AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

CS Amina Mohamed among 96 advocates admitted to the Bar

By Citizen Reporter,

Amb. Amina Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary Sports Culture and Heritage, has been given the official nod to practice law in Kenya. Chief Justice Davi...

Amina Mohammed

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

COVID-19: US grants Kenya Ksh.5.3 billion to support health and economic recovery

By Kepha Muiruri,

The US government has granted Kenya Ksh.5.3 billion ($50 million) to support Kenya’s response and recovery efforts. The grant made through the US...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , USAID

EU grants Kenya Ksh.602 million to support safe regional trade

By Kepha Muiruri,

The European Union has granted Kenya Ksh.601.5 million (€5 million) to support the Safe Trade Emergency Facility implemented by Trade Mark East Afri...

coronavirus , Covid-19 crisis , European Union (EU) , Trade Mark East Africa

U.S. embassy in Seoul displays Black Lives Matter banner in support of anti-racism protests

By Reuters,

The U.S. embassy in Seoul draped a huge Black Lives Matter banner on its mission building and tweeted a picture of it in support of an anti-racism cam...

Black lives matter , George Floyd , Harry Harris , President Donald Trump , South Korea , U.S. Embassy

Review composition of Kenya Academy of Sports before rolling out grassroots programmes

By Agencies,

Simon Mwangi The Government is set to inject billions of shillings into establishment of sports academies across all the 290 constituencies from the ...

Burundi’s First Lady Denise Nkurunziza returns home as officials deny coronavirus ‘rumours’

By Agencies,

Burundi's First Lady Denise Nkurunziza has returned home from Kenya where she had been hospitalised for almost a fortnight. Local media reported th...

coronavirus , Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza , denise nkurunziza

80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who lost income sources due to COVID-19 set to receive Ksh. 606M from EU

By Citizen Reporter,

80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who lost income sources due to COVID-19 are set to receive Ksh. 606million (€5 million) from the European Union through no...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , EU , Mordue

European Union grants Kenya additional Ksh.7.8 billion to address COVID-19 impact

By Ian Omondi,

The European Union (EU) has granted Kenya an additional Ksh.7.8 billion to address the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. EU, in a sta...

Ambassador Simon Mordue , COVID-19 , European union

In unusual move, U.S. embassies in Africa speak up on George Floyd

By VOA,

As Minneapolis burns over the police killing of George Floyd and shock and disappointment in Africa grow, some U.S. embassies on the continent have ta...

floyd

Gov’t disburses Sh20 million to cushion footballers amid Covid-19

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports on Tuesday disbursed some Sh20 million stimulus package to cushion vulnerable sportsmen and women amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

COVID-19 , Footballers , government , Sh20 million , sports fund

Kenya, Tanzania agree on COVID-19 testing for truck drivers without mentioning nationality of positive cases

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya and Tanzania have struck a deal to make public data on the COVID-19 status of truck drivers without mentioning nationality of those who test pos...

coronavirus , magufuli , Tanzania

No rush for Havertz to join Premier League, says Berbatov

By Reuters,

Bayer Leverkusen’s highly-rated young attacking midfielder Kai Havertz should resist a move to the Premier League for the time being and concentrate...

KNCHR gets Ksh.52million boost from European Union

By Citizen Reporter,

The European Union has given Ksh. 52.2million to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights to boost efforts in countering abuse during the COVID-1...

coronavirus , European union , Mordue

Kenya’s Ambassador to Tanzania Dan Kazungu defends border closure

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya's Ambassador to Tanzania Dan Kazungu is now calling for calm amid a brewing diplomatic row over the separate measures taken by President Uhuru K...

Dan Kazungu , Tanzania

Russia joins 100 countries demanding probe into handling of Covid-19

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin once called Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, a "lone warrior." Putin was joking, but that description is starting t...

china , coronavirus , russia

China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in his home

By Reuters,

China’s ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said. He did not comment on t...

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to Covid-19 pandemic arrive at JKIA

By Citizen Reporter,

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic have arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. They had left Guangzho...

coronavirus , guangzhou , serem

Covid-19 stigma: Nakuru woman’s nightmare after beating the coronavirus

By Maryanne Nyambura,

The rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country has sparked fear amongst Kenyans. The new nature of the virus coupled with its highly infectious na...

COVID-19 , Nakuru. , stigma