‘Digital authoritarianism’ threatening basic rights in Africa: study

By Reuters,

From internet shutdowns and online surveillance to social media taxes and arrests for anti-government posts, “digital authoritarianism” is a threa...

African Digital Rights Network , digital authoritarianism

OPINION: Stop discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+ community

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) persons in Kenya face high rates of sexual and gender based violence. The...

gay sex , LGBTQ

Kenya Editors Guild statement on purported removal of MCK Board member

By Guest Writer,

The Kenya Editors’ Guild is disturbed by the continuing impasse over the attempted removal of a Media Council of Kenya Board Member. Insofar as i...

Kenya Editors Guil , MCK , Tabitha Mutemi.

OPINION: Let’s adopt a Red Warrior mentality, talk openly about menstrual health

By Guest Writer,

By Janet Mbugua A year ago today, I convened the Menstrual Health Inclusion Conference, one of the first of its kind, aimed at bringing together di...

menstrual health management , MHM , periods , sanitary pads

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

5 Reasons why Bitcoin is better than Fiat Money

By Agencies,

Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, the preferences of the investors and traders are slowly moving towards the cryptocurrency market. There are...

How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies tha...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

PROFILE: Nerima Wako taking the leap for youth to take part in politics, governance

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Nerima Wako is the Executive Director of Siasa Place, an organisation she founded in 2015 to create an enabling environment for ...

nerima wako

PROFILE: Jane Mutinda, career coach pulling down barriers that hinder women from leadership

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange I first met Jane Mutinda in 2012. She was the Human Resource Manager as I signed my employment contract to join the British Broa...

career coach , jane mutinda

Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts

By CNN,

President Joe Biden announced "America is back" on Thursday and declared that "diplomacy is back at the center" of US foreign policy as he said the US...

Joe Biden

Kenya to host first Africa Digital Finance Summit

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya is set to host the first Africa Digital Finance Summit (ADFS) from February 18-19, 2021 bringing together experts in the digital and finance spe...

Africa Digital Finance Summit , Glass House

OPINION: Trolling Kanze Dena shows how disturbed we are as a society

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange On Sunday morning, I read a compelling tweet from Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General. Also Read: More mus...

Kanze Dena

Gov’t says procurement of hospital beds from two Kiambu youth frustrated by fraud claims

By Agencies,

The government intention to procure locally manufactured hospital beds from two young entrepreneurs in Githunguri, Kiambu County ran into headwinds af...

kiambu , PDU

She was murdered for catching an Indian priest and nun in a sex act. Three decades later, justice is served

By CNN,

The dead nun's slippers were scattered on the convent kitchen floor -- one near the entrance, the other by the fridge. Her white veil was found sna...

Chinese celebrity accused of abandoning two babies in the US

By Tonny Ndungu,

At first, it seemed like a classic celebrity romance. Zheng Shuang, 29, was one of China's most popular actresses after shooting to fame a decade a...

OPINION: For Uganda, stability without legitimacy cannot last

By Guest Writer,

By the Kofi Annan Foundation On Saturday, Uganda’s electoral commission announced that 76-year-old incumbent President Yoweri Museveni won a sixt...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

BWIRE: Hopefully, treatment of journalists in Kenya won’t go the Uganda Way

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Events in Uganda relating to media and journalists treatment during the campaigns, electioneering and voting for the January 14, 20...

Trump rebuked by professional golfers after Capitol riot

By Reuters,

Donald Trump was handed a stinging rebuke by the world of professional golf, with the Professional Golfers Association(PGA) of America and the R&A...

Donald Trump , PFA , Professional Golfers Association , riot , U.S. Capitol

Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’...

Donald Trump

OPINION: For media freedom let’s build bridges between the pen and the gun in 2021

By Guest Writer,

By Dinnah Ondari It is now cliché to refer to 2020 as a difficult year, thanks to COVID-19. Media especially took a hit from the harsh economic...

MCK , Media freedom , sexual harassment