CECAFA Championships Stories

Kenya to host 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 06, 2025

The winner of the tournament will represent the CECAFA region at the CAF Women’s Champions League 2025.

Health ministry revokes internship placements for 348 nursing students over graduation issues
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 04, 2025

According to the Health ministry, the internship policy guidelines stipulate that only students who have formally graduated and received clearance fro...

KUPPET proposes overhaul of funding, abolition of bursaries in fresh push for fully free public education system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

At the top of KUPPET’s demands is the immediate release of the entire capitation for the 2025 academic year, well before the third and final term begi...

HELB disbursements to begin August 15 after Sh5 billion funding boost
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said the move is aimed at ensuring that all eligible students receive financial support and that no on...

Ministry of Health revokes 306 nursing internships, cites ineligibility
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

The Ministry also revealed that its investigation had uncovered a separate group of 316 pre-interns who met the eligibility criteria but had been inad...

Kenya aims for 2026 World Rafting Championships hosting rights after African gold sweep
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 28, 2025

Rafting is a high-adrenaline sport where teams of four to six paddlers navigate whitewater rapids in inflatable boats across race formats like sprint,...

Susan Ejore eyes podium finish in Tokyo after securing world championships spot
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 25, 2025

Susan Ejore is set to represent Kenya at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after finishing second in the women’s 1500 metres final at the nat...

Athletics Kenya unveils team for Tokyo Worlds amid rising doping Cases
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 23, 2025

Kenya has named a 58-member squad for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, even as a fresh wave of doping cases threatens to overshado...

Kipyegon, Chebet lead Kenya's charge as 58 athletes named for World Championships in Tokyo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

Tuwei announced that the team would immediately begin residential training at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, as Nairobi prepares to host the A...

Safaricom’s Ndoto Zetu initiative elevates maternal health in Kamukunji's Eastleigh with bed donation
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 22, 2025

This upgrade at the Eastleigh Health Centre—from fewer than eight outdated beds—represents a major improvement in both comfort and care for expectant...

Janeth Chepng'etich crowned 10,000m national champion, secures World Athletics spot
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

Chepng'etich clocked an impressive 30:27.02 to finish ahead of world 5,000m and 10,000m record holder Agnes Ng'etich, who posted 30:27.38, and double...

Eliud Kipchoge to skip 2025 World Athletics Championships, backs younger runners
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 21, 2025

Kipchoge made his World Championships debut in 2003 in Paris, stunning the world with a gold medal in the 5,000m at just 18 years old.

Harambee Stars withdraws from CECAFA tournament over poor conditions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

FKF confirmed that the team will return to Kenya immediately to resume preparations for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, which K...

HELB turmoil deepens as Chairperson Ekwee Ethuro, CEO Geoffrey Monari clash over Sh12.9 billion shortfall
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

In an interview on Thursday, Ethuro claimed HELB is financially healthy, dismissing reports of a funding crisis. But in a separate appearance before M...

HELB writes off Sh347 million after identifying over 2,600 deceased loan defaulters
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The recovery follows a joint effort with Civil Registration Services, which enabled more efficient verification of death records.

National Treasury scraps Sh337 billion High Grand Falls dam project, citing failed evaluation report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

The Treasury said the decision was based on a critical review of the project development report, which failed to meet key regulatory requirements.

HELB tightens portal rules, orders minor applicants to update national ID details
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

HELB said applicants who registered using their KCSE index number must now revise their account details by adding their national ID number and first n...

Economic hardships, not just high interest rates, driving digital loan defaults among Kenyan youth
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 10, 2025

Despite their current challenges, most respondents said they do not intend to default permanently, expressing fear of being blacklisted by the Credit...

Kipyegon, Chebet hail historic feats after smashing world records
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 08, 2025

Kipyegon, 31, shattered her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68, while Chebet, 25, became the first woman in history to run the 5,0...

HELB opens loan and scholarship applications for university, TVET students until August 31
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 02, 2025

In the notice, HELB emphasised inclusivity by reiterating the urgency and commitment to supporting students from all backgrounds.

‘It’s safe’: Rwanda dismisses security concerns ahead of historic cycling championships in Kigali
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 10, 2025

Speaking in Glasgow, Scotland, after the final stage of the Tour of Britain Women, FERWACY President Samson Ndayishimiye reassured the global cycling...

Treasury tightens PPP rules amid public outrage over secretive infrastructure deals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

The directive responds directly to public outrage over projects like the failed proposal by the Adani Group of India to lease the Jomo Kenyatta Intern...

Kenya reasserts sovereignty amid US scrutiny over China ties
Mwangi Maina  |  May 21, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said Kenya's diplomacy is guided by national interest, not external pressure.

Kenya’s 4x100m men's relay team secures spot at 2025 World Championships
Rama Mohammed  |  May 11, 2025

Kenya’s 4x100m men’s relay team has qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after a strong performance in the second round of th...

2025 CAVB Men’s Championships: GSU through to 9th-place final after defeating KPA in thrilling five-setter
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 29, 2025

GSU recovered in the fourth set, winning 25-22 before carrying that momentum to the fifth set which went to the wire as they claimed a 17-15 win to co...

GSU, KPA crash out as Kenya's hopes end at CAVB Men’s Club Championships
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 26, 2025

Kenya’s hopes of reaching the quarter-finals at the 2025 CAVB Men’s Volleyball Club Championships ended on Saturday after GSU and KPA were both knocke...

2025 CAVB Men's Championships: GSU and Prisons fall to North Africans as KPA wins five-set thriller
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 25, 2025

Kenyan clubs GSU and Kenya Prisons suffered defeats to North African giants in their final group matches at the 2025 CAVB Men’s Club Championships, wh...

2025 CAVB Men’s Championships: GSU extend streak, KPA bounce back, Prisons falter again
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 24, 2025

Kenya’s GSU kept their hopes of a historic continental title alive with another dramatic comeback at the CAVB Men’s Club Championships, while KPA boun...

2025 CAVB Men's Championships: GSU thrive as Kenya Prisons and KPA Struggle
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 23, 2025

GSU remain unbeaten at the 2025 CAVB Men’s Volleyball Club Championships, while fellow Kenyan sides Kenya Prisons and Kenya Ports Authority face early...

Questions arise over unused billions in Road Annuity Fund
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

Roads Principal Secretary Joseph Mbugua told the committee that the law gives the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary powers to declare a surplus and...

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