his fishing boat on December 7 from Marcona, a coastal town in the south of the country, but bad weather caused him to […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 10:03AM
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka made a last-ditch effort to save Margaret Nduta, a Kenyan woman sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking. In a statement on Sunday, March 16, 2025, Onyonka noted that President William Ruto could have already intervened in the matter to save Nduta from planned execution per Vietnamese laws. The vocal […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:57AM
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has come out to distance itself from a viral document that showed it had disbursed millions to various hospitals across the country to settle the pending NHIF debts. In a statement shared on its X on the evening of Saturday, March 15, 2025, the healthcare provider outlet urged the public […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:03AM
Pastor Dorcas Gachagua continued to publicly serenade and shower former Deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua with praise, revealing the secret ingredient behind their undying love. Having shared Gachagua’s plaudits in Kenya, Pastor Dorcas extended the same message to the United States of America, where she was invited to minister in Seattle. Speaking on Sunday, March […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 08:35AM
A SpaceX rocket carrying a new crew has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a plan to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home. The pair were due to be on the ISS for only eight days, but because of technical issues with the experimental spacecraft they came on, they […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 07:52AM
TikToker Obidan Dela, who was a part of slain TikToker Brian Chira’s inner circle, has led his family, including his brother and cousin, in mourning him on his first death anniversary, which falls today, March 16, 2025. In a video shared on his TikTok page on Saturday, March 15, 2025, Obidan is seen standing with […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 07:09AM
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from using a 227-year-old law meant to protect the US during wartime to carry out mass deportations of Venezuelans. Trump on Saturday proclaimed immigrants belonging to the Venezuelan crime gang Tren de Aragua were “conducting irregular warfare” against the US and that he would deport them under […]
Mar 16, 2025 at 06:34AM
Ugandan socialite and reality TV star Zarina Hassan has come out to slam Tanzanian Bongo Flava sensation Diamond Platnumz, ridiculing his unwavering belief that he could effortlessly win her back whenever he so wishes, branding it nothing more than an overinflated ego trip. Speaking in an interview with SPM Buzz on Saturday, March 15, 2025, […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 09:50PM
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has urged President William Ruto to intervene in the case of Margaret Nduta Macharia, a 37-year-old Kenyan woman sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking. In a video shared on his X account on Saturday, March 15, 2025, the legislator urged the president to personally engage with Vietnamese authorities […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 08:49PM
At least 10 people have died in Missouri after tornadoes tore through central and southern parts of the US, authorities have confirmed. Missouri’s governor has warned of further severe weather, including the risk of additional tornadoes on Saturday. The state’s emergency management service has reported widespread damage across multiple regions. “The Patrol and local agencies […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 08:13PM
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has hit out at President William Ruto, accusing him of using his recent promise to Nairobi pupils to buy a chapati-making machine that can produce one million chapatis a day, as a political gimmick rather than addressing the country’s pressing economic issues. Speaking on Saturday, March 15, 2025, Kalonzo dismissed […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 07:59PM
Detectives have arrested 38 persons of interest in connection with a series of attacks targeting innocent civilians along major roads in Nairobi. In a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday, March 15, 2025, the arrests were made during a police crackdown aimed at curbing criminal activities on Thika Highway, Waiyaki […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 05:38PM
Royal Media Services (RMS) Chairperson Samuel Kamau (SK) Macharia on Saturday, March 15, 2025, shared fine details of how Raila Odinga has continuously lost in presidential polls since 2007, calling for reforms in the electoral process to ensure transparency and fairness in future elections. Speaking during the burial of veteran pilot James Gitahi in Machakos, […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 04:07PM
Nairobi City County’s Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has addressed his purported beef with Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino. Speaking during a televised interview with one of the local TV stations on Friday, March 14, 2025, Mosiria argued that his differences with Babu date back to their time as students at […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 03:43PM
The National Police Service (NPS) has clarified the funding details of Kenya’s security mission to Haiti after questions emerged regarding the government’s repeated requests for financial support. The government had previously assured Kenyans that taxpayers’ money would not be used to fund the mission. In a statement released on Saturday, March 15, 2025, the NPS […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 03:30PM
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has joined mourners to pay his last respects to Colonel (Rtd) James Nguyo Gitahi, a veteran pilot who tragically lost his life in a road accident on March 7, 2025. Gitahi, the husband of ODM-nominated Senator Betty Batuli Montet, died after his vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming lorry at […]
Mar 15, 2025 at 02:46PM
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes. The 55-year-old Combs, his beard noticeably greyer than even weeks ago, stood with his hands folded before him as he told Judge Arun […]