Joe Biden announces $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package

By VOA,

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a coronavirus response plan Thursday evening, emphasizing the urgency of passing legislation to help Americans...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Joe Biden

WAIHIGA: No emails or zoom calls, Uganda is voting

By Waihiga Mwaura,

What does it mean to be unable to access online banking for at least four days? What if the only way you could pay for your electricity was online ...

Bobi Wine , Uganda elections , yoweri museveni

Migori teacher detained over brutal murder of 35-year-old man

By George Juma,

A teacher at Senye Primary School in Nyatike, Migori County is in police custody over the mysterious murder of a man aged 35 years. Confirming the ...

Italy’s former PM Silvio Berlusconi in hospital with heart problems

By Reuters,

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been urgently admitted to hospital in Monaco because of heart problems, his personal doctor told R...

italy , Silvio Berlusconi

CS Amina taken through Safari Rally safety, security operations

By Agencies,

Preparations for the 2021 WRC Safari Rally Kenya slated for June 24-27 are in top gear what with a beehive of activity at the Kenya Wildlife Training ...

Safari Rally

More than 90,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 in next three weeks, CDC forecast shows

By CNN,

More than 38,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 in the first two weeks of the new year. Another 92,000 are projected to die from the virus over ro...

america , COVID-19 , US CDC

PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

Car overturns at Likoni channel hours after trailer plunged into ocean

By Asha Bekidusa,

A car overturned at the Likoni channel just hours after a trailer plunged into the Indian Ocean. One person was seriously injured after the pick-up...

ferry , likoni channel

Agnes Kavindu is Wiper flag bearer for Machakos Senator seat

By Citizen Reporter,

The Wiper Party has nominated Former Senator Johnson Muthama’s estranged wife Agnes Kavindu to fly the Party's flag in the Machakos Senatorial by-el...

Trailer plunges into Indian Ocean at Likoni channel

By George Aoko,

A trailer plunged into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni channel early on Wednesday morning. Witnesses say the driver of the trailer lost control as h...

ferry , likoni channel

Cop shoots woman six times in the head over alcohol debt

By Emmanuel Cheboit,

Wilfred Too, a cop who was stationed at the Kaakong' police station in Turkana has been arrested after reportedly shooting and killing a teacher from ...

crime

Kisii High School student arrested after two teachers stabbed

By Hyline Charo,

A Form 3 student at Kisii High School has been arrested after two teachers were stabbed on Tuesday morning. Police Commander Jebel Munene said the ...

Kisii High School , stabbing

Dozens injured in Timboroa accident after bus rolls

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

Over 40 passengers were injured after a bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident at Timboroa on the Eldoret-Nakuru-Nairobi highway. ...

Timboroa Accident

Ramaphosa closes South Africa land borders

By CNN,

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended coronavirus restrictions in the country Monday, citing a "massive increase" in Covid-19 cases driven ...

coronavirus , ramaphosa , south africa

Doctors test popular anti-depressant against COVID-19

By CNN,

Doctors are running a clinical trial to see if a popular anti-depressant might keep someone from becoming severely ill with Covid-19. The researche...

coronavirus

Kenya records 63 new COVID-19 cases, majority asymptomatic

By Citizen Reporter,

63 more people have tested positive for coronavirus with a majority of them being asymptomatic, the Health Ministry has said. Also Read: Asymptomat...

asymptomatic , coronavirus , kagwe

Facebook accounts for top Uganda officials shut down

By Agencies,

Facebook has shut down accounts of top Uganda officials who are said to have manipulated public debate ahead of elections on Thursday. Also Read: T...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , uganda

Former Ndhiwa MP Zablon Owigo Olang’ dies at 81

By George Juma,

Former Ndhiwa MP Zablon Owigo Olang' has passed on at the age of 81, the family said on Sunday. His brother Ezekiel Olang' said the former MP who b...

Zablon Owigo Olang

IPOA condemns attack of police officers by bull fighters in Kakamega

By Citizen Reporter,

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has condemned the attack on police officers by the public during a bull-fighting event in Kakamega...

Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site

By CNN,

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have locat...