Raila rejects calls by DP Ruto to postpone BBI referendum to 2022

By Stephen Letoo,

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila odinga on Friday received a total of 5.2 million signatures collected from several parts of the country ...

BBI , DP William Ruto , raila odinga , Referendum

‘We are not happy,’ MPs from pastoralist communities oppose BBI proposals

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Members of Parliament from the pastoralist communities have come out to oppose the recently unveiled Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, issuing...

Aden Duale , BBI report

Coronavirus found on frozen seafood in China

By Reuters,

Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which rec...

coronavirus

North Eastern athletes tell tales of struggle

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich    in Garissa While it is almost a routine to meet an athlete in the Rift Valley region doing a morning run at the crack of dawn,...

athletes , Athletics Kenya , garissa , Mandera , North and North Eastern Development Initiative , Wajir

New dates for World U20 Championships to be released next month

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

New dates for the postponed World Under-20 Championships will be known next month. The global event was earlier scheduled to be held on July 7-12 a...

Jackson Tuwei , Kasarani , Moi International Sports Centre , World Under-20 Championships

Business, political leaders support Duale amid push for removal as Majority Leader

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A section of business and political leaders on Thursday came out to defend Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale from an onslaught seeking ...

Aden Duale

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

Police question 11 MPs over ‘secret’ mission to Somalia

By Hassan Mugambi,

Eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya were held and questioned by police on Sunday over their secret mission to Somalia. Citizen Di...

North Eastern MPs , somalia

PHOTOS: Thika Road accident near Muthaiga Police Station

By Citizen Reporter,

Over six vehicles are reported to have been involved in an accident on Thika Road near Muthaiga Police Station. Four buses and a double cabin picku...

Muthaiga police station , Thika road accident

More than 100 dead and 6 million affected by flooding across South Asia

By CNN,

The death toll in South Asia continues to rise after flooding and landslides ravaged the border region of India and Nepal, leaving tens of thousands d...

flooding , India , SOUTH ASIA

FULL LIST: Uhuru appoints former MPs, Governor to top parastatal jobs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A handful of individuals who lost in the last General Election have been awarded plum parastatal jobs as board directors and board members. In also...

Parastatal appointments

Berlin FC crowned North Eastern Chapa Dimba champs

By David Kariuki,

Berlin FC from Garissa are the North Eastern Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Regional champions after defeating Al Ansar 4-3 in a post-match penalties. Th...

Chapa Dimba na Safaricom , north eastern

US health officials: Measles cases this year have exceeded the 2018 count

By VOA,

U.S. health officials say that between January and March, 387 cases of measles have been reported in 15 states, exceeding the count for all of last ye...

US

Mozambique prepares for cholera after cyclone wreaks havoc

By Reuters,

Rescue teams in Mozambique moved hundreds of people displaced by Cyclone Idai’s massive and deadly flooding to safer shelters on Monday, while the g...

cholera , Cyclone , Mozambique

Young women trafficked to China to be brides and held until they give birth, report says

By CNN,

Seng Moon was an impoverished refugee in an internal displaced person (IDP) camp in northeastern Myanmar when her sister-in-law convinced her to cross...

china , Seng Moon IDP Camp

Anger in eastern DRC as six more die in Goma shootings

By VOA,

Bandits shot dead six people in eastern DR Congo overnight, sparking angry protests by residents who blockaded the main street running through Goma ci...

DR Congo , Goma shootings

Saudi Arabia strikes $10 billion China deal, talks de-radicalization with Xi

By Reuters,

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman cemented a $10 billion deal for a refining and petrochemical complex in China on Friday, meeting Chinese Presid...

china , Saudi Arabia

New airstrikes target last Islamic state enclave

By VOA,

Coalition warplanes launched new airstrikes against the last remaining enclave of the Islamic State terror group's self-declared caliphate after effor...

Islamic state

Civilian casualties rise as fighting in Syria’s Idlib province intensifies

By VOA,

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says she is alarmed at the rising number of civilian casualties due to intensified attacks by Syrian governm...

Idlib , Islamic State militants , Michelle Bachelet , President Bashar al-Assad , Syria , U.N

DP Ruto tells donors to involve local communities in projects

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has urged donors and Government officers to involve communities in the implementation of development projects. Dr Rut...

North and North Eastern Development Initiative , ruto on donors