Job loss thrusts Kenyan teachers to homeschooling, other sources of income

By Victoria Rubadiri,

Ordinarily, Jentrix Omondi would be standing in front of a classroom of pupils teaching an English lesson. Things have certainly changed since then...

coronavirus , homeschooling , schools , teachers

Year in review: Familiar troubles for Leopards

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Another year another Mashemeji derby defeat for AFC Leopards who were bested by their eternal rivals Gor Mahia FC during what has been a strange perio...

AFC Leopards

Rupia doubles lifts Leopards past Bidco

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Elvis Rupia scored a second half brace as AFC Leopards defeated Bidco United on Sunday to move second on the FKF Premier League standings, level on po...

AFC Leopards

Kimani confident of steadying Leopards’ ship after Trucha’s exit

By Dennis Kamariki,

Anthony ‘Modo’ Kimani says he is happy to be back to head AFC Leopards technical bench, albeit on interim basis following the abrupt exit head coa...

AFC Leopards , Anthony Kimani , Coach , Tomas Trucha

Trucha joins Malaysian side Penang after abrupt Ingwe exit

By Citizen Reporter,

Just a day after his resignation, immediate former AFC Leopards coach Tomas Trucha has joined Malaysian club, Football Association of Penang. The c...

AFC Leopards , Malaysia , Penang , Tomas Trucha

Alibaba Singles Day sales rake in Ksh8 trillion as Chinese shake off COVID-19

By CNN,

China's annual Singles Day online shopping bonanza regularly hauls in tens of billions of dollars for Alibaba and other e-commerce and retail companie...

Alibaba , singles day

Honey may be better at treating coughs and colds than over-the-counter medicines

By CNN,

Honey may be a better treatment for coughs and colds than over-the-counter medicines, a new study has found. Researchers said honey was more effect...

honey

Asia’s World Cup qualifiers postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19

By Reuters,

Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 Qatar World Cup have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA...

Asian Football Confederation , COVID-19 , FIFA , Qatar 2022 , World cup , World cup Qualifiers

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

Reasons President Kenyatta gave for extending COVID-19 restrictions

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A section of Kenyans were in high hopes that President Uhuru Kenyatta would ease down if not remove some of the restrictions set by the government to ...

COVID-19

Mangoli won’t rule out return to Leopards

By John Kyanda,

Former AFC Leopards captain Bernard Mangoli is not ruling out a return to the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) giants after a move to Malaysian top flight ...

AFC Leopards , Bernard Mang'oli , KPL , Transfers

WFP starts Africa flights for humanitarian workers

By Citizen Reporter,

A first flight for humanitarian workers left Ethiopia’s Bole International Airport on Friday and flew to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghan...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , WFP

The virus hunters who search bat caves to predict the next pandemic

By CNN,

Before entering the cave, the small team of scientists pull on hazmat suits, face masks and thick gloves to cover every inch of their skin. Contact wi...

bat caves , coronavirus , COVID-19 , EcoHealth Alliance

In 1911, another epidemic swept through China. That time, the world came together

By CNN,

In 1911, a deadly epidemic spread through China and threatened to become a pandemic. Its origins appeared to be related to the trade in wild animals, ...

china , Lockdowns , Quarantine , The Great Manchurian Plague , who

Govt apologizes after advising wives to avoid ‘nagging’ during lockdown

By CNN,

The Malaysian government was forced to apologize after its Women's Development Department published a series of sexist "tips" to help deal with the on...

coronavirus , lockdown , Malaysia

World biggest condom maker warns that the global supply may run out in 2 months

By Agencies,

Malaysia-based Karex Bhd., which makes one out of every five condoms worldwide has warned of a looming global shortage of condoms. The company make...

Coronavirus: Uganda restricts travel from UK, US and 14 other countries

By CNN,

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South ...

coronavirus

Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak: ITALY * All sports events have been cancelled until April 3. OLYMPIC...

coronavirus

Six years on, families demand new search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

By Reuters,

Six years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radars, relatives of the 239 people who were on board are calling on authorities to reviv...

Flight MH370 , Malaysia Airlines

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus