Athletics Kenya, KMSF among federations nominated for SOYA honours

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Sports Federation of the Deaf (KSFD) and Kenya Tong-Il Moo-Do Federation will battle Athletics Kenya and Kenya Motor Sports Federation for the S...

Athletics Kenya , Federation of the Year , KSFD , SOYA

Facebook suspends 3 Russian accounts that ‘interfered with Africa’

By Paul Ombati,

Facebook has suspended three accounts owned by Russians in what they have termed as foreign interference in Africa. The social media company said t...

facebook , russia

Rono seeking Toronto Marathon hat-trick

By World Athletics,

Philemon Rono is almost as familiar with Toronto roads as those around his training camp in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. On two previous visits to ...

Philemon Rono

Simbas to face Morocco in Rugby Africa Cup opener

By Agencies,

The Simbas will start their 2020 Rugby Africa fixtures on Saturday May 30 at home against Morocco. The two are in Group B alongside the winner of t...

Rugby Africa Cup , Simbas

JKUAT don to become first Kenyan ref to officiate at Cup of Nations

By Isaac Swila,

Dr. Peter Waweru, a lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is set to become the first Kenyan centre referee to officia...

AFCON2019 , Dr. Peter Waweru , Kenyan , referee

Swila Diary: How I fulfilled the fervent childhood Mediterranean dream

By Isaac Swila,

That Moroccans are poor at English is not in doubt. However, what I wasn’t aware of is how widespread this weakness is until I boarded a public bus ...

Berkane , Caf-Confederation , childhood dream , GOR MAHIA , Mediterranean Sea , Melisa Saidia , Swila diary

Marie Ta Lou in Kenya for Soya fete

By Agencies,

Cote d’ivoire’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou, currently the world’s top-ranked female sprinter, is in Mombasa where she will be chief guest at Friday’s ...

Cote d’Ivoire , Marie Josée Ta Lou , Mombasa , Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year , SOYA

African UN Security Council members push for AU-led peacekeepers

By VOA,

A draft resolution introduced this week by the three African countries on the United Nations’ Security Council could shift peacekeeping responsibili...

Cote d’Ivoire , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , United Nations

Tough battle for World Team Cup slots on the cards in Mauritius

By Agencies,

The already confirmed 22 teams including continent’s powerhouses – Nigeria and Egypt are expected to battle for the 2019 ITTF World Team Cup at th...

2019 ITTF World Team Cup , 22 teams , Khaled El-Salhy , Nigeria and Egypt

Kenya’s UK export slack opens door to regional rivals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s exports to the United Kingdom (UK) declined in value by 20 percent between 2009 and 2016 pointing to the country’s diminishing export edge...

Chris Kiptoo , Coffee , Department for International Development , DfID , export , flowers , kenya , ODI , Trade , UK

Kagere says Gor ready for any team at CAF Cup

By John Kyanda,

Gor Mahia FC striker Meddie Kagere says they are ready to face any team in the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup. The 16-time Kenyan Premie...

CAF Confederation Cup , Gor Mahia FC , Meddie kagere

GSU, Kenya Prisons land tough draws at CAVB Games

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya’s representative General Service Unit (GSU) and Kenya Prisons have a mountain to climb at the ongoing CAVB African Men Club Championship in Ca...

CAVB , General Service Unit (GSU) , Kenya Prisons

President Kenyatta urges AU-EU partnership to empower youth

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said a partnership between the African Union and the European Union should result into concrete policies and programmes t...

Africa’s transformation. , AU-EU partnership , creativity , empower youth , innovation , internships , job creation. , job seeking , President Uhuru Kenyatta , youth volunteer programmes

Guinea complete Kenya 2018 CHAN line-up

By AFP,

Amadou Sekou Camara scored a hat-trick as Guinea crushed Senegal 5-0 Wednesday to complete the line-up for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN...

Burkina Faso , CHAN 2018 , Cote d’Ivoire , football , Guinea , kenya , Nigeria , Senegal

Republic of Tunisia signs African Court declaration

By Kimeli Arap Kemei,

Tunisian citizens and non-governmental organizations operating in the country can now file cases directly at the African Court on Human and People’s...

Tenga plays down Hayatou influence in CAF representative seat

By Jacob Icia,

Tanzania’s Leodegar Tenga is confident he will overcome stiff competition from Ghanaian Kwesi Nyantakyi to win the Anglophone representative categor...

CAF , elections , Issa Hayatou

Over 100 doctors to converge in Nairobi to explore diabetes treatment

By Benjamin Wafula,

It is now estimated that diabetes is one of the leading non-communicable diseases (NCD) accounting for 40 percent of deaths in Kenya annually; as the ...

Nairobi , pre-mix summit

Kenya drops three places in latest FIFA rankings

By Matthews Mutai,

Kenya’s national team, Harambee Stars, have dropped three places in latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday, sliding...

Chipolopolo , FIFA rankings , Harambee Stars , kenya , Stars

ICC prosecutor vows to investigate both sides in Ivory Coast

By Reuters,

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said on Friday she would investigate crimes committed on both sides of Ivory Coast's civil war and...

Fatou Bensouda , ICC , ICC prosecutor vows to investigate both sides in Ivory Coast , Ivory Coast

Investment in youth skills key to economic growth – President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Government must work with the private sector to impart market-relevant skills to the youth, whom he identified a...

kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Rwanda , World Economic Forum