Gov’t allays fears over alleged maize shortage in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

The Ministry of Agriculture Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has allayed fears over alleged maize shortage in the country. In a statement, the...

Cereal Millers Association , Maize prices , Tanzania , uganda

Harry pays tribute to ‘cheeky’ grandpa Prince Philip

By CNN,

Britain's Prince Harry has paid tribute to his grandfather Prince Philip, describing him as "a man of service, honour and great humour," after flying ...

Prince Philip

Edith Kamaru Kwobah, girl from Ndeiya who dressed bodies to get money for medical school

By Guest Writer,

By Dr. Susan Adongo Her first shift was on a Thursday night. “I wasn’t sure what to wear,” Edith Kamaru told me. But it didn’t matter becau...

edith kamaru

IMF asks Kenya to limit support to struggling State corporations

By Kepha Muiruri,

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the National Treasury to limit its support to struggling State owned enterprises (SOEs) as part of new...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) , National Treasury , State corporations.

Canada’s hospitals deploy artificial lungs, scramble for staff as COVID-19 hits younger patients

By Reuters,

Younger Canadians are bearing the brunt of the nation’s latest COVID-19 surge, creating growing demand for artificial lungs and a struggle to mainta...

Artificial lungs , Canada , coronavirus , COVID-19 , vaccine

Kenya to be included in COVID-19 travel ban red list: U.K.

By Rachel Ombaka,

Kenya will be included in the COVID-19 travel ban red list on April 9, the British High Commission has said. Also Read: No ICU spaces left, 10 doct...

British High Commission , coronavirus , Travel ban

Africa Check, Google.org partner to fight false information using AI

By Citizen Reporter,

Fact-checking organisations Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado received a $2million (Ksh. 218,700,000) grant alongside seven Google.org Fellows who...

africa check , ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE , misinformation

Uhuru assents to Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021, budget pushes up borrowing by Ksh.125.7B

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 on Tuesday evening at State House, Nairobi. The Supplementary Appropr...

debt , Supplementary Appropriation Bill

OPINION: GBV survivors and those at risk should be considered when setting up policies for social protection

By Rachel Ombaka,

The third wave of COVID-19 has hit Kenyans hard with the effects of the pandemic getting worse by the day. Ministry of Health officials recently so...

coronavirus , Danida , GBV , Oxfam

Kenyans warned against marketing brands of COVID-19 vaccines

By Citizen Reporter,

The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) has warned personalities against marketing brands of COVID-19 vaccines to the public using social media page...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , sputnik , vaccine

Google offered a professor Ksh.6.5M but he turned it down. Here’s why

By CNN,

When Luke Stark, an assistant professor, sought money from Google in November he had no idea he'd be turning down $60,000 (Ksh.6,582,000) from the tec...

Actress Shailene Woodley arrested at North Dakota pipeline protest , Google , professor

Google offered a professor Ksh.6 million, but he turned it down. Here’s why

By CNN,

When Luke Stark sought money from Google in November he had no idea he'd be turning down $60,000 from the tech giant in March. Stark, an assistant ...

NBA roundup: Kawhi Leonard helps Clippers slay Philadelphia

By Reuters,

Kawhi Leonard returned to the lineup and finished with a team-high 28 points, and Paul George added 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as the h...

Kawhi Leonard , Los Angeles Clippers

How a kiss with a pilot in an elevator changed this man’s life and could help fight LGBTQ discrimination in China

By CNN,

Former flight attendant Chai Cheng still has nightmares about the moment of passion that cost him everything. In October 2019, footage was leaked o...

China Southern , Flight attendant , LGBTQ , Xi Jinping

Uhuru mourns former Kuria East MP Shadrack Manga, media personality Lorna Irungu

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the deaths of former Kuria East MP Shadrack Roger Mwita Manga who passed on Thursday night and the late media per...

lorna irungu , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Shadrack Roger Mwita Manga

U.S President Joe Biden says he plans to run for re-election in 2024

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he expects to run for president again in 2024 and defended his policy to provide shelter to unaccompanied childre...

COVID-19 , Donald Trump , North Korea , President Joe Biden

Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in Kenya

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has granted Emergency Use Approval to a private pharmacy in Kenya for the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik ...

coronavirus

Banks restructure payments on Ksh1.7 trillion customer loans as CBK relief window closes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks had restructured an estimated Ksh.1.7 trillion in customer loans at the end of February 2021 representing 57 per cent of the sector's...

COVID-19 , Kenyan banks , loan restructures

Tokyo Olympic organisers to bar most international volunteers

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Monday that Japan would not allow in volunteers from overseas except for some who are deemed essential, after it deci...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , volunteers

Supplementary budget pushes up borrowing by Ksh.125.7 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The first 2020-21 supplementary budget estimates approved by the National Assembly will push up borrowing by a further Ksh.125.7 billion increasing Ke...

borrowing , Kenya's debt distress , National Treasury