Chinese officials temporarily ban trade of wild animals over coronavirus

By VOA,

Chinese officials have temporarily banned the trade of wild animals, following an outbreak of coronavirus in the central city of Wuhan. Officials n...

coronavirus

Pollack cautious as K’Ogalo host Sofapaka in Kisumu

By Milton Ochieng,

Defending champions Gor Mahia will be out to reclaim leadership of the league when they take on Sofapaka at Moi Stadium in Kisumu in one of their matc...

GOR MAHIA , KPL , sofapaka

Penalty-shy Leopards maul Kisumu All Stars

By Isaac Swila,

Winger Vincent Oburu and John Mark Makwatta were the star men scoring a goal apiece in either side of the half as AFC Leopards mauled Kisumu All Stars...

AFC Leopards , John Mark Makwatta , Kisumu All Stars , KPL

Herd of One: Unique elephant conservation initiative launched

By Agencies,

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya and Sankara Nairobi have launched a unique partnership to enhance elephant conservation and the livelihoods of th...

Sankara , World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya

Mwalala takes blame for Bandari’s slump

By Jacob Icia,

Bandari FC head coach Bernard Mwalala has conceded the club has lost the mojo that propelled them to second spot league finish last season and took re...

Bandari FC , Bernard Mwalala , KPL

WWF says it did not push for rhino relocation process where 11 died

By Reuters,

The World Wildlife Fund has rejected the findings of a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry that said the conservation group pushed Kenyan authorities to spee...

Rhino , WWF

PHOTOS: Prince Harry, Meghan and child Archie begin South Africa tour

By Imani Mitchelle,

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex have officially begun their 10-day tour to South Africa with their child Archie. According ...

baby archie , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry , south africa

Africa’s gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

By VOA,

vFor most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so common a feature of the Ken...

africa , Extinction , Giraffes

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta talks tough on ivory trade war

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has reaffirmed Kenya’s push for closure of all ivory trade markets across the world. She said Kenya will continue wi...

ivory trade , Margaret Kenyatta

Raise the bar at AFCON, ex-midfielder Mulama challenges Migne

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Harambee Stars ex-midfielder Simeon Mulama has challenged the national football team head coach, Sebastien Migne, to raise the bar by guiding the team...

afcon , Egypt , Harambee Stars , raise the bar , Sebastien Migne , Simeon Mulama

Iran’s Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs

By Reuters,

Iran’s top leader called on Sunday for a crackdown on illegal weapons after the rare shooting of a cleric, and said easy access to guns in the Unite...

Iran

At least 28 hippos found dead in Ethiopia’s national park

By CNN,

The bodies of at least 28 hippopotamuses have been found in Ethiopia's national park in the southwest of the country, local media reported Monday. ...

Scales from world’s most trafficked mammal disguised as ‘frozen beef’ from Nigeria

By CNN,

Authorities in Singapore have seized one of the largest ever shipments of pangolin scales en route to Vietnam, worth an estimated $38.7million (Ksh.3....

frozen beef , pangolin scales

Suspected rhino poacher is killed by an elephant and then eaten by lions

By CNN,

Only a skull and a pair of trousers remained after a suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant and then eaten by lions in Kruger National Park...

Kruger National Park , poacher , south africa

Cameroon busts ivory, pangolin traffickers

By VOA,

Police in Cameroon have arrested four wildlife traffickers caught with huge quantities of elephant tusks and scales from pangolins. The traffickers, s...

Cameroon , Elephant Tusks , Pangolins

Barclays sees more jobs under automation cloud

By Kepha Muiruri,

Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK) expects to see the creation of additional jobs to directly account for roles lost to automation, alleviating noteworthy conc...

Absa Group , automation , Barclays Bank Kenya PLC

Botswana has ‘significant elephant-poaching problem,’ conservation group says

By CNN,

Botswana, long considered a safe haven for elephants in Africa, has "a significant elephant-poaching problem," according to a conservationist group th...

Botswana

Tanzanian court sentences Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years for smuggling

By Reuters,

A Tanzanian court sentenced a prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of...

chinese , Elephant Tusks , Ivory Queen , Tanzania , Yang Feng Glan

Gor show guile and class, put Zamalek to the sword

By Matthews Mutai,

Kenyan powerhouse Gor Mahia showed guile, class, endurance and tremendous energy, rallying from a goal down to seal a memorable 4-2 win over battling ...

CAF Confedartiosn Cup , Dennis Oliech , GOR MAHIA , Jacques Tuyisenge , Kasarani , Nicholas Kipkirui , Zamalek

Uganda seizes ivory smuggled in timbers

By VOA,

Ugandan authorities have confiscated roughly 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales trucked into the East African country from northern ...

Ivory smuggled in timbers , uganda