Champions Kenya Prisons launched their title defence with a 3-1 victory against Nigeria’s Jos South Rocks as the Africa women Club Championship got under way at Brookhouse School and Africa Nazarene University gymnasiums on Friday.

Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo had to eat humble pie when she returned to competitive running on Friday, finishing second in the shorter 200 metres sprint at the second round of Athletics Kenya track and field meeting in Narok.

After making his first Kenya Open cut on Friday at Muthaiga Golf Club, local hero Greg Snow has now set his eyes on a double figure in Saturday’s third round as South Africa’s Michiel Bothma made a move to the top of the leaderboard.

A consignment of elephant tusks shipped from Kenya has been intercepted by authorities in Thailand.

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto on Friday began their last leg of prayer tours before they fly to The Hague next week to obey summons by the International Criminal Court.