Lives and Livelihoods Fund deliver sanitation trucks to tackle rapid urban growth challenges in Guinea

By Agencies,

The Government of Guinea and the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) provided 56 sanitation trucks to the National Agency for Public Hygiene and Sanitati...

President Kenyatta unveils Ksh.4 billion Gov’t weaponry factory in Ruiru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today opened a new Government small arms factory in Ruiru, Kiambu County. The Ksh.4 billion factory, with a single-shift a...

Fred Matiang'i , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Small Arms Factory

IMF says more vaccine spending is fastest way to shore up public finances

By Reuters,

The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to swell global public debt in 2021, but spending more money to accelerate vaccinations is the fastest way to star...

COVID-19 , IMF , vaccine , World Bank

55 trainees graduate from Huawei’s Women in Technology program in Isiolo

By Agencies,

Fifty-five female trainees have graduated from a four-day soft skills training offered by the DigiTruck, in partnership with Women in Technology Huawe...

Digitruck , Huawei , Isiolo County

Canada’s hospitals deploy artificial lungs, scramble for staff as COVID-19 hits younger patients

By Reuters,

Younger Canadians are bearing the brunt of the nation’s latest COVID-19 surge, creating growing demand for artificial lungs and a struggle to mainta...

Artificial lungs , Canada , coronavirus , COVID-19 , vaccine

Jordan’s Prince Hamza defies the military in new recording

By Reuters,

Jordan’s estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army not to communicate with the ou...

Jordan

President Kenyatta says lifting lockdown will depend on COVID-19 curve

By Citizen Reporter,

After a week of protests both on the streets and online over the revised COVID-19 guidelines, President Uhuru Kenyatta has come out to defend the new ...

coronavirus

188 nurses sacked over misconduct will not be re-instated: Waiguru

By Johnson Muriithi,

A total of 188 nurses in Kirinyaga who were fired over alleged misconduct will not be re-instated according to a statement from Governor Anne Waiguru....

Governor Mutua announces raft of measures to cushion residents

By Elphas Lagat,

With President Uhuru Kenyatta issuing Public Order number 2 of 2021 on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, strict measures including cessation o...

coronavirus

Martha Karua wants Gov’t to bear costs of testing, treating COVID-19 in public hospitals

By Edwin Obuya,

The government should bear the cost of testing and treating COVID-19 patients in all public hospitals, this is according to Narc Kenya party leader Ma...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , martha karua , Narc Kenya

Equity Group Holdings plans Trans-Africa expansion with Ksh.11B loan

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group Holdings (EGH) has signed a USD $100 million loan (Ksh 11 Billion) facility to support its expansion across Eastern and Central Africa, e...

AfDB , equity bank

‘This too you will overcome,’ DP Ruto tells Raila after COVID-19 diagnosis

By Citizen Reporter,

Deputy President William Ruto has sent a goodwill message to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga after the latter tested positive for COVID-19. In a...

BBI , coronavirus , raila , ruto

Waiguru leads county in celebrating women’s day as she drums up support for BBI

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru on Monday led the county’s women in celebrating the International Women’s Day at Kerugoya Stadium. The e...

President Kenyatta signs MoU with Samburu elders to end FGM

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samburu Elders to commit to the end of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the c...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

Senate delays debate on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill while it is read aloud

By Reuters,

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, but put off the start of a contentious debate...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Joe Biden , U.S Senate

First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX arrive in Rwanda

By Reuters,

The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday. ...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , covax , kagame , moderna , Pfizer , Rwanda , vaccine

DP Ruto insists there is no urgency in reviewing the Constitution

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has said there is no urgency in the review of the Constitution. He said the most pressing issue on the decision table...

BBI , ruto

French court finds former President Sarkozy guilty of corruption

By Reuters,

A French court found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on Monday of trying to bribe a judge and influence peddling, making him the second head o...

Jacques Chirac , Nicolas Sarkozy

6 impressive side jobs for extra money you can do from home

By Agencies,

There is no harm in making some extra money while sitting at your home. Yes, most of us are engaged in some jobs. But, sometimes, the paycheck seems t...

DP Ruto now says he will not lead ‘No’ campaign in BBI referendum

By Francis Gachuri,

Deputy President William Ruto has given the clearest hint that he will not be leading the ‘No’ campaign in the imminent Building Bridges Initiativ...

BBI referendum , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta