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

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

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

Kenya truck drivers lose jobs due to COVID-19 restrictions

By VOA,

These days 40-year-old truck driver Bob Njagi has a lot of free time. He spends much of it meeting colleagues to talk about COVID-19. Njagi’s ...

coronavirus , TRUCK DRIVERS

DIAZ: EAC partnership the cornerstone of post Covid-19 recovery

By Guest Writer,

Images from around the world showing flowers being dumped told of a worsening situation as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the indust...

coronavirus , EAC , economy , IMF , Namanga , TRUCK DRIVERS

UAP records Ksh.3.4 billion loss from lower property valuations

By Kepha Muiruri,

UAP Holdings PLC has announced an extended Ksh.3.4 billion loss for the year ending December 31 from a Ksh.518 million loss in 2018. The loss is la...

Arthur Oginga , UAP Holdings PLC

African countries with confirmed coronavirus cases

By CNN,

As coronavirus spreads across the globe, countries in Africa are taking preventive measures to keep the disease out and many are showing a strong leve...

coronavirus

Coach Kiki says KPA must reclaim title

By Dennis Kamariki,

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) men’s basketball team is back in training ahead of the start of the new Kenya Basketball Federation season. The M...

KPA

Man, daughter arrested for claiming to have coronavirus vaccine

By Ian Omondi,

A man and his daughter were arrested in Uganda for pretending to be in possession of a cure for the deadly coronavirus. The two were nabbed on Frid...

coronavirus , uganda , who

Baraza sympathizes with ‘lost’ boy Avire

By Jacob Icia,

Sofapaka head coach John Baraza has advised his former striker John Avire to humble and seek an amicable solution with his former employers, regarding...

Egypt , John Avire , sofapaka , transfer saga

BWIRE: Why media must be above reproach

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire  Current media coverage of the criminal justice system in Kenya and ensuing criticism of the crusading journalism especially on ma...

‘Queen of Katwe’ actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies at 15

By Ian Omondi,

Nikita Pearl Waligwa, a 15-year-old Ugandan actress, has died after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Nikita was first diagnosed with the tumor...

Brain tumor , Lupita Nyongo , Nikita Pearl Waligwa , Quuen of Katwe , uganda