IG Mutyambai orders suspension, arrest of police officer in Lesos shooting incident

By Ian Omondi,

Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai on Thursday ordered the immediate arrest and suspension of a police officer involved in a shooting incident in Les...

IG Hillary Mutyambai , Lesos , Nandi County

Court suspends notice to fill position of Communications Authority Director General

By Dzuya Walter,

The Labour court has suspended a notice to fill the position of Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) director general pending hearing and determinat...

Communications Authority of Kenya , Justice Maureen Onyango

CS Mucheru: Kenyan parents struggling to control online content for children

By Citizen Reporter,

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has decried increasing cases of children accessing inappropriate content following the closure of schools over the C...

coronavirus , Mucheru , online learning , pornography

Matatu operators on the spot for flouting rules to carry cargo under COVID-19 hardships

By Kepha Muiruri,

Matatu operators are under fire after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) cited them for operating unlicensed courier services. In a notice ...

coronavirus , matatus , PSVs

Kenya COVID Fund gets Ksh.3.7B in donations

By Elphas Lagat,

The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund Board has received donations totaling Ksh. 3.7billion. Ksh. 3.2billion was received by the committee in cash w...

coronavirus , KAM , karuku , Kenya COVID Fund

Fighting fakes: Mobile phones the most counterfeited goods in Kenya

By Dorcas Wangira,

Kenya loses an estimated Ksh. 30billion every year in tax evasion, unlicensed goods and counterfeit, according to various studies. The country is t...

mobile phones , phones , smartphones

Airtel, Telkom win appeal against CAK merger conditions

By Kepha Muiruri,

Airtel and Telkom Kenya have won their appeal against merger conditions instituted upon them by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK). In its ru...

Airtel-Telkom , Communication Authority of Kenya , Competition Authority of Kenya

Kenyan media houses to donate Ksh.10M each in ad space, airtime to COVID-19 emergency fund

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan media houses under the Media Owners Association will be donating advertising space and airtime worth Ksh.10million each to the COVID-19 Emergen...

coronavirus , Covid-19 emergency fund , media , MOA

Gov’t to appeal court ruling declaring lawyers and IPOA as essential services

By Dzuya Walter,

The government has filed a notice of appeal challenging a court ruling that declared members of the Law Society of Kenya and the Independent Policing ...

Essential service providers , IPOA , LSK

Gov’t ordered to include lawyers as essential service providers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The High Court on Thursday directed the government to include members of the Law Society of Kenya as essential service providers who are exempted from...

MURIUKI: CS Amina faces simple astute test on FIFA engagement

By Citizen Reporter,

FIFA’s response to the recent ruling by Kenya’s Sports Dispute Tribunal ruling was not unexpected. Sports stakeholders who are versed in sports la...

CS Amina Mohammed , FIFA , FKF , SDT

Gov’t says yet to receive official report on MPs with coronavirus

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Ministry of Health now says it has not received any official communication on confirmed coronavirus cases in Parliament. This comes after repor...

parliament

Is Uhuru’s Ksh.2 billion pledge to musicians realistic? Here’s the break down

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced the government’s projection that local musicians will henceforth be earning Ksh.200 million per month i...

MCSK , Mike Strano , Milka Kulati , musicians , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Royalties

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...

Kenyans to receive phone messages on coronavirus

By Ian Omondi,

The Communications Authority of Kenya has now approved sending of bulk information messages on coronavirus to all local mobile phone users. Governm...

Col. Cyrus Oguna , Communications Authority , coronavirus , world health organization

Exit 07XX, enter 0110 and 0111: Safaricom introduces new prefix numbers

By Citizen Reporter,

Safaricom has announced the introduction of SIM cards with new 0110 and 0111 prefixes following the phasing out of the vintage 07xx prefix. The new...

Safaricom lntroduces new prefix numbers

BWIRE: Radio is still king

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Radio is now ninety-three years old in Kenya and with nearly 200 radio stations, it’s one of media medium with the widest reach i...

All systems go ahead of SOYA Gala in Mombasa

By Agencies,

The 16th edition of 2019 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) Gala goes down on Friday night at the Mombasa Sports Club. Themed �...

Soya Awards , SOYA Gala

MWANGI: Kenya can never go the Russian way

By Citizen Reporter,

Simon Mwangi in the UK On January 14th an interesting opinion piece was penned in The Times, a UK based newspaper, by Rick Broadbent titled: “Is it...

doping , kenya , russia , Simon Mwangi

Former Super Eagles star Victor Ikpeba to grace Soya as chief guest

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former CAF player of the year winner Victor Ikpeba will grace this year’s Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) gala set for Mombasa Sport...

Chief Guest , Mombasa , Nigeria , SOYA , Super Eagles , Victor Ikpeba