Hospital owner allegedly scammed patients out of Ksh.37M using fake COVID-19 tests

By CNN,

A hospital owner in Bangladesh was arrested Wednesday on charges of fraud, after allegedly issuing thousands of fake Covid-19 test results to deceive...

Bangladesh , COVID-19 , Rapid Action Battalion

Politician Buzeki gives Leopards Sh0.5 million boost, promises partnerships

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Godfrey Ashiali in Nairobi AFC Leopards have received a Sh500, 000 boost from the 2017 Uasin Gishu gubernatorial aspirant and businessman Zedekiah Bu...

AFC Leopards , DAN SHIKANDA , Partnerships , Zedekiah Bundotich ‘Buzeki’ Kiprotich

Mastercard Foundation, USIU-Africa partner to expand access to higher education in Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

USIU-Africa and the Mastercard Foundation on Tuesday announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive quality educat...

Mastercard Foundation , USIU-Africa

Leopards boost as Rupia, Shichenje extend contracts

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Godfrey Ashiali in Nairobi Elvis Rupia has signed a new one year contract at AFC Leopards bringing to an end speculation over his future. Confirm...

AFC Leopards , Collins Shichenje , DAN SHIKANDA , Elvis Rupia , New contracts

Man conning Kenyans by claiming to be US agency boss arrested

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Police have arrested a 29-year-old cyber crime suspect who has been defrauding unsuspecting victims by purporting to be the General Manager, United St...

DCI , USAID

California shuts down again as coronavirus outbreak grows

By Reuters,

California’s governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soared, and the state’s two large...

California , coronavirus

Puzzle of lovebirds found dead in Machakos a day after travelling from Nairobi

By Enock Muswii,

Two lovers were on Sunday afternoon discovered dead at Kaumoni village in Machakos, a day after they travelled from Nairobi. Preliminary investigat...

machakos

BWIRE: Players in education sector should allow for alternative data sources

By Victor Bwire,

For a long time, the issue of allowing alternative ways of generating and collecting data to supplement government convention ways of data collection ...

education , ICAN

Atheists support Susan Kihika’s Reproductive Health Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The Atheists in Kenya Society has expressed support for the controversial Reproductive Health Bill 2019 unveiled by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika. Th...

Atheists in Kenya Society , Reproductive Health Bill , Susan Kihika

Christian organisation KCPF asks Uhuru, Maraga to end the Judiciary-Executive stalemate

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Kenyan Christian Professional Forum (KCPF) has called President Uhuru Kenya and Chief Justice David Maraga to end the Executive- Judiciary stalema...

Feds used Instagram posts of private jets and luxury cars to track $41M ‘cyber criminal’ Ray Hushpuppi

By CNN,

Ramon Abbas openly flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars. To his 2.5 million Instagram followers, he went b...

cybercrime , Ramon Abbas , Ray Hushpuppi

Trump dons masks in visit to a military medical facility

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical...

coronavirus

Several Nairobi churches, Jamia Mosque to remain closed

By Citizen Team,

Several Nairobi churches and Jamia Mosque have announced that they will remain closed despite a directive allowing them to re-open. Jamia Mosque, A...

church , CITAM , coronavirus , Jamia Mosque

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs

By Reuters,

Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...

coronavirus , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

President Uhuru Kenyatta signs six Bills into law

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed six Bills into law from the Senate and the National Assembly.They include the Public Finance Management (Amendment...

County Attorneys Bill of 2018 , National Drought Management , Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill of 2020

CAA working hard to cushion African athletes from Covid- 19: Hamad

By World Athletics,

While half of the world is starting to ease their way out of lockdown, most countries in Africa are still awaiting the green light from their governme...

African Athletics Confederation , CAA , Covid-19 pandemic , Hamad Kalkaba Malboum

Diaz: Common sense must prevail despite ease in COVID-19 restrictions

By Guest Writer,

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta made a positive move to compromise in re-opening the country while setting tough measures to manage the number...

coronavirus

Ex-Stars captain Otieno out of hospital after Covid-19 scare

By Jacob Icia,

Former Harambee Stars skipper Musa Otieno has been discharged from the Kenyatta National Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment after testing...

Barrack Otieno , COVID-19 , discharged from hospital , Kenyatta National Hospital , Musa Otieno

US officially withdrawing from WHO

By CNN,

The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...

Donald Trump , who

Covid-19: Ailing economy forces Uhuru’s hand in re-opening country

By Kepha Muiruri,

Caught between a rock and a hard place in reviewing existing COVID-19 mitigation measures, President Uhuru Kenya inclined on easing the pressure place...

COVID-19 , Kenya's economy , President Uhuru Kenyatta