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

Three suspects in Governor Obado fraud case want charges reduced

By Dzuya Walter,

Three suspects charged in the corruption case against Migori Governor Okoth Obado have filed an application at the Milimani Law Courts seeking to have...

Okoth Obado

KenGen half year profit down by 38 per cent to Ksh.5.1 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity generating firm KenGen has reported a 37.8 per cent profit decline in six months of operations to December 31, 2020 with earnings falling ...

kengen

KRA begins receiving voluntary tax disclosure applications

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority has activated its voluntary tax disclosure program (VTDP) as it moves to enhance revenue collection through enhanced compl...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , voluntary tax disclosure program (VTDP).

Three suspects linked to murder of Egerton University student freed on Ksh.400K bond

By Citizen Reporter,

Three suspects linked to the murder of Egerton University student, Eunice Muthoni Njeri have been released on a bond of Ksh.400,000 bond by a Nakuru c...

Egerton University

Three businessmen sue Cytonn over Ksh.46 million investment

By Dzuya Walter,

Cytonn Real Estate Project Notes and others have been sued by three businessmen over Ksh.46.7 million investment money. The businessmen - Charles N...

Cytonn , investment

Kenyans abroad sent home Ksh.30.5B in January: CBK

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans abroad sent home Ksh.30.5 billion ($278.4 million) last month marking a continued flow in diaspora remittances at the start of the year. Ac...

CBK , Diaspora

Two friends linked to Egerton University student’s murder

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Eunice Muthoni- an Egerton U...

murder

Gor set for Zambia trip for NAPSA Stars clash

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia are scheduled to depart for Lusaka on Friday February 19 11pm for the second leg of the CAF Confederations Cup playoffs against NPSA Stars. ...

Gor Mahia FC , Napsa Stars

Over 1M Kenyans to receive Ksh.8K each in gov’t aid

By Teddy Otieno,

The Government has released 8,728,056,000 shillings for payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the cash transfer programmes. The money, channelled thr...

New IMF, World Bank loans trim Kenya’s debt refinancing risks

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s change of tact to re-integrate cheap financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has served to trim the country�...

2021 MTDS , debt refinancing , National Treasury

Kenya & IMF reach agreement on Ksh.262.7 billion 3-year loan

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan authorities and the visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the disbursement of a Ksh....

COVID-19 , International Monetary Fund (IMF) , National Treasury

Covid-19 Vaccine: SHOFCO offers to support gov’t in slum vaccination drive

By Agencies,

Ninety-one-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination program rol...

SHOFCO

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight On January 8, 2020, Facebook removed 32 pages, 220 user accounts, 59 groups, and 139 Instagram profiles working to promote Ugandan ...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections

CA, telcos set up interactive portal for safer internet for children

By Citizen Reporter,

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched an interactive portal aimed at creating a safer internet for children. The project is in pa...

safer internet day

Patrick Murimi Mwangi charged with Ksh.11M tax evasion for cigarettes

By Citizen Reporter,

A businessman, Patrick Murimi Mwangi, was arraigned before Milimani Chief Magistrate for being in possession of uncustomed goods and excisable stamps....

cigarettes

Matiang’i extends deadline for phasing out old passports to December 31, 2021

By Ian Omondi,

The government has now extended the e-passport deadline by a further 10 months until December 31, 2021 due to COVID-19 disruptions. Interior Cabine...

COVID-19 , CS Fred Matiang’i , E-passport

Kenya adds Ksh.1.2T to debt stock in 2020

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya added Ksh.1.2 trillion to its debt portfolio in 2020 as the country’s stock of debt hit Ksh.7.3 trillion in December from Ksh.6 trillion a yea...

coronavirus , debt

OPINION: How to take care of your vulva

By Guest Writer,

By Dr. Rahel Odonde There are a lot of recommendations out there on how to take care of your vulva and vagina. We asked Dr. Odonde who is specia...

vulva

9 nuns die of COVID-19 after outbreak at convent

By CNN,

Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian...

coronavirus