Suspended Kabianga SDA students recalled as atheists blast principal

By Bernard Rotich,

Kabianga High School has recalled 17 students who had been suspended for skipping an exam for church. Kericho County Education Director Zachary Mut...

kabianga high school sda

BWIRE: Kenya should establish a Media Diversify Fund

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It is time a media diversity fund is established in Kenya as a way of enabling the industry respond to the current financial and pr...

BWIRE: Universities must remain independent

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The recruitment of vice chancellors for public universities should be done by respective councils in consultation with the cabinet ...

public universities

BWIRE: Media shouldn’t glorify terrorism

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire As we mourn the loss of lives and destruction of property following the recent terror attacks in Lamu County over the past few days...

lamu , terrorism

Kirinyaga Jubilee leaders tell off MP Alice Wahome over Uhuru-Raila rant

By Johnson Muriithi,

A section of Jubilee Party leaders from Kirinyaga County in Central Kenya have come out to defend President Uhuru Kenyatta from recent attacks by Kand...

Alice Wahome , BBI , James Muriithi , Kirinyaga County.

MP Alice Wahome blasts Uhuru, Raila over ‘Prime Minister plot’

By Citizen Reporter,

Kandara Member of Parliament Alice Wahome has hit out at President Uhuru Kenyatta accusing him of being a threat to the country's democracy. Addres...

Alice Wahome , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

Waiguru backs down on threat to sue King Kaka over Wajinga Nyinyi

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Anne Waiguru has changed tune on her intentions to sue rapper King Kaka over his latest release: Wajinga Nyinyi. Also Read: Linus Kaikai ...

waiguru

Ferrari say Hamilton had ‘social’ meetings with Elkann

By Reuters,

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari chairman John Elkann have met socially but talk of a move for the six times Formula One world champion is premature, accord...

Ferrari , Lewis Hamilton

Stop shutting down the internet, Ethiopia told

By Girlie Kendi,

Ethiopian State officials have been urged to stop shutting down the internet. David Kaye, a UN expert, said he is concerned with the frequent inter...

Ethiopia , internet

OPINION: Why we need a Structured Parliamentary Diplomacy for Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Foreign Policy is Public Policy. Foreign policy has hitherto been a prerogative of the Executive arm of government despite the glob...

democracy , diplomacy

Folau settles unfair dismissal case

By Reuters,

Former Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has settled his unfair dismissal case with Rugby Australia and Super Rugby team the New South Wales Waratahs, b...

Israel Folau , Rugby Australia

16days: Fighting sexual harassment in African newsrooms

By Rachel Ombaka,

UN Women has kicked off 16days of activism, a campaign to end violence against women and girls around the world. It began on November 25, which is ...

#TimesUpAfriMedia , orangetheworld

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

Media Council asks DCI to take action after Sonko filmed assaulting journalist

By Paul Ombati,

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has come out strongly to condemn the assault of a journalist by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, urging the Directorate o...

EACC , Media Council of Kenya. , Mike Sonko

BWIRE: Why Kenya needs MIL policy yesterday

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Information including media content regulation in Kenya is as problematic as in the rest of the world, given the rapidly expanding ...

Media and information literacy (MIL)

5 Kenyan girls in the running for global prize over I-Cut app for FGM victims

By Imani Mitchelle,

Five Kenyan school girls who developed a mobile app to help victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been selected as finalists for a global pr...

FGM , restorers

Chinese state media escalate row with NBA

By Reuters,

Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” ...

Chinese State Media , NBA

BWIRE: Rampant greed eating away at the very fabric of Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire “We killed our past and are busy killing our future” as captured in betrayal in the city seems a fair depiction of what is happ...

2022 elections

Frustrated Gor’s Rachier cancels Moi Kisumu as a home venue

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia will no longer play their home Kenyan Premier League (KPL) matches in Kisumu, club president Ambrose Rachier has said. Rachier this morni...

Ambrose Rachier , GOR MAHIA , Moi stadium kisumu

FIFA officials to visit Iran after death of ‘Blue Girl’

By Reuters,

FIFA officials will visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her arrest for attending a match, world socc...

Blue Girl