A 26-year-old man, Jared Kulo Oduor, was arrested Friday night in the Lakisummer area after months of surveillance. He is being held at Muthaiga Police Station and is expected to be arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Monday. File image of former RMS intern Derrick Omanga Tom, 25, who went missing in Karen on December 5, 2025. PHOTO | COURTESYEight months after the body of 25-year-old digital marketing manager Derrick Omanga Tom was found dumped near the Roysambu roundabout, detectives have made a significant breakthrough.A 26-year-old man, Jared Kulo Oduor, was arrested Friday night in the Lakisummer area after months of surveillance. He is being held at Muthaiga Police Station and is expected to be arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Monday.The arrest is linked to the sale of Omanga’s missing phone.Months of digital tracking and physical trailing have finally netted a key suspect in the death of Derrick Omanga.Oduor was arrested Friday night in Lakisummer. Detectives say he is the man who sold Omanga’s phone six days after the young man vanished.That phone had been sold to a third suspect, who was arrested earlier in Kangeta village, Meru County. The Meru suspect led investigators to Oduor.Detectives are triangulating phone data from before, during and after Omanga’s death. They are also reviewing CCTV footage from the hours leading up to the killing to determine whet...
Read briefing What followed was a running battle as the team condemned what it described as yet another attempt on their lives, insisting they would not back down. A photo collage of the Linda Mwananchi convoy and one of the vehicles torched in Awendo on August 29, 2026. Photo/CourtesySiaya Governor James Orengo and the Linda Mwananchi team were attacked in Migori on Saturday after tear gas was discharged in the middle of a rally.What followed was a running battle as the team condemned what it described as yet another attempt on their lives, insisting they would not back down.The incident came as the Wiper Patriotic Front team pitched camp in Taita Taveta for a charm offensive campaign, where they rallied Kenyans to vote out President William Ruto in the 2027 polls.Scenes witnessed on Saturday during a Linda Mwananchi rally in Migori Town showed Governor Orengo and his entourage addressing supporters before chaos erupted.A white Land Cruiser Lexus is seen snaking through a cloud of tear gas as Governor Orengo and his team are quickly whisked away from the chaotic scenes.Their supporters on the road are also seen scampering for safety, in what was yet another reported attack on the Linda Mwananchi convoy in Nyanza.Orengo, who addressed supporters in a local dialect, condemned the attack, insisting that Linda Mwananchi would remain strong.In Awendo, another vehicle that was part of the Linda M...
Read briefing Encouraged by a passionate home crowd, head coach Geoffrey Omondi’s charges delivered a dominant performance to seal the victory in straight sets of 25-21, 25-17, and 25-15. Malkia Strikers in action against Mali in 2026 CAVB Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship at the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi on Thursday July 27, 2028. Malkia Strikers won 3-0 setsDefending champions Malkia Strikers stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2026 CAVB Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship after dispatching West African rivals Nigeria 3-0 in a thrilling Round of 16 encounter at the Kasarani Indoor Arena on Saturday night.Encouraged by a passionate home crowd, head coach Geoffrey Omondi’s charges delivered a dominant performance to seal the victory in straight sets of 25-21, 25-17, and 25-15.Kenya’s vibrant squad showed strength across all departments, with the middle blockers, opposites and outside hitters combining effectively to keep Nigeria under constant pressure.Youngster Milka Akinyi, the youngest player on the court, delivered a superb performance and played an important role in Kenya’s dominant display.Head Coach Omondi and the technical bench were delighted with the team’s performance as the Malkia Strikers continued their title defence with another impressive victory.The victory keeps the 10-time African champions firmly on course to retain their crown...
Read briefing The new threshold, which took effect on August 21, has raised the cost of clearing consignments from Ksh.2.5 million to Ksh.3.2 million, adding to the financial burden on traders. The Port of Mombasa is facing the risk of severe container congestion after traders reportedly halted the clearance of imported cargo, particularly consignments from China, following an increase in customs clearance charges for consolidated cargo.The new threshold, which took effect on August 21, has raised the cost of clearing consignments from Ksh.2.5 million to Ksh.3.2 million, adding to the financial burden on traders.Traders and consolidators, who handle the collection of cargo on their behalf, said protests against the increment will continue until the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) reviews and reduces the new charges.Small-scale traders have threatened to stop clearing their goods from the Port of Mombasa, escalating their protest against a higher customs clearance threshold for consolidated cargo that they say has sharply increased the cost of bringing merchandise to their shops.The traders’ demonstrations in Nairobi on Friday marked the latest expression of growing discontent over the increase, which took effect on August 21.They are now calling on the taxman to review and withdraw the new rates, which have pushed the cost of clearing consolidated consignments from Ksh.2.5 million to Ksh.3.2 m...
Read briefing De Zerbi has been embarked on a major overhaul of the Tottenham squad since they narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of last season. Roberto De Zerbi, manager of Tottenham Hotspur, during the Carabao Cup round 2 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, United Kingdom, on August 26, 2026. (Photo by Harvey Murphy/News Images/NurPhoto) (Photo by News Images / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi wants one more big signing to complete a transfer window that has already surpassed his expectations.De Zerbi has embarked on a major overhaul of the Tottenham squad since they narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of last season.The Italian's latest recruits both came from Manchester City, with Brazil winger Savio signed for £85 million ($115 million) and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush arriving on loan.De Zerbi's spending has approached £300 million in the current window and he has his sights set on a final purchase prior to Tuesday's 2200 GMT deadline."I think Savio and Marmoush are 'bomba'. I don't know what name or how you can call them but players of a high level, for sure," De Zerbi said ahead of Saturday's clash with Newcastle in the Premier League."I didn't expect one transfer market and one window like we have done."I think we can do one player more and in one specific position, but yesterd...
Read briefing Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had an hours-long firefight with troops after attacking a base on the outskirts of Geidam, 180 kilometres (112 miles) from the Yobe state capital Damaturu, early Wednesday before laying siege to the town, residents said. A Nigerian army convoy in Borno State, where up to 30 soldiers were killed by Islamists. Photograph: Afolabi Sotunde/ReutersSuspected IS-aligned jihadists have besieged a northeastern Nigerian town for a third day, as troops enforce a round-the-clock curfew that has kept residents indoors, military sources and residents told AFP Friday.Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had an hours-long firefight with troops after attacking a base on the outskirts of Geidam -- 180 kilometres (112 miles) from the Yobe state capital Damaturu -- early Wednesday before laying siege to the town, residents said.Residents told AFP that they could not say if any troops or jihadists were killed in the gunfight."We have been forced to stay indoors since Wednesday by soldiers who warned everyone not to step outside," Abubakar Musa, a resident of Geidam, told AFP by phone.Two military officers, who spoke to AFP anonymously, said the curfew was necessary because ISWAP militants had "surrounded" the town of about 89,000 residents and could launch renewed attacks."The terrorists are lying low outside the town whil...
Read briefing The disconnect is particularly pronounced among small and medium-sized enterprises, which claim they are yet to see a meaningful increase in access to credit despite the adoption of risk-based credit pricing. As the banking sector celebrates the growth of credit to the private sector, a clear and distinct disconnect is emerging.The disconnect is particularly pronounced among small and medium-sized enterprises, which claim they are yet to see a meaningful increase in access to credit despite the adoption of risk-based credit pricing.The latest credit data from the Central Bank shows that credit to the private sector grew by 10.2 percent. According to the Kenya Bankers Association, the growth is partly attributable to the risk-based pricing model.But the question remains: Has the growth translated into easier or more affordable financing for businesses and customers?According to the National Taxpayers Association, micro, small and medium enterprises remain Kenya's most credit-constrained segment, partly due to the nature of their typically short-term borrowing.The association argues that although banks have publicly doubled their collective MSME lending commitment to more than Ksh.350 billion, the amount remains modest when compared with the Ksh. 2.54 trillion that banks hold in government securities and public debt.“The scale of this commitment should, however, be read against t...
Read briefing UEFA, European football's governing body, has urged Infantino to resign over his now-abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino attend the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Switzerland and Italy at the Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin on June 29, 2024. UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has ruled himself out of the running to replace Gianni Infantino, the under-fire FIFA president on August 24, 2026. Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his now abandoned plan to secure private investment in FIFA tournaments, with Ceferin one of the leading figures in the challenge to him.UEFA's intention to launch a legal suit accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino of "criminal mismanagement" is a "massive escalation" of their feud, a former marketing director of the International Olympic Committee told AFP.UEFA, European football's governing body, has urged Infantino to resign over his now-abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup.On Thursday, UEFA withdrew "on a provisional basis" its threat to boycott FIFA tournaments, but not before dropping a bombshell by announcing it was "considering legal action arising out of and in connection with the FFE plan proposed by FIFA.""UEFA and other interested parties are preparing to bring criminal claims i...
Read briefing One of the suspects is accused of misleading detectives during the search for the child, who went missing on August 17, 2026. Three suspects are in police custody over the theft of a two-week-old baby who was allegedly taken from a medical facility in Kibera.One of the suspects is accused of misleading detectives during the search for the child, who went missing on August 17, 2026.Sophia Were had given birth to a baby boy at a hospital in Kangemi. Two weeks later, desperation allegedly forced her to leave the newborn at a medical facility in Makina, Kibera.She said she needed to find casual work and raise Ksh.2,000 for transport back home.“I found this woman and asked her whether she could help me find someone trustworthy to stay with my child for two weeks as I looked for casual work and raised Ksh.2,000 to travel back home. At around 2 pm, a man and a woman came here and moved around the facility. The woman then took my child,” Were stated.She noted that the woman she refers to as Jane was the one who took her baby.CCTV footage appears to capture what happened next. At 6:52 pm, Jane emerged from the facility wearing a white apron and gloves.Two minutes later, at 6:54 pm, a saloon car arrived. Detectives believe it was the vehicle used to transport the missing baby. The driver has been identified as Benedict Ocholla Ogondi.The CCTV footage also captured Jane meeting a woman we...
Read briefing This is the third season since the introduction of the new format for the Champions League, with 36 teams now all pooled together in one giant league and each playing games against eight different opponents. PSG players including Paris Saint-Germain's French defender #12 Lucas Digne (C) celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Supercup football match between Champions League winners Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Europa League winners Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria on August 12, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)Two-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain were handed meetings with Barcelona, Manchester City and Aston Villa among their eight matches in the league phase of this season's Champions League, as the draw took place on Thursday.PSG, who beat Arsenal on penalties in Budapest in May to retain the trophy, will play Barcelona, Roma, Turkish champions Galatasaray and Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia at home.Luis Enrique's team will travel to England twice to face City and Villa. They beat both teams on the way to winning their first Champions League title in 2025 and also defeated the latter in the UEFA Super Cup in Austria earlier this month.The French champions will also go to Spain to play Villarreal and Italy to take on a Como side coached by Cesc Fabregas."I can't say anything bad about the Champions League, but I won't be watching the draw. I will be relaxi...
Read briefing "UEFA is actively considering legal action arising out of and in connection with the...plan proposed by FIFA," read the legal document to be filed in a court in Florida in the United States. FIFA president Gianni Infantino gestures during a visit to a sports complex in Cali, Colombia, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jaime SALDARRIAGA / AFP)European football's governing body UEFA is preparing a complaint accusing embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino of "criminal mismanagement" over his now shelved plan to bring private financing into the World Cup, according to a document seen by AFP."UEFA is actively considering legal action arising out of and in connection with the...plan proposed by FIFA," read the legal document to be filed in a court in Florida in the United States.The document is a request for permission to gather evidence for a potential criminal complaint in Switzerland, where both UEFA and world football's governing body FIFA are based."More specifically, UEFA and other interested parties are preparing to bring criminal claims in Switzerland against Infantino and possibly other FIFA officials and advisors for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code," it continues.UEFA, whose threat to boycott World Cups is widely seen as having been pivotal in Infantino's humiliating climbdown just days after launching the proposal, laid out a long list of...
Read briefing The complaint, lodged Wednesday in the Northern District of California by an anonymous plaintiff identified as Jane Doe 1, alleges that xAI designed Grok to alter real photographs of identifiable people into sexual content and then published the results directly to the X social media platform (formerly Twitter). Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFPElon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is accused of using a child sexual abuse victim's decades-old images to generate new abusive material through its Grok chatbot, according to a lawsuit filed in a California federal court.The complaint, lodged Wednesday in the Northern District of California by an anonymous plaintiff identified as Jane Doe 1, alleges that xAI designed Grok to alter real photographs of identifiable people into sexual content and then published the results directly to the X social media platform (formerly Twitter).The plaintiff is a victim who was first identified by the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the early 2000s and images of her abuse have circulated online for nearly two decades.Grok, the suit alleged, drew on that material to produce new imagery of her.The AI-generated material depicting the plaint...
Read briefing It is the latest bloodshed to occur in the war-shattered territory despite a US-backed ceasefire which took effect in October 2025, with Israel continuing to target Palestinians it says are militants. Israeli strikes in Gaza killed three people on Thursday, the territory's civil defence agency said, while the military said it had targeted Hamas militants.It is the latest bloodshed to occur in the war-shattered territory despite a US-backed ceasefire which took effect in October 2025, with Israel continuing to target Palestinians it says are militants.One man died after succumbing to his injuries following an Israeli drone strike on a house in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, according to the civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas.Another man was killed in an Israeli strike on his tent in the Al-Mawasi area east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, the civil defence agency said.A third person was killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike near an intersection in western Gaza City.When contacted by AFP, the Israeli military confirmed it had carried out strikes against "Hamas terrorists" in those areas, without giving further details.Israel's army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir on Tuesday vowed to push on with demilitarising Gaza and disarming Hamas "using all necessary means", despite recent efforts by the United States to advance...
Read briefing Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose the limits, according to a court filing on Wednesday ending a landmark trial in California. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozThe United Nations called Thursday for child-safe design across the social media industry after tech giant Meta agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram in some US states.Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose the limits, according to a court filing on Wednesday ending a landmark trial in California.The settlement resolved claims by 29 states that Meta deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users, misled the public about the risks and unlawfully collected data from children under 13.Some 51 states and territories, plus Washington, DC, initially settled with Meta. Texas reached a separate agreement with Meta, which increased the total payout to around $18 billion."Children should not have to wait for a lawsuit to be safe online," UN rights chief Volker Turk said on X."The design changes that Meta has now agreed to implement on its social media apps align with what my office has been calling for. But we're not there yet."Safe design...
Read briefing The couple, who quit Britain for California six years ago amid a royal feud, landed aboard a private jet at Birmingham Airport in central England, The Telegraph newspaper and other media said. Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear onstage at the 2021 Global Citizen Live concert at Central Park in New York, U.S., September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File PhotoPrince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two children landed Wednesday in Britain, UK media reported, after the shock news emerged last week they would be relocating from the United States.The couple, who quit Britain for California six years ago amid a royal feud, landed aboard a private jet at Birmingham Airport in central England, The Telegraph newspaper and other media said.Their spokesman declined to confirm the arrival, telling the BBC "this is not something we would comment on".The Telegraph reported that the couple plan to stay for "an extended period", living in a home in the Cotswolds region, in central England, having enrolled their children at a school for the coming academic year.With speculation rampant around their reasons for returning and whether the stay is permanent, reports have noted the couple intend to keep their existing homes in California and PortugalTheir two children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, have already been signed up to start at a private school in early September, accordi...
Read briefing Gachagua expressed confidence that choosing a flag bearer will be the easiest part of the coalition's preparations for the 2027 General Election.He urged Kenyans to remain patient, drawing parallels with the 2002 election, when the opposition settled on Mwai Kibaki as its presidential candidate barely two months before the polls.The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has hinted that discussions on the opposition's presidential candidate could take shape after the Christmas period, insisting that the focus should now be on political mobilisation. Speaking to the press on Wednesday night at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) before departing for a trip to the United States, where he is expected to engage Kenyans living in the diaspora, Gachagua expressed confidence that choosing a flag bearer will be the easiest part of the coalition's preparations for the 2027 General Election."Choosing a single presidential candidate is the easiest of all the challenges that we have ahead of us. We can meet one day for lunch and before dinner we have a candidate," Gachagua stated."The real job, and that's what I expect of my colleagues in the United Opposition to do, is political mobilisation against Ruto, it's to persuade Kenyans to register as voters, come out and vote him out and vote in a responsible government."The former Deputy President urged Kenyans t...
Read briefing The 33-year-old will add experience to the Sky Blues' back-line as Frank Lampard's men bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship. Axel Disasi of West Ham United is seen after the final whistle during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leeds United at the London Stadium, Stratford, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Kevin Hodgson/MI News/NurPhoto) (Photo by MI News / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)Coventry and Crystal Palace both moved on Wednesday to strengthen their defences following opening-day defeats in the Premier League by signing Ethan Pinnock and Axel Disasi, respectively.Coventry have signed defender Ethan Pinnock from Brentford for an undisclosed fee.The 33-year-old will add experience to the Sky Blues' back-line as Frank Lampard's men bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship."I'm really excited to join Coventry City and continue my footballing journey with this great club," Pinnock said in a statement."After 25 years, the club are back in the Premier League, and I know how much it must mean to everyone involved with the club and the supporters. I can't wait to be part of it."Meanwhile, Chelsea defender Disasi joined Crystal Palace on loan for the season.The 28-year-old Frenchman spent part of last season on loan at West Ham, making 17 appearances after moving in January ©Citizen Digital, Kenya
Read briefing The proposed settlement, filed in federal court, would resolve claims by 29 states that Meta deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users, misled the public about the risks and unlawfully collected data from children under 13. Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacts as he testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. REUTERSMeta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing on Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.The proposed settlement, filed in federal court, would resolve claims by 29 states that Meta deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users, misled the public about the risks and unlawfully collected data from children under 13.The changes to how young people use its apps go further than anything Meta has accepted before, and follow years of criticism from parents and experts over the effects of the world's biggest social media platforms on children.Anger over the impact of Instagram and Facebook -- as well as rival apps like Snapchat and TikTok -- has driven the spread of age limits and school phone bans around the world.In the United States, Meta still faces thousands of personal injury claims and litigation f...
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