Chinese celebrity accused of abandoning two babies in the US

By Tonny Ndungu,

At first, it seemed like a classic celebrity romance. Zheng Shuang, 29, was one of China's most popular actresses after shooting to fame a decade a...

Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

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

Internet access in Uganda restored

By Waihiga Mwaura,

The digitally isolated country of Uganda is now back on the World Wide Web after the government restored the internet almost one week after it was thr...

Internet Shutdown , uganda

Mneria, Wanjiru clinch Prisons Cross Country titles

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Charles Mneria and Rosemary Wanjiru stormed to easy victories in the men's and women's 10km races at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country championships hel...

Charles Mneira , Prisons Cross country , Rosemary Wanjiru

Who is Anne Kananu Mwenda, the new Nairobi deputy governor?

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Anne Kananu Mwenda is the new deputy governor for Nairobi County, taking over a position that had remained vacant for three years. Ms. Mwenda was s...

Ann Kananu , nairobi county

Olympic hurdles champion McNeal suspended for violating anti-doping rules

By Reuters,

American Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has been charged and provisionally suspended for violating World Athletics’ Anti-D...

Brianna McNeal

WAIHIGA: No emails or zoom calls, Uganda is voting

By Waihiga Mwaura,

What does it mean to be unable to access online banking for at least four days? What if the only way you could pay for your electricity was online ...

Bobi Wine , Uganda elections , yoweri museveni

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

‘Engineer’ Olunga begins Qatar sojourn, but is the move good for his career?

By Jacob Icia,

Analysis Jacob Icia Harambee Stars ace Michael Olunga’s move to Qatari giants Al Duhail SC has attracted mixed reactions from his fans in Kenya, so...

Al- Duhail SC , George Bwana , Harambee Stars , JAPAN , Kashiwa Reysol , Qatar , Twahir Muhiddin

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet

By Reuters,

Indonesia detected signals on Sunday that could come from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea after taking off from the...

boeing , Indonesia , plane crash

OPINION: Jane Gitau, opening doors for other women

By Guest Writer,

Jane Gitau is the Head of Corporate Communication at the Kenya Seed Company and the Chair of Greenbelt Movement, Kenya. She is a Chevening Scholar ...

greenbelt , maathai

Twitter permanently suspends Trump account

By Reuters,

Twitter Inc said on Friday that it has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence...

Trump , Twitter

Lakers hope to visit Biden at White House

By Agencies,

The Los Angeles Lakers hope to become the first NBA champions to visit the White House since 2016 when president elect Joe Biden takes office. ...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , LA Lakers , White House

BWIRE: Review Statistics Act to facilitate data driven policy making at county level

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire That Kenya still relies on national legal framework on data collection and management while operating a devolved governance structu...

Kandie gunning for 10,000m glory for Kenya in Tokyo

By Reuters,

Kenya’s half marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie says he is shifting his focus to the 10,000 metres as he looks to earn a ticket for this year’...

Kibiwott Kandie , olympics , Tokyo 2020

‘We are not hiding anything,’ CS Magoha says journalists, parents not allowed in schools

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha says journalists will not be allowed into schools to assess the state of COVID-19 preparedness in lear...

CS Magoha