Author: Eagle Reporter

Gor Mahia FC attacker Austin Odhiambo and Kenya Police Bullets’ Lydia Okoth have been feted as the Most Valuable Players (MVP) of the 2023/24 FKF men’s and women’s Premier Leagues respectively on Friday. Odhiambo had an inspiring season with K’Ogalo, helping them to lift the FKF Premier League title, and his fine form saw him earn call ups to the national teams Harambee Stars as well as the Emerging Stars (U-23). In a colourful award gala hosted at a Nairobi Hotel, Odhiambo edged his Gor mahia counterpart Rooney Onyango and John Mark Makwatta of Kariobangi Sharks to lift the accolade.…

A historic boat parade down the River Seine launched the Paris Olympics with spectacular French flair Friday, as the City of Light welcomed the world’s greatest athletes for a sporting extravaganza. A show-stopping performance by Celine Dion, a flaming Olympic cauldron lifted into the night sky by hot-air balloon, and a dazzling Eiffel Tower light show brought the curtain down on a four-hour celebration of French culture, history and art. Braving torrential rain, some 300,000 people had lined the river banks to cheer on the armada carrying competitors past the city’s iconic sights: the Eiffel Tower bearing the five Olympic…

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is one of most notorious names in drug war history, synonymous with the fearsome power and corrosive influence of the most important drug cartel in the world. The last of an original generation of drug cartel leaders, he created the Sinaloa Cartel alongside Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman from the remnants of the Guadalajara Cartel after it collapsed in 1989. But unlike his infamous partner who was twice jailed and escaped, El Mayo was able to evade capture for some 35 years. Until now. US authorities arrested him in El Paso, Texas on Thursday. He has already…

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer has said the popstar was “not intoxicated” when he was arrested by police officers last month for driving under the influence. The 43-year-old pop star was detained in New York for running a stop sign and failing to stay on the right side of the road. His first court hearing took place on Friday, where his lawyer Edward Burke said police made “a very significant number of errors” in the case. “The most important fact to know about this case is that Justin was not intoxicated and should not have been arrested for DWI,” he added. Speaking…

French rail company SNCF says at least 250,000 passengers are expected to be impacted by what the country’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal described as “acts of sabotage” on Friday. A series of fires caused the disruptions early in the morning local time, hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Several high-speed TGV lines have been hit to the west, north and east of the capital and Eurostar has also warned customers of longer journey times and cancellations. Nobody has claimed responsibility and Mr Attal said that security forces were searching for those responsible. The public prosecutor’s office is also investigating.…

A group has moved to court seeking to block the inclusion of four leaders from ODM party to be part of President William Ruto’s new Cabinet. The Executive Director of Commission for Human Rights Julius Ogogoh says the nomination of the four will have a negative effect as their subsequent appointment will disable the opposition from discharging its oversight role on the operation of the government. Ruto on Wednesday week picked John Mbadi, Hassan Joho, Opiyo Wandayi and Wycliffe Oparanya to form part of his new look Cabinet. He designated ODM Chairman Mbadi as Treasury CS and Minority Leader Wandayi…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said that protests witnessed recently in the country should be a wake up call to Kenyans. Mudavadi said the unrest should serve as a reminder that no country can prosper in the absence of peace. He urged Kenyans to remain peaceful and united as the government addresses the key reforms needed in the country. He emphasized that economic transformation can only be achieved in an environment where citizens are hardworking, the leadership is focused and the rule of law is being followed. “What we have experienced as a result of raising our concerns as…

A Nairobi court Friday ordered the release of activist Boniface Mwangi and four others pending investigations into false publication case. Police wanted them be detained for 21 days as investigations go on. Mwangi together with Albert Wambugu, Robert Otieno, Pablo Chacha and Erot Franco appeared before Milimani Principal magistrate Gilbert Shikwe on Friday. Shikwe declined the application by the police saying that they did not indicate what they intended to do with them during that time, nor the details of their investigation. “Having considered submissions by both the prosecution and the defence, i find that there are no compelling grounds…

A Nairobi court will Friday rule whether it will detain activist Boniface Mwangi and four others for 21 days pending investigations into false publication case. Mwangi together with Albert Wambugu, Robert Otieno, Pablo Chacha and Erot Franco appeared before Milimani Principal magistrate Gilbert Shikwe on Friday. The five are being investigated for alleged false publication, taking part in an unlawful assembly and creating a disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace. In a miscellaneous application filed in court, the detectives are seeking custodial orders to complete a probe into the aforementioned crimes. “I pray this honourable…

A prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre terrorism-related case described how he was forced to aid his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter in fasting to death. Testifying before Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Leah Juma, the protected witness revealed that he initially tried to protect his child. However, he eventually succumbed to pressure from elders who were enforcing the fast and monitoring the deaths. These elders were reportedly tasked by Paul Nthege Mackenzie, the prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, to implement his radical teachings among his followers. The witness recounted that he had no choice but to deprive his daughter of food and…