Gov’t to launch Ksh.250 million virtual library next year – President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

The Government is implementing a Ksh.250 million virtual library to ensure Kenyans have access to quality, timely and relevant information held by the...

COVID-19 , Kenya National Library , Maktaba Kuu , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Prayers of gratitude for election of ‘daughter of India’ Harris as U.S. Vice President

By Reuters,

Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next U.S. vice president, declaring it...

Photos: Thousands throng Mama Ngina Waterfront in World Tourism Day celebrations

By Tonny Ndungu,

Thousands of Kenyans shelved coronavirus-spread fears to hob-nob freely at the Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa on Sunday as Kenya marked the Internat...

Stop raising political temperature, Raila urges leaders

By Erick Owenga,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has urged elected leader to desist from raising political temperature across the country amid the fight against COVID-19. R...

coronavirus

BWIRE: Time to focus on high cost of content production

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire One of the issues coming out during this COVID-19 pandemic is that the cost of doing media business in Kenya is very high; especial...

Artcaffe offers money to creatives after ‘pay with coffee’ offer was blasted by #KOT

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyan restaurant chain Artcaffe came on the receiving end of heavy online criticism after announcing a competition seeking to reward creative artists...

Artcaffe

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

‘My son is a very good rapper,’ CS Mutahi Kagwe talks about his son Kahu$h

By Tonny Ndungu,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe had a light moment discussing his youngest son "Kahu$h"-a Kenyan rapper who is on the come up during an Interview with Citizen ...

#AfricaTogether: Facebook, Red Cross launch campaign calling for vigilance against Covid-19

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festiva...

‘Ni doshi’: Ingenuity of sheng for Kenyan music

By Tony Owori,

Times change and so do people: it reflects in how we dress, what we eat, who we interact with, the things we buy and even the places we go. More of...

Kartelo , Nameless , sheng

MCSK, PRISK, KAMP decry exclusion from distribution of Uhuru’s Ksh.100M promise to artists

By Ian Omondi,

A standoff now ensues between the Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) and the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage over President Uhuru Ken...

artists , COVID-19 , CS Amina Mohamed , KAMP , MCSK , PRISK

Americans flock to beaches as coronavirus cases in the US hit record high

By Reuters,

Many Americans flocked to beaches on Saturday as one Florida county expanded access and California experienced a heat wave, even as new coronavirus ca...

Government to cushion sports personalities as coronavirus bites

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan sportsmen are set to benefit from government financial aid at this period when the novel coronavirus has brought the world to a standstill. ...

coronavirus , government , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei , Ministry of Sports , personalities , sports

Musicians, actors to get Ksh.5K each from Uhuru’s Ksh.100M Covid-19 ‘gift’

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday opened a can of worms when he announced that the government had set aside Ksh.100 million to cushion local musician...

Actors , artists , Mike Strano , Milka Kulati , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Bobi Wine, George Weah, Ndlovu Youth Choir raising coronavirus awareness through song

By VOA,

Music is often called the universal language. African artists are finding that, when trying to spread lifesaving information about the coronavirus pan...

bobi , coronavirus , ndlovu youth choir , Weah

US comedian Steve Harvey gives Kenyan artist a boost after viral drawing

By CNN,

Collins Omondi Okello's mission was simple. Get his hero Steve Harvey to see the portrait he had made of him. First, the Kenyan artist posted his u...

OPINION: Let’s support war on graft as we build ‘Made in Kenya’ brand

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos In these times of mass production, real quality is hard to come by. I personally find that the best quality products can still...

Made in Kenya

KFC to unveil crocs covered in fried chicken and smelling like it too

By CNN,

The Kentucky Fried Chicken and Crocs collaboration will arrive this spring. It was only a matter of time. Crocs, the footwear company and freque...

KFC crocs

Multiple-award winning singer Papa Dennis found dead near Jubilee HQ

By Tonny Ndungu,

Gospel Singer Dennis Mwangi also known as Papa Dennis has been found dead in Pangani under unclear circumstances. His lifeless body was found near ...

‘We’ll continue making Kenya better,’ says Uhuru as he calls for unity in 2020

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Kenyans to embrace unity even as he assured Kenyans of better days in the New Year 2020. In his message to t...

2020 , New Year , President Uhuru Kenyatta