BWIRE: Hopefully, treatment of journalists in Kenya won’t go the Uganda Way

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Events in Uganda relating to media and journalists treatment during the campaigns, electioneering and voting for the January 14, 20...

Who is Anne Kananu Mwenda, the new Nairobi deputy governor?

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Anne Kananu Mwenda is the new deputy governor for Nairobi County, taking over a position that had remained vacant for three years. Ms. Mwenda was s...

Ann Kananu , nairobi county

WAIHIGA: No emails or zoom calls, Uganda is voting

By Waihiga Mwaura,

What does it mean to be unable to access online banking for at least four days? What if the only way you could pay for your electricity was online ...

Bobi Wine , Uganda elections , yoweri museveni

End of free mobile-money transfers dims light for cashless economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

The end of free mobile-money transfers below Ksh.1000 which comes into effect on January 1, 2021 has dimmed the quest for a cashless economy. This ...

CBK , M-pesa , mobile money

‘Security sector committed to roadmap to peaceful 2022 elections,’ Matiang’i says

By Erick Owenga,

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has challenged independent institutions including the Judiciary to up their game ahead of the 2022 elections. He warned ...

2022 election , Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , NCIC

Multichoice Kenya draws first blood in copyright strike

By Kepha Muiruri,

The High Court has issued orders directing Safaricom and Jamii Telkom to pull down and disable 141 sites suspected of infringing on Multichoice Kenya ...

DStv , Multichoice , Safaricom

Show me the details, Rachier tells Mwendwa over StarTimes deal

By Jacob Icia,

  Jacob Icia in Nairobi Just a day to the official unveiling of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKF-PL) official broadcast partn...

Ambrose Rachier , FKF PL , Football Kenya Federation Premier League , Nick Mwendwa , StarTimes

OPINION: BBI an affront to women’s fundamental rights and liberties

By Guest Writer,

The women of Kenya, represented by women’s rights and civil society organizations and networks, acknowledge that the 2010 Constitution was a consens...

BBI

Posta Kenya gets approval to raise postage costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

The cash-strapped Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) has been granted approval to raise the costs of sending mail from January 1, 2021 by the Communi...

Dan Kagwe , Posta Kenya

OPINION: Why the media should stop stigmatizing drug ‘addiction’

By Guest Writer,

By Simon Mwangi An executive order issued last week by President Uhuru Kenyatta on establishment of an ultra-modern National Mental hospital in...

Addiction , Drug Abuse

Education CS Magoha stripped off human resource powers over ‘idiot’ slur

By Ian Omondi,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha on Friday suffered a blow after he was stripped off his human resource powers over a slur against an o...

Dr. Belio Kipsang , Ministry of Education , Prof. George Magoha , PSC

KRA eyes Ksh.5 billion from the digital economy by June next year

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has set its sights on raising Ksh.5 billion from the digital economy in six months to June 2021. This ahead of th...

Digital Services Tax (DST) , Githii Mburu , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Free mobile cash transfers to eat into Safaricom’s profit cake

By Kepha Muiruri,

Free mobile money transfers below Ksh.1000 implemented in mid-March are expected to curve a part of Safaricom’s profit when the company publishes it...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , M-pesa , Safaricom

OPINION: More must be done to protect women and girls from cyber bullying

By Guest Writer,

Governments and social media companies have been challenged to do more than lip service to fight increased cyber-bullying cases and ensure that online...

Online Harassment

SMS, internet use grows in Kenya as voice calls fall during lockdown

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans appetite for the internet grew alongside short message services (SMS) between April and June this year while voice calls retracted during the ...

Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) , COVID-19 , SMS

Cabinet approves security measures from Joseph Kinyua-led team

By Citizen Reporter,

The Cabinet has approved security measures announced by the Joseph Kinyua-led team on requirements for public gatherings, media reporting and social m...

Cabinet , Joseph Kinyua , NSAC

Ethiopian taxi hailing app Taxiye enters Kenyan market

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ethiopian taxi hailing startup, Taxiye has entered the Kenyan market, seeking a slice of the pie in the highly competitive industry. The firms' Chi...

Joe Mucheru , Taxiye

Cash-strapped Posta Kenya moves to raise cost of sending mail

By Kepha Muiruri,

The cash-strapped Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) has applied to raise the cost of sending mail as it seeks to stay afloat. Also Read: What Pos...

Posta Kenya

MPs demand audit of COVID-19 funds within 60 days

By Elphas Lagat,

The National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a 60-day notice for the Auditor General to carry out a forensic audit at the Kenya ...

COVID-19 , KEMSA , National Assembly , Opiyo Wandayi , PAC

Standard Group’s Najma Ismail replaces Pauline Njoroge at Tourism Board

By Tonny Ndungu,

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has appointed Najma Ismail to the Tourism Regulatory Authority Board. The Standard Group Journalist replaces...

Balala , nairobi national park , Najma Ismail , Pauline Njoroge , Tourism Regulatory Authority Board