DIAZ: Finally some light at the end of the tunnel

By Guest Writer,

Just a few months back, we feared the worst for the world economies. As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged through developed economies to hit at the hea...

coronavirus , Kenya economy , safe flights

60 percent of local hotels open doors as international travel resumes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Six hotels out every 10 in Kenya are now open to business following the resumption of international flights. According to the Central Bank of Kenya...

COVID-19 , Hotels , international flights

Pressure piles on Kenya, Tanzania to resolve ‘safe flights list’ row

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya and Tanzania have been urged to consider an East African Community (EAC) coordinated approach after the two countries clashed over the 'safe fli...

coronavirus , EABC , safe flights

COVID-19 in South Africa: How inequality, poverty undermined country’s response

By Reuters,

When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards t...

coronavirus , south africa

‘No tourist, no dollar’: Pandemic decimates livelihoods at Maasai Mara

By Reuters,

For more than 50 years, Loiman Letolo, 70, has peddled her colourful beaded necklaces and bracelets to safari-goers at the entrance gates to Kenya’s...

coronavirus , Maasai , Maasai Mara

OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory

By Joseph Bonyo,

The resumption of international flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Saturday, August 1 is welcome. This shows that amids...

Kenya Airways , kq

CBK leaves benchmark rate unchanged for third time at 7%

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the benchmark lending rate at seven percent for the third straight month. The CBK Monetary Policy Comm...

CBK , CBR

COVID-19: Banks extend relief as loan restructures hit Ksh.844B

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks have continued to extend relief to borrowers with loan restructures to cushion against the pandemic hitting Ksh.844.4 billion in June...

banks , coronavirus , COVID-19 , KBA , loan

Nairobi residents still reliant on landlords as home ownership well dries up

By Kepha Muiruri,

A tough economy has left Nairobi residents reliant on rental properties with the availability to funds to purchase homes drying up in the last year. ...

Cytonn Research , real estate in Kenya

Huawei trains Kenyan students for 5G technology

By Agencies,

Huawei Kenya concluded a week-long online training on 5G for over 240 university students from around the country as part of broader efforts to prepar...

5G technology , Huawei

President Kenyatta to review impact of easing COVID-19 containment measures

By Elphas Lagat,

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on a steady rise since President Uhuru Kenyatta relaxed some of the  containment measures early in the m...

COVID-19 , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Five international airlines to resume flights in and out of Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

Five major airlines are set to resume flights in and out of Kenya following the easing of international travel restrictions by President Uhuru Kenyatt...

Air France , British Airways , CS Najib Balala , Emirates , international travel , KLM , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Qatar Airways

MWARA: DPP & DCI must work together

By Guest Writer,

By Eliud Mwara For the war against corruption in the country to succeed, there must be synergy in all players involved in the Criminal Justice Syst...

BWIRE: Fourth estate here for the long haul

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Lest we are accused of endless lamentations and reaching a near level of writing obituaries for the media in Kenya because of the c...

President Kenyatta, Kibaki, Raila mourn Tanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has led Kenyans in expressing condolences following the death of former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa. In his message...

Benjamin Mkapa

Tech partnerships offer best options for African development

By Agencies,

Technology offers the best opportunity for Africa’s advancement, and African countries have the right to choose which countries and companies they p...

High dollar demand sends the Shilling rocking past Ksh.108 mark

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya shilling has sunk to a new low having breached the Ksh.108 mark against the US dollar on Wednesday. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) quote...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , shilling

Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million

By Tonny Ndungu,

Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries re...

coronavirus

Kenya flower industry rebounds as lockdowns ease

By Reuters,

Demand for Kenya’s flowers has recovered to around 85% of pre-coronavirus levels as European markets open up after lockdowns, an industry body said,...

Kenya Flower Council , tulezi

Nigerian official collapses during televised Niger Delta corruption hearing

By Reuters,

A Nigerian official collapsed on Monday during a televised parliamentary hearing held as part of an investigation into allegations of mismanagement at...

Daniel Pondei , Niger Delta