Family cries for help after kin on Kenyan Gov’t scholarship dies in Russia

By Ben Kirui,

A family in Nairobi is in distress after their kin died in Russia following a short illness. 19-year-old Abraham Mwendwa, an Engineering student at...

repatriation , russia , St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University

Carol Koech appointed new Country President for Schneider Electric East Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Carol Koech as the new Chief Executive for...

OPINION: I spent six years at UoN for Engineering degree but ended up packing bottle tops 14hrs a night

By Guest Writer,

Having spent at the University of Nairobi (UoN) studying engineering and graduating late 2019, I thought 2020 was the year ya kuomoka till corona happ...

bottle tops , engineering degree , University of Nairobi. , UoN , wyregi

Former KAM Chairman Sachen Gudka among 5 new Kenya Power directors

By Citizen Reporter,

The Board of Kenya Power has appointed five new directors at a time when the company is rolling out its growth strategy. They are Abdulrazaq Ali, E...

KENYA POWER , Sachen Gudka

Only 18% of KCSE 2019 candidates placed for degree courses in universities as Gov’t-sponsored students

By Citizen Reporter,

Education CS George Magoha has said only 18percent of candidates performed well to secure placement in universities as government-sponsored students. ...

KCSE 2019 , magoha , TVET

Intrigues behind applicants shortlisted for University of Nairobi VC post

By Imani Mitchelle,

The Public Service Commission has released a list of 8 shortlisted applicants for the Vice Chancellor post at the University of Nairobi (UoN). Out ...

University of Nairobi.

9-year-old genius Laurent Simons drops out of university

By Imani Mitchelle,

Laurent Simons, the 9-year-old who made world news headlines over his electrical engineering degree studies has dropped out of school. His parents ...

Laurent Simons

Joe Muganda resigns from Vivo Energy as Peter Murungi takes over

By Imani Mitchelle,

Vivo Energy Kenya has announced that Peter Murungi will take over from Joe Muganda as the new Managing Director. Also Read: Nation Media CEO resign...

igathe , muganda , Vivo Energy

9-yr-old genius Laurent Simons to graduate with Engineering degree

By Girlie Kendi,

Laurent Simons, a 9-year-old boy from Belgium, is set to graduate with an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering next month. He is currentl...

genius , Laurent Simons

University students in Europe, US paying Kenyans to do their academic work for them

By Duncan Mutwiri,

It has now emerged that university students in the United Kingdom(UK) and the United States(USA) are looking upto Africa and particularly Kenya, for g...

ghostwriter , UK , university , USA

Sigh of relief for Macharia, gay rugby player who was denied U.K. asylum

By Karanja Morgan,

Kenneth Macharia, a gay rugby player in Bristol who was denied asylum in the United Kingdom will not be detained. A statement on his club's Faceboo...

Bristol Bisons RFC , gay rugby player , Kenneth Macharia

Jobless HELB beneficiary’s tweet draws hilarious reactions from Kenyans

By Dennis Musau,

A Kenyan Twitter user has elicited mixed reactions online after posting a plea for any job opportunities in order to repay his growing debt to the Hig...

HELB , loan , Taita Taveta University , Twitter

Billionaire Robert F. Smith promises to pay off U.S college students’ loans

By CNN,

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay...

Morehouse College , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity Partners.

Once vulnerable, genocide survivor aims to empower Rwandan women

By VOA,

Safi Mukundwa knows what it means to be young, fearful and desperate. Mukundwa was just 8 years old when she hid among bloodied bodies, emerging as...

GENOCIDE , Kigali , Rwanda

Couple jailed for 25 years after children testify about years of torture

By CNN,

David and Louise Turpin have each been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after they pleaded guilty to holding captive and torturing their childr...

David Allen Turpin , Louise Anna Turpin

List of university courses which no student was placed to pursue

By Brian Okoth,

One hundred and six bachelor degree courses in Kenyan universities won’t be pursued by any of last year’s 89, 486 KCSE candidates. This is accordi...

Degree courses , KUCCPS

Chinese president receives first African Honorary Doctorate

By VOA,

China's President Xi Jinping received his first-ever foreign honorary doctorate, in engineering, Thursday from the University of Johannesburg in South...

Honorary doctorate

Chinese President receives first African honorary Doctorate

By VOA,

China's President Xi Jinping received his first-ever foreign honorary doctorate, in engineering, Thursday from the University of Johannesburg in South...

University of Johannesburg , Xi Jinping

Students worldwide skip class to demand action on climate

By VOA,

They’re angry at their elders, and they’re not taking it sitting down. Students worldwide are planning to skip class Friday and take to the str...

action on climate , Students worldwide skip class

U.S. defense chief who built, then strove to contain nuclear weapons, dies at 91

By Reuters,

Harold Brown, an advocate of nuclear arms control who as President Jimmy Carter’s defense secretary tried but failed to win U.S. Senate approval of ...

Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger , Harold Brown , Nuclear arms control , President Jimmy Carter