800,000 girls in Kenya set to receive HPV vaccine starting Friday

By Duncan Mutwiri,

800,000 girls in Kenya are set to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The free HPV vaccine will be launched on Friday, October 18, in M...

HPV

American pastor deported as Rwanda cracks down on ‘rogue’ clergy

By Duncan Mutwiri,

An American pastor in Rwanda whose radio station was closed after airing a sermon describing women as evil has been deported. According to the The ...

american pastor , Greg Schoop , racist

Your next smartphone could be made in Rwanda

By Paul Ombati,

Rwanda is the latest kid on the block of smartphone makers. A Rwandese company, Mara Group, released two smartphones on Monday: Mara X and Mara Z. ...

Samsung , smartphone maker

‘How we won East Africa’s Got Talent,’ Esther and Ezekiel Mutesasira reveal

By Ian Omondi,

Esther and Ezekiel Mutesasira, the Ugandan siblings crowned winners of East Africa's Got Talent, have finally opened up on the musical journey leading...

East Africa’s Got Talent , Esther and Ezekiel , uganda

President Museveni praises Ugandan siblings for winning East Africa’s Got Talent

By Paul Ombati,

Ugandan siblings Esther and Ezekiel Mutesasira have been crowned winners of the first edition of East Africa's Got Talent (EAGT) following weeks of co...

EAGT , Esther and Ezekiel , Got Talent , Simon Cowell

Equity rolls out new look for Kenyan market

By Girlie Kendi,

Equity has announced a new look.  The financial services company will now be known as Equity Group Holdings Limited. As a unified brand, its produ...

Equity

Is Bitok quitting Malkia Strikers job?

By Stanley Mativo,

Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok could be on his way out of the team barely two months after taking over from Shailene Ramdoo, describing his sho...

JAPAN , kenya , Malkia , Paul Bitok , Quitting

4th East Africa Community cultural festival kicks off in Tanzania

By Citizen Reporter,

The 4th edition of the East African Community Arts and Culture Festival, popularly known as Jumuiya ya Africa Mashariki Utamaduni Festival (JAMAFEST),...

Over 500 East African entrepreneurs battle it out in 2X Invest2Impact contest

By Girlie Kendi,

Over 500 women from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have so far entered the 2X Invest2Impact competition. The competition is open to a...

2X Invest2Impact challenge , graca machel

Trouble in Malkia Strikers camp in Japan

By Stanley Mativo,

Stanley Mativo  Two weeks ago, Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia announced that complaints about delayed or unpaid allowances by all nationa...

FIVB World Cup , Malkia Strikers

PHOTOS: Mugabe funeral on despite confusion over final resting place

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is among 11 Heads of State at the funeral of the late Robert Mugabe in Harare. There are also an estimated eight fo...

mugabe , Zimbabwe

Govt abandons Rwanda-bound para-volleyball team

By Stanley Mativo,

Stanley Mativo  Kenya Sitting Volleyball Federation (KSVF) president Polycarp Mboya has thrown doubt on the Government’s pledge to support all nat...

KVSF , Sitting Volleyball

Kenyan among experts assembled to assist CAF reforms

By Reuters,

Kenyan lawyer Janet Katisya is among a five-person team of experts brought together by FIFA to help reform the scandal-ridden Confederation of African...

CAF , FIFA , Janet Katisya

Wendy Waeni’s ex-manager Joe Mwangi freed on Ksh.100K bail

By Dzuya Walter,

Wendy Waeni’s ex-manager Joseph Mwangi alias Joe was on Tuesday released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 or Ksh.200,000 bond after denying charges of ...

Joe Mwangi , Wendy Waeni

Bitok pledges to improve World Cup record and expose team

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has said he is under no pressure ahead of the FIVB World Cup slated for September 14-29 in Ja...

JAPAN , Paul Bitok , pressure , World cup

Equity Group doubles presence in DRC with new acquisition

By Kepha Muiruri,

Equity Group has moved to strengthen its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) banking business with a new proposed purchase of a controlling stake in th...

Equity Group , James Mwangi , mergers and acquisitions

After delivering gold, Bitok examines long term plans for Malkia

By Stanley Mativo,

Decorated volleyball coach Paul Bitok has set his sights on the long-term success with the national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, follow...

African Games , Jane Wacu , Janet Wanja , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok

Wendy Waeni’s ex-manager Joe Mwangi to spend 5 more days in police cell

By Agnes Oloo,

Wendy Waeni's ex-manager Joseph Mwangi will spend five more days in police custody, a Nairobi court ruled on Tuesday. This is to allow police to co...

Wendy Waeni

KPL watch: Will Leopards’ Shikanda finally unravel the puzzle at the den?

By Jacob Icia,

Analysis, Jacob Icia For over two decades now, AFC Leopards have gone without a Kenyan Premier League (KPL) title. Agonisingly, they have been watc...

AFC Leopards , Casa Mbungo , DAN SHIKANDA , KPL

Wendy Waeni’s ex-manager Joe Mwangi arrested

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Joe Mwangi, the embattled former manager of child star Wendy Waeni. ...

DCI George Kinoti , Joe Mwangi , Senator Mutula Kilonzo , Wendy Waeni