Peaceful protesters near White House gassed, shot with rubber bullets as Trump leaves for church photo-op

By CNN,

Declaring himself "your president of law and order," President Donald Trump vowed Monday to return order to American streets using the military if wid...

us protests

Trump announced the US will pull out of the WHO. What does that actually mean?

By CNN,

President Donald Trump's announcement Friday that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization carries signifi...

Trump

Airtel parent firm defers Ksh.27 billion debt payments to cushion against pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

Airtel Kenya parent firm- Airtel Africa has deferred the payment of Sh.27.1 billion worth of debt by 18 to 24 months to strengthen its cash position a...

Airtel , Covid-19 pandemic

COVID-19 crisis provides impetus to accelerate African regional integration

By Citizen Reporter,

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge in inequality, delegates at an Afri...

ADI , coronavirus , COVID-19

TikTok, Bill Gates pledge Ksh.2 billion to help Africa tackle COVID-19

By Reuters,

The social media platform TikTok and the philanthropic Gates Foundation donated $10 million each on Wednesday to the vaccine alliance GAVI to help fun...

bill gates , COVID-19 , GAVI , Tiktok

Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

By Reuters,

Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that...

coronavirus , India

Five banks fined Ksh.385 million over NYS scandal

By Kepha Muiruri,

Five local banks will pay a total of Ksh.385 million as penalties for their respective violation of the various provisions of anti-money laundering la...

AML/CFT , NYS II , ODPP

Busia County Public Participation Bill one step away from becoming law

By Citizen Reporter,

A draft bill which seeks to promote inclusive sustainable decisions in Busia County is just one step away from becoming law. If passed into law, th...

Equality for 2.1 billion women and girls under threat as progress stalls

By Reuters,

More than 2 billion women and girls around the world may miss out on the advantages of their male peers as progress towards global gender equality goa...

equality

CBK warns banks against ignoring sector reforms

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cautioned banks against ignoring the implementation of recent sector reforms terming the downplay as a risk to the...

CBK , CRBs , Credit Information Sharing (CIS)

This man James Nyoro: From Senior Advisor for the Presidency to Governor

By Citizen Reporter,

James Nyoro was once a Senior Advisor to the Presidency in matters Food Security, Water and Climate Change. He was based at DP William Ruto's offic...

nyoro

9M children at risk of death from pneumonia: report

By Rene Oswere,

Stepping up the fight pneumonia could avert nearly 9 million child deaths from pneumonia and other major diseases, a new report has found. Accordin...

pneumonia.

Nigerian lender to take over Transnational Bank after CBK approval

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has okayed the 100 percent acquisition of the Transnational bank by Nigeria’s top lender Access bank. The reserve...

Access Bank , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Transnational Bank

MKALLA: KPL lessons from Dar derby after Sh23m harvest

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

@mmkalla The Kenyan game has a lot to learn from Tanzania after their neighbours netted a cool KSh23.6m in match revenue from the Dar derby featuring...

KPL

Trump & Obama most admired men in U.S: Michelle is most admired woman – Gallup

By CNN,

The current and former presidents and their first ladies are the most admired people in the US, according to a new Gallup poll. The analytics compa...

Greta Thunberg , obama , Trump

Safaricom showcases Kenya at Singapore Fintech festival

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Safaricom has urged innovators at the Singapore Fintech festival to exploit opportunities in the Kenyan industry. The company's Chief Financial Off...

Safaricom , Singapore Fintech festival

Strong winds in Kirinyaga: Woman electrocuted after she touched TV aerial

By Johnson Muriithi,

A woman was electrocuted following strong winds that reportedly caused a power outage in Kirinyaga on Tuesday. The deceased, 32-year-old Winnie Wam...

electrocuted , strong winds , windstorm

OPINION: Why trusted identities key to sustainable social & economic growth in Africa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

By Antoine Grenier African countries are looking to provide legal identity to all of their citizens so they can step up their continuous developmen...

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