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Kenyan Ceda Ogada named new IMF secretary
By Kepha Muiruri,
1020, July 16, 2020 (EAT)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named Ceda Ogada as its next Secretary and Director of the Secretary’s Department. Mr. Ogada has been w...
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Research on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa indicates high levels of sexual harassment in newsrooms
By Rachel Ombaka,
950, July 15, 2020 (EAT)
Researchers at City, University of London have published a study indicating widespread sexual harassment in the media industry in Kenya, Nigeria and S...
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Counting the burials: African nations scramble to track COVID-19
By Reuters,
1547, July 13, 2020 (EAT)
Long after the funding for his project was frozen, Bilal Endris has kept a lonely watch over cemeteries in Ethiopia’s capital by slipping cash to gr...
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Kenya Airways resumes domestic passenger flights with COVID-19 protocols in place
By Citizen Reporter,
1847, July 12, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways (KQ) will resume its domestic flights on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. This follows the lifting of the restriction of movement in and out...
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Bill Gates calls for COVID-19 meds to go to people who need them, not ‘highest bidder’
By Reuters,
1435, July 12, 2020 (EAT)
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them mo...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases doubled globally over last 6 weeks
By VOA,
1157, July 11, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization reported Friday that the total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide doubled over the past six weeks. At his regular bri...
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Push for SRHR policies, legal frameworks to protect the vulnerable amid COVID-19
By Citizen Reporter,
1558, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Initially, the awareness on women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) was more focused on the distribution of sanitary towels to youn...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
By Reuters,
2120, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...
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US officially withdrawing from WHO
By CNN,
914, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...
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Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus
By CNN,
902, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...
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Rivalry in coaches’ association unhealthy, says Kefoca boss Solomon
By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,
2058, July 7, 2020 (EAT)
Former Harambee Stars player and chairman of Kenya Football Coaches Association(Kefoca) Ricky Solomon believes that the culture of starting rival as...
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CS Amina Mohamed among 96 advocates admitted to the Bar
By Citizen Reporter,
1649, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
Amb. Amina Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary Sports Culture and Heritage, has been given the official nod to practice law in Kenya. Chief Justice Davi...
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The US, Brazil and others lifted lockdowns early. These charts show just how deadly that decision was
By CNN,
1631, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
Patience in lifting coronavirus restrictions is paying off all over the world, but lifting lockdowns too early can have deadly consequences. A CNN ...
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I need specialised treatment to see again, cries Imbalambala
By John Kyanda,
1546, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
Former AFC Leopards captain Martin Imbalambala is desperately crying for financial help to seek specialised treatment after losing his eyesight since ...
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Multichoice partners with UN to switch off misinformation
By Kepha Muiruri,
1422, July 2, 2020 (EAT)
The continental based Multichoice Group has teamed up the United Nations in supporting its global COVID-19 awareness campaign launched on Tuesday. ...
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UN calls for end to FGM, child marriage affecting women, girls worldwide
By VOA,
1524, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other harmful prac...
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A new generation of locusts has hatched in Turkana and are eating everything in sight
By Reuters,
1602, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
The branches on trees around Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downwards under the weight of voracious young locusts. Numbers of lo...
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EU borders to be reopened– but probably not to Americans or Kenyans
By CNN,
1516, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
The European Union is preparing to reopen its external borders to 15 countries outside of the bloc as early as Wednesday. However, some countries m...
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ITU 2020 guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP) respond to new challenges in digital landscape
By Citizen Reporter,
1643, June 23, 2020 (EAT)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched its new 2020 Guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP). This is a comprehensive set ...
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COVID school lockdowns leading to increase in violence against children, UN says
By VOA,
1639, June 19, 2020 (EAT)
More and more children are victims of hate, bullying, and violence online because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new United Nations report said. Ac...
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