Kenyan COVID vaccine offer to diplomats draws local doctors’ ire

By Reuters,

Kenya has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to all diplomats based there, including thousands of United Nations staff, even though it has not completed i...

coronavirus , kenyan doctors

Africans slam rich nations for blocking access to generic COVID vaccines

By Reuters,

Charities in Africa slammed rich nations on Thursday for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandem...

coronavirus

Anti-terrorism police unit ordered to produce Sonko in court on Tuesday

By Dzuya Walter,

The Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has been ordered to produce former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in court on Tuesday for hearing of his case. The cour...

Sonko

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

Sonko to know fate in terror case after discharge from hospital

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Tuesday evening taken back to a Nairobi hospital by anti-terror police unit officers. This after Kahawa W...

Sonko

Sonko rushed to Nairobi Hospital over stomach complications

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been admitted to the Nairobi Hospital with stomach pains, reports say. Sonko was reportedly rushed to the hos...

Sonko

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to spend five more nights in custody

By Ian Omondi,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will now spend five more nights in police custody after his bail ruling was pushed to Tuesday next week, a Kiambu c...

Gigiri police station , Kamiti Maximum GK Prison , Mike Sonko

Sonko transferred to Kamiti as DCI seeks 30-day detention period to probe terror links

By Ian Omondi,

Embattled former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Wednesday evening, in an unprecedented move, transferred to Kamiti Maximum GK Prison from the Gigi...

Gigiri police station , Kamiti Maximum GK Prison , Mike Sonko , terrorism

CS Amina Mohamed fails to advance to final WTO leadership round

By Citizen Reporter,

Sports CS Amina Mohamed has missed the cut to the final round of the race to lead the World Trade Organization. She and two others -- Liam Fox (Uni...

Amina Mohamed , WTO

Kenya becomes first country to be awarded ‘Safer Tourism Seal’

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya is the first country globally to be awarded the recommended status of the ‘Safer Tourism Seal’ by Rebuilding Travel, this is according to a ...

COVID-19 , CS Najib Balala , tourism

Amina Mohamed emerges as one of early WTO frontrunners

By Reuters,

CS Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s candidate to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) top post has said she is seeking Washington’s backing. On Monday,...

Amina Mohamed , WTO

Kenya nominates CS Amina Mohamed for WTO Director-General post

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has nominated Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed for the post of World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General. Ms Mohamed alongside fi...

Amina Mohamed , WTO , WTO Director-General

CS Amina Mohamed among 96 advocates admitted to the Bar

By Citizen Reporter,

Amb. Amina Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary Sports Culture and Heritage, has been given the official nod to practice law in Kenya. Chief Justice Davi...

Amina Mohammed

EACC summons 22 Nairobi County officials over irregular tender award

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned 22 Nairobi County Government officials over corruption allegations in the award of a ten...

EACC , nairobi county

Embu MCAs ask speaker to ‘touch’ female MCA to check if her tight pants are appropriate

By Anthony Ndwiga,

There was drama at the County Assembly of Embu when the Speaker was challenged to touch a Ward Representative to ascertain whether she was properly dr...

Embu MCAs , mbuya

Three former Laikipia CDF officers arrested by EACC detectives

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Three former officials of Laikipia East National Government Constituency Development Fund have been arrested over alleged misappropriation of public f...

Journalist Anne Soy, children arrested at KICC

By Citizen Reporter,

Anne Soy, a journalist who works at the BBC offices in Nairobi was arrested under unclear circumstances. The BBC Deputy Editor and Senior Africa Co...

anne soy , BBC

In new attack, Trump threatens more tariffs against European Union

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose U.S. tariffs on $11 billion worth of European Union products, heightening tensions over a ...

Bruno Le Maire , European union , President Donald Trump , World Trade Organization

Indonesian palm oil association says EU discriminatory

By VOA,

In a bid to increase renewable energy use in Europe, the European Commission adopted a new regulatory framework in June 2018. With the EU Renewable En...

Indonesian

No-deal Brexit outlawed as Theresa May faces fury from her own side

By CNN,

UK lawmakers have finally agreed on something related to Brexit. By the narrowest of margins, the House of Commons voted in favor of legislation wh...

brexit , European Union (EU) , United Kingdom (UK)