President William Ruto has paid tribute to gospel artist Betty Bayo following her death on Monday from acute leukemia at Kenyatta National Hospital, describing the musician as an exceptional minister whose work provided comfort to millions through songs emphasizing perseverance and faith. The 43-year-old performer, born Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua, succumbed to the rapidly progressing blood cancer after receiving treatment for approximately one week, with medical staff unable to stabilize her condition before she passed away shortly after 1:00 p.m.
Bayo gained national recognition during the early 2010s with her breakthrough track Eleventh Hour, which addressed themes of hope during hardship, and later released additional recordings...
Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula has announced his support for United Democratic Alliance candidate David Ndakwa in the Malava parliamentary contest, abandoning the Democratic Action Party of Kenya and its nominee, Seth Panyako. The second deputy party leader cited broad-based government cooperation as justification for backing the Kenya Kwanza coalition representative, criticizing party leader Eugene Wamalwa and first deputy George Natembeya for internal disputes that allegedly damaged Panyako's prospects during the campaign period.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission authorized nine candidates for the November 27 ballot following the February death of incumbent legislator Malulu Injendi. Two aspirants have...
Kenya's Orange Democratic Movement will mark its 20th anniversary with a three-day celebration from November 14 through 16 in Mombasa, honoring former leader Raila Odinga and reflecting on the party's role in expanding democratic participation. Interim leader Oburu Odinga announced that activities will begin on Friday with gatherings for the disability league, women's and youth wings, concluding with an evening concert, while Saturday's program at Mama Ngina Waterfront will focus on Raila Odinga's political contributions before a founders' dinner at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort.
The commemoration follows a National Governing Council session scheduled for Thursday, November 13, allowing members to assess organizational development and...
Kenyan Senator Samson Cherargei has urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu to expel Kenyan activists accused of meddling in neighboring countries' internal affairs. Speaking on Monday, Cherargei emphasized that regional cooperation through education, business, and marriage does not extend to exporting political activism, warning that such interference undermines sovereignty and stability within East African Community nations.
The senator's remarks followed the Thursday release of Kenyan activists Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi after 38 days of detention in Uganda. The pair disappeared on October 1 following their participation in opposition politician Bobi Wine's campaign activities in Buyende and...
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla entered a not guilty plea at the Durban high court as prosecutors opened their case linking her social media activity to violence that erupted across South Africa in July 2021. The 43-year-old daughter of former President Jacob Zuma faces charges of incitement to commit terrorism and public violence stemming from posts authorities claim intensified riots that killed at least 300 people and generated approximately $2.8 billion in damages.
The unrest concentrated in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces following the elder Zuma's detention for refusing to appear before a corruption inquiry. Defense attorneys have characterized the prosecution as politically motivated retaliation after Jacob Zuma established a rival...
Kenyan gospel artist Betty Bayo died on Monday following complications from acute myeloid leukemia, with family representatives confirming her passing at 1:03 p.m. The musician, whose real name was Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua, had been hospitalized since the previous week after doctors diagnosed the blood cancer, which caused severe bleeding that required transfer to Kenyatta National Hospital on Friday. Her former spouse, Apostle Victor Kanyari, joined relatives during the announcement to the media.
Bayo maintained a significant streaming presence on digital platforms, with her song 11th Hour accumulating more than 189,000 plays on Spotify to become her most popular track. Additional releases, including Busy Busy and Jemedari, each...
Phison CEO Khein-Seng Pua has confirmed that NAND flash pricing has surged approximately 100 percent during the previous six months, with one terabit TLC NAND climbing from $4.80 in July 2025 to $10.70 in November 2025. The executive attributes the shortage to accelerated AI infrastructure deployment, which has exhausted supply chain inventory and redirected manufacturing investment toward high-bandwidth memory products since 2023. Pua anticipates that the constrained supply environment could extend through the current decade, as new fabrication facilities will not commence operations until 2027.
The controller manufacturer reported third-quarter 2025 revenues increased roughly 30 percent year over year, with October sales jumping...
Audio manufacturer THIEAUDIO has launched the HYPE 4 MKII, a comprehensively redesigned hybrid in-ear monitor featuring upgraded components and acoustic engineering. The model incorporates newly selected Knowles balanced armature drivers from the United States, a second-generation IMPACT² subwoofer arrangement borrowed from the flagship Monarch MKIV, and a revised 4-way crossover system with seven passive elements for improved frequency management.
The dual 8mm dynamic driver configuration operates within an isobaric chamber to generate controlled bass response, while four balanced armature units handle midrange clarity and treble extension reaching 22 kHz. THIEAUDIO tuned the system with a 9dB sub-bass boost, a 400 Hz midrange...
Chinese manufacturer Zhitai has released the TiPlus 7100s, a PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid-state drive that succeeds its 2022 predecessor through integration of parent company YMTC's Xtacking 4.0 3D NAND technology. The fifth-generation TLC architecture features 294 layers with hybrid bonding between logic and memory components, delivering enhanced input/output performance, increased storage density, and improved longevity despite the absence of dedicated DRAM cache.
The drive achieves sequential transfer rates reaching 7,400 MB/s for reads and 6,900 MB/s for writes, while random operations peak at 1,500K IOPS in both directions, representing substantial gains of 66 percent and 114 percent, respectively, over the earlier TiPlus 7100. Endurance...
