Olympic and St. John Junior Secondary Schools have performed exceptionally in the girls’ and boys’ category in the recently concluded first Junior NBA and Safaricom tournament at the Sabis International school in Nairobi. The M-PESA Jr. NBA program launched last week by the National Basket Association (NBA) Africa and Safaricom saw Nairobi play host to one of the four regional basketball tournaments for youth ages 13-16 in the country. The Olympic boys’ and girls’ teams were the stars of the court in the maiden tournament that had an impressive turnout of 24 schools with more than 500 junior players. In the girls’ semi-finals, Olympic Junior Secondary team beat Daima Junior Secondary team 26-4 in a one-sided match on the outdoor courts as St. John Junior Secondary team was made to sweat before
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – A Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court is expected to deliver a judgment on Wednesday in a graft case involving former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu. In August 2024, Waititu, his spouse Susan Wangari Ndungu, Luka Mwangi Wahinya, Charles Chege Mbuthia, Beth Wangeci Mburu, Testimony Enterprises Limited, Saika Two Estate Developers Limited, and Bienvenue Delta Hotel were charged with the irregular awarding of road tenders worth Sh588 million in Kiambu County in February 2018. “The Chief Magistrate, Thomas Nzioki, issued a summons against Waititu today after he failed to appear in court. He directed that Waititu appear physically in court on Wednesday, 12th February 2025, at 9:30 a.m. when the judgment will be delivered,” read a post from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). The accused