OPINION: Why we must handle teen pregnancy as a gender justice issue

By Guest Writer,

By Ngare Kariuki It is a gross injustice that many girls will not report back to school because they got pregnant during the COVID-19 lockdown. ...

coronavirus , teen pregnancy

Countries with advanced digital skills, safety nets doing better in pandemic: WEF

By VOA,

In this year’s Global Competitiveness Report, the World Economic Forum measures the ability of countries to weather and recover from the devastation...

coronavirus , digital skills , Oxfam , social protection

George Clooney once gave 14 friends Ksh.109M each — in cash

By CNN,

George Clooney's a family man now. He mostly stays off screen, opting to spend time with his young children and his wife, international human right...

clooney

US federal agency pays record Ksh.12 billion to whistleblower

By CNN,

Someone just scored a $114 million payday -- without playing the lottery or stepping into a casino. Instead, the check was signed by Uncle Sam. The...

US federal agency , whistleblower

Renee Ngamau leads fight to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces

By Reuters,

It's hard to keep up with Renee Ngamau. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswome...

Amnesty International Kenya , jamhuri estate , renee ngamau

Tuskys picks former Uchumi CFO as its new financial controller

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys has picked former Uchumi Chief Financial Officer Chadwick Omondi Okumu as its new financial controller as the supermarket loo...

Chadwick Okumu , Tuskys

Three arrested for growing bhang at a mjengo site in Thika

By Moses Ngige,

Police in Thika have arrested three middle-aged men at a construction site in Ngoingwa Estate. The three are reported to have been growing bhang, o...

bhang

Kirinyaga County manufactures affordable feeds for poultry farmers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

One of the major challenges facing poultry farmers in Kenya today is lack of access to quality and affordable animal feeds. The high cost of feeds ...

Kirinyaga County. , poultry farming

No importation or exportation of alcoholic drinks without NACADA approval

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) will now be licensing importation and exportation of all alcoholic dri...

bars , NACADA

OPINION: The right to live free from violence is a basic human right even as we battle COVID-19

By Guest Writer,

The right to live free from violence, to be inseparable from your right and need to keep your body to yourself, to walk unscathed from the fists of ag...

coronavirus , FGM , GBV

DPP orders arrest of Maasai Mara University VC Mary Walingo over Ksh.177M scandal

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Maasai Mara University Vice Chancellor Mary Walingo over misapp...

DPP Nordin Haji , mara heist , Masai Mara University

Qatar submits request to IOC over 2032 Olympic hosting rights

By Reuters,

Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced on Monday it would also like to stage the Olympics, possibly in 2032. The Gulf Arab state’s...

Fifa World Cup , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , olympics

OPINION: The future of new cities in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The unfolding troubles bedeviling some large scale developers of residential houses in the country provide an important reali...

Ceballos’ last-gasp goal sends Arsenal to FA Cup semis

By Agencies,

Arsenal remain in the hunt for silverware to brighten their underwhelming season after Dani Ceballos' 91st-minute winner took them through to the FA C...

Arsenal , Bramall Lane , Dani Ceballos , FA Cup semis , Nicolas Pepe , Sheffield United

Kenya bags coveted UN Security Council seat, floors Djibouti

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has bagged the last remaining spot on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after flooring Djibouti in Thursday’s repeat vote. The cou...

kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

‘A vote for Kenya is a vote for global peace,’ Uhuru says in final pitch for UN Security Council seat

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya will advance the pan-Africanist agenda of global peace, solidarity and multilateralism if elected to join the ...

CS Raychelle Omamo , President Uhuru Kenyatta , United Nations , UNSC

OPINION – Fuel marking and monitoring: A great achievement in tackling fuel adulteration and dumping

By Citizen Reporter,

By Pavel Oimeke Have you had the unfortunate experience of visiting a fuel station to fill your tank and had to make a costly visit to the garage s...

EPRA , Fuel , Pavel Oimeke

OPINION: The resumption of Kenya’s economy – is now the time?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu In light of the recent call for the National Government to loosen the curfew and county restrictions, I can't help but sympathize w...

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe promises to expose criminals inside Afya House

By Ian Omondi,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Wednesday promised to expose and weed out a few unscrupulous public officials within his ministry engaged in ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , ministry of health

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno