Edgar Obare, Betty Kyalo, Flaqo Raz top Africa digital influencer awards

By Citizen Reporter,

Blogger Edgar Obare, media personality Betty Kyalo and comedian Erastus Otieno popularly known Flaqo Raz are among 19 winners of the inaugural Africa ...

Betty Kyalo , flaqo , kaluhi , Njugush , obare

PROFILE: Ngele Ali, holding space for communities to use their own voices

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kirago Ngele Ali is an award-winning media, communications for development and advocacy expert with over 20 years of ...

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PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

Kamala Harris’ casual Vogue cover causes stir online

By CNN,

Kamala Harris' forthcoming appearance in American Vogue has sparked criticism for appearing casual and "washed out," with the Vice President-elect's t...

kamala , kamala harris

Citizen TV’s Dorcas Wangira is among 100 most influential young Africans

By Rachel Ombaka,

Dorcas Wangira, an award winning journalist at Citizen TV, has been announced as one of the 100 most influential young Africans in 2020. Also Read:...

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‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

Jihan Abass: Kenyan woman to represent Africa at world InsureTech Connect 2020

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Jihan Abass, a 26-year-old Kenyan woman, who set up the country’s first digital car insurance agency, has been picked to represent Africa at the wor...

Griffin Insurance , Jihann Abass , Lami

‘Kenya Ni Yetu’: Media owners organize concert of hope amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

The Media Owners Association (MOA) is organizing Kenya's biggest concert of hope amid the COVID-19 pandemic in commemoration of the hundreds who have ...

COVID-19 , Media Owners Association , Samidoh , sauti SOl , Wachira Waruru.

PROFILE: Eugene Mbugua talks creating 11 TV shows and being a renegade

By Ian Omondi,

Eugene Mbugua studied at USIU-A where he majored in Television Production and minored in Print Media. He graduated a day after his first TV show �...

COVID-19 , Documentary & Reality TV , Eugene Mbugua , Sol Family , Young Rich

Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women

By Citizen Reporter,

Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...

graca machel , Raychelle Omamo , Sylvia Mulinge

Feds used Instagram posts of private jets and luxury cars to track $41M ‘cyber criminal’ Ray Hushpuppi

By CNN,

Ramon Abbas openly flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars. To his 2.5 million Instagram followers, he went b...

cybercrime , Ramon Abbas , Ray Hushpuppi

The silent extinction: Less than 100,000 giraffes left in the wild

By Moses Ngugi,

As the World celebrated World Giraffe Day on June 21, 2020, there remains growing concern over the endangered status of the world's tallest animal. ...

giraffe meat , somali girafe , white giraffe

We’re all glued to our screens right now. Here’s how you can protect your eyes

By CNN,

With much of the globe now under coronavirus-related restrictions, we have never been so tethered to our screens -- for work, to connect with friends,...

digital learning , Eyes , laptops , Zoom

WHO, ITU plan to send text messages on COVID-19 to mobile phone users worldwide

By Citizen Reporter,

The Word Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union plan to start sending SMSs to people's mobile phones with vital information...

coronavirus , ITU , phone , SMS

Musicians, actors to get Ksh.5K each from Uhuru’s Ksh.100M Covid-19 ‘gift’

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday opened a can of worms when he announced that the government had set aside Ksh.100 million to cushion local musician...

Actors , artists , Mike Strano , Milka Kulati , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Relief for Kenyan musicians as MCSK announces Ksh.37M royalty distribution

By Ian Omondi,

The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) on Thursday announced the distribution of Ksh.37,500,000 in royalties collected during the period July 1 �...

Japheth Kasanga , MCSK , Milka Kulati , sauti SOl

From #Heels4Pads to free sanitary products at Nuria: Tribute to Jackline Chepng’eno

By Rachel Ombaka,

The horrifying story of Jackline Chepng'eno, who committed suicide after she was shamed for soiling her dress when she got her first period, has ignit...

Menstrual health , sanitary pads

Meet Rosemary Wambui Kagotho: Househelp from Solai who scored B-

By Robert Maina,

For Rosemary Wambui Kagotho, passing the KCSE exams nine years ago brought both joy and immense sadness. Her family, though poor, had managed to se...

2019 Kalasha Awards winners receive Ksh.1.7 million cash prize

By Paul Ombati,

The Kenya Film Commission (KFC), in what is probably a first in history, presented winners of the 9th Kalasha International Film and TV Awards with ca...

Kalasha Awards , Kenya Film Commission , Pascal Tokodi , Sarah Hassan , Timothy Owase

#HerIRemember: Tribute to women killed by intimate partner or family member

By Rachel Ombaka,

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership, founder and coordinator of the Global 16 Days Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence, has dedicated Decembe...

#HerIRemember , 16days , femicide , gender based violence