Hundreds of KQ staff set to be fired as carrier right sizes operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hundreds of Kenya Airways (KQ) employees are expected to lose their jobs as the firm commences a right sizing exercise as the company deals with the f...

Allan Kilavuka , COVID-19 , job cuts , Kenya Airways

OPINION: This should be the new normal when protecting our natural capital

By Guest Writer,

By Major (Rtd) Steve Leakono Sun Tzu, one of the greatest military strategists and a renowned philosopher said that the greatest victory is that wh...

FKF Elections:Mombasa football leaders back calls for Normalisation Committee

By Robbie Chome,

Several FKF Mombasa Sub Branch clubs have thrown their weight behind the Sports Disputes Tribunal’s call for the formation of a Normalisation Commit...

FKF elections , Mombasa , Normalisation Committee , Sub Branch leaders

Branch chiefs stance on FKF elections

By Agencies,

All the 20 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) branch officials have dismissed suggestions to form a normalization committee insisting there is no crisis ...

elections , Erick Makokha , FIFA , FKF , Micahel Majua

Okaka: Why Sports Tribunal ruling is cause for confusion

By Citizen Team,

Kenn Okaka The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) ruling has put the country in a spin and a state of confusion as there is no clear-cut judgment that wa...

FKF , John Ohaga , Sports Disputes Tribunal

Fans make fun of Kanye West-algae running shoes that will cost Ksh.7K

By Paul Ombati,

American rapper Kanye West has unveiled new Yeezy foam runner shoes to be partially made from algae. According to yeezymafia.com, the shoes will st...

algae shoes , kanye west

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...

Kenya Motor Sports Federation , Kenya Motor Sports Federation (KMSF) , rally

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...

Acacia Premier , AVA , Dinesh Kotecha , Ethiopia , expansion , Kempinski , luxury hotels , Simba Corp , vehicle assembly , vehicle dealer

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...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , Bahrain , Barnabas Korir , Eunice Kirwa , kenya , Moses Kiptanui , Nationality , Rio 2016 , Ruth Jebet

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...

raila odinga