Kaluhi’s Kitchen, Mitchelle Adagala and Patricia Kihoro picked for #YouTubeBlack

By Citizen Reporter,

Kaluhi’s Kitchen, Mitchelle Adagala, Mumo and Patricia Kihoro were on Tuesday unveiled as part of the #YouTubeBlack Voices creator grantees from Afr...

Kaluhi’s Kitchen , Mitchelle adagala , Patricia Kihoro

Second COVID-19 wave hits West and Central Africa

By Reuters,

A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first as cooler weather...

central africa , coronavirus , west africa

MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donates Ksh.468B to 384 organisations

By CNN,

MacKenzie Scott announced on Tuesday her second major charitable contribution of the year, giving away nearly $4.2 billion (Ksh. 468.72billion) to 384...

Amazon , bezos

OPINION: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The raging debate on why more Kenyans are embracing alternative energy sources to escape the Kenya Power Limited high tariffs is ...

energy

Kenya raises security at children’s homes, hospitals after trafficking scandal

By VOA,

Kenya is increasing security at children's homes and hospitals after three medical officers were charged Wednesday with child trafficking. Also Rea...

baby stealers , BBC Africa eye , child trafficking

Gov’t to probe child trafficking syndicate after BBC exposé ‘The Baby Stealers’

By Erick Owenga,

The government has set up a multi-agency to probe child trafficking syndicate exposed by 'The Baby Stealers' BBC Africa Eye documentary. Labour and...

baby stealers , child trafficking , Maryana Munyendo , Missing Child Kenya

Buying a baby on Nairobi’s black market

By Guest Writer,

By Peter Murimi, Joel Gunter and Tom Watson  Babies are being stolen to order in Kenya to feed a thriving black market. Africa Eye infiltrated the...

BBC , BBC Africa eye , Black Market , Mama Lucy , Missing Child Kenya , Nairobi

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

OPINION: Why affordable housing is a game changer

By Guest Writer,

Home ownership in Kenya has generally been reserved for wealthy individuals with considerable disposable income and for bankers who have access to loa...

Biden confident, Trump accuses Democrats of trying to steal tight White House election

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden said he was confident of victory and President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to steal the election on Wednesday as a tig...

Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , US Elections , White House

Olympic Games cannot be ‘marketplace of demonstrations’- Bach

By Reuters,

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not about politics and must guard against becoming a “marketp...

IOC , Olympic Games , President Thomas Bach

‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

Infinix partners with fashion icon on Zero 8 launch in Kenya

By Agencies,

Infinix, a global leader in consumer electronics market, has launched the ZERO 8 in the Kenyan market. ZERO 8 is the company’s flagship series for 2...

Kobe Bryant autograph on last game court piece hits auction block

By Reuters,

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s autograph, on a hardwood section of the court where he played his last game, is on the auction block online and expe...

auction block online , autograph , basketball legend , Kobe Bryant

DP Ruto: Address the plight of hustlers first, leadership positions will come later

By Tonny Ndungu,

Deputy President William Ruto now wants leaders to address issues affecting Kenyans, saying the conversation around the constitutional review should n...

DP Ruto

Tullow Oil suspends plans to exit Kenya

By Kepha Muiruri,

Anglo-English based oil explorer Tullow Oil has made an about turn on its oil project in Kenya suspending its planned exit through the sale of blocks ...

ministry of petroleum and mining , Tullow Oil

COVID-19 in South Africa: How inequality, poverty undermined country’s response

By Reuters,

When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards t...

coronavirus , south africa

India sees record 49,000 new coronavirus cases, drug shortages in places

By Reuters,

India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases even as offici...

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS