Blow to Sputnik vaccine importers in Kenya as Gov’t locks out private sector in roll-out plan

By Benjamin Muriuki,

No private entity will be involved in the Phase 1 procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in Kenya, the Ministry of Health has declared. According to Heal...

ministry of health , Sputnik vaccine

Google offered a professor Ksh.6.5M but he turned it down. Here’s why

By CNN,

When Luke Stark, an assistant professor, sought money from Google in November he had no idea he'd be turning down $60,000 (Ksh.6,582,000) from the tec...

Actress Shailene Woodley arrested at North Dakota pipeline protest , Google , professor

Google offered a professor Ksh.6 million, but he turned it down. Here’s why

By CNN,

When Luke Stark sought money from Google in November he had no idea he'd be turning down $60,000 from the tech giant in March. Stark, an assistant ...

Uhuru mourns former Kuria East MP Shadrack Manga, media personality Lorna Irungu

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the deaths of former Kuria East MP Shadrack Roger Mwita Manga who passed on Thursday night and the late media per...

lorna irungu , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Shadrack Roger Mwita Manga

Top U.S., Chinese diplomats clash at start of first talks of Biden presidency

By Reuters,

The first high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the ...

china , US

‘I admire you a lot’- Pele congratulates Ronaldo for surpassing official goals tally

By Reuters,

Pele congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward's hat-trick against Cagliari took him past the Brazilian legend's tally of goals score...

Cristiano Ronaldo , Goal-record , Pele

Treasury’s March bonds fetch Ksh.48.3B

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has raised Ksh.48.3 bilion from the sale of Treasury bonds (T-bonds) this month as investor appetites for the instruments reboun...

domestic borrowing , treasury bonds

PROFILE: Maryana Munyendo amplifies voices of missing children in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Maryana Munyendo is a Child Safety Education Consultant, Founder and Executive Director of Missing Child Kenya...

Missing Child Kenya , munyendo

United States and Kenya to strengthen security partnership: Rohling

By Citizen Reporter,

The United States stands with Kenya in the mutual objective to keep Kenyans and Americans safe through support and cooperation, a senior American Army...

KDF , Rohling

China’s fleet now larger than US Navy

By CNN,

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china

Treasury goes for Ksh.50 billion in March bonds

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has set its sights on raising Ksh.50 billion from the domestic market through the sale of Treasury bonds this month. The Cent...

domestic borrowing , treasury bonds

Nyayo estate residents protest alleged plans by private developer to grab land

By Raquel Muigai,

Residents of Nyayo Estate in Embakasi have raised concerns about land grabbing by an unknown developer. They claim that people pretending to be fro...

Nyayo Estate

Saudi de facto ruler approved operation that led to Khashoggi’s death: U.S.

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to U.S. intelligence r...

Jamal Khashoggi , President Joe Biden , Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Saudi Arabia , U.S intelligence

U.S. conducts air strikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-b...

Iran

President Kenyatta urges Nairobi residents to support BBI

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans to back the Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI), saying it will increase the amount of development resources...

BBI , Uhuru

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

Kenya’s debt repayment costs jump by Ksh53.7B

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s debt repayment costs in the year ending on June 30 have shot up by Ksh.53.7 billion in spite of relief on external repayments. According ...

debt , Treasury , Yatani

U.S. naval ship arrives in Mombasa for port visit

By Citizen Reporter,

A U.S. naval ship arrived in Mombasa on Monday for a port visit in support of its 2021 African coast deployment. The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Her...

naval ship , USS Hershel “Woody” Williams

PROFILE: Jane Mutinda, career coach pulling down barriers that hinder women from leadership

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange I first met Jane Mutinda in 2012. She was the Human Resource Manager as I signed my employment contract to join the British Broa...

career coach , jane mutinda

Kenya and Iran to partner for science, technology programs

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya and Iran are set to make joint initiatives in science, technology and innovation landscape that will benefit the two countries mutual interests....

Iran , nanoscience , Science and Technology