Promotions, job realignments, and skills development at Telkom Kenya have been halted indefinitely due to delays in onboarding a new strategic investor, the Communications Workers Union of Kenya (COWU-K) has revealed. In a statement issued on Monday, June 23, 2025, COWU-K Secretary General Benson Okwaro expressed deep concern over what he described as a worsening […]
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough may not be a household name, but the so-called referee of the Senate has found herself at the centre of a firestorm after she objected to several parts of US President Donald Trump’s mega-sized tax bill. The 1,000-page document, which he’s dubbed the “big beautiful bill”, would slash spending and extend […]
Canada’s parliament has passed a landmark bill giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government new powers to fast-track major national projects. The One Canadian Economy Act was passed by the Senate on Thursday, and allows the cabinet to streamline approvals processes and bypass certain provisions of federal laws for projects that could boost the economy. Supporters […]
Two men were arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts over allegations of publishing false and inciteful information linked to this week’s deadly anti-government protests, as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) seeks to detain them for 10 more days to conclude investigations. Suleiman Wanjau Bilali and Robert Otiti Elwak were arrested on June 25 in […]
Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) Valley Road Church Thursday denied claims that it turned away demonstrators seeking refuge during the June 25 protests, saying no individual showed up at the church premises. Addressing the media on Thursday, Senior Pastor Reverend Jesse Mwai refuted social media reports suggesting the church failed to shelter protestors during […]
Faith Kipyegon ran a mile in 4 minutes, 6.42 seconds — more than a second faster than her world record — at “Breaking4,” a special event billed as Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. “Exhausted,” Kipyegon said on the broadcast. “I’m tired, but I feel good […]
After 37 years at the helm of American Vogue, editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is stepping down. The Daily Front Row, WWD and Business of Fashion confirm that the longtime editor of the “fashion bible” is leaving her position leading the monthly magazine. Per the outlet, Wintour, 75, announced the news in a staff meeting on the […]
Meta said it is “fixing” a problem which has led to Facebook Groups being wrongly suspended – but denied there is a wider issue on its platforms. In online forums, Group administrators say they have received automated messages stating, incorrectly, that they had violated policies so their Groups had been deleted. Some Instagram users have […]
Days after the Trump Organisation announced plans to launch a US-made smartphone, a reference to its American production has vanished from its website. A “Made in the USA” tagline featured in promotional material for the Trump T1 phone when it launched on 16 June, was no longer displayed on its site as of Wednesday, reporters […]
Police are investigating an incident where two men were electrocuted in an incident in a supermarket in Nderi area, Kikuyu, Kiambu County. The two are believed to have been washing the premise when they stepped onto a wet floor that had live wire connected to it. Police said the bodies of Silas Kiprotich Keter, 36 […]
At least 22 people were killed and 63 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a church in Damascus, Syria’s health ministry has said. A man opened fire with a weapon at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila neighbourhood during a service on Sunday evening before detonating an explosive […]
A bride was shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire, local officials say. One suspected attacker was also killed in an apparent exchange of fire, and the groom and a child of 13 were seriously wounded during the incident in the […]
