LIFESTYLE NEWS

A teacher in Uganda’s south-eastern town of Jinja has been arrested on accusations of being a lesbian, according to reports. The sports teacher at PMM Girls High School was apprehended over the weekend after parents and members of the alumni association stormed the school on Friday, accusing her of…

Naomi Nyongesa, the mother of social media influencer Arthur Mandela alias Xtian Dela, is pleading with her son to return home. In an emotional interview, Nyongesa said the last time she heard from her son was in 2019 and is concerned for his wellbeing. “Wherever Arthur Mandela (Xtian Dela) is, I…

The government on Friday launched Tembo Naming Festival, which allows Kenyans to adopt an elephant for a price ranging from Sh100,000 to Sh500,000. The initiative by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is aimed at creating an environment where human-wildlife conflict can be minimized and promoting…

The Small Claims Court cannot handle cases involving women who “eat fare” and witch doctors who fail to deliver after collecting money from clients, a magistrate has said. Senior Resident Magistrate Tabitha Wanjiku Mbugua of Eldoret Small Claims Court said the law on the jurisdiction of small…

Jacob Ocholla, the man alleging to be former President Mwai Kibaki’s biological son, claims his life is in danger. Ocholla, 62, claimed two men riding a motorcycle trailed him as he was driving towards James Gichuru road in Nairobi on Wednesday. He told Nation that the men first knocked his car…

Kenyan TikTok star Baba Mona and three family members have died in a grisly road accident in Kericho County. Baba Mona, real name May Kevin Oselu, was killed alongside his daughter Mona and two of his sisters in the crash that occurred at Fort Ternan area along the Londiani-Muhoroni road on Friday…

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma is set to introduce a new bill that seeks to criminalize homosexuality in Kenya. Kaluma says the proposed piece of legislation intends to increase the sentence for those found guilty of engaging in and promoting homosexual acts to life imprisonment. “I intend to bring…

Tea producer and exporter James Finlays Kenya has suspended two managers who were exposed for sexually exploiting female workers at the company’s tea estate in Kericho.  On Tuesday, the company announced it has terminated its contract with John Chebochok’s company Sislo Holdings and absorbed…

Kenyans on social media have blasted the Ministry of Education for flaunting a photocopier donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Through Twitter, the ministry shared photos of Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang receiving the ‘state-of-the-art’…

A 39-year-old pastor in Mozambique lost his life on Wednesday after trying to go 40 days without food and water in a bid to fast like Jesus Christ in the Bible. Francisco Barajah, the founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church and a French teacher in the town of Messica, died in a hospital in…