Gregory Simiyu Mabele arrested for allegedly posing as a cop in Lang’ata

By Citizen Reporter,

Lang'ata-based detectives are investigating how a civilian, Gregory Simiyu Mabele, donned in fatigues belonging to the Administration Police Service a...

fake cop , Gregory Simiyu Mabele

Employers warn of further job cuts as they slam new taxes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Employers represented by the Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE) have warned of further job cuts as business struggle to thrive under higher taxes. ...

Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) , job cuts , taxes , unemployment

Family seeks justice for son, 24, shot in the belly by cop for breaking curfew

By Victor Kinuthia,

A 24-year-old man from Ititu village in Maragua is lucky to be alive, having survived a gun attack from a police officers enforcing curfew in the regi...

curfew

470 bar operators apply for Kenya Breweries Limited support

By Citizen Reporter,

470 restaurant and bar operators in Kenya have so far applied for Kenya Breweries Limited’s Ksh. 330million ‘Raise the Bar’ initiative. KBL A...

Bar Owners , coronavirus , KBL

IG Mutyambai directs strict enforcement of COVID-19 rules, cites compliance laxity

By Tonny Ndungu,

The National Police Service (NPS) in a statement on Tuesday, sounded the alarm on what it termed 'a rising trend pointing to the violation of Ministry...

coronavirus

Nairobi hotels hardest hit in hospitality sector woes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hotels in Nairobi have been hit the hardest as the hospitality sector struggles to crawl out of effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This ...

COVID-19 , Hotels

BWIRE: Men involvement in campaign FGM vital

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Efforts against some traditional harmful practices in Kenya including female genital mutilation (FGM) require not only the politica...

FGM

Departure time for SGR night train pushed to 10pm

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has pushed the departure time for the SGR night train to 10pm. The passenger trains to and from Mombasa will now o...

SGR

35 suspects arrested over Arabal, Kapedo attacks

By Erick Owenga,

35 suspects linked to the Kapedo and Arabal attacks in Turkana have been arrested in a multi-agency team effort to flush out bandits, police said on F...

Arabal , Kapedo

Kenya’s economy slumped into recession after 18 years in September

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenyan economy sunk to its first recession after exactly 18 years in September 2020 with gross domestic product (GDP) falling by 1.1 per cent in t...

Kenya National Bureau of Statics (KNBS) , Kenyan economy , recession

Gov’t imposes 6pm to 6am curfew in Kapedo as hunt for bandits continues

By Elphas Lagat,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Monday announced that a 6pm-6am curfew will be imposed in Kapedo and surrounding areas to quell recurrent...

Baringo-Turkana border , CS Fred Matiang’i , Kapedo , Kenya Red Cross

Half year tax revenues down 13.6 per cent at Ksh.673.6 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has reported a 13.6 per cent slump in tax collected through the first six months of the 2020-21 financial year to December 2020....

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , National Treasury , taxes

KRA collected Ksh.166B in December against Ksh.164B revenue target

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has ended an eight-month rot featuring reduced tax collections as tax receipts rose for the first time in December. ...

COVID-19 , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , taxes

U.S. Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

By CNN,

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after supporters of President Donald Trump brea...

Mike Pence , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S. Capitol , U.S. Congress

SGR launches night passenger train service

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Railways is set to operate a third pair of passenger trains on its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service operating in the night effective Monday ...

kenya railways , Philip Mainga , SGR

Sports, music, drama and inter-school visits banned for 60 days

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Government has banned all extra-curricular activities such as sports, music and drama for 60 days to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as s...

Gov’t extends daily dusk-to-dawn curfew to March 12

By Tonny Ndungu,

The government has extended the daily, dusk-to-dawn curfew up to Friday, March 12. The curfew will continue to be enforced across the country from 1...

coronavirus

‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe orders most businesses closed

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month on Saturday in an effort to curb a su...

coronavirus , Zimbabwe

Good riddance 2020. Hello 2021: Fireworks light deserted streets

By Reuters,

Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year th...

coronavirus , new year address

South Africa bans alcohol sales, tightens curfew in new COVID-19 restrictions

By Reuters,

South Africa on Monday tightened COVID-19 restrictions, banning alcohol sales and extending a nationwide curfew, as infections shot through the one mi...

coronavirus