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Kenyan fugitive caught after 13 years on the run from US The long hand of the law has eventually caught up with a Kenyan fugitive convicted of manslaughter in the United States 13 years ago. Sancho Kibutu, who is said to have committed the offence under the influence of alcohol in the US, slipped through the security networks. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but before sentence could be imposed, he sneaked out of America and returned to Kenya, where he had been hiding.

South Africa extradites to US six Nigerians accused of romance scams South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

Uganda holding last-ditch talks over king’s succession to allow him to be buried Uganda’s government is racing to help resolve a bitter royal succession dispute in the Tooro Kingdom after the death of monarch Oyo Nyimba aged 34, so he can be buried on Saturday, a spokesperson for the kingdom said on Friday.

NTV News James Ayugi opens up on World Bank debarment of Webmasters Kenyan tech firm Webmasters Africa, the company behind the government’s e-Citizen platform, has been debarred by the World Bank over irregularities uncovered during a company-registry project it built for Somalia. The firm’s CEO, James Ayugi, acknowledges that project resources were changed without following the Bank’s required approval process. The relationship between Webmasters and the World Bank stretches back years.

SportPesa launches multi-million-shilling national pool circuit SportPesa has launched a multi-million-shilling investment in the inaugural SportPesa National Pool Circuit, a new national programme aimed at transforming pool from a largely recreational pastime into a structured, competitive and commercially viable sport in Kenya. The circuit will begin with a nationwide grassroots phase running from September 21 to October 4, with competitions held concurrently across multiple venues and hubs.

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Competition Authority approves Diageo’s EABL stake sale to Asahi Kenya’s competition regulator has approved Diageo’s sale of its 65 per cent stake in East African Breweries ‌Plc to Japan’s Asahi Holdings, the brewer said on Thursday. The London-listed company announced in December 2025 that it was selling its stake in EABL to Asahi for $2.3 billion (aprx Sh297.39bn), as part of its strategy to exit the African market.

Ugandan kingdom gripped by succession battle after monarch’s death The traditional Ugandan kingdom of Tooro was plunged into a bitter succession battle on Thursday after the family of the late king, Oyo Nyimba, rejected clan members’ choice of a television news anchor to succeed him. While Uganda is a constitutional republic, it has several ancient kingdoms whose leaders are revered as symbols of tradition and wield vast social influence.

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Another Hormuz? Yemen’s Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb Strait in new threat to shipping Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants have seized control of the historic port city of Mocha, four government military sources said, ina strategic shift that could threaten the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.