COVID-19 shots to cost Ksh.300 to Ksh.1,000 under African Union vaccine plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the African Union (AU), acco...

COVID-19 shots to cost between Ksh.330 to Ksh.1100 in AU plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between Ksh.330 ($3) and Ksh.1100 ($10) per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the Afr...

coronavirus , vaccine

Twitter CEO defends Trump ban, says it was right but sets a ‘dangerous’ precedent

By CNN,

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended his company's decision to ban President Donald Trump, while acknowledging that the move stems from its failure to...

Citizen TV , Twitter

Rashford wins school meal assurance from UK PM Johnson

By Reuters,

Footballer Marcus Rashford said he had received assurances from Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that problems with the meagre food parcels b...

Boris Johnson , child poverty , Marcus Rashford

Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has become the sixth lender to issue a profit warning on expected 2020 earnings. In a notice to shareholders on Frid...

Co-operative Bank of Kenya , profit warnings

Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’...

Donald Trump

Isiolo school grapples with water shortage as over 200 pupils yet to report back

By Moses Mwenda,

Over 200 pupils at Waso Primary School in Isiolo County are yet to report to school two days after resumption of learning, as the school grapples with...

isiolo

If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

By CNN,

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go ...

coronavirus , vaccine passport

Mdundo wants to be the Spotify of Africa

By CNN,

Mdundo provides access to the continent's favorite music to more than 6 million monthly active users. Set up in 2013 by Danish expat Martin Nielsen...

mdundo , Spotify

OPINION: Media a critical player in ending impunity in GBV

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire While the Kenyan law outlaws a lot of traditional harmful practices that for many years have enabled perpetuation of gender inequal...

GBV , Two-Thirds Gender bill. , Women in news

Kenya to host Africa’s delivery units virtual conference

By Guest Writer,

By Eden Getachew Delivery units are becoming a common feature of many governments across the world as leaders grapple with the challenge of del...

Apple to pay Ksh.12B over deliberately slowing down iPhones

By CNN,

Apple has agreed to pay millions of dollars to 34 states over its controversial previous practice of deliberately slowing down older iPhones to extend...

Apple Inc , iphone

Olympics: Bach projects confidence in Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach expressed confidence on Monday that the Tokyo Games will be held successfully next year, even ...

International Olympic Committee , JAPAN , Thomas Bach , Tokyo Olympics

U.S. government appeals order blocking TikTok ban from taking effect

By Reuters,

The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judge’s Oct. 30 order that blocked the government from imposing restrictions on Chin...

President Donald Trump , Tiktok , U.S. Justice Department , White House

Alibaba Singles Day sales rake in Ksh8 trillion as Chinese shake off COVID-19

By CNN,

China's annual Singles Day online shopping bonanza regularly hauls in tens of billions of dollars for Alibaba and other e-commerce and retail companie...

Alibaba , singles day

Vote counts push Biden closer to victory as Trump falsely claims election being ‘stolen’

By Reuters,

With his re-election chances fading as more votes are counted in a handful of battleground states, U.S. President Donald Trump launched an extraordina...

Biden , Trump , us election

U.S. Election: Biden predicts win, promises to unite as Trump goes to court

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states, while the Republican incumbent a...

Joe Biden , kamala harris , President Donald Trump , us election

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78

By Reuters,

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more...

Lee Kun-hee , Samsung

College president resigns after over 700 students test positive

By CNN,

The president of the State University of New York at Oneonta has resigned, as the school grapples with hundreds of reported Covid-19 cases within the ...

coronavirus

Kakuzi battles human rights abuse allegations as 79 Kenyans file case in UK court

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local agricultural cultivation and manufacture company Kakuzi PLC is facing human rights abuse allegations between 2009 and 2020. The case against ...

Kakuzi PLC , Leigh Day , Tesco