Aubameyang nets hat-trick as Arsenal dazzle against Leeds

By Reuters,

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang marked his return to Arsenal's starting lineup with his first ever Premier League hat-trick in their 4-2 home victory over L...

Arsenal , Leeds , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Premier League

AK supremo Tuwei expects stiff competition at National XC

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei is expecting stiff competition at the National Cross Country Cha...

Africa Cross Country Championships , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , Lome , National Cross Country Championships , Ngong Race Course , Togo

KQ unveils cargo flights on repurposed Dreamliner craft

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) is expected to operate its first fully fledged cargo flight to London on the repurposed Boeing-787 Dreamliner craf...

cargo , coronavirus , Kenya Airways (KQ)

Google parent Alphabet shutting down internet-beaming balloon project Loon

By Reuters,

By Reuters and Kepha Muiruri Google parent Alphabet Inc is shutting down its internet balloon business, Loon, which aimed to provide a less expensi...

Alastair Westgarth , Alphabet , Google , Loon , Uhuru kenyatta

IEBC says staffer Brian Silale abducted, murdered in Tiaty

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in a statement on Thursday said a member of its staff had been killed by unknown people in ...

Tiaty

Gor unveil Portuguese Pinto as new head coach

By Tony Owori,

Gor Mahia FC have named Portuguese Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto as their new head coach on a two-year contract, replacing Roberto Oliveira after just three...

Carlos Manuel Vaz Pinto , Gor Mahia FC

Security forces killed at least 76 in Ethiopia unrest after musician’s killing: Rights body

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights commission said on Friday that security forces killed at least 76 people and wounded nearly 200 during viole...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , Haacaaluu Hundeessaa , tigray

Man suspected to have flown drone above Lamu Police Post arrested

By Citizen Reporter,

A man has been arrested on suspicion that he was operating a drone above the Lamu Police Post. Also Read: You risk 12 months in prison if you fly d...

drone , lamu police post

China flight attendants advised to wear diapers for COVID-19 protection

By CNN,

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board p...

coronavirus , diapers

Kenya Airways resumes flights to Tanzania

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed flights to Tanzania following the lifting of a ban on local aviation operators. The carrier says it...

Allan Kilavuka , Kenya Airways

Tanzania gov’t lifts suspension on Kenyan flights

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government of Tanzania has made a turnaround on its decision to ban Kenyan carriers from operating within its airspace following the resolution of...

air travel , COVID-19 , KCAA , TCAA

SWILA: Olunga is Kenya’s football jewel, let’s show him some love

By Isaac Swila,

Sports editor By demeanor he comes across as an ordinary folk; no show-off; no bling bling, no razzmatazz…but make no mistake, on the pitch, he sti...

afcon , FC Girona , GOR MAHIA , Harambee Stars , IF Djurgarden , Kashiwa Reysol , kenya , Michael Olunga

Molo family forced to hire tractor to transport body to funeral over terrible road

By Jathan Kamau,

A family was on Friday forced to hire a tractor to transport the body of their kin to a funeral on account of the deplorable condition of the Mau-Kaps...

World records under threat in Brussels

By World Athletics,

The King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels will be empty of spectators for Friday night’s Wanda Diamond League exhibition meeting but brimming with amb...

Brussels , Faith Kipyegon , King Baudouin Stadium , Wanda Diamond League , World records

Coronavirus cases hit 31K as Kenya expands ‘safe flights’ list to 130

By Citizen Team,

Kenya's coronavirus caseload has risen to 31,015 on a day that saw the government announce that the 'safe flights' list has been expanded to 130 count...

coronavirus , safe flights , Tanzania

Tanzania bans Kenyan flights from its airspace till further notice

By Tonny Ndungu,

Flights from Kenya will not be allowed into the Tanzanian airspace, The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement on Friday. The...

coronavirus

CAA working hard to cushion African athletes from Covid- 19: Hamad

By World Athletics,

While half of the world is starting to ease their way out of lockdown, most countries in Africa are still awaiting the green light from their governme...

African Athletics Confederation , CAA , Covid-19 pandemic , Hamad Kalkaba Malboum

Ethiopian Forces admit to shooting down Kenyan cargo plane

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ethiopian forces in Somalia have admitted to shooting down a Kenyan-registered aircraft in Bardale, Somalia killing six people. According to a prel...

AMISOM , Ethiopian

President Farmajo calls Uhuru to ‘express regret’ after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia

By Ian Omondi,

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday morning made a telephone call to President Uhuru Kenyatta to express his regret and convey co...

Bardale , President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo , President Uhuru Kenyatta , somalia

Gov’t demands answers after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia killing six

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now tasked the Somali government with providing answers on the “unclear circumstances” under which a Ken...

Africa Express , Capt. Gilbert Kibe , COVID-19 , KCAA