Tanzania to re-open universities on June 1

By Agencies,

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has announced that all universities in the country will re-open from June 1, 2020. Sixth-grade students in ...

coronavirus , magufuli , Tanzania

‘Master’ Italian shoe designer dies of coronavirus complications at 84

By CNN,

Revered women's shoe designer Sergio Rossi has died of coronavirus complications at the age of 84, according to the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Ce...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Sergio Rossi

Churches, mosques and schools instructed to provide sanitisation apparatus

By Rene Oswere,

The first coronavirus case in Kenya has triggered a more intense reaction from the government with public gatherings banned until further notice. T...

coronavirus

Sudan’s government agrees to hand over ex-President Bashir to ICC

By Reuters,

Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) should appear before t...

Ocampo underestimated ‘powerful, well-funded’ targets in Kenya case, new report reveals

By Wangui Ngechu,

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has released a damning report over the collapse of the Kenya case. Aside from claims o...

2007/8 post-election violence , ICC , Ocampo , william ruto

How to tell a genuine Ksh.1000 note in the new currency

By Citizen Reporter,

The deadline for the old Ksh.1000 notes is fast approaching. The Central Bank of Kenya said the old Ksh. 1000 currency will no longer be accepted a...

demonetiszation , How to , New currency

Betting firms, reduced investments deny KRA Ksh.1.77 trillion target

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a new Ksh.1.58 trillion tax collection record for the period closing June 30,2019 to keep with the tax...

Githii Mburu , KRA , National Treasury

Sudan investigating Bashir after currencies worth Ksh.729M found

By Reuters,

Sudan’s public prosecutor has begun investigating ousted President Omar al-Bashir on charges of money laundering and possession of large sums of for...

Bashir , Sudan

U.S. revokes Fatou Bensouda visa over Afghanistan probe

By Reuters,

The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, her office said on Thursday, a res...

bensouda , Hague , International Criminal Court.

C-Sections 50 times more deadly in Africa

By VOA,

The death rate among women undergoing a C-section to deliver a baby is about 50 times higher in Africa than in most wealthy nations, researchers said ...

C-section

Big reveal as Nigeria sets up its own Tatu City

By Patrick Igunza,

The rapid urbanisation across Africa is worsening the pressure on employment, transport and housing among other amenities in many cities. To mitig...

Alaro , Rendeavour Africa , Tatu City

ICC acquits ex-Ivorian leader Gbagbo of war crimes

By Reuters,

International Criminal Court judges on Tuesday acquitted former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo of all war crimes charges and ordered his immediate rele...

Gbagbo , ICC , war crimes

Amnesty calls on ICC to fully probe Boko Haram conflict atrocities

By VOA,

Amnesty International on Monday said the International Criminal Court should start a full-blown investigation into atrocities committed in the Boko Ha...

Amnesty International , Boko Haram , Fatma Bensouda , President Muhammadu Buhari

MPs dismiss reports of fresh ICC investigations against DP Ruto

By Ian Omondi,

A section of Members of Parliament have dismissed reports of fresh investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing opponents of Dep...

2022 politics , DP William Ruto , Dr. Wahome Gakuru Memorial Half Marathon , ICC investigations , Jubilee Mps , nyeri county

BWIRE: Media capture; internal reflection only way out

By Victor Bwire,

Outside the global challenges that are currently facing the media, journalists in Kenya are doing well in terms of quality and timely content to the a...

Media freedom

Bwire: Attacks against journalists must stop

By Victor Bwire,

That the lives and working environment for journalists in Kenya is becoming dangerous and life threatening is becoming a reality. A few years ago, ...

Attack on journalists , human rights , JOURNALISTS ATTACKED , Media freedom

Video: Body of Kofi Annan flown back to Ghana

By Agencies,

The body of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been flown back to Ghana for a State funeral. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-A...

kofi annan

Kofi Annan, former U.N. Secretary General dies in Switzerland

By Citizen Team,

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is dead. According to a statement from the Kofi Annan Foundation, he died in Switzerland on Satu...

kofi annan

ICC assigns three judges to withdrawn Uhuru, Ruto cases

By Citizen Reporter,

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Presidency has assigned three judges to Trial Chamber IV, on the withdrawn cases against President Uhuru Kenyat...

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Ken Wafula, man accused of ‘fixing’ Ruto, Sang at ICC dies after illness

By Citizen Reporter,

Human Rights activist Ken Wafula, the man who was one of the main players in the ICC cases has died in an Eldoret hospital after a short illness. T...

Assembly of State Parties , Center of Human Rights and Democracy , eldoret , Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria , Human Rights Activist Ken Wafula , International Criminal Court. , joshua arap sang , Ken Wafula dead , United Nations Security Council , william ruto