OPINION: To end GBV we must allow both divergent and convergent opinions

By Guest Writer,

By Ohaga Ohaga Since the advent of COVID-19 in Kenya, there have been a spike of gender-based violence (GBV). For instance, barely a month after...

GBV , Homeboyz , shaffie weru

Lobby groups up in arms over damning ‘Guns Galore’ exposé

By Citizen Reporter,

Lobby groups have raised the alarm over the 'Guns Galore' documentary which aired on Citizen TV on Sunday. The exposé revealed how rogue police offi...

guns galore

Five women hospitalized after undergoing FGM, 80yr-old arrested

By Paul Ruto,

Five women aged between 25 to 35 have been hospitalized in Bomet County after they underwent Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Also Read: No emotive...

FGM

India’s Delhi to lock down for six days as COVID-19 outbreak worsens

By Reuters,

The Indian capital New Delhi will be under a strict lockdown for six days starting on Monday night, the city's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, ad...

coronavirus

Thieves break into church, steal pastor’s clothes, food and cash

By Citizen Reporter,

Members of the Makutano PAG church in Lurambi, Kakamega, are counting their losses after a gang of robbers broke into their church and stole valuables...

crime

China’s attempt to spy on Uyghur dissidents

By Guest Writer,

Facebook has found a sophisticated espionage campaign conducted by Chinese hackers that tried to trick pro Uyghur activists around the world into down...

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

Doctors home in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with COVID-19 vaccines

By CNN,

Doctors say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and said their findings have importan...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , vaccine

WRC: Presidential Pavilion to be ready a week to the event 

By Festus Lango,

It is a 24-hour workmanship at the proposed Presidential Pavilion situated at the Naivasha based Word Rally Championship Service Park bay as organiser...

Presidential Pavilion. , Safari Rally , WRC

DP Ruto makes new stadia promise

By Alex Kinyua,

Deputy President William Ruto has once again promised of all the stadia that the Jubilee Government promised to construct when they took office in 201...

DP Ruto , Stadiums

U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions

By Reuters,

The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering...

President Joe Biden , President Vladimir Putin , sanctions , U.S Election

KCPE 2020 Results: A breakdown of how candidates performed

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCPE) exam results were officially released on Thursday with the candidates registering commendable resu...

KCPE 2020 Results , Prof. George Magoha

Gov’t extends nationwide curfew, ban on public gatherings until May 29

By Ian Omondi,

The government on Wednesday stated that the 10pm-4am nationwide curfew will run until May 29, 2021. Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i...

CS Fred Matiang’i , curfew

Africa CDC says no cause for alarm over reports of Johnson & Johnson vaccine causing blood clots

By Mashirima Kapombe,

Africa's leading health think tank, the Africa CDC, now says that there is no cause for alarm over the latest reports of blood clots in recipients of ...

Africa CDC , AstraZeneca , Sputnik V

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

U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Reuters,

U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after six recipients dev...

coronavirus , Johnson & Johnson , vaccine

CS Amina takes Uhuru’s message to Tanzania’s President Suluhu

By Citizen Reporter,

After months of strained relations marked by border closures, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown, Kenya and Tanzania have pledged to strengthen l...

President Samia Suluhu

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

J&J COVID-19 vaccine under EU review over blood clots

By Reuters,

Europe’s drug regulator said on Friday it is reviewing rare blood clots in four people in the United States who received Johnson & Johnson’s C...

coronavirus

Counties misused Ksh.13.8B COVID-19 funds: report

By Sam Ogina,

With the health function almost fully devolved, counties became a natural ally of the National Government in the fight against COVID-19 as the pandemi...

coronavirus