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

NOC-K grants scholarships to athletes in preparation for Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Monday issued Olympic scholarships worth Sh2.4 million to six Kenyan athletes in a bid to bolster t...

athletes , Conseslus Kipruto , games , Noc-k , Olympic scholarships , Timothy Cheruiyot , Tokyo

US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths

By CNN,

As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have been trending down but multiple states are reporting cases of new va...

coronavirus

Bobi Wine says troops raided party HQs as staff planned legal challenge

By Reuters,

Bobi Wine, leader of Uganda’s main opposition party, said troops raided its headquarters on Monday as staff tried to prepare a legal challenge to Pr...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

OPINION: For Uganda, stability without legitimacy cannot last

By Guest Writer,

By the Kofi Annan Foundation On Saturday, Uganda’s electoral commission announced that 76-year-old incumbent President Yoweri Museveni won a sixt...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Trump sought the world’s attention and got it. Now the White House reality show ends

By Reuters,

A red tie, often tied too long. A raised fist, often held high to a supportive crowd. A scowling face. A raised voice. President Donald Trump never...

Donald Trump , US , Vice President Joe Biden

Nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka sues KQ for shifting her from business to economy class

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka has moved to court seeking compensation from Kenya Airways (KQ) after she was shifted from Business to Economy cla...

Kenya Airways , Senator Beatrice Kwamboka

Court stops swearing in of Anne Kananu as Nairobi Governor

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The High Court has temporarily stopped the swearing in of Anne Kananu Mwenda as Nairobi Governor pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Law So...

Anne Kananu Mwenda , nairobi county

KQ enters cargo pact with horticulture exporters

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has entered a pact with local horticulture exporters to enhance the capacity of fresh produce carried on its fligh...

Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) , Kenya Flower Council (KFC) , KQ Cargo

Less celebrated African stars who played for Barcelona and Real Madrid

By Agencies,

The first LaLiga fixture between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid took place way back in 1929, sparking an intense sporting rivalry that has lasted almost...

Achraf Hakimi , African stars , Barcelona , El Classico , Javier Balboa , La Liga , Moussa Wague , Real Madrid , Samuel Okunowo , Wilfried Kaptoum

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...

Anne Kananu Mwenda takes over as Acting Nairobi Governor

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Anne Kananu Mwenda has taken over as acting Nairobi Governor from Speaker Benson Mutura days after she was sworn in as deputy governor. Addressing ...

Anne Kananu Mwenda

Jasmeet lands Jaguar Petroleum boost for 2021 KNRC

By Agencies,

Multiple Kenya National Rally champion Jasmeet Chana "Iceman" has every reason to smile. The former KNRC 2WD, Division One, Division Two, Division ...

Jaguar Petroleum Company , Jasmeet Chana "Iceman" , Kenya National Rally , KNRC , WRC Safari Rally

Mandera Governor Ali Roba clashes with security officials over Al Shabaab presence

By Raquel Muigai,

Mandera Governor Ali Roba has accused the security forces in the county of laxity, leading to increasingly high levels of insecurity in the region. ...

Al Shabaab , Governor Ali Roba , insecurity , Mandera

LeBron James leaves behind Coke for deal with Pepsi

By Reuters,

LeBron James is changing teams in the cola wars. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, a pitchman for Coca-Cola since entering the NBA in 2003, is set to...

Coke , LeBron James , Pepsi

LSK to challenge swearing-in of Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu Mwenda in court

By Elphas Lagat,

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) will challenge the swearing-in of Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu Mwenda in court. Kananu's rushed vetting, appr...

Anne Kananu Mwenda , Fred Okang’o , LSK , Nelson Havi , Thirdway Alliance

Man hospitalised after mysterious animal attacks him, bites off his private parts

By Boniface Thuku,

A man is nursing injuries at the Kerugoya County Referral Hospital in Kirinyaga County after he was attacked by an unknown wild animal that bit off hi...

Kerugoya County Referral Hospital , Kirinyaga County. , kws , Wild animal

Giants fall as vote counting continues in Uganda

By Edwin Obuya,

Uganda's Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi is among 10 senior government officials who have fallen by the wayside in the just concluded Uganda e...

Bobi Wine , uganda

Anne Kananu Mwenda sworn in as Nairobi deputy governor

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Anne Kananu Mwenda has officially been sworn in as Deputy Governor for Nairobi County. Ms. Mwenda took the oath of office at Kenyatta International...

Ann Kananu , Miko Sonko , Nairobi County Assembly

Olympic champion Keller charged over U.S Capitol riot

By CNN,

Klete Keller, who won five Olympic swimming medals, including two relay golds, was charged Wednesday for his alleged participation in the Capitol ri...

Klete Keller , U.S. Capitol