Fundraiser for baby Ayah Lundt, who needs world’s most expensive drug to save her life, hits Ksh.146M

By Ian Omondi,

Ayah Lundt, a 14-month-old baby who was diagnosed with a condition called spinal muscular atrophy and now needs the world’s most expensive drug to...

ayah lundt , Frank Lundt , Mary Mithika , Spinal muscular atrophy , Zolgensma

Musician Akon meets Museveni amid plan to invest in Uganda

By Agencies,

American RnB Artist and rapper Akon who is on a visit to Uganda met President Yoweri Museveni on Friday as he eyes investment opportunities that will ...

Akon

Implementing BBI proposals would cost at least Ksh.20B annually

By Chemutai Goin,

The exchequer will have to dig deeper in the next financial year to finance the proposed changes to the 2010 constitution through the Building Bridges...

BBI Bill

WHO says virus origins report will be released on Tuesday

By Reuters,

The head of the World Health Organization said that a long-awaited report into the origins of the new coronavirus following a mission to China where t...

coronavirus

Asian woman assaulted in San Francisco to donate almost Ksh.100 million to fight racism

By CNN,

A 75-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in the street is taking the nearly $1 million (approx. Ksh.100 million) donated for her medical bills and u...

Asian , San Francisco

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan urges citizens to avoid pointing fingers

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Friday the country should unite and avoid pointing fingers after the death of John Magufuli, ur...

magufuli , Samia Suluhu , Tanzania

Germany, Italy, France suspend AstraZeneca shots amid safety fears

By Reuters,

Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects,...

AstraZeneca vaccine , COVID-19

My life with COVID: Ferdinand Mayiwa on losing his sense of hearing, smell, balance and taste

By Dorcas Wangira,

Ferdinand Mayiwa, 53,  a father of five and a Medical Social Psychologist has grown accustomed to the sound of silence. He lost his sense of hearing...

coronavirus

How this year of working on Zoom has affected your brain

By CNN,

We have passed a year since the initial Covid-19 shutdowns. That means a year of working from home, business casual from the waist up, and staring at ...

Tanzania’s PM dispels rumors about Magufuli’s health

By CNN,

Tanzania's Prime Minister has dispelled rumors about President John Magufuli's health after days of wide speculation that he was ill with Covid-19. ...

coronavirus , magufuli , Tanzania

Bid to stop Sarah Wairimu’s prosecution over Tob Cohen murder fails

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has dismissed an application by Sarah Wairimu who wanted her prosecution stopped. Also Read: Tob Cohen murder: Questions after Judge...

sarah wairimu , Tob Cohen

Meghan accuses UK royals of racism, says she ‘didn’t want to be alive’

By Reuters,

Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused Britain’s royal family of raising concerns about how dark their son’s skin might be and pushing her to t...

Britain’s royal family , Meghan Markle. , Oprah Winfrey , Prince Harry

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

COVAX-supplied coronavirus vaccinations underway in Africa

By VOA,

A mass vaccination effort against COVID-19 is getting underway in Africa this week through the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative. ...

coronavirus , covax , vaccine

Vaccine-sceptical Tanzania urged to review evidence on COVID-19 shots

By Reuters,

The Unites States urged vaccine-sceptical Tanzania on Friday to review evidence on the drugs, saying they work and are one of the tools to fight off t...

coronavirus , Tanzania

Surprise twist as pro-Ruto county unanimously backs BBI Bill

By Raquel Muigai,

Bomet County on Tuesday evening pulled a surprise outcome after the assembly passed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill despite the region bein...

BBI Bill , Bomet County. , DP William Ruto

Caroline Wanjiku Maina was kidnapped, eyes gouged out – DCI

By Citizen Reporter,

Caroline Wanjiku Maina, a 38-year-old woman who was kidnapped by unknown persons one week ago, has been found dead. Detectives from the Directorate...

Caroline Wanjiku Maina , murder

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

Mukhisa Kituyi resigns as UNCTAD Secretary General, sets eyes on presidency in 2022

By Ian Omondi,

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has announced that Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi will formally step down from his r...

Antonio Guterres , Mukhisa Kituyi , UNCTAD

Central Kenya urged to reject BBI as Karua claims MCAs bribed

By Johnson Muriithi,

NARC Kenya leader Chairperson Martha Karua has urged the Mt.Kenya region to reject the Building Bridges Initiative. She accused President Uhuru of br...

BBI , karua