Bobi Wine released after charges over ‘acts likely to spread coronavirus’

By Reuters,

Uganda’s detained presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine was released on bail on Friday after authorities charged him over acts likely to spr...

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Death toll rises to 28 in Uganda, 577 detained over Bobi Wine protests

By Reuters,

28 people have died and 577 have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine, police sa...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Three dead, 34 injured in protests against arrest of Uganda’s Bobi Wine

By Reuters,

Three people died and at least 34 were injured, including with gun shot wounds, in protests that erupted after police arrested Ugandan presidential ca...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

EABL doubles raw material purchases on rebounding alcohol consumption

By Kepha Muiruri,

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has revised its demand for grains used in the production of alcoholic beverages on the back of a rebound in sale...

COVID-19 , East African Breweries Limited (EABL)

Cities reboot: Will adapting to COVID-19 change urban life for good?

By Reuters,

Downtowns are deserted and happy hour is history as a second coronavirus wave hits cities from London to Kuala Lumpur. This is leaving futurologist...

coronavirus , urban dwellers

How African countries fared in FIFA week friendlies

By Agencies,

African countries wound up their final round of friendly match engagements with several matches played this week. As attention returns to interclub...

Algeria , Angola , Cote d’Ivoire , DR Congo , FIFA , Morocco , Mozambique , Nigeria , tunisia

Cheptegei aims to end dream year on a high at WA Half Marathon

By Agencies,

When the gun sounds for the men’s race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 on Saturday (17), all eyes will be on an ath...

Geoffrey Kamworor , Joshua Cheptegei , Kandie Kibiwott , kenya , Poland , uganda , WA Half Marathon

Cheptegei backs Kipchoge to bounce back from London waterloo

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda has tipped marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge to bounce back from the shock defeat suffered at th...

bounce back , Eliud Kipchoge , Joshua Cheptegei , London Marathon

Senator Falhada: TikTok creating ‘culture of violence’, wants it regulated in Kenya

By Philip Mwaniki,

Nominated Senator Iman Falhada Dekow now wants the government to come up with policy and legal framework to regulate the usage and presence of giant s...

ByteDance , Huawei , iphone , Senator Iman Falhada Dekow , Tiktok

BWIRE: Time to focus on high cost of content production

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire One of the issues coming out during this COVID-19 pandemic is that the cost of doing media business in Kenya is very high; especial...

U.S. imposes sanctions on two Ugandan judges over children’s adoption scam

By Reuters,

The United States has imposed sanctions on four Ugandans including two judges accusing them of participating in a fraudulent adoption scam. The jud...

adoption , Masalu Musene , uganda

Cheptegei on track to achieve global domination after setting world record

By World Athletics,

Joshua Cheptegei had a simple plan. Sixteen months ago, beside the picturesque cross country course in Aarhus, Denmark, where he had just won his f...

5000m , Aarhus , Denmark , Joshua Cheptegei , World record

Leipzig stun Atletico Madrid to reach Champs League semis

By Reuters,

RB Leipzig stunned Atletico Madrid, with a 2-1 victory in their Champions League quarter-final on Thursday, to reach the competition’s last four for...

champions league , Julian Nagelsmann , Paris St. Germain , RB Leipzig , Reach Semis , Stunned Atletico Madrid

Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates: We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 response

By CNN,

Today should have been a school day for 15-year-old Fortunate Ayomirwoth. But for the past five months, her school has been closed. Fortunate now s...

adolescent girls , defilement , early marriage , Fortunate Ayomirwoth , rape , sexual violence , teenage pregnancy

EABL profit sinks by 39pc as COVID-19 restrictions dent sales

By Kepha Muiruri,

The East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a 39 percent dip in profit after tax for the year ending June 2020. The Nairobi Security Exch...

COVID-19 , East Africa Breweries Ltd(EABL)

Down Memory Lane: Kenya’s legends recall their conquest of Uganda in 1982 CECAFA final

By Allen Mwazani,

Footballers often quiver with the thrill of winning back-to-back championships. Being title holders comes with the added pressure of maintaining that ...

1982 , CECAFA , Harambee Stars , John 'Bobby'Ogolla , Kampala , kenya , Mahmoud Abbas , Marshall Mulwa

EABL parent firm Diageo lines up Ksh.10.6 billion recovery fund for bars

By Kepha Muiruri,

The East African Breweries Limited (EABL) parent firm Diageo has launched a worldwide Ksh.10.6 billion ($100 million) fund to support the recovery of ...

Diageo Plc , East Africa Breweries Ltd(EABL)

Down memory lane – when Harambee Stars silenced Tanzania in Dar

By Allen Mwazani,

The decade - 1979-1989 is widely considered by many football aficionados as the golden era of Kenyan football. It is a period that saw Kenya produce a...

CECAFA , Dar , Harambee Stars , JJ Masiga , John 'Bobby' Ogolla , kenya , Mahmoud Abbas , Marshall Mulwa , Paul Ngei , Tanzania

Coronavirus poses test for African leaders

By VOA,

As Burundi enters a period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic is being scrut...

African leaders , coronavirus , magufuli , Nkurunziza

I’ve been a victim of ‘systemic racism’, says ‘Kenya One’ Origi

By Citizen Team,

Harambee Stars custodian Arnold Origi who plies his trade in Finland with HIFK FC says he’s experienced “systemic racism” during his long playin...

Arnold Origi , Finland , Harambee Stars , Norway , racism