OPINION: Gender agenda – a reflection of hurdles women in media face

By Guest Writer,

By Judie Kaberia A few years ago, while working as a parliamentary reporter for one of Kenya’s radio stations, my then editor asked me to track d...

newsrooms , sexual harassment

Verstappen wins at Imola as Hamilton fights back

By Reuters,

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and stay...

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix , Imola , Lewis Hamilton , Max Verstappen

Chelsea’s main man Tuchel repaying Abramovich’s ruthlessness

By Agencies,

When Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich proved no-one's history at the club could shield them from his ruthless pursuit of success by sacking the iconic f...

chelsea , English Premier League , Roman Abramovich , Thomas Tuchel

Government approves construction of more stands at Kisumu stadium

By Allan Obiero,

The government through the Ministry of Sports has given a nod for the construction of four additional stands at the multimillion Jomo Kenyatta Interna...

Amb amina mohamed , government , Mamboleo , omo Kenyatta International Stadium

Omanyala sets new 100m national record

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Ferdinand Omanyala set a new 100m national record when he clocked 10.01 seconds on Tuesday night at the Making of Champion (MOC) Grand Prix in Lagos, ...

100M , Ferdinand Omanyala , Grand Prix , Lagos , National record , Nigeria

Youngster Rono hopes to emulate Eliud Kipchoge

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National junior cross country champion Gideon Rono wants to follow in the footsteps of world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge. Rono, a 5,000m ...

Eliud Kipchoge , Gideon Rono

Overseas athletes may be able to take part in Olympic test events – organisers

By Reuters,

International athletes could be invited to participate in test events before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer, organisers said on Monday. The...

COVID-19 , olympics , Overseas athletes , Test events , Tokyo

Lionesses, Malkia Strikers begin training at Kenyatta University

By Citizen Team,

National Women’s rugby team, the Lionesses and their volleyball counterparts Malkia Strikers have joined residential training camp at the Kenyatta U...

Lionesses , Malkia Strikers

National coach Kirwa warns athletes against skipping weekend meets

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics coach Julius Kirwa has issued a stern warning to athletes who have continuously skipped the Athletics Kenya (AK) track and field me...

Athletics meet , Julius Kirwa

Otieno confident of Olympic qualification

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National 100m record holder Mark Otieno is burning the midnight oil to ensure he seals a slot at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Otieno ...

Mark Otieno , olympics , Tokyo 2020

16 Kenyatta University students who developed a ventilator yet to get approval

By Ben Kirui,

It's been almost one year since 16 students at Kenyatta University developed ventilators and swabs to help the government combat the COVID-19 pandemic...

coronavirus , ventilators

Obiri, Otieno light up AK meet at Kasarani

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri  fired a warning shot to 10,000m athletes ahead of Tokyo Olympics when she emerged the winner over the distance as...

Athletics Kenya Track and Field , Hellen Obiri , Mark Otieno , MISC Kasrani

AK moves weekend meets to Nyayo

By Stanley Mativo,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has moved both the second and third Track and Field meetings to Nairobi, from Embu and Mumias respectively. The events which w...

AK Track and Field meet , Athletics Kenya (AK) , Nyayo

China’s fleet now larger than US Navy

By CNN,

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china

Waithaka eyes Tokyo Olympics success

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Stanley Waithaka is confident his stay in Japan will play a major role in his quest to shine at the Olympic Games set for this summer. The delayed ...

JAPAN , Olympic Games , Stanley Waithaka

Rono, Cherotich shine at AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Junior 3000m bronze medallist Gideon Rono stunned Commonwealth Games 10000m bronze medallist Rodgers Kwemoi to win the men's 5000m race as the ...

AK meet

Kibiwott Kandie fires warning shot at Nairobi AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief athletics writer, Nyayo Stadium After a disappointing outing at the National Cross Country championships a fortnight ago, Kibiwott Kandie bounc...

AK Track and Field , Kibiwott Kandie , nyayo stadium

AK weekend meeting moved to Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The opening leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and Field meeting that was scheduled to be held in Maseno University on Friday and Saturday has been mov...

‘Vintage’ Williams wins Australian Open in style

By Agencies,

Serena Williams launched her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam with a 56-minute demolition of Laura Siegemund at the Australian Open. ...

24th Grand Slam , Australian Open , Laura Siegemund. , Naomi Osaka , Serena Williams

Slum dwellers battle COVID-19 downturn with virtual currency

By Reuters,

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered. As...

coronavirus , sarafu