Search Results
Filter By:
-
President Samia Suluhu wears a mask in first official visit to Uganda
By Tonny Ndungu,
1500, April 11, 2021 (EAT)
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu has made her first trip as President to Uganda, where she is spending the day, and appears to have broken tradition b...
-
Calls to tackle vaccine hesitancy as African Union drops AstraZeneca
By Reuters,
1219, April 11, 2021 (EAT)
Wariness about taking AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Africa could be compounded by the African Union’s decision to halt plans to procure the sh...
-
South Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, exclude people under 30
By Reuters,
1007, April 11, 2021 (EAT)
South Korean authorities said on Sunday they will move ahead with a coronavirus vaccination drive this week, after deciding to continue using AstraZen...
-
Struggling Spire Bank picks new finance chief
By Kepha Muiruri,
1358, April 9, 2021 (EAT)
Struggling Mwalimu National Sacco lending subsidiary Spire Bank has named Fredrick Omondi Nyasaka as its new head of finance and administration. Ny...
-
Cut the debt of poor countries, Pope Francis tells IMF and World Bank
By Reuters,
1203, April 9, 2021 (EAT)
Pope Francis has told world financial chiefs that poor countries hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus need to have their debt burden reduced ...
-
UNHCR proposes solutions for refugees residing in Kenyan camps
By Citizen Reporter,
1020, April 9, 2021 (EAT)
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has presented the Kenyan government with a proposed set of measures aimed at identifying solutions for refugees living i...
-
IMF says more vaccine spending is fastest way to shore up public finances
By Reuters,
1818, April 7, 2021 (EAT)
The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to swell global public debt in 2021, but spending more money to accelerate vaccinations is the fastest way to star...
-
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
By Reuters,
2001, April 6, 2021 (EAT)
Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infection...
-
OPINION: Are COVID-19 vaccines safe?
By Guest Writer,
1413, April 5, 2021 (EAT)
In January 2018, Nobert Pardi et al. wrote a paper in the journal Nature reviewing the use of mRNA vaccines. By the time this paper was in print, seve...
-
Jordanian military warns king’s half-brother to stop actions undermining stability
By Reuters,
1346, April 4, 2021 (EAT)
Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what pe...
-
Late MP Paul Koinange buried at his Kiambaa home
By Tonny Ndungu,
1605, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange who died early Wednesday from COVID-19 complications has been interred at his Kiambu home in a private ceremony, attended by ...
-
Kenya pushes IMF to soften loan support terms
By Kepha Muiruri,
948, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya has pushed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to soften terms attached to its loan support programs. The push by Kenya which preceded the ...
-
IMF board approves Ksh.255B loan, initial Ksh.33.5B to be issued in a few days
By Kepha Muiruri,
1031, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 38-month program which will see Kenya receive a total of Ksh.255.1 billion ($2.34 billion) in loa...
-
Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building
By CNN,
839, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Fr...
-
OPINION: Effects of child marriage on girls’ lives are seriously understated
By Guest Writer,
1225, April 2, 2021 (EAT)
By Doris Kathia Sometimes the term child marriage obscures the fact that the practice disproportionately affects girls rather than boys. It is ofte...
-
India AstraZeneca shot delay could be ‘catastrophic’ for Africa: health official
By Reuters,
1119, April 2, 2021 (EAT)
India’s temporary hold on major exports of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot will undermine Africa’s vaccination plans, and could have a “catastroph...
-
Four top officers at Real People Kenya Limited fined over misuse of public funds
By Kepha Muiruri,
819, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines on four executives of Real People Kenya Limited (RPKL) over the misappropriation of publicly rai...
-
Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange to be buried on Saturday
By Teddy Otieno,
949, April 1, 2021 (EAT)
Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 3, 2021. A statement from the family said the funeral service will be held at Sain...
-
Africa Check, Google.org partner to fight false information using AI
By Citizen Reporter,
1832, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
Fact-checking organisations Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado received a $2million (Ksh. 218,700,000) grant alongside seven Google.org Fellows who...
-
Uhuru assents to Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021, budget pushes up borrowing by Ksh.125.7B
By PSCU,
929, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 on Tuesday evening at State House, Nairobi. The Supplementary Appropr...
Loading. Please wait...
Latest Stories
-
news
Botswana probes deaths of two people who took AstraZeneca shot
-
news
Schools to re-open on May 10 as planned: Magoha
-
sports
KBF players, officials vaccinated against Covid-19
-
business
CBK dollar reserves rise by Ksh.8.8 billion as shilling extends gains
-
sports
FKF fire coach Ouma, pick Okere to lead Harambee Starlets
