Debt dilemma as Kenya must now spend its way out of Covid-19 pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya could be set for an even higher debt stock as its development partners back additional spending amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Even as falling...

coronavirus , Kenya's debt , National Treasury

World Athletics creates Sh53 million pandemic fund to support athletes

By Reuters,

World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) have come together to launch a $500,000 (400,448.50 pounds) fund to help athletes in ...

athletes , COVID-19 , fund , Hardship , International Athletics Foundation (IAF) , World Athletics

Covid-19: LSK sets up fund to cushion ‘thousands of needy lawyers’

By Ian Omondi,

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) will now set up an emergency fund to provide basic assistance to a multitude of its members amid the coronavirus outbre...

Carolyne Kamende Daudi , coronavirus , COVID-19 , lawyers , LSK , Nelson Havi

President Kenyatta, DP Ruto to take 80% pay cuts as war on coronavirus intensifies

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has now announced that senior ranking officials of the Executive arm of government have agreed to take voluntary pay cuts in ...

coronavirus , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Treasury walking on thin-ice in bid to finance 2019/20 budget deficit

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury is walking a tight rope in its quest to finance the 2019/20 budget deficit as it seeks to avoid the issuance of expensive commer...

2019/20 budget , austerity , National Treasury

Junior golfers from Grassroots Programme take part in M-Pesa Clinic

By Philip Muchiri,

At least 26 junior golfers from the grassroots golf programme in Vipingo on Wednesday were coached by four Ladies European Tour players during a golf ...

Golf , Magical Kenya Ladies Open

ICPD25 ends with resolve to end harmful practices on girls, women

By DPPS,

The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) came to a close on Thursday with a strong resolve to eradicate vices that have slo...

FGM , ICPD25 , UNFPA

Represent the country well, President Kenyatta tells Harambee Stars

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday told Harambee Stars players to always be at their best and to ensure they represent the country well while in Eg...

afcon , Harambee Stars , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Legacy of lunacy haunts old Kenya railway. Will China’s Ksh.364B line be different?

By CNN,

In 1903, British colonial administrator Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot made a bold statement: "It is not uncommon for a country to create a rai...

SGR

For rugby’s love, the ‘Pirates of Diani’ are ready to set sail

By Allen Mwazani,

Diani is synonymous with pristine white sandy beaches and the turquoise blue waters that have made it a popular tourist destination. However, a comple...

Diani , National Super League , Rugby , South Coast Pirates RC

Hillary Mutyambai sworn in as new IG, vows to eliminate corruption in police service

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Hillary Nzioki Mutyambai has been sworn in as Inspector General of Police officially taking over from Joseph Boinnet, whose four-year tenure ended las...

Hillary Mutyambai , Joseph Boinnet , Mutyambai sworn in

The pregnancy of Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex

By Reuters,

The Duchess of Sussex, former U.S. actress Meghan Markle, is due to give birth this Spring to her first child with husband Prince Harry, 34, Queen Eli...

Duchess of sussex , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry , Queen Elizabeth

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle at armed forces charity awards

By Reuters,

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle attended an awards ceremony on Thursday evening for the Endeavour Fund. The fund supports the p...

Endeavour Fund , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry

Cannabis craze weeds out junior mining field

By Reuters,

A boom in cannabis investment is siphoning capital away from mining and hitting junior miners hardest, forcing them to up their game and potentially i...

cannabis , cape town , Zimbabwe

NYS fraud case: Three suspects turned to State witnesses

By Dzuya Walter,

Three suspects in the second National Youth Service (NYS) scandal have turned to State witnesses, the prosecution told the court on Monday. The pro...

Lilian Omollo , ndubai , NYS scandal , trial

Athletics Integrity Unit,LANCET establish WADA approved lab in Nairobi

By Agencies,

  The Athletics Integrity Unit and LANCET Group of Labs have established the first ever WADA approved anti-doping laboratory in East Africa. ...

anti-doping lab , east africa , Lancet , Nairobi , WADA

Gor handed Rayon Sport as CECAFA Kagame Cup recommence

By Jacob Icia,

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia have been drawn in Group 'B' alongside Rwanda's Rayon Sport, in this year's CECAFA Club Championship t...

CECAFA Kagame Cup , GOR MAHIA , Rayon Sport

Agony for clubs, pain for players as KPL walks on a tight financial rope

By Jacob Icia,

Kenyan Premier League clubs are walking on a tight financial rope as they fight to stay afloat in the wake of the financial crunch that has reared its...

agony for club , Ambrose Rachier , broadcast rights , clubs struggling , Financial crisis in Kenyan Premier League , GOR MAHIA , KPL walks tight financial rope , pain for player , players suffering , sponsors , title sponsors

Wajir County launches Ksh.98.6M Climate Change Fund

By Wangui Ngechu,

The County Government of Wajir on Wednesday March 7, announced plans to spend 96.8 Million shillings on the newly launched Wajir County Climate Chang...

CLIMATE CHANGE , Deputy Governor Ahmed Muktar , DFID-UK , Drought , interventions , livestock , National and County government , rainfal , Wajir , Wajir County Climate Change fund , water

Zambian opposition leader charged with trying to overthrow government

By Reuters,

Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, arrested last week on suspicion of treason, was charged in a magistrate's court on Tuesday with trying to...