No more national exams in primary schools, says President Kenyatta

By Wangui Ngechu,

There will no longer be national examinations in primary schools, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. President Kenyatta at the same time...

CBC , CC

MPs spend over Ksh.1B in nine months on foreign trips

By Stephen Letoo,

Kenya is now reported to have topped the list in the number of delegates that attended the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville, Ten...

parliament

Louis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault overtakes Bill Gates as world’s second-richest person

By CNN,

Bill Gates is no longer the world's second-richest person. That title now belongs to French billionaire Bernard Arnault. Arnault, the CEO of luxury...

Bernard Arnault , bill gates , Louis Vuitton

Odera makes eight changes to Simbas Elgon Cup squad

By Agencies,

Head Coach Paul Odera has made eight changes to the Simbas squad that suffered the 13-16 loss to Uganda in the first leg of the Elgon Cup. The Squa...

Elgon Cup , Jacob Ojee , Kenya Simbas , Paul Odera

Bill Gates reveals the biggest mistake of his career

By CNN,

Bill Gates has a resume of career highs, but he calls Microsoft's failure to become Apple's chief iOS rival his "greatest mistake." The Microsoft ...

apple , bill gates , microsoft , Village Global

Namibia targets $1 billion worth of investments

By Reuters,

Namibia is to host a two-day economic summit which is expected to attract at least $1 billion worth of investments over the next two years, the Minist...

MacKenzie Bezos, worth nearly Ksh.3.7T, will give half her fortune to charity

By CNN,

MacKenzie Bezos has promised to give at least half of her fortune to charity, just months after finalizing her divorce from the world's richest man. ...

Jeff Bezos , MacKenzie Bezos

What to know about Robert F. Smith, the man paying off U.S grads’ student loans

By CNN,

Robert F. Smith lifted a huge burden off the graduating class of Morehouse College when he announced during his commencement speech that he would pay ...

Hope Dworaczyk , Morehouse College , Playboy , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity

Billionaire Robert F. Smith promises to pay off U.S college students’ loans

By CNN,

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay...

Morehouse College , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity Partners.

State corporations, other organizations owe Treasury over Ksh.800B

By Dennis Otieno,

State corporations and other government agencies owe the national government close to Ksh.800 billion in loans. According to last year’s budget e...

coffee board of kenya , kengen , Kenya Airports Authority , kenya railways , Pyrethrum Board of Kenya , State corporations. , Treasury

Kenyan avocados cleared to enter the expansive Chinese market

By PSCU,

Kenyan farmers will now export their popular hass avocados to China following a trade deal signed when President Uhuru Kenyatta met his Chinese counte...

Avocado , china , Kenyan farmers , President Uhuru Kenyatta , President Xi Jinping

Swila: Morocco chronicles; the thrill and spills

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Berkane, Morocco Naturally, a trip to a new foreign destination exicites us; doesn't it? Well, when the opportunity to travel to Be...

Berkane , CAF Confederation Cup , Gor Mahia FC , Morocco , Swila

Taxpayer Association, counties oppose Senate oversight bid

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Taxpayers Association (NTA) has alongside counties expressed their opposition to Senate’s bid to supervise to inspect the counties book...

County Assembly Forum , Edward Ouko , National Tax Payers Association , OAG , TAXPAYERS

IAAF, spare our talented youth the bad omen

By Citizen Team,

This week’s decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in their Council meeting in Qatar regarding the 2020 Diamond L...

Diamond League , IAAF

Arrests in Cameroon for corruption, or challenges to Biya?

By VOA,

The recent arrest of a former official in Cameroon for alleged corruption has sparked a debate over whether the government is actually trying to stamp...

Cameroon , President Paul Biya

Why the U.S might reject selling arms to the Philippines

By VOA,

The Philippine foreign secretary says his country wants to buy American weaponry to shore up defense. But although the two countries have worked close...

Michael Pompeo , Philippines , President Rodrigo Duterte

Matiang’i: Police to act on Bishop Ngare’s Ekeza Sacco over Ksh.1.5B scandal

By Eric Ayiro,

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has directed Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to take stern action against Ekeza Sacco officials for alleged misa...

Ekeza Sacco , Fred Matiang'i , IG Boinnet

China’s military is going from strength to strength under Xi Jinping

By CNN,

Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, a revolution has been taking place inside Beijing's armed forces. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has grown ...

Xi Jinping

Cabinet agrees on roadmap for addressing maritime border dispute with Somalia

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, in which they discussed and agreed on a roadmap for resolving ...

Cabinet Meeting , Maritime dispute , President Uhuru Kenyatta , somalia

‘Sexist’ data holds women back, Bill and Melinda Gates say

By Reuters,

"Sexist" data is making it harder to improve women's and girls' lives, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said Tuesday in...

bill gates , Melinda Gates , sexist data