Maseno University closed, staff sent home over coronavirus pandemic

By Ian Omondi,

Maseno University Vice Chancellor Prof. Julius Nyabundi has directed all staff at the institution to work up to Friday 5pm and thereafter break until ...

coronavirus , Maseno University , Prof. Julius Nyabundi

Parliament adjourns for one month as PCEA, All Saints Cathedral suspend church services

By Citizen Reporter,

The two chambers of parliament have adjourned for a month, even as the PCEA and All Saints Cathedral Anglican churches suspended Sunday services until...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Kenya Power employee arrested for allegedly demanding Ksh.300K bribe

By Johnson Muriithi,

An employee from Kenya Power has been arrested after he allegedly demanded Ksh.300,000 as a bribe to reconnect electricity for a customer. Officers...

bribe , Electricity

Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa promotion ends as winners awarded 16 trucks, tractors

By Sponsored,

Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa promotion came to a grand draw on March 13, 2020 with 16 lucky customers winning trucks and tractors. The Lipa Na M-Pe...

Lipa na M-Pesa , Safaricom

Could coronavirus shut Wall Street? Banks begin moving staff out

By CNN,

US stock markets were halted briefly Monday as a record fall in oil prices and fears of the coronavirus triggered panic selling. But the epidemic p...

coronavirus

Inflation hits 10-month high as food costs hit Kenyans hard

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans have been hit hard by higher prices on basic consumer goods with February’s inflation rising to a 10 month high of 6.4 percent. The resul...

Inflation , KNBS

KenGen half year earnings double to Ksh.8.2B, growth flat in full year

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity generating firm KenGen has announced the doubling of earnings in six months to December 31 to Ksh.8.2 billion in Friday’s dual disclosur...

kengen , miano

Kenya Power fires 110 employees over involvement in fraud, illegal connections

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Power has laid off 110 employees who were found guilty of aiding fraud, illegal connections and other crimes. According to Kenya Power Managi...

KENYA POWER

How Nairobi County will be affected by the takeover by National Gov’t

By Sam Gituku,

The transfer of some of Nairobi City County functions may have serious ramifications on the county’s control of resources with the move likely to ta...

Mike Sonko , nairobi county

High costs return to haunt Kenya Power in 92pc profit wipe out

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Power has announced a 92.1 per cent profit narrowing in the year to June 30, 2019 to Ksh.262 million in a delayed relay of its unaudited results...

KENYA POWER

Sonko gifts new motorbike,posho mill to man who cycled 223KM to Moi’s funeral

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has bought a new motorcycle and a new ready-to-go Posho mill for self-styled peace ambassador Nathan Ambuti. Ambuti is ...

Manufacturers set for further electricity billing relief in tariff adjustment

By Kepha Muiruri,

Manufacturers and other heavy commercial power consumers are set to see further relief in their end-month billing as the Energy and Petroleum Regulato...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) , power tarrifs

TikTok taking Kenyans by storm, emerges sixth most popular app

By Tonny Ndungu,

If you are reading this, then you survived the tough January penilessness. A toffee for your efforts. You are a champ. Kenyans have over the years ...

Tiktok

BWIRE: Insincere leaders require a hostile media

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It’s time the media decided; in spite of the freedom of expression provided for all Kenyans, those who thrive on giving alternati...

Uhuru gives parents, Gov’t officials February deadline to ensure all children are in school

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has given Government officials until the end of February to ensure a 100 per cent transition of the 2019 Kenya Certificate of...

2019 KCPE , Nakuru County , President Uhuru Kenyatta

OPINION: Why President Kenyatta must keep his promise on renewable energy

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos One of the biggest entreaties in the Bible is not to make false promises or break your word. As the Book of Matthew says, you ...

Stanbic: Economy growing but cannot deliver jobs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stanbic Group has added to the paradox of unfelt economic output suggesting recorded growth has fallen on barren ground as it struggles to create a co...

GDP growth , Stanbic Group , unemployment in Kenya

Athletes to sleep on cardboard beds at Tokyo Olympics

By Reuters,

Athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will sleep on bed frames made from recyclable cardboard, with mattresses formed of p...

Olympic Games , Tokyo 2020

2019 review: Surviving as an ordinary Kenyan now more expensive

By Kepha Muiruri,

In April, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released its 2019 Economic Survey placing economic growth by gross output at 6.3 percent over...

economic growth in Kenya

From Akothee to Hussein Mohamed: Top 10 most read stories of 2019

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The top ten most read stories of 2019 on Citizen Digital are: 1.Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow February 23...