Mama Ibado Charity raises Ksh.4.4M to keep students learning in school

By Benjamin Muriuki,

More than 600 students are set to benefit from a Ksh.4.4 million school funding kitty raised by a local Non-Governmental Organization, Mama Ibado Char...

Ahmed Jibril , Mama Ibado Charity

Shujaa to kickstart season with invitational tourney in Spain

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya rugby sevens team will kick off their season next month with an invitational tourney in Madrid, Spain. This is according to head coach Innoce...

Innocent Simiyu , invitational tournament , Madrid , Rugby , Shujaa , Spain

U.S. will require negative COVID-19 tests for all UK passengers

By Reuters,

The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure st...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Second COVID-19 wave hits West and Central Africa

By Reuters,

A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first as cooler weather...

central africa , coronavirus , west africa

OPINION: Recovering from COVID-19 through greater youth economic inclusion

By Guest Writer,

By Patrick Mutahi and Steven Rebello Just on nine months since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in Egypt, more than 1,800,000 cases have bee...

coronavirus , youth

Man fined Ksh.389K for breaking quarantine rules for 8 seconds

By CNN,

Taiwanese authorities have slapped a $3,500 (Ksh.389,795) fine on a man who broke quarantine regulations for just eight seconds. The man, a migrant...

coronavirus , Quarantine , Taiwan

Stanbic Bank Kenya announces Ksh.3.6B profit after tax

By Citizen Reporter,

Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced a Ksh. 3.6 billion after-tax profit for the period ended September 30, 2020 underpinned by solid balance sheet growth...

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Leopards set for Covid-19 screening ahead of league kick off

By Godfrey Ashiali,

AFC Leopards playing unit and the technical bench members are set to undergo Covid-19 tests this morning, one of the health protocols ahead of the 202...

AFC Leopards , Covid-19 screening , League kick off , Tom Juma

Bandari line up more friendlies ahead of season opener

By Luqman Mahmoud,

FKF Premier League side Bandari FC are scheduled to play two more friendlies this week as they heighten their preparations ahead of the long awaited s...

Bandari , Friendlies , Ken Odhiambo , Season opener

Why I volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial

By Guest Writer,

By Steve Stecklow So why did I volunteer to be injected with an experimental vaccine for COVID-19? That’s what some of my friends wanted to know ...

Private security congress firms up fight against COVID-19, war on crime with launch of mobile app

By Agencies,

Private Security Congress and TownConnect on Monday launched an innovative digital security solution to enhance security of commercial and residential...

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Harambee Stars players report to camp, undergo Covid-19 screening

By Agencies,

Harambee Stars players and members of the technical bench  reported to residential training Monday and were immediately subjected  to mandatory COVI...

Afcon qualifier , comoros , Covid-19 tests , Harambee Stars , residential camp

Kirinyaga residents urged to embrace routine cancer screening

By Johnson Muriithi,

Residents of Kirinyaga County have been urged to embrace routine screening for cancer to enable early diagnosis and timely treatment. Speaking duri...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on self-quarantine

By Citizen Reporter,

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is on self-quarantine after one of the guests who attended an event with him tested positive for COVID-19. ...

coronavirus , ramaphosa

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta backs fight against cancer in counties

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has assured of her continued support to ongoing initiatives to combat cancer at the county level. In a message deliver...

beyond zero , cancer , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta , Laikipia County.

Miners face new tuberculosis threat as COVID-19 disrupts treatment

By Reuters,

Vama Jele’s heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis (TB) due to skipping trea...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Miners , Tuberculosis

Early identification of prehypertension as a preventive measure can avert associated morbidity and death

By Citizen Reporter,

As Kenya joined the world in marking World Hypertension Day on Saturday, a new study has revealed an overall burden of 54.5% and 20.8% for prehyperten...

health

All Uasin Gishu County MCA’s, staff to undergo testing after MCA succumbed to COVID-19

By Cyrus Sholim,

All staffers and Members of the County Assembly of Uasin Gishu will undergo COVID-19 testing before proceeding to self-isolation The latest comes a...

Uasin Gishu

Coronavirus can spread on airplanes, studies show

By CNN,

The young woman and her sister had traveled across Europe just as the coronavirus pandemic was taking off there, visiting Milan and Paris before headi...

coronavirus

Tanzanian gov’t cracks whip on WhatsApp groups over ‘inciteful’ COVID-19 messages

By Ian Omondi,

The government of Tanzania has now launched a crackdown on social media posts it perceives as misleading and inciteful on the state of the COVID-19 pa...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President John Magufuli , Tanzania , TCRA