Genghis enters online FX dealings in collaboration with EGM Securities

By Kepha Muiruri,

Investment bank Genghis Capital will now deal in a wider range of alternative asset classes including online currencies in a new partnership with EGM ...

EGM Securities , Genghis Capital

Samsung leader appears in court, awaits decision on whether he’ll be jailed again

By Reuters,

The de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, appeared before a South Korean court on Monday, awaiting a ruling on whether new allegations includi...

Jay Y. Lee , Samsung Group , South Korea

Only 18% of KCSE 2019 candidates placed for degree courses in universities as Gov’t-sponsored students

By Citizen Reporter,

Education CS George Magoha has said only 18percent of candidates performed well to secure placement in universities as government-sponsored students. ...

KCSE 2019 , magoha , TVET

Kenyan scientist Muthoni Masinde created an app that predicts droughts

By CNN,

An app is combining weather station data with the traditional knowledge of African farmers to predict droughts. To help prepare farmers for the eff...

ITIKI , Muthoni Masinde

JKUAT students Michael Mwaisakenyi and Kenneth Gichira win Ksh.854K Microsoft digital award

By Citizen Reporter,

Two students, Michael Mwaisakenyi and Kenneth Gichira, from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology are the regional winners of the 18t...

Imagine Cup Competition , JKUAT , Microsoft Build Digital , Mwaisakenyi

US to accuse China of hacking COVID-19 vaccine research

By VOA,

For months, U.S. officials have been warning about a spike in cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic, but they’ve stopped short of pointing ...

china , coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Kwarteng, a leather shoemaker now making solar-powered hand-washing basin in Ghana

By CNN,

On the morning of March 30 after government officials issued a two-week lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19 in Ghana, a leather shoemaker based...

coronavirus , Ghana , kwarteng

In Angola, family buries polygamist man who left behind 42 wives and 156 children

By VOA,

Before he was laid to rest Sunday, the Angolan man known as Pai Grande, or Big Dad, drew a crowd of at least 1,000 people – including most, if not a...

polygamy

China restricts research into origins of coronavirus

By CNN,

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government dire...

china , coronavirus

OPINION: Lessons from South Korea on COVID-19 pandemic response

By Citizen Reporter,

By Ondari D. Mogeni As COVID-19 spreads across the world, South Korea is one of the countries that was not spared from exposure in the early stages...

coronavirus

Coronavirus can spread through talking or even just breathing, experts tell White House

By CNN,

A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but a...

coronavirus

Another Kenyan teacher nominated for the Ksh.100M global teacher award

By Tonny Ndungu,

Linah Anyango, a Chemistry and Biology teacher at the Changamwe Secondary School has been shortlisted from 12,000 nominations for the Global Teacher A...

Global Teacher Prize

Why the upcountry can be a big market for corporate sponsorship in sports

By Citizen Team,

Sports teams based in the upcountry have been entrusted a lot of hope and faith by their communities, offering opportunities for talented youth to thr...

Kitale RFC

Beijing is promoting traditional medicine as a ‘Chinese solution’ to coronavirus

By CNN,

Xiong Qingzhen, a drone engineer in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, spent more than two weeks in a makeshift hospital in February receiving t...

china , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Traditional Chinese Medicine , wuhan

Google urges employees to work from home to prevent coronavirus spread

By CNN,

Google parent company Alphabet is recommending that all of its North America employees work from home through April 10 due to coronavirus, according t...

coronavirus

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology closed after student unrest

By Robert Wa Maina,

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology Main Campus situated along the Njoro- Nakuru road has been closed following student unrest. Chaos b...

Smartphones may make your headaches worse, study finds

By CNN,

If you think the time spent on your smartphone could be contributing to a relentless headache, you might be right, a new study finds. That was the ...

smartphones

Kenya Cup: Top six shift gears to playoffs

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kabras Sugar and KCB RFC earned their Kenya Cup semi-final ticket after finishing top and second in the overall Kenya Cup standings after the regular ...

Gibson Weru , Kabras Sugar RFC , KCB RFC , Kenya Cup

Mutua impresses in Africa Top 16 despite loss to Africa’s top stars

By Agencies,

Kenya's Brian Mutua lost 3-0 to Algerian Sami Kherouf of Algeria in the position 9-16 matches of the ITTF Africa Top 16 at the Olympique Stade De Rade...

Brian Mutua , ITTF Africa , Olympique Stade De Rades , Tunis

German President Steinmeier pledges Ksh.328M to help fight locust invasion

By PSCU,

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has announced plans to support Africa in combating the desert locust invasion is threatening food security. ...

locust , Steinmeier