Bad weather, pilot’s poor judgement caused Meru chopper crash: report

By Citizen Reporter,

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has issued a statement detailing the cause of the Meru chopper crash last year. The June 13, 2020, accide...

helicopter crash

Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills seven people

By Reuters,

A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport after reporting engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on bo...

Nigerian air force

9 dead, scores injured in dawn accident on Nakuru-Nairobi highway

By Citizen Reporter,

Nine people have been killed in a dawn accident on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway. The 5am accident in Gilgil also left scores injured. Area police bo...

Gilgil accident

Protests in Kisii over change in Mzee Simeon Nyachae’s funeral venue

By Chrispine Otieno,

Residents from Nyanturago in Kisii County on Thursday staged a demonstration against decision to move Mzee Simeon Nyachae's funeral venue. Also Rea...

Nyachae

KQ poised for Ksh.10B bailout by state

By Citizen Reporter,

The details of the additional cash injection into the national carrier-KQ- are contained in the supplementary budget tabled in the national assembly a...

kq

Nairobi Expressway project will boost tourism industry: Noorani

By Citizen Reporter,

The hospitality industry players are optimistic about the future as they expect more conferences to be hosted in Nairobi once the expressway is comple...

Nairobi Expressway , noorani

Family demands justice after kin killed by VIP motorcade speeding to Uhuru’s Sagana meeting

By Raquel Muigai,

A family in Karundas area of Nyeri County wants the government to take responsibility for the death of their kin who was run over by a vehicle alleged...

justice , nyeri county , President Uhuru Kenyatta , road accident , Sagana meeting

President Kenyatta says he is determined to fulfill election pledges

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has restated his commitment to fulfill his election pledges key among them being the expansion of electricity connectivity, o...

sagana , Uhuru

PDU: Expressway to slash the Westlands-JKIA 2-hr commute to just 15 minutes

By Citizen Reporter,

Upon its completion, the Nairobi Expressway will slash the commute time from Westlands to the JKIA to just 15 minutes during peak time. Previously, ...

Nairobi Expressway

Uhuru, Raila tour Kisumu port, Jomo Kenyatta stadium

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta inspected several ongoing national Government development projects in Kisumu on Sunday. The Head of State visited Kisumu P...

Jomo Kenyatta stadium , Kisumu Port , Uhuru Business Complex

Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site

By CNN,

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have locat...

Job loss thrusts Kenyan teachers to homeschooling, other sources of income

By Victoria Rubadiri,

Ordinarily, Jentrix Omondi would be standing in front of a classroom of pupils teaching an English lesson. Things have certainly changed since then...

coronavirus , homeschooling , schools , teachers

U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

By CNN,

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

Mike Pence , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S. Capitol , U.S. Congress

Social distancing a major challenge as schools reopen after 9-month closure

By Citizen Team,

All public and private learning institutions including pre-primary level to universities reopened today, Monday January 4, 2021, after a nine-month br...

CS George Magoha , Olympic Primary School , schools reopening

School re-opening: No fare hike, drivers to be tested for alcohol

By Tonny Ndungu,

It's all systems go for the proposed school re-opening tomorrow following a multi-agency team meeting at the KICC on Sunday. The team that comprised...

coronavirus

‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe orders most businesses closed

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month on Saturday in an effort to curb a su...

coronavirus , Zimbabwe

China approves Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, promises free shots for all citizens

By CNN,

China approved its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine for general public use on Thursday, with officials promising to provide the general public with...

UK regulator approves Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

By CNN,

The United Kingdom has approved another coronavirus vaccine for use, weeks after the country became the first in the world to start inoculating its ci...

coronavirus , Oxford/AstraZeneca , vaccine

US House approves Ksh.99 trillion COVID-19 rescue package

By CNN,

Congress voted Monday evening to approve a far-reaching $900 billion (99 trillion Kenya shillings) Covid relief package that promises to accelerate va...

coronavirus , COVID-19

UK to hold emergency meeting over new coronavirus variant

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday, as governments around the world step up efforts ...

Britain , coronavirus , UK