Mneria, Mutai to highlight CAK Ushirika Road Race

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former African Cross Country bronze medalists Charles Mneria and Beatrice Mutai will highlight the field of athletes that will take part at the inaugu...

Beatrice Mutai , CAK Ushirika Road Race , Charles Mneria

Tobacco control advocacy lobbys Treasury to probe BAT for tax avoidance

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (KETCA) has written to the National Treasury calling for the investigation of the British American Tobacco (BAT) ov...

British American Tobacco (BAT) , Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance , National Treasury , Tax Justice Network

Clashing tribes and shrinking grassland as Isiolo airport sparks property boom

By Reuters,

Sitting on a roadside boulder at the edge of Kenya’s Isiolo airport, six young men engage in a friendly argument over what speed an airplane reaches...

Governor Mohamed Kuti , Isiolo Airport , Isiolo County

Clashing tribes, shrinking grassland: Isiolo airport sparks property boom

By Reuters,

Sitting on a roadside boulder at the edge of Isiolo airport, six young men engage in a friendly argument over what speed an airplane reaches on takeof...

Isiolo Airport

List of notable politicians in latest Parastatal appointments

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando and former Lamu Woman Rep Shakila Abdalla have been appointed as chairpersons of two Parastatals. Kabando ...

Adams Oloo , Kabando' , kembi Gitura , Shakila Abdalla

Upper Hill top ‘Battle of the Hills’ to win Sevens title

By Stanley Mativo,

Stanley Mativo Upper Hill are the new National School Games rugby sevens champions after surviving a pulsating ‘Battle of the Hills’ to defeat ho...

Laiser Hill , national school games , Upper Hill

Kenya’s oil exploration skewed solely towards revenues

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stakeholders from Kenya’s oil and gas sector have sounded the alarm on the lopsided focus on proceeds from oil exploration to warn of hidden risks t...

Friends of Turkana , Kenya Land Alliance , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

The rise of Upper Eastern as a rugby force

By Alex Kinyua,

Alex Kinyua Flashback to April 10, 2018 when the Kenya Secondary School games kicked off at Kangaru Boys High School in Embu County. A game betwee...

Kangaru School , Meru School , Miathene Boys High School , Upper Eastern

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Sponsored: Funtrench to offer certified blockchain-related courses in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

Funtrench, the first blockchain educational institution in Eastern Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with US-based blockchain certificatio...

Blockchain Training Alliance , Funtrench

‘Pineapple is a luxury,’ Ekuru Aukot wants gov’t to take over Del Monte land

By Gloria Magudha,

Thirdway Alliance Kenya Party leader Dr. Ekuru Aukot wants the government to take over the land held by Del Monte Kenya, once the lease expires within...

Del Monte , ekuru aukot , Thirdway Alliance Kenya

Savings but no title deed? Loans help Kenyan women turn idle land into gold

By Reuters,

For the women of Tuluroba village’s self-help group, the goal was simple: use their combined savings to buy cattle, fatten them and sell them to the...

Bruce Odhiambo: Uhuru’s close friend who rose from the slums to top music producer

By Tonny Ndungu,

To most people, Bruce Odhiambo was Brother B, a talented music producer, artiste and a renowned events organiser. To others, he was the towering ma...

Bruce Odhiambo , Youth Enterprise Development Fund

Raila opens up on handshake, Rosemary’s illness & graft war

By Ian Omondi,

Opposition leader Raila Odinga, in an exclusive interview with Citizen TV, has finally opened up about the highs and lows that he encountered in 2018....

President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga , Raila sworn in , Rosemary Odinga , Uhuru Raila handshake

Major events that shaped 2018 in Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

‘Wakiapisha tunaapisha’: Raila Odinga takes oath National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga on January 30 took a controversial oath...

Eliud Kipchoge , Monica Kimani murder , Raila Odinga oath , SANY , Sharon Otieno murder , Uhuru-Raila oath

It all started with a headache: Rosemary Odinga’s emotional and painful fight for her life

By Ian Omondi,

During the run-up to the 2017 General Election, Rosemary Odinga was well on her way to the ballot as a contestant for the Kibra Parliamentary seat. ...

2017 General elections , Aneurysms , Brain tumor , Fidel Odinga , raila odinga , Rosemary Odinga

As Tanzania LGBT fear for their lives, HIV will thrive

By CNN,

In one day, everything changed. One day, she could walk down the street like anyone else. People still stared and often judged but in their own min...

bisexual and transgender (LGBT) , Christine Stegling , International AIDS Alliance , Paul Makonda , President John Magufuli , Rapid Response Fund , UNAIDS

Miguna: How President Magufuli blocked Raila’s ‘swearing-in’ in Tanzania

By Ian Omondi,

President John Pombe Magufuli allegedly declined to have opposition leader Raila Odinga sworn in as the ‘People’s President’ at the Kenyan embas...

miguna miguna , Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho , People's president , raila odinga , Raila swearing in

Uhuru celebrates Kenya’s new ranking in World Bank investor attractiveness report

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday hosted stakeholders at State House to celebrate Kenya’s remarkable performance in the recently released World...

Doing Business 2019 , DP William Ruto , Ease of doing business index , President Uhuru Kenyatta , World Bank , World Bank report

Uhuru meets Western leaders, Wiper Party members

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks focusing on development and the ‘Building Bridges’ initiative with leaders from five counties in We...

Building Bridges Initiative , Former VP Moody Awori , kalonzo musyoka , Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jr , Moses Wetangula , NASA , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Wiper Democratic Movement party