China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine less effective than initially thought

By VOA,

Late-stage trials in Brazil show the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac to be 50.38% effective, nearly 30 percentage points below the initial results re...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , Sinovac

Pompeo on ICC: U.S. won’t be threatened by a ‘kangaroo court’

By Citizen Reporter,

U.S. Secretary of State Department Mike Pompeo has once again lashed out at the International Criminal Court saying it has no business trying to prose...

Afghanistan , ICC , Pompeo , war crimes

Man Utd complete move for winger Diallo

By Agencies,

Manchester United have finalised the Sh2.8-billion signing of Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo from Italian side Atalanta. The deal for the 18-year...

Amad Diallo , Transfers

WHO team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus

By CNN,

The World Health Organization said that China has blocked the arrival of a team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, in a rare rebuk...

china , coronavirus , COVID-19 , who

Lack of standard stadia hampering sports growth in Vihiga County

By Citizen Reporter,

The lack of a standard stadium in Vihiga County has been cited as a major challenge moreso to the growth of talents and to the county teams such as Vi...

Benbella Lavisa , Felistas Okumu Baraza , sports , stadia , vihiga county , Vihiga Queens , Vihiga United

Year in review: Court cases for FKF and a contentious election

By Jacob Icia,

@icia_jacob When the Covid-19 pandemic stopped every football activity from March and for the better part of 2020, one aspect of the beautiful game c...

FKF , Nick Mwendwa

Mdundo wants to be the Spotify of Africa

By CNN,

Mdundo provides access to the continent's favorite music to more than 6 million monthly active users. Set up in 2013 by Danish expat Martin Nielsen...

mdundo , Spotify

2020 in Review: Kenya’s women footballers thrive in year of uncertainty

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

@bekimwamburi The year 2020 has been a forgettable year for the sports industry and indeed the world following the COVID-19 pandemic that halted virt...

U.S. charges Kenyan man with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

By Reuters,

U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyan man with terrorism-related offences including conspiring for a 9/11-style airplane hijack...

9/11 attacks , Cholo Abdi Abdullah , Dusit

Kenya to open consulate in Hargeisa next year, Uhuru and Somaliland President Muse Bihi agree

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya is set to open a Consulate in Hargeisa by the end of March 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somaliland counterpart Muse Bihi Abdi have agr...

Hargeisa , President Muse Bihi Abdi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

Australia halts local COVID-19 vaccine development due to false HIV positives

By Reuters,

Australia cancelled the production of a locally made vaccine against COVID-19 after trials showed it could interfere with HIV diagnosis, with the gove...

Australia , coronavirus , COVID-19 , HIV , vaccine

Travel agents want rapid COVID-19 tests to boost international arrivals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Travel agents have called for the installation of rapid COVID-19 test facilities at international airports to serve as a marker of confidence to rebou...

coronavirus , COVID-19 certificate , tourism

DP Ruto hits out at Raila Odinga over health workers remark

By Bernard Rotich,

Deputy President William Ruto has hit out at former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on his recent remarks over issues relating to health workers and comba...

coronavirus , doctors strike , ruto

Starlets ace ‘Dogo’ joins Israeli side Maccabi Holon

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Harambee Starlets and Thika Queens lethal striker Mwanahalima “Dogo” Adam is in Israel to seal a 6 months’ loan deal with Maccabi Holon club whi...

Harambee Starlets , Israel , Maccabi Holon , Mwanahalima 'Dogo' Adam , Thika Queens

Banks put on the spot for mimicking ‘rogue’ digital lenders

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks have been put on the spot for resembling digital lenders by saddling Kenyans with exorbitant mobile loans. This is as the traditio...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , fuliza , Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom

35 arraigned in court over fake COVID-19 certificates

By Citizen Reporter,

Thirty five people have so far been arraigned in court in connection with fake COVID-19 certificates with 11 getting convicted. Citizen Digital unde...

coronavirus

21 Dubai-bound passengers arrested over fake COVID-19 certificates

By Citizen Reporter,

21 Dubai-bound passengers were on Thursday evening arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for presenting fake COVID-19 and yellow fever c...

coronavirus , dubai , Visa ban

Kenya among 13 countries slapped with visa ban by UAE

By Reuters,

Kenya is among 13 countries slapped with a visa ban by the United Arab Emirates, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park. Als...

dubai , UAE

FKF-PL kick off: Baraza upbeat of Sofapaka title chances

By John Kyanda,

Sofapaka head coach John Baraza says he envisages a realistic chance of winning their second top flight title in the coming 2020/21 season which kicks...

FKF PL , John Baraza , League title , sofapaka