Pio Gama Pinto: The Indian who became a Kenyan freedom fighter | Features

Pio Gama Pinto: The Indian who became a Kenyan freedom fighter | Features

ByNews Polite

Nairobi, Kenya – On December 12, 1963, six months after Kenya’s independence from the British, the former colony officially became a republic. It is an occasion that has been marked ever since as Jamhuri Day. With the new status came the fight against a colonial-era hierarchy in which Europeans sat…

Worldcoin Office Searched in Nairobi, Kenyan Authorities Confiscate Stored Records: Report

Worldcoin Office Searched in Nairobi, Kenyan Authorities Confiscate Stored Records: Report

ByNews Polite

Kenya’s scepticism around the controversial Web3 project, Worldcoin, seems to be growing with each passing day. Over the weekend, Kenyan authorities reportedly raided the office of Worldcoin in Nairobi, only to confiscate all the stored information of the users who registered with the project. The development followed an official government…

Coinbase Ventures-Backed Mara Crypto Wallet to Launch in Nigeria, Kenya

Coinbase Ventures-Backed Mara Crypto Wallet to Launch in Nigeria, Kenya

ByNews Polite

A new cryptocurrency wallet called Mara is ready for launch in the African markets of Kenya and Nigeria. This digital wallet is backed by Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research, a Hong-Kong based private equity firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX crypto exchange. Mara is a digital financial…

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi dead after crash during race in Vermont
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Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi dead after crash during race in Vermont

ByNews Polite

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi died at the age of 33 years old during a high-speed crash over the weekend in Vermont.  While competing in the 59-mile Vermont Overland race on Saturday, Kangangi fatally crashed while riding on the gravel road. “Sule is our captain, friend, brother. He is also a father, husband and son….