OPINION: Focus on behaviour, messaging and social networks to stem COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

By Izel Kipruto As the government moves with speed to contain, mitigate and suppress the spread of the global Covid-19 pandemic, an imperative stru...

coronavirus , COVI-19 , social distancing

Coronavirus: Hits and misses in Government’s relief measures

By Kepha Muiruri,

On Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the government’s first round of stimulus to prevent the economy from imploding into a full-blown cr...

coronavirus crisis , National Treasury , stimulus

Coronavirus deals blow to Putin’s plans to stay in power until 2036

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long provided other world leaders with a template for authoritarian rule. Now he faces a new test: Whether his t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Vladimir Putin , russia

Relief for Kenyans who earn up to Ksh.24K as Uhuru orders cuts to PAYE, VAT

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the National Treasury to move to Parliament and implement a raft of changes including relief on employee tax and ...

National Treasury , stimulus , Uhuru kenyatta

OPINION: KQ’s bleak future as COVID 19 digs in

By Joseph Bonyo,

By Joseph Bonyo As the last of Kenya Airways plans taxi to parking at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) later today (Wednesday, March ...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

Why are these three presidents downplaying coronavirus warnings?

By CNN,

Brazilians have been tricked by the media over a "little flu," according to president Jair Bolsonaro. Families should still go out to eat despite coro...

Coronavirus: CBK seeks Ksh.116 billion in emergency support from World Bank and IMF

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking in excess of Ksh.116.6 billion in emergency support from the World Bank and IMF to strengthen Kenya’s res...

coronavirus , World Bank

CBK cuts base lending, commercial bank reserve rate to cushion economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has trimmed its base lending rate to 7.25 per cent from 8.25 per cent in January as it seeks to support credit issuanc...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR) , coronavirus

Kenya’s economy to drop to lowest rate since 2009 over coronavirus

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has projected that the country's economic growth rate will drop to 3.6 per cent from the 6.1% percent projected at the start of ...

coronavirus , job cuts , Kenyan economy

Cuban doctors head to Italy to battle coronavirus

By Reuters,

Communist-run Cuba said it dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy for the first time this weekend to help in the fight against the novel ...

coronavirus , cuba , italy , President Miguel Diaz-Canel

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO

By Reuters,

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grain...

coronavirus , FAO , Inflation

What happens if the Tokyo Games don’t go ahead?

By CNN,

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday, marking the beginning of official celebrations for a global sporting event that could still be derailed ...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo Games

Shilling drops to lowest level since September 2015

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya shilling dropped to its lowest level in valuation against the US dollar crossing the Ksh.105 mark on Thursday for the first time since Septe...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , coronavirus , kenyan shilling

Kenyans spreading false information on coronavirus to be arrested

By PSCU,

The Cabinet has issued a warning to people spreading fake news on the coronavirus situation Kenya saying those found culpable will be dealt with in ac...

coronavirus

How do players cope with life under lockdown? A Kenyan in Italy responds

By Bernard Ndong,

@BernardNdong Lameck Saveya Dunde is conducting his final set of press ups in his shared apartment in Cassina De Pecchi, a town 15km North East of th...

coronavirus , Lameck Saveya Dunde

BWIRE: Kenya must treat COVID-19 with respect and sincerity to tame the spread

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire “Panic kills more than the virus. In fact, mortality rates for the virus are low, in some places only 1% or even lower, but if we...

New Zealand shuts border to all foreigners

By Reuters,

New Zealand closed its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday, as it stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the c...

coronavirus , Jacinda Ardern , New Zealand

Lameck Dunde: Life of a Kenyan rugby player under lockdown in Italy

By Bernard Ndong,

A Kenyan rugby player Lameck Dunde has only left his house three times this month as Italy reels from the devastation of the coronavirus. This afte...

Italy on lockdown , Lameck Dundee

Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces 5 new cases of coronavirus

By CNN,

Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday. Th...

coronavirus

BWIRE: Artificial Intelligence could be helpful in dealing with COVID-19

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It's during such times like the current corona virus outbreak that we ask our ourselves hard questions including how can innovation...

coronavirus , COVID-19