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The country has not had a top envoy in the US since Ebrahim Rasool was expelled last year after he accused President Donald Trump of trying to "project white victimhood as a dog whistle".
Wattanga, who recently exited his role at KRA following the non-renewal of his contract, has been nominated to serve in Pretoria, South Africa.
The group announced that Mazibuko died on Sunday following a short illness. His role in the ensemble stretched back to 1969, when he joined the lineup that would go on to achieve worldwide recognition, earn five Grammy awards, and feature on the widely acclaimed album Graceland by Paul Simon.
The seven locally based players reportedly disappeared in South Africa around April 2026, refusing to return home after the 2027 AFCON qualification matches against Eswatini.
Royal Nairobi Golf Club’s junior Mwathi Gicheru registered the best scores for Team Kenya boys, managing an overall score of one over to anchor the team to a strong runners-up position.
Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe confirmed that Masemola had been formally served, adding that the commissioner “has taken note of the charges brought against him and he has pledged his full cooperation with all lawful processes”.
In the annual continental showpiece that has brought together 14 countries, the event has a Kenya National team made up of Tsevi Soni, Junaid Ayaz Manji, Yuvraj Rajput, Mwathi Gicheru, Bianca Ngecu, Kanana Muthomi and Belinda Wanjiru who together secured the second spot on the leader board on a joint score of 11 over at the end of the first day.
Speaking on Sunday evening from South Africa, team captain Peter Nduati told Radio Generation that the championship attracted 457 master swimmers, with the Kenyan team fielding 16 swimmers who made a strong statement both in Africa and globally.
Speaking to Radio Generation on Wednesday evening from her training camp at the Elite Combat Training Center in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mugo said she still has some technical work to do but is pleased that her efforts have caught the attention of the management team and earned her an opponent.
Speaking in Nairobi after the weekend practice session, team captain Peter Nduati said the squad is ready to represent the country with pride and test itself against seasoned competitors from across the continent. He also thanked the sponsors who have supported the team financially and in kind.
Police said an unidentified attacker opened fire on a minibus taxi waiting to pick up learners, striking the driver, another adult, and two students. Responding officers found the 42-year-old taxi operator dead in the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds
Mugabe was taken into custody together with his bodyguard, Tobias Tamirepi Matonhodze, 33. Neither of the two has publicly commented on the accusations.