Hundreds of KQ staff set to be fired as carrier right sizes operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hundreds of Kenya Airways (KQ) employees are expected to lose their jobs as the firm commences a right sizing exercise as the company deals with the f...

Allan Kilavuka , COVID-19 , job cuts , Kenya Airways

Watford relegation fears mount after Southampton defeat

By Reuters,

Watford were dealt a major blow in their bid to avoid relegation as they suffered a 3-1 home defeat by Southampton after a Danny Ings double and James...

Danny Ings , James Ward-Prowse , relegation , Southampton , Watford

Arsenal bounce back to winning ways with victory at Southampton

By Agencies,

A dreadful error from Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy helped Arsenal achieve their first win, a 2-0 victory, since the return of the Premier Leag...

Arsenal , Eddie Nketiah , Joe Willock , Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy , St.Mary's Stadium

Down memory lane – when Harambee Stars silenced Tanzania in Dar

By Allen Mwazani,

The decade - 1979-1989 is widely considered by many football aficionados as the golden era of Kenyan football. It is a period that saw Kenya produce a...

CECAFA , Dar , Harambee Stars , JJ Masiga , John 'Bobby' Ogolla , kenya , Mahmoud Abbas , Marshall Mulwa , Paul Ngei , Tanzania

La Liga television audiences increase by over 48% in first week of football restart

By Reuters,

Spanish football’s international viewing figures have increased by over 48% since the season returned after being halted for three months due to the...

Covid-19 pandemic , La Liga , Nielsen Sports , Television audiences

OPINION: COVID-19 response is everyone’s business

By Guest Writer,

The specter of COVID-19 has developed from a public health emergency to a global economic crisis. In Africa, despite relatively low infection rates...

AMREF , coronavirus , COVID-19

OPINION: This should be the new normal when protecting our natural capital

By Guest Writer,

By Major (Rtd) Steve Leakono Sun Tzu, one of the greatest military strategists and a renowned philosopher said that the greatest victory is that wh...

WATO: What next where livelihoods almost entirely depend on biodiversity?

By Guest Writer,

Over 190 countries adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 as a commitment to reverse the pervasive biodiversity loss globally. Unde...

Biodiversity , International Day for Biodiversity

Kamworor upbeat he’ll bounce back stronger in post Covid-19 era

By Philip Muchiri,

World Half Marathon record holder Geoffrey Kamworor has promised to bounce back stronger when the athletics season gets underway in a post Covid 19-er...

bounce back , Covid 19-era , Geoffrey Kamworor , record holder , World Half Marathon

We stare at expulsion from Qatar race, says Mwendwa

By Jacob Icia,

It is now more likely that Kenya will be locked out of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers come Friday, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) boss Nick...

Adel Amrouche , FIFA , FKF , Nick Mwendwa , Qatar

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup

OPINION: Stimulus plan is needed to help Kenya bounce back from coronavirus

By Joseph Bonyo,

At the beginning of the year, a key conversation was on how the Kenyan economy would turn out in 2020. The fears then were around  poor performance ...

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Ouma counting on ‘harsh Chile experience’ to beat Ghana

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma says he’ll be banking on the experience gathered in the 5-0 chastening defeat they suffered in the hands of ...

Chile , David Ouma , Harambee Starlets , Turkish Women’s Cup

Harambee Starlets tackle Ghana in Turkish Cup

By Agencies,

Harambee Starlets will be seeking to bounce back to winning ways when they face off with Ghana in their final Group A match of the Turkish Women Cup a...

Ghana , Harambee Starlets , Turkish Cup David Ouma

Parklands out to bounce back against Parkroad Tigers

By Herman Kamariki,

Parklands Hockey Club will be seeking to bounce back from their 4-2 weekend loss to Sikh Union when they take on Parkroad Tigers in a Super League mat...

KHU

Second coronavirus death confirmed in the US

By Reuters,

Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor...

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Hong Kong is giving most citizens Ksh.121K each to boost recession-hit economy

By CNN,

Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as it tries to save its slumping economy from the aftermath of protests and the cor...

hong kong

East Africa Portland Cement records Ksh.3.4 billion loss

By Kepha Muiruri,

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPC) has posted a Ksh.3.4 billion loss for the year ending June 30, 2019, returning to loss making after an yea...

East African Portland Cement (EAPC)

Gnabry on tears, tough times & realising his dream

By Agencies,

Serge Gnabry cried when he wasn't allowed to make his dream move to Bayern Munich as a child. He was 10 years old and his father Jean-Hermann didn't ...

FC Bayern Munich , Serge Gnabry

Mutua impresses in Africa Top 16 despite loss to Africa’s top stars

By Agencies,

Kenya's Brian Mutua lost 3-0 to Algerian Sami Kherouf of Algeria in the position 9-16 matches of the ITTF Africa Top 16 at the Olympique Stade De Rade...

Brian Mutua , ITTF Africa , Olympique Stade De Rades , Tunis