Audio By VocalizeAn image showing the dead python and goat at the Kombewa Police Station. A Kisumu man stunned police officers after he walked into Kombewa Police Station carrying a dead four-metre python and a dead goat stuffed inside a cement bag, demanding justice for his livestock. "I heard the goat bleating and went to check, only to find a python had wrapped itself around it," said Agak. Refusing to let the matter rest, Agak bundled both carcasses into a bag and headed to the station. KWS officials also visited Osore and promised to compensate him and support his farming.

Miniature national flags of Eritrea (left) and Ethiopia. [AFP]The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its secession in 1993 following a referendum. But since Eritrea’s independence, relations between the two countries have evolved through many ups and downs, which include a devastating war from 1998 to 2000, followed by two decades of mutual isolation.

[Courtesy]Ministry of Education has admitted it cannot pay teachers who supervised co-curricular activities, with pending bills hitting Sh400 million. "The current arrangement where we get money from the sports fund for co-curricular activities is creating problems to the ministry," said Bitok. We are waiting for the sports fund… but I'm requesting for a month to two months at most to be able to pay these teachers," noted Bitok. "I had to pay my teachers from my constituency because they were suffering. "It appears you are resigning to fate that you are not going to pay our teachers because the sports fund is not releasing the money.

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (second right) during Malava by-election campaigns. [File, Standard]Cabinet Secretaries and public officials are once again under scrutiny over their involvement in partisan campaigns and the misuse of public offices ahead of the 2027 General Election, in violation of the law. Last week, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi hosted a curious delegation at his office. At a time when the budget-making process is in full swing, Mbadi met Luo elders to discuss ODM party politics.

Why Vodacom wants court to strike out its name from Safaricom sale caseVodacom Group has urged the court to strike its name out of a case filed by Kanu spokesperson Tony Gachoka and activist Fredrick Onyango in opposition to the sale of Safaricom shares.

Safaricom told the court that it was not the right party to sue as it was not in control of the government’s shareholding decisions. [File, Standard]Vodacom Group has urged the court to strike its name out of a case filed by Kanu spokesperson Tony Gachoka and activist Fredrick Onyango in opposition to the sale of Safaricom shares. The United Kingdom-based firm, in its reply to the case before High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi, said that it is not a party to the government share sale deal.

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After a 46% stock slide over 12 months, the company is drawing takeover interest from multiple directions. This is what makes PayPal takeover interest more than opportunism. The takeover interest tightens that clock. Takeover interest reflects that structural drift. What seems clear is this: PayPal takeover interest has forced a reckoning.

[Elvis Ogina]The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations has approved the nomination of Ida Odinga as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). If endorsed by the plenary, Ida will formally assume the diplomatic role of representing Kenya at the UN environment body headquartered in Nairobi. During her vetting before the committee, Ida Odinga disclosed a personal net worth of approximately Sh500 million. She clarified that her declared wealth was distinct from broader family assets, noting that some properties are held within the wider Oginga family. During the vetting, Ida pledged to champion Kenya’s and Africa’s interests at the global environmental body.

[AFP]The UN General Assembly voiced support for Ukraine Tuesday on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion, with the United States among countries abstaining from the vote. The US delegation had pressed for a separate vote on paragraphs involving Ukraine's territorial integrity and international law but this idea was rejected. The transition from Joe Biden to Donald Trump in the White House last year has seen firm, unconditional US support for Ukraine cool dramatically. "Despite peace efforts led by the US and supported by Europe, Russia continues to demonstrate no genuine willingness to stop this aggression," Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said. Russia's deputy ambassador Anna Evstigneeva answered, saying Ukraine should focus on diplomacy to end the war "rather than initiating yet another politicized vote."

Relatives of the men told the BBC that when they had arrived in Russia, they were given contracts to sign, but as they were written in Russian, they did not understand it was to fight as mercenaries against Ukrainian forces. Ramaphosa said the South African government, working closely with Russian officials, had secured the men's return home – with most expected back soon.

Ghana's government has removed the name of a coup leader, who helped overthrow founding father Kwame Nkrumah exactly 60 years ago, from the country's main airport. Kotoka International Airport will now be known as Accra International Airport, its original name. The authorities have assured the public that the name change will not affect airport operations, safety standards or international travel. In the build up to the 1966 coup, Nkrumah had faced criticism that he was becoming increasingly oppressive. As well as leading Ghana to independence in 1957, Nkrumah was seen as a visionary in the pan-African liberation movement.

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Audio By VocalizeNairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna addresses the Press in Nairobi following his removal as ODM secratry general on February 12, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has left the door open to a presidential bid, urging youths to register as voters ahead of the 2027 General Election. We are fugitives in a country that is supposed to be free," said the Nairobi senator. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen had suggested Sifuna stage-managed the lobbing of teargas canisters at his own meetings. Sifuna said what Kenyans want most is not roads but freedom and the rule of law.

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