Reggae music again: Raila excites netizens with cheeky tweet following Super Tuesday win

By Ian Omondi,

The tally of county assemblies that backed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill on Tuesday peaked at 38 and handshake partner Raila Odinga clear...

BBI Bill , raila odinga , Super Tuesday

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in gov’t-aligned social media campaign

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight and Alyssa Kann Seven Ugandan news websites were implicated in the January 8 Facebook takedown that involved government employees ...

bobi , Museveni , Uganda elections

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight On January 8, 2020, Facebook removed 32 pages, 220 user accounts, 59 groups, and 139 Instagram profiles working to promote Ugandan ...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections

BWIRE: Men involvement in campaign FGM vital

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Efforts against some traditional harmful practices in Kenya including female genital mutilation (FGM) require not only the politica...

FGM

Standoff at funeral in Kisii as MPs Osoro, Arati exchange blows

By Citizen Reporter,

A funeral in Kisii came to a halt momentarily after MPs Simba Arati and Sylvanus Osoro exchanged blows. Photos shared on social media on Monday after...

arati , osoro

ODM terms Sonko 2017 chaos claims as ‘mafia-like criminal acts’, demands probe

By Ian Omondi,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) now wants an inquiry opened into a confession made by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko that he, alongside other...

EDWIN SIFUNA , Mike Sonko , odm , PS Karanja Kibicho

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

PROFILE: 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, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. Capitol

By Reuters,

Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Snap Inc temporarily locked the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as tech giants scrambled to crack ...

facebook , President Donald Trump , Twitter , U.S presidential election

Kibera public space project among five finalists for Ksh.27M Climate/Equity Prize

By Citizen Reporter,

Five projects have been announced as finalists for the 2020-2021 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities for showing how cities can address both climate chan...

DistritoTec , Kibera Public Space Project , WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

OPINION: Recovering from COVID-19 through greater youth economic inclusion

By Guest Writer,

By Patrick Mutahi and Steven Rebello Just on nine months since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in Egypt, more than 1,800,000 cases have bee...

coronavirus , youth

COVID-19 in Kenya: Spread in rural areas strains healthcare

By Reuters,

The recent deaths from COVID-19 in Kenya of a refugee, a member of parliament and a retired civil servant all happened for the same reason: emergency ...

coronavirus

Safaricom launches Skiza mobile advertising platform to support SMEs reach customers

By Sponsored,

Safaricom has announced the launch of a new Skiza Advertising platform that aims to provide SMEs the opportunity to advertise their services. The n...

Safaricom , smes

Prayers of gratitude for election of ‘daughter of India’ Harris as U.S. Vice President

By Reuters,

Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next U.S. vice president, declaring it...

Anxiety, suspicion exacerbate U.S. post-election uncertainty

By Reuters,

Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times, Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on...

Joe Biden , post election , President Donald Trump , U.S Election

Spanish newspaper issue apology for Ansu Fati street seller comparison

By Reuters,

Spanish newspaper ABC has issued an apology to Barcelona star Ansu Fati after their match report compared his pace to that of a “black street vendor...

Ansu Fati , FC Barcelona , racism

Kenya writes to the UK demanding justice over assault of Wycliff Cox by police

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has written to the United Kingdom (UK) demanding justice over assault of a Kenyan national by police officers in Colchester, Essex. The assau...

Wycliff Cox

Bold plan challenges FMCG giants P&G and Unilever to help end extreme poverty

By Sponsored,

A social enterprise has invited people around the globe to canvas major FMCG companies to join the fight against extreme poverty. So what does it t...

extreme poverty , No Small Plan , P&G , Unilever , World Bank

Lewis Hamilton could face FIA investigation over anti-racism T-shirt

By Agencies,

Formula 1 bosses are looking into whether Lewis Hamilton broke rules at the Tuscan Grand Prix by wearing a T-shirt highlighting police brutality. ...

FIA , Lewis Hamilton , police brutality , T-shirt , Tuscan Grand Prix