Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard

By Reuters,

Chelsea have sacked manager Frank Lampard after a run of five defeats in eight league games left the London side ninth in the Premier League standings...

Kenya writes to AU Commission following renewed fighting at Somalia border

By Ian Omondi,

The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now expressed concern over renewed fighting in Bula Hawa town, in the northern part of Gedo Region, a fe...

AFRICAN UNION , Bula Hawa , Kenya-Somalia border

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...

11 trapped miners rescued in China after 14 days underground

By Reuters,

Chinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners to safety on Sunday with most of them in good condition after 14 days trapped underground after an explosion, b...

china , chinese , Miners

Google parent Alphabet shutting down internet-beaming balloon project Loon

By Reuters,

By Reuters and Kepha Muiruri Google parent Alphabet Inc is shutting down its internet balloon business, Loon, which aimed to provide a less expensi...

Alastair Westgarth , Alphabet , Google , Loon , Uhuru kenyatta

Biden begins sweeping away travel ban on African, Muslim-majority countries

By Reuters,

U.S. President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday including immediately lifting a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and...

Biden , DACA

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

CAF, StarTimes announce CHAN broadcast deal

By Agencies,

The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) and the digital television operator StarTimes on Monday announced the signing of an agreement which will...

CAF , Cameroon , CHAN matches , StarTimes

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...

Internet access in Uganda restored

By Waihiga Mwaura,

The digitally isolated country of Uganda is now back on the World Wide Web after the government restored the internet almost one week after it was thr...

Internet Shutdown , uganda

Clinical officers blame Council of Governors over stalled strike talks

By Elphas Lagat,

The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers says its members will remain on strike until the Council of Governors heeds their demands for increased allowance...

Kenya Union of Clinical Officers

Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics despite virus surge

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public o...

JAPAN , olympics , Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga , Tokyo

Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across U.S.

By Reuters,

Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false cl...

Donald Trump

Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda’s presidential poll

By Reuters,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory on Saturday, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged wides...

Bobi Wine , President Yoweri Museveni , Uganda elections

WAIHIGA: No emails or zoom calls, Uganda is voting

By Waihiga Mwaura,

What does it mean to be unable to access online banking for at least four days? What if the only way you could pay for your electricity was online ...

Bobi Wine , Uganda elections , yoweri museveni

Governors now threaten to sack all striking nurses, clinical workers

By Citizen Reporter,

Governors have threatened to sack all striking nurses and clinical officers should they fail to resume work immediately. In a press briefing on Wed...

Council of Governors , Nurses strike , Wycliffe Oparanya

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

FBI warns ‘armed protests’ being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC

By CNN,

The FBI has received information indicating "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC in the da...

Indonesian plane loses contact after take-off, more than 60 thought to be aboard

By Reuters,

A Sriwijaya Air plane thought to have 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Saturday and rescuers sai...

Indonesian plane