KenGen has elected former Infrastructure PS Prof. Eng. John Kipngetich Mosonik as Board Chairman, replacing Alfred Agoi Masadia, who was appointed in December 2024.Prof Eng. Mosonik is an accomplished technocrat and distinguished leader with over 35 years of executive experience spanning the public and private sectors, including telecommunications engineering, infrastructure, energy and strategic governance
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Kyren Wilson speaks out after criticism over cue incident during International Championship
Kyren Wilson says he apologised to the referee over throwing his cue on the table after losing a frame at the International Championship in China.
While 57 points behind with 27 remaining in his first round match against Liam Highfield, Wilson conceded the frame after his opponent Liam Highfield missed a yellow.
But as he was walking out of the arena, Wilson threw his cue across the table as the balls were being re-racked for the next frame – and the 2024 world champion received a surprised glare from the match referee. Footage posted on his Chinese social media page has shown Wilson apologising to the referee, who clearly held no hard feelings – and he has now spoken publicly about the incident.
Wilson would recover to beat Highfield 6-5 on Sunday to progress to the second round in Nanjing, where he thrashed Ryan Day 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon.
Speaking to the World Snooker Tour after his victory over Day, Wilson said of the cue incident: "It's a tough one, really. I've always been a fiery character, and I've always had that bit of a temper side in me. That's something that's made me a winner over the years, and I feel like that little bit of fire in your belly is the difference between a winner sometimes.
"It was something that I just needed to get out of my system. I'd just bottled up my emotions for eight frames. I've played Liam for many years, since we were about 11 years old, and he's kind of changed his style of play, if I can just put it lightly. And it just frustrated me over the course of eight frames. I'm not saying it was the right thing to do, but it was the right thing for me to do in that moment, to get myself geed up and going again.
"The only thing I regret is that my anger was outed towards the referee. So I bought him a cupcake before tonight's game, just to say sorry and that it was nothing to do with him. So yeah, I hold my hands up for that. But I never hold my hands up for how passionate I am about the game and about my performances."
More to follow…
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Kenya: Journalists Face Rising Attacks Ahead of 2027 Election, Media Council Warns
Nairobi recorded the highest number of violations with 13 casesThe Media Council of Kenya has raised the alarm over a sharp rise in press freedom violations, warning that attacks on journalists are increasing as the country approaches the 2027 General Election.According to data from the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), 47 cases of press freedom violations were documented between July and September 2026, a significant increase from 17 cases recorded during the same period in 2025 and 24 cases in 2024.
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Lenny Kravitz’s team responds to rumours singer died in fatal Florida plane crash
Representatives of Lenny Kravitz have issued a statement debunking rumours that the musician was on a Learjet which crashed in Florida.
Nine people, including two crew and seven passengers, were on the plane, with officials confirming that everyone on board the plane was killed in the crash near West Palm Beach on November 1.
Shortly after a the tragedy a screenshot began to circulate on social media which claimed that the pilot flying the plane had posted that she was flying Lenny Kravitz on this route.
Pilot Emily Shelton wrote in the post: “Honored to be flying the one and only Lenny Kravitz from AUS [in Austin] to ELH [in the Bahamas] tomorrow.
“Looking forward to having him on board! ‘It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over’ is going to be playing in the cockpit.”
Shelton is not the pilot who was flying the plane involved in the crash, who has been named in the New York Post as Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, while another pilot has not yet been publicly identified.
Now, a representative of Kravitz has said that the rumours he was on the flight are 'untrue and incorrect'.
The passengers who had been travelling on the flight have not been identified publicly at the time of writing.
Shelton has also made a subsequent post on social media after the crash in an effort to debunk the false claims, saying that she was not the pilot on the flight involved in the crash.
"I was recently made aware that there are rumours that I was the pilot of the recent crash in Palm Beach," she said in a post shared to TikTok.
"I would like to respectfully clarify I was not. I ask that people please stop speculating and spreading misinformation on this tragedy and be respectful of those involved.
"My heart goes out to all those lost and affected.”
In a press conference on 2 November NTSB Member Tom Chapman gave additional information about the tragedy, including shared by the aircraft with air traffic control, including reports of 'ice and turbulence' which was 'certainly a factor'.
Chapman explained that the crew had described the ice as light, while the turbulence was manageable.
"The crew transmitted that they were at 35,000 feet with moderate turbulence with altitude deviations of about 700 feet," said Chapman.
The crew reported the outside temperature was -47 Celsius, which is -53 Fahrenheit, and they were managing the ice but were in moderate turbulence.
"Very soon after the crew transmitted 'we are picking up precipitation requesting to climb to 37,000 feet if able', which was approved by FAA air traffic control.
"Less than 30 seconds later a transmission from the aeroplane announced the descent followed by a Mayday call about 12:48 Eastern, the aeroplane transmitted 'we are in an overspeed condition descending' with the rest unintelligible.
"Subsequent communications described that the aeroplane was descending rapidly and gave an altitude callout. Sadly all aboard were lost."
He added: "Our investigators will work to thoroughly document relevant evidence and gather additional factual information," he told the press conference.
"Our mission is to understand not just what happened but what happened and to recommend changes to prevent it from happening again.
"We will not be determining the probable cause of the crash while we’re here on scene nor will we speculate about the cause."
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Maraga explains why Kenyans are poor
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has blamed Kenya’s persistent poverty on an extractive system that prioritises people in power over ordinary citizens, arguing that the country’s economic challenges go beyond a lack of money.
In a statement posted on X on November 2, 2026, Maraga, who is seeking the presidency in 2027, said the country could take a different direction through leadership guided by integrity, discipline, respect for the rule of law and prudent management of public resources.
“We are not poor because we lack money. We are poor because we have embraced an extractive system that is designed to serve those in power before it serves citizens,” Maraga stated.
Maraga also linked the country’s economic difficulties to corruption and wastage of public resources. In a separate post, he wrote: “We are not a poor country!!! But bad leadership, mega corruption scandals like these two and wastage of resources has pushed Kenyans to their knees.”
The former Chief Justice’s remarks come as he continues to criticise President William Ruto over the failure to reconstitute the Cabinet in line with the constitutional two-thirds gender rule.
The High Court had given the President 120 days to ensure that at least nine women were appointed to the 25-member Cabinet, with the deadline expiring on October 28, 2026.
Maraga questioned the failure to meet the deadline, saying compliance with court orders and the Constitution should guide decisions made by the government.
“Compliance with the Constitution is not optional; it is the ultimate metric of a functioning democracy,” he stated.
He also criticised Attorney General Dorcas Oduor for seeking a stay of the judgment shortly before the deadline. The Court of Appeal declined to treat the application as urgent.
“A court order remains fully active, alive, and binding unless and until a higher court explicitly stays it,” Maraga emphasised.
He warned that government decisions, policies and expenditure made after the deadline could face legal challenges, including possible contempt proceedings against the Attorney General.
Maraga further linked the Cabinet dispute to what he described as wider concerns about adherence to constitutional procedures.
He cited a separate High Court ruling that declared the President’s roadside announcements on affordable housing allocations unconstitutional. He also questioned plans to spend more than Ksh1 billion on the opening of the Raila Odinga International Stadium without parliamentary approval.
The former Chief Justice questioned why the President would appeal a ruling requiring the inclusion of women in the Cabinet, arguing that Kenya has qualified women who can serve in government.
Maraga, who served as Chief Justice between 2016 and 2021, is the co-party leader of the United Green Movement (UGM).
He has called on Ruto to reconstitute the Cabinet in line with the court directive or resign if he cannot comply.
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NSE Under Selling Pressure Ahead of Earnings Season
The NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) has been under selling pressure for the past week in what market analysts attribute partly to the upcoming corporate earnings season.Top on the watch list is Safaricom which is scheduled to release its half year 2027 results this Thursday November 5th 2026.
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TVETA boss calls for stronger collaboration to accelerate CBET implementation
The Director General of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA), Dr Paul Machocho Wanyeki, has called for stronger collaboration among training institutions and sector regulators to accelerate the implementation of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) in Kenya.Dr Wanyeki made the appeal during a two-day Principals' Quarterly Meeting held at the Kenya School of TVET, where he joined the Principal Secretary for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Dr Esther Thaara Muoria, and other sector leaders to assess progress in CBET implementation and discuss strategies for improving skills development.
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Gachagua puts opposition presidential hopefuls on notice over lack of grassroots effort
A fiery Rigathi Gachagua censured top shots in the United Opposition who are not working to earn the presidential ticket, expecting to secure it at the push of a button.Speaking while meeting a delegation from Nyeri at his Wamunyoro home on Tuesday, Gachagua admitted cracks in the opposition but dismissed them as inconsequential.
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North Rift legends slam AK over Eldoret City Marathon omission
Legendary athletes from the North Rift region have criticised Athletics Kenya (AK) for excluding the Eldoret City Marathon from its calendar, warning that the decision could undermine the careers of upcoming athletes.Speaking to the press in Eldoret, the athletes, led by former 3,000m steeplechase runner Wilson Boit Kipketer, said the marathon had supported hundreds of athletes over the past seven years through its lucrative prize money.
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Energy drinks may pose serious heart risks for young adults, new study warns
A new study has indicated potential health risks which may be associated with caffeinated energy drinks, including an increased risk of heart problems.
The American Heart Association has conducted the research, which examined over 28,000 reports covering a time scale of eight years.
These reports were sent to a database held by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and looked at adverse events, though the findings have not been published in a peer reviewed journal at present.
Part of the data allowed them to compare incidences of cardiac arrest with energy drinks and supplements that contained caffeine with such as caffeine pills or powders used prior to a workout with other FDA-approved products.
Cardiac arrest was reported approximately 11 times more frequently in the case of these products than with other products which are regulated by the FDA, NBC reports.
In other parts of the data they also found that energy drinks and supplements appeared around 4.5 time more likely to include mention of a heart attack, as well as around four times more likely for palpitations or an abnormal heartbeat.
A large proportion of the data, nearly half of the reports, was made up of people who were aged between 18 and 34, with the same pattern also being there for women and men.
The study does not prove that drinking energy drinks leads to heart problems or that most people who drink them will go on to develop heart problems, and further research is still needed.
Dr. John Higgins is a sports cardiologist at UTHealth Houston, and called the research, which he himself was not involved with, a 'warning sign' about the potential impact that energy drinks could have.
“These are very powerful stimulants. I believe the study identifies an important and concerning cardiovascular safety signal, particularly given the reports involving younger adults and adolescents," he said.
Meanwhile Dr. Luke Laffin, who works as a preventive cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, said that the way that the FDA's reporting system works can be useful for researchers.
“Although not a perfect data set, FDA’s adverse event reporting system can help identify signals of harm that need to be explored with systematic safety monitoring,” he said, adding that a 'future evaluation' of the safety of energy drinks which was carried out in a 'systemic way' could be 'useful'.
The FDA database in question in called CAERS, and anyone is able to submit data to it.
This includes patients, carers, as well as medical professionals, all of whom can file reports about any health event, such as a cardiac arrest, which they think may be connected to a particular product such food or cosmetics.
The FDA also warns that these reports are not the FDA saying definitively that a product causes a particular medical event.
According to Mayo Clinic, a recommended safe daily intake for an adult is around 400 milligrams of caffeine, equivalent to around four cups of filter coffee, though this can vary from person to person.