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Kenya drama “Tuko Macho” to be screened at prestigious Toronto International Film Festival

08/30/2016

The Kenyan crime drama Tuko Macho, which is currently being serialised on Facebook, is to get a screening at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), TIFF [...]

Kenya police questioning Kipchoge Keino over Rio Fiasco

08/30/2016

The fallout from the widely reported problems with Kenya’s team at the Rio Olympics continues. The legendary athlete Kipchoge Keino, who is the chairman of the [...]

Royal Canadian Mounted Police allows Muslim officers to wear hijab

08/26/2016

The Mounties have adopted a new uniform policy to allow female Muslim officers to wear the hijab. Scott Bardsley, spokesman for Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, [...]

Rio Review: Kenyans dominant but not perfect, indiscipline & rivalry weigh on runners

08/23/2016

By evelyn watta (sportsnewsarena.com) As the curtains came down at the Rio Olympics, it is time to take stock of what could have, may have been for team Kenya over the last [...]

Kenya’s David Rudisha successfully defends his 800m Olympic crown

08/16/2016

The Kenyan becomes only the 4th man to win back-to-back 800m titles as he successfully defended his Olympic crown in 1.42.15. With this second gold, he is also the first man [...]

Jemima Sumgong gives Kenya its first Olympics Women’s Marathon Gold

08/14/2016

For all our domination in Marathon running in many countries across the globe, it was surprising to many that Sunday’s win by Jemima Sumgong marked the first time a [...]

Aaron Driver, terror suspect, killed by police in anti-terrorism operation in Ontario town

08/11/2016

A 24-year-old man who had been under a peace bond for being an ISIS sympathizer was killed Wednesday night by police responding to what they say was “a potential [...]

10 Refugees will compete as their own team in Rio

08/04/2016

When the Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, the opening ceremony, on Friday, will pay tribute to the world’s displaced and stateless persons. During the parade of nations, a [...]

Canadian women’s soccer team wins Olympic opener at Rio 2016

08/04/2016

The Rio Olympics don’t officially open until Friday. But the Canadian women’s soccer team helped kick off competition Wednesday with a pulsating 2-0 win over [...]

Toronto police officer gets 6 years jail sentence for shooting Sammy Yatim

07/28/2016

A Toronto police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison for gunning down a troubled teen on an empty streetcar in 2013. Const. James Forcillo was convicted of [...]