Ronaldo tops online influence charts in China

By Reuters,

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo continues to be the most influential footballer online in China, while Barcelona are the most dominant club, accord...

china , Cristiano Ronaldo , FC Barcelona , Lionel Messi , neymar

AFCON moved to January next year

By Reuters,

The Africa Cup of Nations will revert back to its traditional slot in January and February next year to avoid the rainy season, the football federatio...

afcon , CAF

Why I set up Kapchemoiywo camp­, legend Jepkosgei speaks out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich The dwindling fortunes of Kenya in short and middle distance races led former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei to think outsi...

Janeth Jepkosgei , Kapchemoiywo training camp , Nandi County

Tullow Oil suspends early oil pilot scheme in Turkana

By Kepha Muiruri,

Heavy rains have cast doubt on the expected second crude oil export by Kenya after Tullow Oil suspended trucking. A statement released on Wednesday...

Tullow Oil

Chinese Gov’t poses global threat to human rights: study

By Citizen Reporter,

The Chinese government is carrying out an intense attack on the global system for defending human rights. According to Human Rights Watch, the Chin...

chinese , human rights , Trump

China gov’t officials can now use Facebook, Twitter. Citizens still blocked

By VOA,

China says its diplomats and government officials will fully exploit foreign social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that are blocked off ...

facebook

Raila: BBI will liberate Kenyans from poverty, disease & ignorance

By George Amolo,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has said the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is what will liberate Kenyans from the yoke of poverty, disease and ignorance. ...

BBI , raila

China bans foreign teaching materials in public schools

By CNN,

China has announced a ban on foreign teaching materials like textbooks and classic novels in all public primary and secondary schools -- a move expert...

china , Marxism , Ministry of Education , President Xi Jinping

Kenyan athletes in Korea for Dream Program Scholarship

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan athletes selected for a training scholarship in the Republic of Korea ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics have arrived in Pyeongchang on Monday f...

Dream Program , Kenyan Athletes , Pyeonchang , scholarship , winter , Winter Olympics

‘Man up! I invested Ksh.50M to be elected,’ Esther Passaris tells Twitter user

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris on Sunday came under heavy criticism after she blasted a Twitter user who criticized her for seeking medi...

Esther Passaris , King Kaka , KOT

Factbox: Who owns Europe’s leading football clubs?

By Reuters,

A group led by U.S. billionaire Daniel Friedkin is in talks to buy AS Roma although the Italian football club said a formal deal had not yet been agre...

2019 Review: Treasury gets free pass on new borrowing

By Kepha Muiruri,

In a complete mirror opposite to his predecessor, Acting National Treasury CS Ukur Yatani threw in the towel on Kenya’s debt sustainability claims. ...

CS Ukur Yatani , Kenya's debt , National Treasury , PFM Act

Ibrahimovic returns to Italy as final chapter looms

By Reuters,

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's decision to return to AC Milan and Italy for what may prove to be the final chapter of his storied career will provide a fascinat...

AC Milan , Transfers , Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Ethiopia launches first satellite into space

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Ethiopia on Friday launched its first satellite into space in an attempt to develop programs to advance their development goals and encourage scientif...

Demeke Mekonnen , Ethiopia , Satellite , Space

SGR project a success, President Kenyatta says

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday launched freight service on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Nairobi to Naivasha. The new service now exte...

Madaraka Express , Naivasha Inland Container Depot , SGR

Uhuru to launch SGR cargo operations to Naivasha amid viability concerns

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to launch freight services on the recently launched Nairobi-Suswa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line on Tuesday to...

Ministry of Transport , President Uhuru Kenyatta , SGR

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Ljungberg to deal with dissenting Ozil

By Agencies,

Arsenal interim manager Freddie Ljungberg says he "will deal with" Mesut Ozil after the midfielder reacted angrily to being substituted. The German...

Arsenal interim manager , Freddie Ljungberg , manchester city , Mesut Ozil , substituted

Arsenal distances itself from Ozil comments

By Reuters,

English soccer club Arsenal tried on Saturday to distance itself from the comments of its star midfielder Mesut Ozil after he posted messages on Twitt...

Mesut Ozil , Muslim Uighur , Uighur

Kenya’s Chakava among top women to watch in 2020: Forbes

By Duncan Mutwiri,

More women are taking up c-suites, becoming the captains of industry and holding the reins in governments. The bar has been set higher for women wh...

2X Invest2Impact , 2X Invest2Impact challenge , andia chakava , invest2impact