Uhuru signs Executive Order adding Nairobi Metropolitan Service to Executive Office of the President

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed an Executive Order adding the newly-formed Nairobi Metropolitan Service to the Executive Office of the President. ...

Nairobi Metropolitan Service , Sonko , Uhuru

Vihiga Queens coach bemoans ‘strange’ individual training

By Dennis Kamariki,

Vihiga Queens head coach Alex Alumira says the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the momentum his team had built for their bid to defend the Kenya Women Pr...

Vihiga Queens

NOC-K rolls out aid for Kenyan athletes

By Agencies,

Athletes who represented Team Kenya are set to benefit from a food programme courtesy of the National Olympic Committee Kenya in conjunction with the ...

Covid-19 pandemic , Noc-k

Sonko assents to Nairobi City County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has assented to the Nairobi City County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2020. The Bill was passed on Tuesday by the N...

Nairobi Metropolitan Services , Sonko

Shollei adds voice to Musonye’s FKF presidency bid

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Former Football Kenya Federation (FKF) vice-chairman Sammy Shollei questions around the forces backing Nicholas Musonye's candidature should not derai...

FKF , Nicholas Musonye , Nick Mwendwa , Sammy Shollei

China tests entire Wuhan population of 11 million for coronavirus

By VOA,

The Chinese city of Wuhan said it has tested its entire population of 11 million people for COVID-19, part of an ambitious national plan to restore pu...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , wuhan

China-Africa blanket debt forgiveness not in the cards

By VOA,

As China tightens its belt economically in response to the coronavirus, African leaders are anxious about the future of infrastructure projects, trade...

china

Kenya proposes VAT on Netflix, Uber, online businesses

By Kepha Muiruri,

Subscription based media including news magazines, streaming of television shows, music and podcasts will now be the subject of value added tax (VAT)....

National Treasury , Value Added Tax (Digital Marketplace Supply) Regulations 2020

Tullow Oil completes early oil pilot as contract expires

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil explorer Tullow Oil along with its joint venture partners have announced the completion of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) for Ken...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Tullow Oil

#AfricaTogether: Facebook, Red Cross launch campaign calling for vigilance against Covid-19

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festiva...

George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds

By VOA,

Minnesota officials have ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, saying he suffered from a loss of blood flow due to compression on his neck while be...

George Floyd

Sewage could hold the key to stopping new coronavirus outbreaks

By CNN,

The vast brown rivers of sludge that gush into the sewage treatment plants across Germany may hold a key to early detection of any new wave of the cor...

coronavirus

China warns U.S. it will retaliate on moves over Hong Kong

By Tonny Ndungu,

China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures, criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending specia...

china

New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says

By Reuters,

The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. “In reality, the virus clinica...

coronavirus

Wetangula dismisses ouster from FORD Kenya, suspends SG Eseli Simiyu

By Citizen Reporter,

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has dismissed a FORD Kenya meeting that was held on Sunday to remove him from the party leadership. Speaking just h...

Eseli Simiyu , FORD KENYA , Wetangula

Violence erupts near White House

By VOA,

Midnight violence erupted within two blocks of the White House on Saturday night while U.S. Park Police, the Secret Service and the National Guard def...

George Floyd , White House

Sri Lanka, South Africa to begin training

By Reuters,

A select group of Sri Lanka cricketers, mainly bowlers, will return to training on Monday, amid efforts to restart the game after the coronavirus shut...

coronavirus , south africa , Sri Lanka

SpaceX launches astronauts into orbit from US soil for the first time in a decade

By CNN,

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts soared into outer space Saturday — marking the first time humans have traveled into Earth's orbit f...

space x

DIAZ: A silver lining amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

The better part of Sunday April 12 saw the majority of social media platforms remain awash with doctored images showing Mt. Kenya as supposedly seen f...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , diaz , kilimanjaro

Why Liverpool could seal title at neutral venue

By Agencies,

The game in which Liverpool could secure the Premier League title could be held at a neutral venue, says the national lead for football policing. D...

Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts , Liverpool , Neutral ground , Secure Title