Film actor deferred university education for 50 years, then when she enrolled her professor saw her as ‘one of terrifyingly motivated students’
One of her first professors at UCLA, English professor Michael Colacurcio – who had been teaching for nearly half a century – called her “one of the most terrifyingly motivated students I’ve ever had.”
US-based Ikolomani ‘brains anvil’ and founder of Beverly School of Kenya eyes Ikolomani parliamentary seat
Abdi Lidonde, founder and director of Naivasha-based Beverly School of Kenya, a premier institution international curriculum and specialises in the development of gifted children, says in his manifesto that he wants to leverage his international network to facilitate active participation of Kenyans in diaspora in local economy and skills upgrade in all spheres of national life.
Fears over safety and whereabouts of Narok community land activist rise three weeks after altercation at funeral gathering
Tensions reportedly heightened when former Elkerin Member of County Assembly Daniel Langat addressed the gathering and in his speech regarding individuals who had opposed the MP while he was alive.
Analysts say it is unlikely US and Israel will accede to Iran’s preconditions for ending war
The demand for reparations is highly unrealistic, as it would require the United States and Israel to admit war guilt, said political analyst from Gaza Mustafa Ibrahim. Ibrahim believes asking for reparations appears more like “a political bargaining position” to strengthen Iran’s negotiating leverage, rather than a condition that could “realistically be implemented in the near term.”
Kenya develops mechanisms to address safe, orderly and regular migration in the country, Africa
Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services Belio Kipsang while reaffirming the government’s commitment to the GCM global agenda, said Kenya has played a crucial role in the development of the GCM by strengthening and leading the way in migration governance.
Kenya’s former governing Jubilee Party rules out zoning, vows to field candidates for all electoral positions in 227 General Election
In a March 6 statement, the ministry said more than 500,000 Kenyan nationals reside and work in the Middle East and that emergency response measures have been activated. Kenya has reported no confirmed casualties among its citizens in the conflict to date.
Sic Donec: New book dispels myth about Lord Egerton, tracks evolution of Egerton University from farm school to Kenya’s oldest institution of higher education
When approached for his donation of his Ngongongeri Farm, which had been seen as appropriate for the project, Lord Egerton readily obliged, giving 500 acres straight away. He gave no conditions to this donation but only asked that should the project not be accomplished; the land should be handed back to him “free of any legal or other charges.”
AI pushes out breathalysers: Australian researchers develop technology that detects drunk and dangerous drivers
Using 3D facial analysis, researchers are able to detect three major causes of road accidents simultaneously: blood alcohol concentration, fatigue and expressions such as anger, said a statement from Australia’s Edith Cowan University (ECU) on Wednesday.
A 42-year old daughter suspected to be a ‘mental case’ stabs 79-year old father to death in Vihiga
In an interview, Chief Evans Endesia of Izava North Location said he received s distress call from a village elder about the murder incident and rushed to the home to confirm the same and call in the police.
Civil society in Turkana questions authorities’ silence as justice for femicide and GBV crimes is reduced to ‘a few goats’ fine in northern Kenya
A non-governmental organisation, Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT), northern Kenya, is demanding urgent government action following three separate incidents that resulted in maternal death, killing and rape of three women in Turkana County. Director and founder of Friends of Lake Turkana Ikal Ang’elei says the incidents have exposed critical failures...
