PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

President Kenyatta mourns Bishop David Nguli Kalua

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family, friends and relatives of Bishop David Nguli Kalua who passed away on Friday a...

Bishop David Nguli Kalua , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Former President Moi’s florist Bishop David Kalua dies at 83

By Citizen Reporter,

The man behind the fresh rose boutonnière that that always adorned the lapel of the late former president Daniel arap Moi's suits is dead. Bishop ...

Bishop David Kalua , President Moi , state house

What does a Biden win mean for Africa?

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is set to affect Africa’s 1.3 billion people on issues ranging from climate change ...

Joe Biden

Renee Ngamau leads fight to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces

By Reuters,

It's hard to keep up with Renee Ngamau. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswome...

Amnesty International Kenya , jamhuri estate , renee ngamau

Kenyans urged to take part in the ‘plant your age’ tree campaign

By Citizen Reporter,

Environmentalists, political leaders and community members gathered in Kajiado County on Monday to plant hundreds of trees as part of an initiative se...

Green Africa Foundation , Kajiado

Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women

By Citizen Reporter,

Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...

graca machel , Raychelle Omamo , Sylvia Mulinge

‘No tourist, no dollar’: Pandemic decimates livelihoods at Maasai Mara

By Reuters,

For more than 50 years, Loiman Letolo, 70, has peddled her colourful beaded necklaces and bracelets to safari-goers at the entrance gates to Kenya’s...

coronavirus , Maasai , Maasai Mara

‘The Elephant Queen’ to screen on Citizen TV this Easter Sunday

By Citizen Team,

The internationally acclaimed feature documentary, The Elephant Queen, filmed in Tsavo East National Park and the Greater Amboseli Tsavo ecosystem wil...

Easter Sunday , Mark Deeble , The Elephant Queen , Victoria Stone

KPL: The rise and fall of sugar belt clubs

By Paul Ombati,

Since its inception in 1963, the Kenyan Premier League has been dogged by sweet and bitter memories. Sadly, it's the latter which sticks like an eyeso...

Charles Odera , Chemilil Sugar Fc , Evans Kadenge , James Nandwa , KPL , Nick Yakhama , Nzoia Sugar FC , Sony Sugar FC , sugar belt

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact awards in Rwanda

By Rachel Ombaka,

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs have been unveiled as some of the winners of the inaugural Invest2Impact. They are among 26 Tanzanians, 15 Rwandans, ...

2X Invest2Impact

SWILA: Moral lessons for Mariga in Kibra defeat

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila The budding dream of Kenya’s soccer star MacDonald Mariga of following into the footsteps of Senator Chris Obure of leaping from the fo...

McDonald Mariga

Springboks crush England to win Rugby World Cup

By Agencies,

Wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe scored South Africa’s first tries in a World Cup final as the Springboks out-gunned England 32-12 to be c...

England , Rugby world cup , south africa , Springboks

Top tourist spots crack down as they become victim of own success

By Reuters,

It is not the sheer number of tourists descending on Venice that bothers Italian food blogger Monica Cesarato so much as the type of visitor. Not s...

tourism , UNESCO

Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate

By Reuters,

Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...

UN global goals , United Nations

Sponsored: Building greater resilience through social innovation

By Sponsored,

Ten community innovation groups from Garissa and Marsabit counties are no longer the same. June 2018 marked the start of their journey into the unknow...

DEPP , Maarifa Kona , UKAid

Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders’ trust in drought insurance

By Reuters,

It only lasts about two and half minutes, but the brief message Asma Mohamed broadcasts on her daily radio show has become essential listening for mor...

Kenyans: The grass is greener elsewhere

By Waihiga Mwaura,

I recently hosted a group of 15 young people for a town-hall discussion on the State of the Nation on Citizen TV’s Daybreak show. The youth were ...

African Development Bank , unemployment

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Storm-slammed Mozambique must rebuild for ‘tomorrow’s climate’

By Reuters,

The destruction wrought by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa this month shows weather warnings must spur action and infrastructure has to be built with ...

Cyclone Idai , Mozambique