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

Organisers call off KCB Eldoret rally

By Agencies,

In the interest of safety, organizers have called a force majeure to the forthcoming KCB Eldoret Rally 2019. This means that the Western Kenya Moto...

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Hilly and dusty, drivers gear up for KCB Kajiado Rally

By Citizen Reporter,

The hills around Kajiado and Lisa Ranch in Konza will reverberate with the roar of turbocharged and normally-aspirated machines when the KCB Kajiado R...

Kajiado , KCB Kajiado Rally , Kenya Motor Sports Club , Lisa Ranch

KNUT, TSC urged to embrace dialogue as rift on teachers strike widens

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the commission that employs the tutors have been asked to embrace dialogue to avert looming teachers s...

Teacher's strike

Teachers strike: Plea for school children as January nears

By Citizen Team,

The Council of Imams in Busia County has appealed to teachers to reconsider their plans to go on strike next week saying it will adversely affect lear...

Teacher's strike

Rio Olympics icon Feyisa returns home from exile

By Reuters,

A medal winning Ethiopian Olympic runner, living in exile in the United States since making a protest gesture against government violence at the 2016 ...

Feyisa Lilesa

Simba Corp eyes Ethiopia expansion

By Reuters,

Kenyan new vehicles dealer and hotels operator Simba Corp. is looking to expand into neighbouring Ethiopia if the Addis government opens up the foreig...

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Russian prostitutes to avoid World Cup

By AFP,

For Russian prostitutes, the World Cup and its testosterone-charged fans could have meant big business. But in reality many will stay away from host c...

host cities , Russian prostitutes , strip clubs , World cup

KIRUKU: Since Soweto, the African child has been weeping…

By Anne Kiruku,

In a depressing indication of how little we regard children issues in the region, the International Day of the African Child passed quietly this year....

President Kenyatta has visited North Eastern Kenya more times than any other president since independence

By Citizen,

The region has been neglected by successive governments and any one visiting the region was always greeted by "how is Kenya?" In other words, they ...

Medals for Passports: How Bahrain is striking gold in Kenya

By Charity Wanja,

At around 5:33pm East African Time (+3GMT) on January 24, 2017, a rickety ageing 14-seater Public Service Vehicle commonly known in Kenya as ‘Nissan...

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U.S. Democrats plot uphill fight against some Trump nominations

By Reuters,

U.S. Senate Democrats plan to fight some of President-elect Donald Trump's choices for top administration jobs, but history and the party's minority s...

Uchumi appoints operations consultant to review business strategy

By Lisa Kamau,

Uchumi supermarkets has hired an operations consultant as part of efforts to turnaround the business. Peter Kamau takes on the role, overseeing the...

Devolve issuance of ID cards, Raila tells gov’t

By Benjamin Wafula,

CORD leader Raila Odinga has asked the government to devolve the issuance of identity cards to locational level, under the supervision of county gove...

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Uchumi to draw timeline for capital injection- Kipng’etich

By Agencies,

Kenya's Uchumi Supermarkets plans to draw up a timeline for a much-needed capital injection after it receives a report this week from advisers lining ...

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These are the top celebrity weddings of 2015

By Elainer Mogoa,

Wedding fever hit hard in 2015 and there were numerous celebrity weddings-reporters to musicians, actors and anchors included. Wahiga Mwaura and Jo...

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Who Nabbed Grammy Awards Nominations

By Agencies,

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd earned top nominations for the 2016 Grammy Awards. Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly,'' Swift's "1989'' and ...

Renowned Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina suffers stroke

By Brian Okoth,

Renowned Kenyan author, Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina, suffered a stroke at his home near Bomas of Kenya in October 31st and needs to travel to India fo...

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Boost for security as 2000 cadets graduate in anti-terror tactics

By Gathoni Jemimah,

The war against terror is expected to get a boost following the graduation of 2,000 administration police officers in anti-terror tactics. Speaking...

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Kenya, US partner in setting up cold chain infrastructure for trade

By Reuben Wanyama,

The U.S and Kenya governments are speeding up the development of cold chain facilities in the country as demand for perishable exports-imports between...

cold chain trade , kenya , United States