KAIKAI KICKER: COVID-19, my late brother Maurice and our lessons

By Linus Kaikai,

I wish to share a personal, painful but insightful experience of the last few weeks. Exactly three weeks ago tonight, we buried my elder brother Ma...

COVID-19 , Linus Kaikai , Maurice Kaikai

Opinion: Influencer marketing – Why advertisers should work with nano and micro-influencers

By Guest Writer,

By Mike Otieno It’s no doubt that influencer marketing is, by any standard, a flourishing industry. The growth of influencers on social media ...

brands , Influencers , nano and micro influencers , social media , wowzi

President Kenyatta: Economy doing far better than anticipated in spite of COVID-19

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta now says the economy is performing far much better than anticipated in spite of a general slump triggered by the COVID-19 pan...

COVID-19 , economy , patrick njoroge , President Uhuru Kenyatta

US FDA authorizes convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19

By CNN,

The US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19, saying the "known and p...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , FDA

Bullish Ndigiti keen to lower time at Continental Tour

By Dan Ogega,

African Under-20 10,000m race ace Dominic Ndigiti has not given up on his dream to represent Kenya in the 2021 Olympic Games slated for Tokyo. Ndig...

Dominic Ndigiti , Olympic Games , Under-20 race champion

Bett fired-up for Monaco challenge, targets new Personal Best

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief Athletics Writer World Under-20 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Bett is relishing the competitive field he will be facing Friday ni...

Diamond League , Leonard Bett , Lower Personal Best , Monaco , Stade Louis II

Youth Olympics champ Kavesa relishing life in Japan

By Stanley Mativo,

The 2018 Youth Olympics 3,000m champion Jackson Kavesa is relishing his new life in Japan after registering a new personal best in his first race in t...

Jackson Kavesa , JAPAN , Youth Olympics

Okwemba: How I founded my growing empire

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia A keen follower of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) is no stranger to Charles Okwemba, a gifted midfielder, who shone with different club...

Charles Okwemba

Youngster Bett holding on to Olympic dream

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The World Under 20 3000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Bett is not letting go of his dream after the coronavirus pandemic moved his chance for ...

chairman Leonard Kaanake , Covid-19 pandemic , Leonard Bett , Tokyo 2020

The dire effects of Covid-19 on Kenya’s sports journalists

By Isaac Swila,

SPECIAL REPORT      Isaac Swila Under normal circumstances, Jacob Icia, Gilbert Kiprotich, Ernest Mkalla, Geoffrey Mwamburi, Godfrey Ashiali, Luqm...

Coronavirus impact , COVID-19 , Effects on sports journalists , kenya , RMS , Sports Journalim

Why Starlets’ Acquino can’t wait to settle with her love, Leopards’ Oburu

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Since penning a one-year contract with Portuguese side Atletico Ouriense in mid January 2020, Harambee Starlets sensational midfielder Vivian Corazone...

Corazone Acquino , Leopards , Starlets , Vincent Oburu

BWIRE: Kenya must treat COVID-19 with respect and sincerity to tame the spread

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire “Panic kills more than the virus. In fact, mortality rates for the virus are low, in some places only 1% or even lower, but if we...

Twitter employees asked to work from home over coronavirus

By CNN,

Twitter is asking all of its employees worldwide to stay away from their offices until further notice to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. In ...

coronavirus , Twitter

If you drive an expensive car you’re probably a jerk, scientists say

By CNN,

The science is looking pretty unanimous on this one: Drivers of expensive cars are the worst. A new study has found that drivers of flashy vehicles...

World record on the line at RAK Half as Kosgei leads the assault

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The women’s half marathon world record will be under immense threat at the 14th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK)Half Marathon slated for Friday i...

RAK Half Marathon , UAE

Kosgei targets Olympic gold after smashing world record

By Reuters,

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei, the fastest-ever woman marathon runner, has set her sights on next year’s Olympic games, where a win will solidify her plac...

Brigid Kosgei , Olympic Games , Tokyo 2020

Mara Heist: What happened to Spencer Sankale?

By Citizen Team,

On September 1 this year, Citizen TV aired Mara Heist, one of most explosive corruption exposes in Kenya. It illustrated the dark secrets of offici...

mara heist , sankale , walingo

BWIRE: BBI; Let us avoid sideshows

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire There is fear that with President Uhuru Kenyatta receiving the Building Bridges Initiative report this week, media and political pu...

BBI , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

How the obsessions of Ratcliffe and Kipchoge aligned for sub-two hour conquest

By Citizen Reporter,

Analysis, Joshua Robinson     The original plan was to help a British sailing team challenge for the America’s Cup. Then the plan was also to...

Austria , EliudKipchoge , Jim Ratcliffe , obsessions , sub-two hour , Vienna

Youthful Ngeno calm as Worlds debut beckons

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For 800m prodigy Kipng'etich Ng'eno the prospect of competing at this year’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar was a far-fetched reality when he li...

800m , Doha , IAAF , Kipngetich Ngeno , Qatar , World Championships