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China sends fighter jets as U.S. offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support
By Reuters,
1031, August 10, 2020 (EAT)
Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan’s government ...
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COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass half a million
By Reuters,
935, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while cases in Africa as a whole approache...
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Pressure piles on Kenya, Tanzania to resolve ‘safe flights list’ row
By Citizen Reporter,
1639, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya and Tanzania have been urged to consider an East African Community (EAC) coordinated approach after the two countries clashed over the 'safe fli...
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COVID-19 in South Africa: How inequality, poverty undermined country’s response
By Reuters,
1508, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards t...
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World Rugby cancels Dubai, South Africa legs over Covid-19 fears
By Agencies,
1441, July 29, 2020 (EAT)
The World Rugby Sevens has cancelled the opening rounds of the 2020/2021 season in Dubai and South Africa owing to the biting Covid-19 ravaging the gl...
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We Can’t Breathe: Plight of Syokimau residents in face of air pollution
By Enock Sikolia,
1444, July 13, 2020 (EAT)
The world is facing a pandemic that has thrown economies into a spin and the number of mortalities is rising. Many companies and factories have bee...
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BWIRE: Players in education sector should allow for alternative data sources
By Victor Bwire,
1900, July 12, 2020 (EAT)
For a long time, the issue of allowing alternative ways of generating and collecting data to supplement government convention ways of data collection ...
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President Kenyatta says Africa’s COVID-19 response much better than rest of the world
By PSCU,
1323, July 5, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Africa's concerted response to COVID-19 saying measures being implemented by African countries are helping slow...
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David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over
By Citizen Reporter,
1752, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...
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Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
By Reuters,
952, June 28, 2020 (EAT)
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory diseas...
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Government waives airline landing fees in industry turn-around boost
By Kepha Muiruri,
1102, June 23, 2020 (EAT)
The government has lifted landing fees charged to airlines as part of incentives to support the industry’s turnaround as it emerges from depths of C...
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550 COVID-19 patients discharged as gov’t kicks off home-based care
By Tonny Ndungu,
1634, June 21, 2020 (EAT)
The Ministry of Health has kicked off a home-based care system for COVID-19 patients allowing them to recuperate at home, Health CS Mutagi Kagwe annou...
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OPINION: Deaths of George Floyd, Hussein Moyo reflect deep-rooted societal malaise
By Guest Writer,
1852, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Today, I choose to join millions of global citizens to express my outrage over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black citizen of United States ...
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WADA to ramp up testing to fill anti-doping ‘gaps’
By Reuters,
1039, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
The World Anti-Doping Agency says the COVID-19 pandemic may have harmed the fight for clean sport and that “additional targeted testing” was being...
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Dr. Patrick Amoth elected Vice President of WHO Executive Board
By Rachel Ombaka,
1249, May 23, 2020 (EAT)
Director General of Health Dr. Patrick Amoth has been elected Vice President of the Executive Board of World Health Organisation for a 2-year term. ...
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Kenya’s dilemma in re-opening economy
By Kepha Muiruri,
1151, May 15, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya faces a dilemma in re-opening the economy as the government seeks to balance economic recovery and taming new infections. The option to ease ...
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Coronavirus vaccine possible in about a year, says EU agency
By Reuters,
1330, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
A coronavirus vaccine could be approved in about a year in an “optimistic” scenario, a agency which approves medicines for the European Union said...
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US to accuse China of hacking COVID-19 vaccine research
By VOA,
1703, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
For months, U.S. officials have been warning about a spike in cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic, but they’ve stopped short of pointing ...
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World Press Freedom Day: 22 cases of attacks on journalists reported between March & April
By Citizen Reporter,
1016, May 4, 2020 (EAT)
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa has expressed dismay over the increase in violence against journalists while on duty in Kenya between May-April 2020 with do...
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COVID-19: revealing the inequalities in the world of work
By Guest Writer,
1620, May 1, 2020 (EAT)
While most workers will not have the opportunity to take the streets and raise their challenges, we need to enforce a core message: the COVID-19 disru...
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