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Kenyan motorsport and journalism are in mourning following the passing of Abdul Sidi, a towering figure whose legacy as a rally navigator, writer, mentor and administrator spans generations. His death, confirmed on Friday, September 11,20206, has drawn heartfelt condolences from every corner of the motorsport and media world, with tributes painting a portrait of a man whose reach went far beyond the cockpit of a rally car.

England captain Harry Kane, 2026 World Cup winner Lamine Yamal and French star Kylian Mbappé are among the leading names on the 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlist after the nominees for football’s most prestigious individual prize were released on Tuesday. Barcelona star Yamal and Real Madrid forward Mbappé have made the cut following standout campaigns for club and country while Kane’s inclusion comes after a prolific season for Bayern Munich and England.

Everyone online is furious about the bottle. Timelines are full of screenshots of counterfeit gin, warnings about fake KRA stamps, and viral threads naming bars accused of serving poison disguised as brand-name spirits. Young people under 30 report nastier hangovers than those they are accustomed to. The outrage is justified, but it’s aimed at the wrong target. The bottle isn’t the story; it’s just the symptom.

President William Ruto is a man in political trouble. This weekend, he struck his classic campaign pose, eyes closed, head bowed in ‘humility’, his hands raised in supplication, deep in prayer at Rhema Festival in Nairobi’s Uhuru Park. During the last campaigns, the doors of his Karen residence had been polished smooth by the long coat-tails of village pastors who flocked in to interact with a Deputy President, get some good food, a fat envelope and an earful of promises.

When Achieng Njoroge’s mother retired in June 2024, the family expected the next chapter of her life to be simpler. She had spent years working as a P1 teacher. Retirement was supposed to mean receiving the pension she had earned and using it to meet her needs without depending on her children. But more than two years later, that money is still yet to arrive.

Calling a presidency “obsolete software” is a diagnosis, not condemnation. Software gets patched, upgraded. The question is whether President William Ruto, widely regarded as tactically gifted, and by his own admission a lifelong political “learner”, is capable of installing an upgrade rather than issuing another cosmetic release,  whether he can do it in time to save his regime and whether Kenya isn’t better off without him altogether.

There are few franchises that Kenyans have taken to claiming as their own. Fast and Furious comes to mind. We, maybe, contribute 10 per cent of their global box office, given how much of a no-miss it is in this country. Another international no-miss set of films, not really a franchise, are those of Sir Christopher Nolan. Inception, The Dark Knight, Interstellar; his films always come with the caveat of you not being the same person after watching it.

Executive Insights Sharp Inflection: The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) recorded 71 abduction and enforced-disappearance cases and 60 extrajudicial killings since June 2024 by 31 October. By 26 December, it had raised the abduction total to 82, with 29 people still missing [2][8] -> treat the June 2024 protests as the start of a systemic crisis, not a series of isolated arrests.

The ‘oldest profession in the world’ has, in the past five years, received digital updates in the form of very culturally pervasive platforms like OnlyFans, Fansly, Stripchat and many more. Adult media has always been a thing, but what makes these sites revolutionary is the way in which they have given all the power to the women in question and not godless cabals who have historically taken advantage of them.

Growing up in Kenya in the 1990s, few debates were as eternal or as heated as the question of whether Tupac Amaru Shakur was still alive. The conversation unfolded in school corridors, on basketball courts, and late into the night at house parties. Some swore he had faked his death and was living in Cuba. Others insisted he had become an alias, hiding in plain sight, visible in every fan who tied a bandana around his head and recited his verses like scripture.