DCI detectives foil fake gold syndicate, arrest 2 in Lavington

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday foiled a fake gold syndicate, arresting two Nairobi businessmen who swind...

Fake gold scam

Stanbic Bank Kenya announces Ksh.3.6B profit after tax

By Citizen Reporter,

Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced a Ksh. 3.6 billion after-tax profit for the period ended September 30, 2020 underpinned by solid balance sheet growth...

stanbic

Jepchirchir on course for World Athletics award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is among the five finalists for the Female World Athlete of the Year award 2020. In the final shortl...

Peres Jepchirchir , World Athletics

‘It’s an evil attempt,’ says DP Ruto as he condemns DCI probe on post-election violence cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed the move by Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti to conduct a probe on matters related ...

George Kinoti , william ruto

Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys

By Reuters,

Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former pres...

Ethiopia

Rono shines as World Under-20 trials begin

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa 3000m junior bronze medallist Gideon Rono won the 5000m race as the preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicked off Friday a...

Warriors’ Thompson out for season with Achilles tear

By Reuters,

Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson will miss the NBA season after tearing his right Achilles tendon during a practice game in Southern California o...

Golden State Warriors , Klay Thompson

Yvonne’s Take: I’m glad one MP wept, while another asked for a helicopter

By Yvonne Okwara,

How many harrowing tales have you heard about people who have survived COVID-19 or those who’ve lost the battle? Most people now have a story to ...

coronavirus , helicopter , nyikal

Juniors fired up for WU20 Trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Fireworks are expected when the Athletics Kenya (AK) preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicks off on Friday at the Nyayo National...

Kenyans up in arms after MPs demand special helicopter, ambulance for emergencies

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenyans are up in arms after members of parliament demanded a standby helicopter available on a special hotline incase of an emergency- the damages ac...

coronavirus

502 juniors to compete at World Under-20 trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 502 junior athletes will congregate at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday for a two-day pre-trial event for the World Under-20 Championships. The nat...

Junior athletes , nyayo stadium , Pre-trial event , World Under-20 Championships

I’ve endured a tough season at United, says Pogba

By Agencies,

Paul Pogba has admitted that this season with Manchester United has been the most difficult period in his career and described the international break...

France , Manchester United , Nations League , Paul pogba , tough season

Biden cements victory by flipping Arizona, as Trump keeps transition in limbo

By Reuters,

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but the transition to his ad...

President Kenyatta to make State of the Nation Address under tight COVID-19 protocols

By Stephen Letoo,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is today expected to make a State of the Nation address to Parliament and the country at large under tight COVID-19 protocols...

President Uhuru Kenyatta , State of the nation address

The girls Kamala Harris addressed in her speech were watching closely

By CNN,

Even the girls too young to understand her were rapt when Sen. Kamala Harris gave her first speech as vice president-elect. When Harris spoke to th...

#womenmustlead , kamala harris

From refugee in Kenya to U.S. representative: Oballa Oballa’s long trek to election day

By VOA,

Oballa Oballa’s trek to election day was a long and improbable one. He grew up in the Gambella region of Ethiopia, where he witnessed mass killin...

oballa oballa

Afghan woman Khatera shot, blinded, for getting a job

By Reuters,

The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just after she left her job at a police station in Afghanis...

Afghan woman , Khatera , women rights

Deschamps: Pogba cannot be happy at Man United

By Agencies,

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba "cannot be happy" with his situation at the club, says France manager Didier Deschamps. Pogba has figured i...

Didier Deschamps , Manchester United , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer , Paul pogba

Nadal charges into Paris quarters

By Reuters,

Top seed Rafa Nadal was forced to save a set point before overcoming Australian Jordan Thompson 6-1 7-6(3) on Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quar...

Pablo Carreno Busta. , Rafael Nadal

Doctor’s self-funded test lab Medipark leads way in Somalia’s COVID fight

By Reuters,

Having scraped money together following medical studies abroad, Somali doctor Abdullahi Sheikdon Dini opened Mogadishu’s first advanced diagnostic l...

coronavirus , somalia