FELIX MAKONA
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Embu High Court Dismisses Petition Against Leo Wa Muthende
Feb 12, 2026 The Embu High Court has dismissed a petition challenging Leo Wa Muthende’s November 2025 by‑election victory as Mbeere North Member of Parliament.The petitioner...
Russia Moves to Block WhatsApp, Aiming to Shift Users to State-Linked Platform
Feb 12, 2026 Russian authorities have taken significant steps to restrict access to WhatsApp, accusing the Meta-owned messaging service of failing to meet local legal requir...
Thomas Tuchel Signs New England Deal Until June 2028
Feb 12, 2026 Thomas Tuchel has signed a contract extension to remain England men’s national team head coach until June 2028, the Football Association confirmed on Thursday.T...
Polls Close In Bangladesh’s First Election Since Gen Z Uprising
Feb 12, 2026 Polling stations across Bangladesh closed Thursday evening, marking the end of voting in the country’s first general election since a youth-led uprising forced...
Sifuna Declares Removal As ODM SG Illegal, Vows To Fight On
Feb 12, 2026 Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has insisted that he remains the duly elected Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), dismissing a decision by t...
Nottingham Forest Open Talks With Vitor Pereira After Dyche Sacking
Feb 12, 2026 Nottingham Forest have opened talks with Vitor Pereira, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss, about becoming their next head coach after Sean Dyche was sacke...
Internal Revolt Ends Sifuna’s Tenure as ODM SG
Feb 11, 2026 The Orange Democratic Movement has removed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna from his position as Secretary General following a National Executive Committee meeting...
Tottenham Sack Thomas Frank After Eight Months in Charge
Feb 11, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur have dismissed Thomas Frank as head coach after just eight months at the helm. The decision follows a 2–1 home defeat to Newcastle United that...
Zimbabwe Cabinet Approves Draft Bill to Extend Presidential Term Until 2030
Feb 11, 2026 Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has approved a draft constitutional amendment to extend the presidential term from five to seven years.The move could allow President Emmerso...
Eric Omondi Completes First Day of Nairobi‑to‑Mombasa Charity Walk
Feb 10, 2026 Comedian and activist Eric Omondi successfully completed the first leg of his Nairobi‑to‑Mombasa walk on Tuesday, covering an estimated 68 kilometres from Nairo...
Gachagua Blasts Government Over Worsening Drought Crisis
Feb 10, 2026 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a scathing attack on the government over its handling of the ongoing drought, accusing it of neglecting vu...
State Steps In With Sh4.1 Billion as Food Insecurity Deepens
Feb 10, 2026 The government has released Sh4.1 billion to intensify drought mitigation efforts as the number of Kenyans facing hunger continues to rise due to prolonged dry...
Ruto, Sakaja Agree on Shared Governance Plan for Nairobi Services
Feb 10, 2026 President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja have agreed on a new shared-governance framework that will see the national government take a direct...
Cristiano Ronaldo Set to Return to Al-Nassr After Dispute With PIF
Feb 10, 2026 Cristiano Ronaldo is set to return to action for Al-Nassr in their Saudi Pro League clash against Al-Fateh on February 14, 2026, following the resolution of a d...
Nyeri Residents Protest After Missing Girl Found Dead in Pit Latrine
Feb 10, 2026 Residents in Mathira, Nyeri County, staged protests on Tuesday after the body of a nine-year-old girl, Shantel Waruguru Kagema, was found in a pit latrine days...
Ruto Hails Ziidi Trader as Game-Changer in Expanding Share Ownership
Feb 10, 2026 President William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the launch of Safaricom’s Ziidi Trader at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Westlands, describing the pla...
Lang’ata MP Jalang’o Declares Bid for Nairobi Senatorial Seat in 2027
Feb 10, 2026 Lang’ata Member of Parliament Phelix Odiwuor, popularly known as Jalang’o or Jalas, has officially declared his intention to contest the Nairobi senatorial seat...
EACC Files Suit to Recover Sh330.5 Million from Ex-Sports PS and FKF President
Feb 10, 2026 The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed a High Court suit seeking to recover Sh330,573,997 allegedly lost through irregular contracts linked...
Nairobi United Moves to Court Seeking Replay of Abandoned Gor Mahia Match
Feb 10, 2026 Nairobi United FC has taken the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT), challenging the decision on their abandoned Premier Leagu...
Senators Warn Governors Against ‘Unconducive’ Oversight Standoff
Feb 10, 2026 Senators have accused county governors of engaging in public mudslinging after the Council of Governors raised claims of extortion and harassment at select Sena...
ODM Rift Deepens As Mbadi Pushes For Sifuna’s Expulsion
Feb 10, 2026 The internal rift within the Orange Democratic Movement has widened after former national chairperson John Mbadi publicly called on the party leadership to expe...