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Kenyan middle-distance runner Gilbert Soet Kwemoi has passed away. The 23-year-old athlete is reported to have collapsed at his home on Friday night and was rushed to a hospital in Mount Elgon where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Kwemoi has been training in Iten and Nairobi under National…

Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on Friday successfully defended her Olympic title at the Tokyo games. The 26-year-old Kenyan won the women's 1500-meter race in an Olympic record time of 3:53.11 ahead of Laura Muir of Great Britain (3:54.50) and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, who settled for bronze…

Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno was on Saturday barred from competing in the 100m men’s heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This is after he allegedly tested positive for a banned substance, prompting Team Kenya and the organizers to withdraw him from the race start list. But in a statement, Otieno…

President Kenyatta has announced that Kenya will host the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally annually for the next five years. This comes after Kenya secured hosting rights of the elite motorsport event from the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the WRC after years of intense…

Kenya beach volleyball women's team has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. The team grabbed the sole African ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games after beating Nigeria in the final of the CAVB Continental Cup/Olympic qualifiers in Agadir, Morocco on Sunday. This is set to be the first time Kenya will…

World Champion Sebastien Ogier has won the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally in Kenya. The Frenchman trounced his Toyota Gazoo team-mate Takamoto Katsuta of Japan who finished second. Hyundai Motorsport driver Ott Tanak (Estonia) was third while M-Sport drivers Fourmaux Adrien (France)…

President Kenyatta officially flagged off the World Rally Championships (WRC) Safari Rally at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, featuring 59 crews. This marked the return of the WRC event to the country after a 19-year hiatus. Kabras Sugar Racing’s Onkar Rai, who is…

A multi-agency security team has been deployed to Naivasha to provide security during the WRC Safari Rally between June 24th and 27th. Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai said the team is made up of officers from the National Police Service, Kenya Wildlife Service, National Youth Service…

Harambee Stars goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been hospitalized after being involved in a road accident. Matasi was traveling from Nairobi to Kakamega together with his family when his vehicle lost control and rolled multiple times at Lessos area along the Nakuru-Kapsabet Road. Matasi was rushed to…

Kenyan rugby legend Benjamin Ayimba has died at the age of 45. Ayimba, who was battling cerebral malaria, passed away on Friday night while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital.   He had been in and out of hospital since late 2020 before he was re-admitted in March this year after his…