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Two contested decisions at the 2026 World Cup have reignited debate over how video assistant referee (VAR) reviews should work, and how far back a referee should look when deciding what counts as part of the same passage of play. VAR allows referees to review contentious incidents using replay footage, with the human referee making
By Muchira Gachenge Since May, a wave of child disappearances has plunged Madagascar into fear. Yet beyond the human tragedy, the crisis has become a brutal political litmus test. It has exposed long-suppressed social fractures, a government seemingly more preoccupied with its own survival than with governing, and a civil society that, confronted with official
Jane Pinto, one of the most influential figures in Kenyan and world table tennis, has died exactly one week after celebrating her 91st birthday. Pinto, who served as President of the Kenya Table Tennis Association from 2002 to 2014, passed away in Nairobi on Wednesday. She had previously served as Deputy President of the association
The defending champions Ruraraka A continued with their impressive unbeaten run this season with another big win as they moved to the top of the standings after Week 3. Ruaraka A’s batting juggernaut rolled on in the Nairobi County Cricket Association (NCCA) Super Division 50-Overs League over the weekend, with Satyalaksha Jain and Omkar Ghule
Twenty-one-year-old Kenyan rally driver Michuki Hinga celebrated his birthday month in unforgettable fashion, delivering a dream debut on the continental stage by winning the Two-Wheel Drive category and finishing second overall in the NRC category of the 2026 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally. Driving a Toyota RunX alongside co-driver John Ngugi, Hinga produced a remarkable performance
New leadership book explores how poor leadership undermines trust and performance, and offers practical lessons on how leaders can reflect, correct bad habits, and rebuild with integrity.
By Muchira Gachenge The Kenya Red Cross is set to receive a boost from the CMA CGM Foundation to expand the reception capacity of the I.O.Me001 Social Innovation Centre in the country’s Mombasa City. The announcement was made during the Africa Forward Summit held in Nairobi on May 11 and 12, 2026. The Foundation’s President
The rise in Russian influence in the Big Island continues. Moscow is reportedly eyeing the SECREN shipyard in Diego Suarez. A logistics foothold of primary importance in the Indian Ocean. Such an acquisition would give Russia a strategic advantage in the Mozambique Channel region: an area at the centre of fierce competition for influence between
The biggest challenge preventing successful avocado farming is a condition of the rooting system called the “J” root.
By Otuma Angelo Today is World Press Freedom Day. I wish to reflect on the day. In the newsroom during my days, this day used to pass without much ceremony, except the usual statements. We marked it, then moved on to the next story. Having worked as a reporter and later as an editor and
