Buxton residents left homeless after Mombasa County gov’t demolishes houses

By Francis Mtalaki,

Hundreds of residents of Buxton Estate in Mombasa spent the night in the cold after the county government and a private developer demolished their hou...

Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir , Buxton Estate , Justice Sila Munyao , mombasa county government

Treasury on the spot over zero funding for vaccines

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has come under fi re for the non-allocation of resources for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in the financial year commenci...

2021/22 , COVID-19 , National Treasury , vaccines

President Kenyatta signs MoU with Samburu elders to end FGM

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samburu Elders to commit to the end of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the c...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

China’s fleet now larger than US Navy

By CNN,

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china

‘Digital authoritarianism’ threatening basic rights in Africa: study

By Reuters,

From internet shutdowns and online surveillance to social media taxes and arrests for anti-government posts, “digital authoritarianism” is a threa...

African Digital Rights Network , digital authoritarianism

OPINION: With vaccine deliveries across Africa, the race for equity begins

By Guest Writer,

By Dr. Solomon Zewdu On February 24, 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Accra, Ghana. Two days later, another 504,000 doses arrived in Ab...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , coronavirus , covax , COVID-19 , GAVI , vaccine

First 10 people get COVID-19 vaccine at Kenyatta National Hospital

By Tabitha Rotich,

The first 10 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Ministry of Health Director General Dr. Patric...

coronavirus , vaccine

OPINION: Women’s subpar representation in national economic sphere is unacceptable

By Guest Writer,

By Liberty Kituu With women making up over half of Kenya’s population, their subpar representation in the national economic sphere is less than a...

coronavirus , economy , two thirds gender rule

Senate delays debate on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill while it is read aloud

By Reuters,

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, but put off the start of a contentious debate...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Joe Biden , U.S Senate

Mitumba not in competition with new clothes: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

Mitumba imports are not in direct competition with new clothes including locally manufactured textiles according to a new report. According to the ...

IEA , Mitumba

Stop peddling falsehoods on COVID-19 vaccination, Uhuru cautions Kenyans

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned Kenyans including the media against peddling falsehoods on COVID-19 vaccination exercise saying health workers ...

coronavirus , Uhuru , vaccine

President Kenyatta flags off first dispatch of COVID-19 vaccines

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has flagged off the first dispatch of vaccines from the National Vaccine Depot in Kitengela to other parts of the country. ...

COVID-19 , President Uhuru Kenyatta

First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX arrive in Rwanda

By Reuters,

The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday. ...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , covax , kagame , moderna , Pfizer , Rwanda , vaccine

Kenyans to receive COVID-19 vaccine free of charge during phase 1

By Dorcas Wangira,

The long-awaited arrival of Kenya's first consignment of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine has now set the wheel in motion for the planned rollout. ...

Stolen maize seeds worth Ksh.7M recovered at private warehouse in Narok: DCI

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 1,700 bales of stolen hybrid maize seeds from the Kenya Seed Company valued at over Ksh. 7million were recovered from a private warehouse in Naro...

Kenya Seed Company

Treasury goes for Ksh.50 billion in March bonds

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has set its sights on raising Ksh.50 billion from the domestic market through the sale of Treasury bonds this month. The Cent...

domestic borrowing , treasury bonds

Decision on foreign spectators up to Japan, says IOC’s Coates

By Reuters,

The decision whether to allow overseas spectators to attend the Summer Games is up to Japan, a senior International Olympic Committee official said on...

John Coates , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Huawei CEO: We won’t give up the ideal of globalization

By Agencies,

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has pledged to stick to a globalization strategy despite external pressure. He has called on the new US administration to come...

Huawei , Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei

WHO says 1.5 billion people suffer hearing loss globally

By VOA,

To mark World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization is calling for action to stem the epidemic of hearing loss which currently affects 1.5 billi...

hearing loss , hearing problems

PM Modi’s master stroke empowered Kashmir youth

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir has proved to be a blessing for youth in the Valley. Since, August 5, 2019 initiative...