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Kenyan gospel singer Betty Bayo and her boyfriend Tash have finally tied the knot after two years of dating. The two lovebirds got married in a Kikuyu traditional wedding held on Saturday. An elated Bayo took to social media to share some photos from her wedding, including that of a car in the…

Socialite Amber Ray has dismissed reports that her best friend Sally Wangeci died from a botched skin-lightening procedure. Sally, the owner of the famous Miale Lounge in Nairobi’s Lavington area, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Nairobi Hospital on Sunday.  Reports circulating online…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has taken a short vacation following weeks of intense campaigns across the country. Odinga’s nationwide meetings culminated in him declaring his bid for the presidency in 2022 at the Azimio La Umoja convention at Kasarani Stadium on December 10th. Speaking to The Standard on…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino will buy Felix Orinda alias DJ Evolve a house as a condition for his acquittal, the court said on Tuesday. Babu was acquitted of attempted murder charges in a case in which he was accused of shooting DJ Evolve at B-Club in Kilimani, Nairobi on January 18th, 2020. This…

Nairobi-based Hero Bar and Restaurant has been listed among the top 100 best drinking joints in the world. Hero Bar which is part of the Tribe Hotels Group was ranked 70th in the extended list for the World's 50 Best Bars at an awards ceremony held in London, the UK on December 7th. It is the first…

Police in Kitui have launched investigations into an incident in which a man was lynched for allegedly attacking a witchdoctor on Saturday. Muthui Mwenga, 65, is said to have attacked an 80-year-old traditional medicine man in a village in Mwingi East over unknown reasons. The deceased had gone to…

The use of a 3D-printed pod that can help carry out assisted suicide has passed a legal review in Switzerland. Dr. Philip Nitschke, who is behind the prototype of the pod, says the machine will be ready for operation in Switzerland by 2022. Creators of the coffin-like device also known as the Sarco…

A Kenyan man who is married to an elderly American woman who is twice his age says he paid only Sh100 as her pride price. 35-year-old Bernard Musyoki from Kitui County met his wife Deborah, 70, on Facebook four years ago and the two are now happily married. In a recent interview with a local…

Pope Francis says fornication is ‘not one of the gravest sins.’ Addressing the press aboard the papal plane on Monday, the 84-year-old pontiff termed pride and hatred as the most serious sins. “Sins of the flesh are not the most serious. Pride and hatred are the most serious,” Pope Francis is…

Media personality Maina Kageni says he is considering retiring from radio next year to focus on running private business. Speaking during his breakfast show on Classic FM, Maina said he plans to relocate to the United States and probably establish a nightclub in Miami.   "Come next year I am…