Posta Kenya gets approval to raise postage costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

The cash-strapped Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) has been granted approval to raise the costs of sending mail from January 1, 2021 by the Communi...

Dan Kagwe , Posta Kenya

OPINION: Isolated poverty: Africa bearing burden of climate change in the Commonwealth

By Guest Writer,

By Mohamed Adow There is no region that is as badly affected by climate change like Africa. Whether it is droughts in the Sahel, coastal storms lik...

africa , CLIMATE CHANGE , Commonwealth , COVID-19 , Emmanuel Macron

English FA chief Clarke resigns after remark about black players

By Agencies,

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has resigned over "unacceptable" language to describe black players. Clarke said he was "deeply saddene...

"unacceptable" language , Black players , English FA , Greg Clarke

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate steps down in blow to French initiative

By Reuters,

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet, failing despite French pressu...

Lebanon , Mustapha Adib , President Michel Aoun

OPINION: What Posta can do to be competitive in the 21st century

By Guest Writer,

Posta employees haven’t been paid for months and the company is 5 billion shillings in debt. When people stopped sending letters the company refused...

posta

OPINION: KEMSA needs to be brought to account

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang This one is familiar. We have read about it many times in the past. A parastatal claiming bankruptcy asking for bail out from ...

KEMSA

OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory

By Joseph Bonyo,

The resumption of international flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Saturday, August 1 is welcome. This shows that amids...

Kenya Airways , kq

Kenya Airways posts expanded Ksh.13 billion annual loss

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has reported an expanded Ksh.13 billion loss for the year ending December 2019 representing a 71 percent rise in l...

Covid-19 pandemic , Kenya Airways

Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights

By CNN,

The novel coronavirus seems to be more deadly for men. But in every other way, women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic. From a spike in domest...

coronavirus , domestic violence , GBV

Gov’t in talks with employers on how to cushion workers against Covid-19 effects

By Faizal Ahmed,

The government is in talks with employers to develop measures aimed at mitigating the effects of Covid-19 on jobs. Under an MoU signed between the ...

chelugui , coronavirus , COTU , COVID-19 , Employers , FKE , job losses

Gov’t mulls resuming passenger service operations as KAA convenes meeting

By Faizal Ahmed,

The government is likely to allow airline companies to resume passenger service operations. A phased out plan indicates that the domestic passenger...

Balala , coronavirus , kq

Covid-19: Europe’s leading global airline is losing $1 million an hour and needs a bailout

By CNN,

Lufthansa is locked in crunch talks with the German government on the terms of a rescue deal, as it fights to avoid bankruptcy while keeping state inf...

Lufthansa

Europe will need at least 500 billion euros for recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

By Reuters,

Europe will need at least another 500 billion euros (Ksh.57 trillion) from European Union institutions to finance its economic recovery after the coro...

europe , European Stability Mechanism

EDITORIAL: We stand with Kenya

By Citizen,

Kenya faces the biggest fight in its post-independence existence: the lives of its citizens are on the line, its economy is threatened, its culture an...

OPINION: KQ’s bleak future as COVID 19 digs in

By Joseph Bonyo,

By Joseph Bonyo As the last of Kenya Airways plans taxi to parking at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) later today (Wednesday, March ...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus

By Reuters,

The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead on March 22 without fans due to the coronavirus crisis, a blow to the Gulf Arab state’s important t...

Bahrain Formula One , coronavirus crisis , Grand Prix

Gov’t bails out Kenya Airways again, pumps in Ksh.5 billion

By Joseph Bonyo,

The National Government has once again come to the rescue of Kenya Airways pumping Ksh.5 billion to shore up its operation. The bailout comes in ha...

Kenya Airways , kq , Mikosz

French telecom company Orange, ex-boss face trial over wave of suicides

By CNN,

French telecom company Orange and its former chief executive Didier Lombard have gone on trial in Paris. They are accused of pursuing a strategy to...

Didier Lombard , Telcom Orange

Pakistan PM Khan says anti-militant push vital for stability

By Reuters,

Pakistan’s push to curb armed militant groups in the wake of a standoff with India that brought the nuclear-armed neighbors close to war reflected a...

pakistan , Prime Minister Imran Khan

India’s richest man put his brother out of business. Now he’s bailing him out

By CNN,

India's richest man just helped his cash-strapped younger brother avoid months in prison by paying off debts worth tens of millions of dollars. The...

India , India's richest man , Mukesh Ambani