DP Ruto missing as Uhuru meets CSs, PSs and top gov’t officials

By Waihiga Mwaura,

With less than 18 months to the end of his second and final term, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday assembled a high-ranking team of government off...

ruto , Uhuru

OPINION: Kibos evictions by Kenya Railways barbaric, crime against humanity

By Guest Writer,

By Eliud Owalo The on-going demolition of homes, business premises, churches and mosques by Kenya Railways in Kibos, Kisumu County constitutes a fl...

kenya railways , kibos

Be ready for competition, Ouma tells established Starlets players

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma has cautioned established players in the national women football team stiff competition awaits them from their...

David Ouma , FKF , Harambee Starlets , World cup

Nurses, clinical officers to continue with strike after CS Chelugui meeting flops

By Hassan Mugambi,

A meeting called by Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui that brought striking clinical officers, nurses union officials and the Ministry of Health...

Council of Governors , CS Simon Chelugui , Healthcare workers , KUCO , SRC

US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths

By CNN,

As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have been trending down but multiple states are reporting cases of new va...

coronavirus

OPINION: Why we must handle teen pregnancy as a gender justice issue

By Guest Writer,

By Ngare Kariuki It is a gross injustice that many girls will not report back to school because they got pregnant during the COVID-19 lockdown. ...

coronavirus , teen pregnancy

United go second as late Rashford winner sinks Wolves

By Reuters,

Manchester United climbed two places up to second in the Premier League after Marcus Rashford scored deep into stoppage time to give them a fortuitous...

Manchester United , Marcus Rashford , Wolves

California at COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ as Trump administration hopes for vaccines by Christmas

By Reuters,

California’s governor said on Monday the state was at a “tipping point” in the COVID-19 pandemic that would soon overwhelm hospitals as politica...

California , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pfizer , President Donald Trump

Uhuru, Raila launch BBI signature drive, urge Kenyans to support initiative

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga have launched the BBI signature collection drive calling on Kenyans to support the initiative as ...

BBI signature collection , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

Trump ignores deepening COVID-19 crisis while Biden demands action

By CNN,

Joe Biden has spent these early days as President-elect pleading with Americans to pay attention to the relentless surge of Covid-19 -- with deaths ...

Donald Trump

Olunga set to miss Stars clash against Comoros

By Jacob Icia,

@icia_jacob Kenya's Harambee Stars will miss its star striker Michael Olunga for the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Comoros, ...

Harambee Stars , Michael Olunga

Mwendwa retains FKF seat in landslide win

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia in Nairobi Nicholas Kithuku Mwendwa recorded an easy win on Saturday bagging 77 votes out of a possible 85 to retain his FKF presidency se...

FKF elections , Herbert Mwachiro , Landslide win , Lordvick Aduda , Nick Mwendwa , Safari Park

DP Ruto to be removed from Jubilee Party leadership, barred from using headquarters

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Jubilee Party National Management Committee (NMC) has recommended the removal of Deputy President William Ruto as the deputy party leader and barr...

Jubilee Party , Raphael Tuju , william ruto

Magawa, a Tanzanian rat awarded gold medal for ‘life-saving bravery’ in detecting landmines

By Agencies,

A 5-year-old African giant pouched rat from Tanzania has been recognized with a prestigious honor for his work detecting mines and explosives in Cambo...

magawa , Tanzanian rat

DP Ruto allies attempt to explain why he missed the COVID-19 conference

By Sam Ogina,

On Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta was set to issue new guidelines on COVID-19 at the KICC. All plans had been laid out and organisers had expecte...

Serena Williams cheers herself to victory at US Open

By Reuters,

With no fans to cheer her on, Serena Williams was left to push herself to a record-breaking straight-sets victory in the first round of the U.S. Open ...

Serena Williams , US Open

More than 97,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks of July

By CNN,

More than 97,000 children in the US tested positive for COVID-19  in the last two weeks of July, a new report says. The report, published by the A...

coronavirus

Halep ‘highly unlikely’ to play restricted U.S. Open

By Reuters,

World number two Simona Halep is “highly unlikely” to play in the U.S. Open with organisers set to put strict health protocols in place for the Gr...

Covid-19 pandemic , Grand Slam , Simona Halep , U.S Open

Trump shares conspiracy theory on protester being shoved to the ground

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared an unfounded conspiracy theory suggesting that an older protester police pushed to the ground last week ...

Donald Trump

George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds

By VOA,

Minnesota officials have ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, saying he suffered from a loss of blood flow due to compression on his neck while be...

George Floyd