Club Brugge declared Belgian champions after season cancelled

By Reuters,

Club Brugge have been declared Belgian champions after the remainder of the country’s professional league season was cancelled on Thursday due to th...

Club Brugge , coronavirus

USIU-Africa leads the way in successful adoption of online teaching and learning amid COVID-19 outbreak

By Sponsored,

Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country, institutions of higher learning have been forced to fully embrace e-learn...

United States International University (USIU) , USIU digital learning

FIFA working on ‘Football Marshall plan’ for virus impact

By Reuters,

FIFA are working on the details of a “Football Marshall plan” to deal with the financial fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic, which will almost...

coronavirus , FIFA , “Football Marshall plan”

Newcastle United put non-playing staff on leave

By Reuters,

Newcastle United have become the first Premier League club to place members of their non-playing staff on temporary leave in response to the coronavir...

coronavirus crisis , Newcastle United , Premier League , temporary leave

Kenya, Uganda & other IGAD countries to set up regional response plan for coronavirus

By PSCU,

Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach to curb the spread of the novel coronavir...

coronavirus , IGAD , Uhuru kenyatta

Finance minister in German financial centre commits suicide

By Reuters,

The finance minister of the regional state of Germany’s financial centre Frankfurt has committed suicide, police and the public prosecutor’s offic...

germany , Schaefer

For the love of the game; lawyer with a case for football

By John Kyanda,

Football is the most followed sport in the world and owning a club brings pride to any lover of the beautiful game but, as Ken Ochieng admits, being o...

Ken Ochieng' , KPL , Zoo Kericho FC

NCBA posts Ksh.7.8 billion profit from merger gains

By Kepha Muiruri,

NCBA Group has posted a 56 percent growth in profit after tax for the period ending December 2019 to Ksh.7.8 billion from merger gains. The results...

John Gachora , NCBA

Messi, Guardiola donate one million euros each to coronavirus battle

By Reuters,

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros ($1.08 million) towards the fight against...

coronavirus , donated one million euros , Lionel Messi , Pep Guardiola

Absa posts Ksh.8.5 billion normalized 2019 profit

By Kepha Muiruri,

Absa Bank Kenya has reported a normalized Ksh.8.5 billion profit after tax for the period ending December 31, 2019 on the back of higher operating inc...

Absa Bank Kenya PLC , Jeremy Awori

Kisumu on high alert over suspected coronavirus infections from Siaya

By Allan Obiero,

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o says the county is on high alert after it emerged that two suspected COVID-19 cases from Siaya County came into ...

coronavirus , kisumu

EAC to deploy mobile laboratories, coronavirus test kits to partner states

By Kimeli Arap Kemei,

The East African Community Secretariat is in the process of deploying mobile laboratories and coronavirus test kits to all Partner States. Each Par...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , East African Community

Kenyans spreading false information on coronavirus to be arrested

By PSCU,

The Cabinet has issued a warning to people spreading fake news on the coronavirus situation Kenya saying those found culpable will be dealt with in ac...

coronavirus

Premier League to hold talks today over eventual resumption

By Reuters,

England’s Premier League clubs will hold a video conference call between themselves on Thursday as they begin to sketch out a way to complete the su...

coronavirus , English Premier League , resumption , talks

China to expel New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post reporters

By CNN,

China has announced it will expel journalists from three US media outlets, in a major escalation of tensions with Washington. The decision, effec...

china , Mike Pompeo , New York Times , Wall Street Journal , Washington Post

Gertrude’s hospital vows to detain Brian Kimani’s body until Ksh.11.9M bill is paid

By Ian Omondi,

The body of Brian Kimani will remain at the Gertrude’s Children Hospital until the family finds a way to settle the Ksh.11.9 million bill that accru...

National Bank of Kenya sheds off Ksh.6.3 billion bad loans after buyout

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Bank of Kenya (NBK), a KCB Group subsidiary has trimmed its share of gross non-performing loans by Ksh.6.3 billion to Ksh.25.2 billion ac...

KCB Group , National Bank of Kenya (NBK)

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

15 female MPs under pressure to refund Ksh.27M allowance for cancelled U.S trip

By Francis Gachuri,

At least 15 female Members of Parliament and members of staff are under pressure to surrender over Ksh.27 million they received as per diem for a trip...

coronavirus , Parliamentary Service Commission , Per diem , Speaker Justin Muturi

Genghis Capital ventures into retirement benefits business

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local investment bank Genghis Capital has ventured into the retirement benefits industry with the launch of two products motivated by the low pension�...

CMA , Genghis Capital , RBA