Tullow planned exit complicates Kenya’s petrodollars quest

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tullow’s planned exit from its equity stake in Project Oil Kenya has opened up fresh questions into the country’s future oil exploits. This is ...

Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

Kenya’s first green bond lists on London Stock Exchange

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s first green bond has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as a shilling denominated bond. The cross-listing of the bond by Ac...

Acorn Holdings , Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , green bond , nse

Djokovic crosses fingers for clean air at Melbourne Park

By Reuters,

Defending champion Novak Djokovic says he was saddened by the sight of players and ball kids struggling in smoky conditions during Australian Open qua...

Australian Open , Novak Djokovic

USIU-Africa and the Academy of International Business Africa hold joint conference

By Sponsored,

USIU-Africa and the Academy of International Business-Africa hosted a joint conference from January 7 –9. The conference themed ‘Facing the Dis...

USIU

USIU-Africa and Academy of International Business Africa hold conference on disruption in global business

By Sponsored,

USIU-Africa and the Academy of International Business-Africa hosted a joint conference from January 7 –9, 2019. The conference themed ‘Facing t...

USIU-Africa

Locust invasion made worse by unusual heavy rainfall, floods

By Agencies,

Locusts can form huge swarms that can strip trees and crops over vast areas if allowed to breed unchecked in favorable conditions. Adult locust swa...

Locust invasion

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

BWIRE: Let us have clean energy-powered festivities

By Victor Bwire,

Its holiday time and as Kenyans troop to the villages, eating will be a major menu on the schedules. As it were, goats, chicken and bulls will be slau...

Herd of One: Unique elephant conservation initiative launched

By Agencies,

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya and Sankara Nairobi have launched a unique partnership to enhance elephant conservation and the livelihoods of th...

Sankara , World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya

Kenyans set for lower December power bills

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans are expected to see some much needed relief in their December billings for power consumption as the government moves to cut reliance on expens...

Electricity bills , EPRA , KENYA POWER

Where ice is like gold and rare in our rich fish industry

By Citizen Reporter,

Fishing is considered the mainstay of communities in the Coastal part of Kenya providing employment for generations. The industry has however endur...

Kiwayu Beach Management Unit

What kind of president bullies a teenager? Trump under fire for mocking Greta Thunberg

By Citizen Reporter,

President Donald Trump trained his guns at 16-year-old Greta Thunberg after she was named Time's Person of the Year. The American President known t...

CLIMATE CHANGE , Greta Thunberg , Trump

OPINION: Unemployment in Kenya; A Socio-Economic menace hitting unprecedented levels

By Desmond Boy,

Unemployment in Kenya is a challenge that is certainly crippling the country’s economic progress as well as the people’s welfare. Being a subject ...

unemployment

BWIRE: Let’s listen to weather experts to minimise disasters

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The adverse weather conditions including the devastating floods being witnessed across the country including in West Pokot where li...

Kenya Meteorological Department , West Pokot

Botswana is the ancestral homeland of humankind, study claims

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A large wetlands region to the North of Botswana could be the origin of the world's population stands at 7.7 billion. The Garvan Institute of Medic...

Botswana , homo sapiens

Tokyo, IOC continue marathon spat

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it wants Tokyo to understand the reasons why it is switching the 2020 Games marathon to th...

2020 Olympics , International Olympic Committee , IOC , Tokyo 2020 , Yuriko Koike

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

By Citizen Reporter,

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. He has been recognized for his work in bringing to an end more than 20 year...

Abiy Ahmed , Nobel Peace Prize

Strange weather pattern in Kenya linked to Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)

By Paul Ombati,

Unusually strong winds hit Kenya and Tanzania in October resulting in deaths, power outages, dust storms, damaged houses and uprooted trees. Expert...

IOD , Kenya Meteorological Department , strong winds , weather

Athletes feeling the heat at Doha Worlds

By Reuters,

Some competitors at the world athletics championships that began on Friday have already encountered their most challenging opponent: the sweltering Qa...

Doha , IAAF World Championships

South Africa shuts down Nigeria embassy as xenophobic attacks persist

By Agencies,

The South African Government has shut down its embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as xenophobic attacks continued to have ripple effects on the continent. A...

Nigerians , south africa , xenophobic attacks