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

Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 107,729 as 400 people test positive

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Friday announced that 400 people have tested positive for COVID-19, out of a sample size of 5,189 tested in the last 24 hour...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , ministry of health

‘Digital authoritarianism’ threatening basic rights in Africa: study

By Reuters,

From internet shutdowns and online surveillance to social media taxes and arrests for anti-government posts, “digital authoritarianism” is a threa...

African Digital Rights Network , digital authoritarianism

First 10 people get COVID-19 vaccine at Kenyatta National Hospital

By Tabitha Rotich,

The first 10 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Ministry of Health Director General Dr. Patric...

coronavirus , vaccine

Archbishop Muheria rubbishes statement on COVID-19 jab from Catholic doctors

By Waihiga Mwaura,

The Catholic Church has stated that it supports the COVID-19 vaccine for Kenyans after the arrival of more than one million doses of the AstraZeneca v...

coronavirus , muheria , vaccine

Magoha launches exams, hands over security padlocks

By Citizen Reporter,

Education CS George Magoha launched the 2020 national examinations and officiated issuing of security padlocks for the 479 containers ahead of this ye...

coronavirus , kcpe , KCSE , magoha

Coronavirus in Kenya: 528 new cases, 4 deaths, 185 recoveries

By Citizen Reporter,

528 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Kenya out of a sample size of 6,291 tested in the last 24 hours. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said the...

coronavirus , kagwe , vaccine

Stop peddling falsehoods on COVID-19 vaccination, Uhuru cautions Kenyans

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned Kenyans including the media against peddling falsehoods on COVID-19 vaccination exercise saying health workers ...

coronavirus , Uhuru , vaccine

President Kenyatta flags off first dispatch of COVID-19 vaccines

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has flagged off the first dispatch of vaccines from the National Vaccine Depot in Kitengela to other parts of the country. ...

COVID-19 , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Sonko is mentally unfit to stand trial, Court told

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court has directed that former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko undergoes a psychiatric test to confirm whether he is mentally fit to stand trial...

Mike Sonko

Police launch hunt for former CS Rashid Echesa for assaulting IEBC official

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Police have launched a manhunt for former Sports Cabinet Secretary after he was caught on video slapping an IEBC official during the Matungu parliamen...

Matungu by-election , Rashid Echesa

Kabuchai by-election: Senator Cherargei, MPs Barasa, Wilson Kogo and Nelson Koech arrested

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Four parliamentarians have been arrested for allegedly intimidating voters during the ongoing by-election in Kabuchai Constituency, Bungoma County. ...

bungoma county , didmus barasa , Kabuchai by-election , Nelson koech , Samson Cherargei , Wilson Kogo

TSC recalls all staff on leave to prepare for KCPE, KCSE exams

By Teddy Otieno,

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has recalled all its staff currently on leave to prepare for national examinations. In a circular, TSC CEO Na...

kcpe , KCSE , tsc

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

Kenyans to receive COVID-19 vaccine free of charge during phase 1

By Dorcas Wangira,

The long-awaited arrival of Kenya's first consignment of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine has now set the wheel in motion for the planned rollout. ...

Stolen maize seeds worth Ksh.7M recovered at private warehouse in Narok: DCI

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 1,700 bales of stolen hybrid maize seeds from the Kenya Seed Company valued at over Ksh. 7million were recovered from a private warehouse in Naro...

Kenya Seed Company

‘Believe in the power of technology,’ says Huawei’s Catherine Chen

By Agencies,

Technology holds significant benefits for humanity, and digital technology can be an indispensable tool for helping the United Nations achieve its Sus...

Huawei

Former Sports CS Rashid Echesa slaps IEBC official in Matungu by-election

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa was Thursday morning caught on video assaulting an election official during voting at the by-election in...

Matungu by-election , Rashid Echesa

Kagwe: 400,000 health workers to be vaccinated starting Friday

By Citizen Reporter,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination will begin on Friday and is targeting over 400,000 health workers as well as tho...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , kagwe , vaccine

By-elections for Garissa Senator, Bonchari and Juja MP seats set for May 18

By Citizen Reporter,

The by-elections for Garissa Senator, Bonchari and Juja members of parliament as well as Rurii ward MCA in Nyandarua have been scheduled for May 18, 2...

by election , IEBC