Biden names all-women communications team for the White House

By VOA,

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced an all-women communications team on Sunday. “Communicating directly an...

Biden , kamala harris

Kenya among 13 countries slapped with visa ban by UAE

By Reuters,

Kenya is among 13 countries slapped with a visa ban by the United Arab Emirates, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park. Als...

dubai , UAE

CS Balala ties up tourism recovery to vaccine hopes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has tied up the recovery of the industry to the eventual approval and rollout of a vaccine to pin down the spre...

COVID-19 , CS Najob Balala , Tourism in Kenya

Trump administration finally gives green light to proceed with Biden transition

By Reuters,

After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White H...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu leaves for Belgium

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu left the country for Belgium on Tuesday, a party spokesman said. Also Read: Tanzanian po...

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tundu Lissu

The girls Kamala Harris addressed in her speech were watching closely

By CNN,

Even the girls too young to understand her were rapt when Sen. Kamala Harris gave her first speech as vice president-elect. When Harris spoke to th...

#womenmustlead , kamala harris

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema, family arrested fleeing to Kenya

By Agencies,

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema and his family were arrested over the weekend while fleeing to Kenya. The former lawmaker who lost in the recent...

Godbless Lema , magufuli

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

Immigration Dep’t cancels appointments for submission of passport applications

By Citizen Reporter,

The Immigration Department has cancelled all current appointments for submission of passport applications and biometrics enrollment. In a statemen...

coronavirus , Passport

Trump’s spiritual advisor summons ‘angels from Africa’ to help him win election

By Ian Omondi,

Kenyans on Twitter (KOT), and Africans in general, are laughing off a video in which U.S President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor seemingly prays ...

Joe Biden , Paula White , President Donald Trump , U.S elections

Biden confident, Trump accuses Democrats of trying to steal tight White House election

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden said he was confident of victory and President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to steal the election on Wednesday as a tig...

Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , US Elections , White House

Americans head to the polls after tumultuous campaign

By Reuters,

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to conclude a bitter and divisive U.S. election campaign, as Republican President Donald Trump seeks to overcom...

Mexico protesters burn Trump effigy, slam U.S. border policy

By Reuters,

Protesters in Mexico burned effigies of Donald Trump and a border patrol agent on the U.S. border on Saturday, condemning President Donald Trump’s m...

Mexico , President Andres Manuel Lopez , President Donald Trump , protestors

‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

12 Somalia nationals arrested aboard a GK vehicle in Garissa

By Citizen Reporter,

Police officers in Garissa are investigating an incident in which 12 Somalia Nationals without valid identification documents were nabbed inside a cou...

garissa

Stranded Kenyans living in Beirut ask gov’t to intervene

By Tonny Ndungu,

Scores of Kenyans who are currently living in the streets of Beirut have asked the government to intervene, end their plight and bring them back home....

Kenyans in Beirut

Kenya to send officials to Lebanon consulate after CNN report on claims of abuse, exploitation

By CNN,

The Kenyan government will dispatch a fact-finding mission to the Lebanon consulate to look into reports of mistreatment, according to a government of...

Kassem Jaber , Lebanon , Sayed Chalouhi , slavery

How Kenyan consulate in Lebanon became feared by women it was meant to help

By CNN,

A deep sense of fear descended over Gloria as she stepped off the bustling street into her country's consulate. Weeks earlier, she said, she paid t...

Kefala , Kenyan consulate in Lebanon , Lebanon , Sayed Chalouhi

Kenyans wanting to leave China given Ksh.80k one-way ticket option

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Foreign affairs has clarified its position on the facilitation of Kenyans living in China who want to come back to Kenya in light of t...

coronavirus , Kenyans living in China

The dire effects of Covid-19 on Kenya’s sports journalists

By Isaac Swila,

SPECIAL REPORT      Isaac Swila Under normal circumstances, Jacob Icia, Gilbert Kiprotich, Ernest Mkalla, Geoffrey Mwamburi, Godfrey Ashiali, Luqm...

Coronavirus impact , COVID-19 , Effects on sports journalists , kenya , RMS , Sports Journalim