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Kenya ni marafiki zetu, corona isiwe chanzo cha migogoro,’ Magufuli now says
By Tonny Ndungu, 1703, May 20, 2020 (EAT)
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has said President Uhuru Kenyatta called him recently with the aim of putting to bed, an escalating border impasse ...

coronavirus
Court refuses to lift ban on Wanuri’s Rafiki film
By Reuters, 1228, April 30, 2020 (EAT)
A court on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on the Rafiki film that portrays a lesbian romance, the film’s producer Wanuri Kahiu said. She howev...

'Rafiki' Film , Wanuri Kahiu
The day Moi confessed that he supported Saitoti for presidency
By Citizen Reporter, 845, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
Mzee Daniel Arap Moi was part of a delegation of leaders who visited Professor George Saitoti's family when the then Cabinet Minister perished in a ...

Moi , moidead , Professor George Saitoti
Baringo trio: Boys whose dancing video went viral get scholarship in Nyahururu
By Citizen Reporter, 2032, January 11, 2020 (EAT)
The Baringo trio who were featured on Citizen TV last year after a video of them dancing went viral are an elated lot once again. Kevin Lekimariki,...

baringo trio , Ilchamus , Koinange
Wanuri, Adut Akech, Bobi Wine among most influential Africans: TIME100Next
By Agencies, 750, November 15, 2019 (EAT)
Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya), Bobi Wine (Uganda), Adut Akech (South Sudan) and Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (Nigeria) are among the seven Africans on TIME100Next...

Adut Akech , Bobi Wine , Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi , Onwuachi , TIME100Next , Wanuri
Kenyan immigrant spends a decade fighting deportation
By VOA, 2146, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Sylvester Owino is a small business owner in San Diego, California. His family owns Rafikiz Foodz — an authentic African food vendor offering "Kenya...

asylum , Immigrant , kenya , United States
Botswana scraps anti-gay sex laws
By CNN, 1719, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
Botswana's High Court has overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations in a landmark victory for Africa's LGBTQ movements...

Botswana , decriminalizing gay sex
Blow to KFCB as judge allows banned Rafiki film be aired in court
By Dzuya Walter, 1942, June 6, 2019 (EAT)
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) suffered yet another blow on Thursday after the High Court ruled that the banned controversial film Rafiki ...

KFCB , Rafiki movie
Micro-lender Key seeks additional Ksh.500M capital injection
By Kepha Muiruri, 1904, February 4, 2019 (EAT)
Key Micro-finance Bank, formerly Remu, is seeking for Ksh. 500 million as additional capital injection from its shareholders, this to fund its planned...

Gregory Siro , Key Micro-finance bank , Luke Kinoti , Remu Micro-finance Bank
In legal battle over gay sex, Kenyan court to consider Indian ruling
By Reuters, 742, September 28, 2018 (EAT)
Parties involved in a court case seeking to decriminalise gay sex in Kenya will be allowed to make submissions based on a recent decision by India’s...

adultery , gay sex , LGBT , Rafiki
Film review: ‘Rafiki’ is more than just a lesbian film
By Ian Omondi, 1959, September 26, 2018 (EAT)
‘Rafiki’ – a film by Wanuri Kahiu – has received a lot of flak and praise in equal measure about the aspect of homosexuality upon which it is ...

'Rafiki' Film , KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua , Muthoni Drummer Queen , Nini Wacera , Samantha Mugatsia , Sheila Munyiva , Wanuri Kahiu
Big win for ‘Rafiki’ as court lifts ban to give movie chance at the Oscars
By Dzuya Walter, 1651, September 21, 2018 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi has suspended the ban on Rafiki film for seven days to allow the lesbian themed film a chance to qualify for the Oscars. ...

Oscars , Rafiki , Wanuri Kahiu
Lesbian love movie director sues Kenya to lift ban on Rafiki
By Reuters, 742, September 13, 2018 (EAT)
The director of the Rafiki movie that was banned in Kenya five months ago has filed a lawsuit seeking to lift the bar so it can be considered for an O...

KFCB , Rafiki movie , Wanuri Kahiu
Unlicensed TV wedding shows face Ksh. 100,000 fine
By Citizen Reporter, 1205, May 17, 2018 (EAT)
Ezekiel Mutua has said wedding shows on television that are not licensed will pay penalties of up to Ksh. 100,000 or face a five-year jail term. A...

Cannes Festival , Computer and Cyber-Crimes Bill , Ezekiel Mutua , KFCB , Rafiki movie , Wedding show , Youtube rules
Standing ovation for Rafiki movie in France
By AFP, 1052, May 11, 2018 (EAT)
Wanuri Kahiu and two of her cast members were treating to a rousing welcome when their controversial Rafiki film featured at the Cannes Festival. T...

Cannes Festival , Rafiki movie , Wanuri Kahiu
Rafiki: More details on why movie was banned
By CNN, 1653, April 28, 2018 (EAT)
Rafiki was banned after scenes not in the script originally submitted for approval were sneaked in, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has ...

Cannes Festival , Christiane Amanpour , Ezekiel Mutua , Homosexuality in Kenya , KFCB , Lesbianism in kenya , Rafiki , Uhuru Kenyatta CNN interview , Wanuri Kahiu
KFCB bans Rafiki film days after Ezekiel Mutua praised director
By Rachel Ombaka, 1811, April 27, 2018 (EAT)
Rafiki, the first Kenyan feature film to debut at the famous Cannes Festival, has been banned. According to the Kenya Film Classification Board (KF...

Adelle Onyango , Cannes Festival , Kenya Film Commission , KFCB , Rafiki movie , Wanuri
We are open to dialogue, DP Ruto tells Raila
By Citizen, 1822, February 3, 2018 (EAT)
Four days after the controversial ‘swearing-in’ of opposition leader Raila Odinga as the ‘People's President’, Deputy President William Ruto t...

burial ceremony of former Vice President Kijana Wamalwa’s widow in Milimani in Kitale , Calls for dialogue , Calls for dialogue between Jubilee and NASA , Deputy President William Ruto , NASA co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka , NASA Co-principal Moses Wetangula , Political impasse in Kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Raila Odinga's swearing in , Yvonne Wamalwa's burial
Afisa wa trafiki anaswa akipokea hongo
By Patrick Igunza, 2035, January 20, 2018 (EAT)
Afisa mmoja wa trafiki amenaswa waziwazi kwenye kamera akiitisha rushwa kutoka kwa dereva mmoja wa asili ya kiganda. Dereva huyo alilazimika kutoa hon...

Bribery , road carnage , Traffic Police
Rais Kenyatta aagiza maafisa wa NTSA kuondoka barabarani
By Hassan Mugambi, 2011, January 9, 2018 (EAT)
Rais Uhuru Kenyatta ameamuru maafisa wa halmashauri NTSA kuondoka barabarani mara moja. Akizungumza katika mazishi ya makasisi watatu walioaga dunia k...

Hassan Mugambi , NTSA