Five-year-old boy with prosthetic legs raises Ksh.100M for hospital that saved his life

By CNN,

A 5-year-old boy with two prosthetic legs has raised more than £1 million ($1.2 million, slightly over Ksh.100 million) for the hospital that saved h...

Evelina London Children's Hospital , National Health Service , Tony Hudgell

OPINION: Who would have thought that one global crisis would forever change the way humans worked?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu Ever since COVID-19 ushered people into their respective homes and away from offices, work has rapidly shifted from desks and cubic...

‘Adopt a Family’ campaign pairs wealthy with less fortunate during COVID-19 lockdown

By VOA,

In Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood, those who depend on day-to-day wages have been hit hardest by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Wh...

adopt a family , coronavirus , Kibera

BWIRE: COVID-19 – Kenya not yet out of the woods

By Victor Bwire,

It is good to acknowledge that measures taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are well and expertly intentioned, but they have been s...

coronavirus , COVID-19

CBK cuts base lending rate to 7% as banks release Ksh.15.3B in Covid-19 support loans

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cut the base lending rate to 7 percent from 7.25 percent in a bid to support further liquidity in the wake of a we...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR) , Covid-19 pandemic

China is installing surveillance cameras outside people’s front doors…and sometimes inside their homes

By CNN,

The morning after Ian Lahiffe returned to Beijing, he found a surveillance camera being mounted on the wall outside his apartment door. Its lens was p...

china , surveillance camera , Weibo

Africa’s dollar flows from migrant workers set to fall by Ksh.1.2T, study reveals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Dollar flows to Sub-Saharan Africa from its migrant population abroad is expected to decline in 2020 by Ksh.1.2 trillion ($11 billion) in 2020 or an e...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Covid-19 pandemic , remittances

Non-performing loans cover from listed banks hits 59pc on rules change

By Kepha Muiruri,

Publicly listed banks non-performing loans cover hit 58.5 per cent in 2019 as the 24 months window to the implementation on new financial reporting ru...

IFRS 9 , KBA , loans

Vulnerable Kenyans in 4 counties to be first recipients of Covid-19 stipend

By Kepha Muiruri,

Vulnerable Kenyans in four counties under a partial lock and key will be the first to receive the weekly Covid-19 support stipend when the Ministry of...

Covid-19 pandemic , CS Chelugui , stimulus

Uhuru’s Easter message to Kenyans: ‘We must come together by staying apart’

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's resolve to fight the coronavirus pandemic saying there may be difficult times ahead but suffering is t...

coronavirus , Uhuru kenyatta

OPINION: Lessons from South Korea on COVID-19 pandemic response

By Citizen Reporter,

By Ondari D. Mogeni As COVID-19 spreads across the world, South Korea is one of the countries that was not spared from exposure in the early stages...

coronavirus

Asia may have been right about coronavirus and face masks

By CNN,

In the coming weeks, if they have not already, your government is likely to begin advising you to wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus. ...

coronavirus , masks

BWIRE: Kenya media has done well on coronavirus ‘infodemic’

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The media in Kenya in general and journalists in particular have done well in focusing the current health challenges facing the cou...

Italy calls in military to enforce coronavirus lockdown as 627 people die in 24 hours

By CNN,

Soldiers were being drafted in to help enforce the lockdown in Italy on Friday as officials announced 627 new deaths, the largest single-day toll anyw...

coronavirus , italy

What is social distancing and how does it help in fighting coronavirus?

By CNN,

If, like me, you've been receiving emails from most every organization you're involved with saying that classes, lectures, services, and other planned...

coronavirus , social distancing

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

By Reuters,

The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area ...

coronavirus

Banks fall short of transparency test by Kenyans, study reveals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local banks have fallen short of the transparency test by customers on the pricing and documentation of products and services, a new survey shows. ...

bankers , CBK , Habil Olaka

KenGen half year earnings double to Ksh.8.2B, growth flat in full year

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity generating firm KenGen has announced the doubling of earnings in six months to December 31 to Ksh.8.2 billion in Friday’s dual disclosur...

kengen , miano

Facebook hosts Safer Internet Forum in Nairobi

By Citizen Reporter,

Facebook in partnership with Watoto Watch Network on Friday hosted the “Facebook for Safer Internet Forum” to demonstrate how the company and Its ...

facebook

China’s coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as millions stagger back to work

By Reuters,

China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003, as m...

china , coronavirus