by Hope Media | Jan 30, 2017 | news, sports
Britain’s four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he is “relieved” he can return to his US home after it was clarified that President Donald Trump’s travel ban did not apply to him. Somali nationals are among those banned from travelling...
by Hope Media | Jan 30, 2017 | news
The ICC is quietly compiling evidence of witness tampering in the collapsed cases against Kenya’s top leadership in a move that may resuscitate The Hague narrative ahead of the August election. The Star has established that a team of eight ICC sleuths is in Kenya to...
by Hope Media | Jan 30, 2017 | news
The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it. In a statement, President Trump said visas would once again be issued once “the most secure policies” were in...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | news
Suspected Al-Shabaab militants have attacked a Kenyan military camp in Kulbiyow, Somalia. The KDF base was attacked on Friday morning and the number of casualties remains unconfirmed. “We are under massive attack and there is massive exchange of fire,”...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | news
A British court has blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by many residents of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region demanding action over decades of oil spills there. Members of the Ogale and Bille communities, who say thousands of lives have...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | sports
Football Kenya Federation and the Kenyan Premier League on Thursday agreed to work towards the realisation of an 18-team league. After a grueling five-hour meeting, representatives from both sides agreed to implement an 18-team league, with FKF accepting to foot the...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | sports
Manchester United set up an EFL Cup final against Southampton despite their 17-match unbeaten run ending with defeat at Hull City in the semi-final second leg on Thursday. Jose Mourinho’s side led 2-0 from the first leg but, making five changes, they struggled...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | news
At least 2,000 street children have been rescued and rehabilitated in Nairobi in an ongoing initiative by the County Government to get them off the streets. The County Executive Committee for Education, Social Services and ICT Anne Lokidor said the ongoing programme...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | news
Kenyan MPs — already the world’s second-highest paid lawmakers — will receive a taxpayers’ gift of Sh11 million each and ‘earn’ Sh1.09 million salary for two months with no work. These princely payments have been authorised as the...
by Hope Media | Jan 27, 2017 | news
Jubilant Gambians have welcomed home President Adama Barrow, who was elected almost two months ago but forced to flee to Senegal when his predecessor refused to step aside. Dressed in flowing white robes and a cap, Barrow stepped off the plane on Thursday, with...
