Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

Trade Ministry optimistic of Kenya-UK trade deal adoption

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Ministry of Trade has expressed optimism on the adoption of the Kenya-UK trade pact by the National Assembly representing the deal’s ratificatio...

CS Betty Maina , Kenya-UK trade deal

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

Bluebird Aviation reports rise in emergency medical evacuation

By Citizen Reporter,

Regional airline, Bluebird Aviation has announced the number of travellers seeking emergency medical attention rose significantly in the last quarter ...

Bluebird Aviation , Captain Hussein Mohammed

Gov’t forms team to set sugarcane prices

By Dennis Otieno,

The Ministry of Agriculture has moved a step closer in reviewing cane prices in the country. The government has appointed a nine-member team to ste...

sugarcane

Liverpool’s collapse continues as Everton end 22-year jinx

By Reuters,

Twelve months ago Liverpool were ripping up the record books on the way to their first English top-flight title for 30 years but defeat by Everton on ...

Everton , Liverpool , Premier League

Bitcoin: A hub of investing and trading opportunities

By Citizen Reporter,

Being a peer to peer digitally decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has experienced multiple ups and downs since its invention back in 2009. Recently...

Magoha appoints Agnes Mercy Wahome as new KUCCPS boss

By Citizen Reporter,

Education CS George Magoha has appointed Agnes Mercy Wahome as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Se...

KUCCPS , magoha

CMA eyes low costs to boost market activity

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has set its sights on effecting lower transaction costs to boost trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)....

CMA , nse

Biden signs memorandum reversing Trump abortion access restrictions

By CNN,

President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expand...

abortion , marie stopes , PEPFAR

Loan defaults hit a Ksh.432B high even as banks restructure Ksh.1.63T in payments

By Kepha Muiruri,

Loan defaults have hit a high Ksh.432 billion in spite of banks restructuring payments on loans amounting to Ksh.1.63 trillion by the close of 2020. ...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , loan defaulting , non performing loans (NPLs)

Tokyo 2020 member says Games going ahead ‘is up to U.S.’

By Reuters,

Whether the beleaguered Tokyo Olympics begin as planned this July could come down to support from the United States and its new president, the Wall St...

Joe Biden , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Treasury to borrow Ksh.1 trillion by June

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury is expected to borrow Ksh.1 trillion in the current financial year ending on June 30, 2021 following upward adjustments to spend...

borrowing , fiscal deficit , National Treasury

Biden begins sweeping away travel ban on African, Muslim-majority countries

By Reuters,

U.S. President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday including immediately lifting a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and...

Biden , DACA

KEBS bank accounts frozen over Ksh.2 billion debt

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is embroiled in a fierce battle with the judiciary over a KSh.2 billion debt that has seen all its accounts froze...

Geo-Chem , Justice John Mativo , KEBS , Kenya Bureau of Standards

LeBron James leaves behind Coke for deal with Pepsi

By Reuters,

LeBron James is changing teams in the cola wars. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, a pitchman for Coca-Cola since entering the NBA in 2003, is set to...

Coke , LeBron James , Pepsi

Cash-strapped Treasury now faces highest domestic debt servicing costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

A cash-strapped National Treasury is now facing its highest domestic debt servicing costs in the 2020/21 financial year. The exchequer is expected ...

domestic borrowing , National Treasury

CS Amina taken through Safari Rally safety, security operations

By Agencies,

Preparations for the 2021 WRC Safari Rally Kenya slated for June 24-27 are in top gear what with a beehive of activity at the Kenya Wildlife Training ...

Safari Rally

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Kenya misses out on full debt service suspension slice

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has come under scrutiny for failing to take full advantage of opportunities presented by the Debt Service Suspension Imitative (DSSI). ...

debt , Debt Service Suspension Imitative (DSSI) , Treasury