Push for SRHR policies, legal frameworks to protect the vulnerable amid COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Initially, the awareness on women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) was more focused on the distribution of sanitary towels to youn...

coronavirus , sexual and reproductive health , SGBV , SRHR

BWIRE: Education tool to help assess learners progress ahead of SDGs deadline

By Guest Writer,

With just 10 years to go before 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), experts are various of the 17 identified sectors...

SDG

Refugees in Africa face hunger as COVID-19 worsens food shortages, agencies warn

By Citizen Reporter,

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply ch...

coronavirus , refugees , UNHCR , WFP

Magoha directs schools to refund second and third term fees to parents who had paid

By Julius Joho,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has directed primary and secondary schools to refund second and third term fees to parents who had pai...

COVID-19 , Ministry of Education , Prof. George Magoha , schools

US officially withdrawing from WHO

By CNN,

The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...

Donald Trump , who

Covid-19: Ailing economy forces Uhuru’s hand in re-opening country

By Kepha Muiruri,

Caught between a rock and a hard place in reviewing existing COVID-19 mitigation measures, President Uhuru Kenya inclined on easing the pressure place...

COVID-19 , Kenya's economy , President Uhuru Kenyatta

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

WHO urges African countries resuming air travel to take safety measures

By VOA,

The World Health Organization called on African countries Thursday to take comprehensive safety measures to “mitigate a surge” in COVID-19 cases, ...

coronavirus

Public hospitals start receiving PPEs worth Ksh.3M from Kenya COVID-19 Fund

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board, in partnership with Equity Group Foundation (EGF) have embarked on the distribution of locally manufactured PPEs to pub...

coronavirus , karuku , Kenya COVID-19 Fund , PPEs

David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over

By Citizen Reporter,

The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...

David Ansell , Equity , munga

UN calls for end to FGM, child marriage affecting women, girls worldwide

By VOA,

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other harmful prac...

FGM , UNFPA

COVID-19: US grants Kenya Ksh.5.3 billion to support health and economic recovery

By Kepha Muiruri,

The US government has granted Kenya Ksh.5.3 billion ($50 million) to support Kenya’s response and recovery efforts. The grant made through the US...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , USAID

KDIC postpones move to charge premiums to banks on risks undertaken

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) has deferred the implementation of the risk based premium model used in assessing the premium payable b...

Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)

FKF presidential aspirant Mwachiro lauds Fifa for Covid-19 funds approval

By Agencies,

Football Kenya Federation presidential aspirant Herbert Mwachiro has lauded the efforts of the football world governing body FIFA for approving Covid-...

Covid-19 fund , FKF , Herbert Mwachiro

Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera declared winner of presidential re-run

By Reuben Motochi,

Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera was on Saturday declared the winner of a re-run presidential election, a dramatic reversal of incumbent ...

Chifundo Kachale , Lazarus Chakwera , Malawi , Peter Mutharika

COVID-19 crisis may disrupt Man United transfer plans, says Solskjaer

By Reuters,

Manchester United have likely taken a bigger financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic than their rivals and it is unclear what funds will be available...

coronavirus crisis , Covid-19 pandemic , Manchester United , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

BWIRE: COVID-19 – Kenya not yet out of the woods

By Victor Bwire,

It is good to acknowledge that measures taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are well and expertly intentioned, but they have been s...

coronavirus , COVID-19

OPINION: COVID-19 crisis presents opportunity for Kenya to rethink

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang Disruption. That is probably the most (mis)used word of the quarter - and rightfully so. I bet we can all agree that with a...

OPINION: COVID-19 crisis presents opportunity for Kenya to rethink

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang Disruption. That is probably the most (mis)used word of the quarter - and rightfully so. I bet we can all agree that with a...

CBK holds the benchmark lending rate at 7 percent

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has held its benchmark lending rate for the second time at seven percent, noting continued policy transmission on rece...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR)