‘I conquered my body. I am not afraid’: Dr Catherine Wangeci Mbuthia on obesity and body shaming

By Guest Writer,

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." World Health Organization (...

obesity

Inside Naomi Campbell’s tranquil Kenyan villa

By CNN,

A dogged work ethic has granted fashion royalty Naomi Campbell a phenomenal 35-year-long modeling and acting career, but even perennial highfliers nee...

Naomi Campbell

MLS says Inter Miami violated budget rules to sign Matuidi

By Reuters,

Major League Soccer (MLS) has said that Inter Miami's signing of French World Cup-winning midfielder Blaise Matuidi last year was not in compliance wi...

Blaise Matuidi , Inter Miami , Juventus

Wembley would be ideal for fury fight, says Joshua

By Agencies,

Anthony Joshua says Wembley Stadium would be the "ideal" venue when he faces fellow British champion Tyson Fury in their world heavyweight clash. A...

Anthony Joshua , Tyson Fury , Wembley Stadium

Kenya is using Ksh.2.6 billion daily to pay debt, the same amount it borrows

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is now using Ksh.2.6 billion daily to pay off its outstanding debt according to a new analysis of government spending by Citizen Digital. Thi...

Kenya's debt distress , National Treasury , taxes

Mobile money transactions hold steady after return of fees

By Kepha Muiruri,

The value and volume of mobile money transactions by Kenyans has held steady defying the end of free transfers up to Ksh.1000 at the end of last year....

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , free money transfers , mobile money

Woman arrested for conning foreign national Ksh.300M in fake gold scam

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday arrested a suspect wanted for allegedly defrauding a foreigner of Ksh....

DCI detectives , Fake gold scam

Somalia’s President Farmajo signs controversial measure extending term by 2 years

By VOA,

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial measure extending his term in office by two years. Opposition lawmakers have spo...

Antony Blinken , parliament , President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , somalia

Neymar to stay at PSG ‘for a long time’

By Reuters,

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi expects Neymar to stay at the club "for a long time", adding the Brazilian and Kylian Mbappe "have no...

Nasser al-Khelaifi , neymar , PSG

India’s coronavirus cases hit record as Mumbai prepares for new lockdown

By Reuters,

India’s new coronavirus infections hit a record level on Wednesday with Mumbai set to be locked down at midnight, but hundreds of thousands of pilgr...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , India

Reasons behind Bitcoins’ meteoric rise

By Agencies,

Over the past year, cryptocurrency has progressed from obscurity to prominence throughout the financial world. Bitcoin has soared in value in the last...

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

By Reuters,

When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals strugg...

Japana , Olympic Games , pandemic , Tokyo

Biden set to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attac...

Afghanistan , AL QAEDA , President Joe Biden , U.S. troops

Twitter to open first Africa office in Ghana

By Reuters,

Twitter Inc will open its first African office in Ghana, it said on Monday, as the social media company seeks to make inroads in some of the world’s...

Twitter

Bitok hails NOC-K, KVF and gov’t for seamless Olympics preps

By Jacob Icia,

Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok is confident the national volleyball women's team will improve on their previous shows in the forthcoming Tokyo ...

Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Tokyo Olympics

Tottenham to hold review after Son racial abuse

By Agencies,

Tottenham are to "determine the most effective action moving forward" after Son Heung-min suffered "abhorrent" racist abuse on social media. The So...

racist abuse , social media , Son Heung-min , Tottenham

Interviews for next CJ kick off with Justice Said Juma Chitembwe

By Dzuya Walter,

Interviews for Kenya's next Chief Justice kicked off on Monday with the first candidate Justice Said Juma Chitembwe taking to the floor. He is amon...

chitembwe , cj , Maraga

OPINION: No justice in resolving defilement cases at home

By Guest Writer,

By Titus Adika Defilement in many parts of Kenya is still underreported and this is worrying for a crime that has the capacity to drastically chang...

defilement

Calls to tackle vaccine hesitancy as African Union drops AstraZeneca

By Reuters,

Wariness about taking AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Africa could be compounded by the African Union’s decision to halt plans to procure the sh...

coronavirus

OPINION: Youth demand inclusion in selection of CJ and Supreme Court Judge

By Guest Writer,

By Raphael Obonyo Meaningful public participation in the recruitment of Chief Justice (CJ), Judges and Judicial reforms is critically important. ...

JSC , Judiciary , youth