OPINION: Slum upgrading in Kenya – what are the conditions for success?

By Reuters,

By Jane Weru and William Cobbett Earlier this month, the Canadian High Commissioner hosted a roundtable to showcase the upgrading of Mukuru. The...

mukuru , slum upgrading

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

3-judge bench to hear 9 petitions against Nairobi DG Anne Kananu

By Citizen Reporter,

Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has appointed a three-judge bench to hear nine petitions against Nairobi DG Anne Kananu. Justice Said Chitembw...

kananu , Nairobi Governor , Sonko

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

IEBC temporarily stopped from conducting referendum on BBI Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The High Court has issued a temporary conservatory order restraining the national polls body from subjecting the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 po...

BBI , Referendum

Western countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

By CNN,

African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations -- de...

COVID-19

41 Mt. Kenya leaders accuse President Kenyatta of mismanaging his administration, insist BBI unpopular

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Fourty-one legislators from 11 counties of the larger Mt. Kenya region have accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of mismanaging his administration especia...

BBI , Mt Kenya , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

Trump sought the world’s attention and got it. Now the White House reality show ends

By Reuters,

A red tie, often tied too long. A raised fist, often held high to a supportive crowd. A scowling face. A raised voice. President Donald Trump never...

Donald Trump , US , Vice President Joe Biden

Court stops swearing in of Anne Kananu as Nairobi Governor

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The High Court has temporarily stopped the swearing in of Anne Kananu Mwenda as Nairobi Governor pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Law So...

Anne Kananu Mwenda , nairobi county

PROFILE: Jane Gitau, opening doors for other women

By Guest Writer,

Jane Gitau is the Head of Corporate Communication at the Kenya Seed Company and the Chair of Greenbelt Movement, Kenya. She is a Chevening Scholar ...

greenbelt , maathai

Low profit margin firms ‘punished’ in minimum tax roll out

By Kepha Muiruri,

High turnover but low profit margin yielding firms are expected to see the bitter end of the minimum tax effected at the start of the year. This is...

minimum tax , National Treasury

Exiled Miguna Miguna announces bid for Nairobi Governor seat

By Tonny Ndungu,

Exiled Kenyan barrister Miguna Miguna has announced his bid for the Nairobi County top job that fell vacant following Mike Sonko's impeachment by the ...

Dr. Miguna Miguna

WHO scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024

By Reuters,

The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billio...

coronavirus , covax , covid-19 vaccine , moderna , Pfizer

Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine nearly 90% effective, U.A.E says

By VOA,

One day after Britain became the first Western nation to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations, the United Arab Emirates says a Chinese-made COVID-19 vacci...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , UAE

Uhuru urges stronger global alliances in COVID-19 fight

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has underscored the need for closer collaboration between governments, development partners and international financial insti...

coronavirus , KUSI Ideas Festival , Uhuru kenyatta

Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

By CNN,

In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of que...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

13% of businesses shut during COVID-19 pandemic yet to reopen: KEPSA

By Kepha Muiruri,

13 per cent of businesses shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic or an equivalent one enterprise for every ten shut are yet to resume operations. Th...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , jobs , KEPSA

WTO cancels meeting to decide on Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as top boss

By Reuters,

The World Trade Organization has cancelled a meeting on Nov. 9 to decide on the appointment of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the body’s next di...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , WTO

COVID-19 could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty

By CNN,

It is now widely recognized that in Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic is on a different trajectory than much of the rest of the world, including the West....

Blair , coronavirus , poverty

Early identification of prehypertension as a preventive measure can avert associated morbidity and death

By Citizen Reporter,

As Kenya joined the world in marking World Hypertension Day on Saturday, a new study has revealed an overall burden of 54.5% and 20.8% for prehyperten...

health