Coronavirus vaccines no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets

By Reuters,

Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally is overplayed g...

coronavirus

Kosgei, Yeshaneh set to clash at Delhi Half Marathon

By World Athletics,

World record holders Brigid Kosgei and Ababel Yeshaneh have been added to the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon women's field, making the 16th edition of th...

Ababel Yeshaneh , Brigid Kosgei , Delhi Half Marathon

Girl who wrote heartfelt letter to the President returns to school after Governor Mutua intervenes

By Citizen Reporter,

Philomena Mutheu, a Form Four student from St. Mary’s School in Kithangaini can now breathe a sigh of relief after her fees was paid in full. On ...

Mutua , philomena mutheu

Coronavirus cases in Kenya hit 71,729 after 925 test positive

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health has announced 925 new coronavirus infections from the 5,559 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirm...

coronavirus

Defiant ‘Ghost’ maintains Afcon dream far from over, Wanyama cautious

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee is adamant it is not over yet for the team’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations dream, despite the recent ...

afcon , comoros , Harambee Stars , Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee , Victor Wanyama

AK to host Mountain Running championship in Naivasha

By Agencies,

Naivasha is set to host the Athletics Kenya Mountain Running competition on November 22. The one-day event will be held at the foot of Mount Longon...

Stars fired-up for Comoros without Olunga

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee is upbeat his charges will win Wednesday’s duel against Comoros, despite a number of setbacks ahea...

afcon , Arnold Origi , comoros , Harambee Stars , Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee , kenya , Michael Olunga

How Kirinyaga woman who got a lift from strangers lost Ksh.200K in minutes

By Johnson Muriithi,

A Kirinyaga woman is in disbelief after she lost Ksh.200,000 to fraudsters at the Ngurubani Trading Centre within a record 3 minutes. A 45-year-old...

conman , robbery

Kipyokei leads Kenyan double at Istanbul Marathon

By World Athletics,

Diana Chemtai Kipyokei and fellow Kenyan Bernard Sang took the top honours at the Istanbul Marathon on Sunday (8), winning the World Athletics Gold La...

Bernard Sang , Diana Chemtai Kipyokei , Istanbul Marathon , won

COVID-19: Governor Mutua now wants Uhuru to deploy military to shut down bars

By Ian Omondi,

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has intimated that entertainment joints have continually disregarded the curfew as well as closing times set by the gov...

bars , coronavirus , COVID-19 , curfew , DP William Ruto , Governor Alfred Mutua , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya’s COVID-19 infections rise to 58,587 as 1,494 new cases recorded

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced that 1,494 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 8,839 tested in the last 24 hours, ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , ministry of health

Rapid COVID-19 tests for Kenyan truckers revive African Economie

By VOA,

The International Organization for Migration is providing rapid COVID-19 tests to thousands of truck drivers across Kenya as part of an effort to rein...

coronavirus

Novartis partners with UNES to improve access to quality heart health in Kenya

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Global medicines company Novartis, University of Nairobi Enterprises & Services (UNES) Ltd and The Heart Centre on Thursday unveiled a partnership...

Norvatis , The Heart Centre , University of Nairobi Enterprises & Services

OPINION: The unspoken inequality of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

By Levi Gikandi 243 days ago, on a feverishly hot Wednesday afternoon, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta stood in the manicured State House grounds w...

coronavirus , inequality , inua jamii , Kibera , Oxfam

Uganda slashes cost of COVID-19 test from Ksh.7K

By VOA,

Uganda has reduced the cost of a COVID-19 test from $65 (Ksh.7,075) to $50 (Ksh.5,442) in a move welcomed by truck drivers in the East African region....

coronavirus , Covid-19 test , uganda

COVID-19: Kenya records 18 new deaths, 276 cases

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced 276 new cases of COVID-19, tested from a sample of 2,126. The new cases push the country's total caseloa...

coronavirus

Waiguru urges youth to apply for KENHA scholarships in county’s selected TVET institutions

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has urged the youth from the county to apply for technical training scholarships offered by the Kenya National ...

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78

By Reuters,

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more...

Lee Kun-hee , Samsung

Retired KDF boss Julius Karangi reveals boda boda riders wanted to lynch him a month ago

By Johnson Muriithi,

Retired Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Julius Karangi on Friday surprised mourners at a burial in Kirinyaga County when he recounted a recent incident w...

boda boda operators , Julius Karangi

Drama as 300 boda boda riders storm hospital in Mwea, drag patient out before killing him

By Johnson Muriithi,

Operations at the Kimbimbi Sub-county Hospital in Mwea were thrown into disarray after 300 boda boda riders stormed the facility, abducting a patient ...