President Kenyatta says Africa’s COVID-19 response much better than rest of the world

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Africa's concerted response to COVID-19 saying measures being implemented by African countries are helping slow...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Goodluck Jonathan , President Uhuru Kenyatta

A new generation of locusts has hatched in Turkana and are eating everything in sight

By Reuters,

The branches on trees around Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downwards under the weight of voracious young locusts. Numbers of lo...

locusts

Liz Guantai among 117 young African leaders selected for Women Deliver program

By Citizen Reporter,

Liz Guantai, a 28-year-old Kenyan lawyer, is one the 117 young leaders selected for the Women Deliver program that focuses on gender equality and the ...

liz guantai , Menstrual health , Women Deliver

Kenyan scientist Muthoni Masinde created an app that predicts droughts

By CNN,

An app is combining weather station data with the traditional knowledge of African farmers to predict droughts. To help prepare farmers for the eff...

ITIKI , Muthoni Masinde

DIAZ: A silver lining amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

The better part of Sunday April 12 saw the majority of social media platforms remain awash with doctored images showing Mt. Kenya as supposedly seen f...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , diaz , kilimanjaro

Tanzania says coronavirus defeated through prayer, but fears grow

By VOA,

On just one day this month, 50 Tanzanian truck drivers tested positive for the coronavirus after crossing into neighboring Kenya. Back home, their pre...

coronavirus , Tanzania

Uhuru announces Ksh.54B stimulus plan to jumpstart Kenyan economy

By Faizal Ahmed,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled his eight-point economic plan that will see the economy jumpstarted. He announced an allocation of Ksh. 53.7b...

stimulus , Uhuru kenyatta

Covid-19: Europe’s leading global airline is losing $1 million an hour and needs a bailout

By CNN,

Lufthansa is locked in crunch talks with the German government on the terms of a rescue deal, as it fights to avoid bankruptcy while keeping state inf...

Lufthansa

OPINION: Employed by nature

By Guest Writer,

By Nancy Githaiga How many times are you asked these questions? unafanya kazi wapi? (where do you work?) or Uko wapi siku hizi? (where are you nowa...

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COVID-19 crisis provides impetus to accelerate African regional integration

By Citizen Reporter,

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge in inequality, delegates at an Afri...

ADI , coronavirus , COVID-19

On Earth Day, Pope Francis says nature will not forgive our trespasses

By Reuters,

Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavir...

coronavirus , Pope Francis

Kenya joins the world in marking Earth Day 2020

By Agencies,

The Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Mr. Julius Kamau, together with the Wangari Maathai founded Green Belt Movement Kenya, joined the rest of the w...

Earth Day , Kenya Forest Service , Wangari Maathai

Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden’s path to Democratic nomination

By CNN,

Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination and a showdown with Presi...

Bernie Sanders , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , United States

OPINION: Kenya shall triumph against Coronavirus pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

By Abraham Mariita Without a doubt, Kenya shall triumph against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, just like the rest of the world will. Simil...

OPINION: Politics of data and everything in between

By Citizen,

Let’s talk data. I have found out that when most of us hear the word ‘data’ our thoughts automatically go to numbers and how boring it is to sit...

census , femnet , SDG

David Rudisha: These are my life struggles

By Agencies,

Snoozing in Nairobi airport's departure lounge in a navy blue suit, David Rudisha looks like just another businessman having a quick power nap. His...

accident , David Rudisha , Olympic 800m champion , Olympics 2020 , struggles

Coronavirus: What airlines are doing to sanitize planes

By CNN,

As new cases of novel coronavirus are growing, the travel industry is feeling the impact -- with vacationers and business people debating whether or n...

coronavirus

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

Running out of time: Kenya, other EA countries face new locust threat

By Reuters,

Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestatio...

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Gender inclusivity key in attaining food security

By Agencies,

In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and r...

food security