Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person again

By CNN,

Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world's richest person, ending Elon Musk's roughly six-week reign atop the list. Musk lost about $4.5 billi...

Amazon , Bloomberg Billionaires Index , Elon Musk , Jeff Bezos , Tesla

Raila urges Parliament not to legislate against DP Ruto’s ‘hustler’ narrative

By Ian Omondi,

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has urged Parliament not to legislate against Deputy President William Ruto’s hustler nar...

DP William Ruto , Hustlers vs Dynasties , raila odinga

Raila: Uhuru will not change his mind on BBI, handshake

By Erick Owenga,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has brushed off the critics of his bromance with President Uhuru Kenyatta, reassuring delegates in Kisumu that his pact with t...

Nairobi Expressway project will boost tourism industry: Noorani

By Citizen Reporter,

The hospitality industry players are optimistic about the future as they expect more conferences to be hosted in Nairobi once the expressway is comple...

Nairobi Expressway , noorani

World Cup ambition highlights eighth FKF AGM

By Jacob Icia,

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) reiterated its desire to see to it that the national women's team Harambee Starlets qualifies for the 2023 FIFA Women'...

2023 Women's World Cup , Doris Petra , FKF , Nick Mwendwa

Western countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

By CNN,

African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations -- de...

COVID-19

Magoha appoints Agnes Mercy Wahome as new KUCCPS boss

By Citizen Reporter,

Education CS George Magoha has appointed Agnes Mercy Wahome as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Se...

KUCCPS , magoha

Photos: Uhuru meets 5,000 delegates from Mt. Kenya

By Francis Gachuri,

On Saturday morning, President Uhuru Kenyatta held a meeting with over five thousand delegates at the Sagana State Lodge. They were drawn from the 10...

BBI , sagana

CS Kobia applauds Kenyatta University for setting up women’s hub

By Citizen Reporter,

CS Margaret Kobia on Friday presided over the launch of a women's hub at Kenyatta University that is expected to boost junior researchers, postgraduat...

Bill Gates sees 6-8 month lag for poor countries to get COVID-19 shots

By Reuters,

Poorer countries face a best-case scenario of a 6-8 month lag behind richer nations in getting access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect their population...

bill gates , COVID-19

PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

Japan presses on with Olympics preparations despite Covid surge

By Reuters,

Japan’s government is continuing with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer as planned, following a postponement because of the corona...

JAPAN , olympics

Desert locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn ...

Desert locust , FAO

WHO scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024

By Reuters,

The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billio...

coronavirus , covax , covid-19 vaccine , moderna , Pfizer

MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donates Ksh.468B to 384 organisations

By CNN,

MacKenzie Scott announced on Tuesday her second major charitable contribution of the year, giving away nearly $4.2 billion (Ksh. 468.72billion) to 384...

Amazon , bezos

Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine nearly 90% effective, U.A.E says

By VOA,

One day after Britain became the first Western nation to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations, the United Arab Emirates says a Chinese-made COVID-19 vacci...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , UAE

Women left out as news sources, newsroom leadership still ‘reserved’ for men: study

By VOA,

A new study into the representation of women in media says news organizations should do more to include female perspectives. The first step to achi...

Female Journalists , MCK , Women in news

Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

By CNN,

In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of que...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Uhuru cautions against letting global COVID-19 response disrupt malaria fight

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appealed to the global community not to allow the fight against COVID-19 interfere with efforts to eradicate malaria, pol...

coronavirus , MALARIA

Gates closed & employees locked in as EACC raids KEMSA’s Nairobi offices

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday raided the The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) headquarters on Com...

KEMSA