Kenya’s first Ksh.1.2B crude oil destined for Malaysia

By PSCU,

Kenya's dream to join the league of petroleum exporting countries became a reality as the first consignment of Kenyan crude oil left the Port of Momba...

Kenya Petroleum Refinery , Kenya’s Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Petroleum

Kenya chase for first gold at African Games as athletics begins

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

  Gilbert Kiprotich in Rabat, Morocco A week has elapsed since the 12th edition of Africans Games officially begun here in Rabat, Morocco w...

Africans Games , athletics , Conseslus Kipruto , gold , kenya

Kamau – an unsung heroine in African athletics

By Citizen Team,

When Kenya’s leading athletes get to the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in September, few will think of the logistics of how they got ...

Susan Kamau

Kenya, Jamaica commit to deepen trade, people-to-people ties

By Otukho Jackson,

Kenya and Jamaica have pledged to deepen bilateral and people-to-people ties for the benefit of the two countries. The commitment came as President...

Andrew Holnes , Jamaica , kenya , Trade , Uhuru kenyatta

Ex-midfielder Makelele joins Chelsea’s coaching staff

By Reuters,

Former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has joined the club in a coaching capacity to work with the academy players, the Premier League side said on...

chelsea , coaching , French , Makelele

U.S. formally withdraws from 1987 nuclear pact with Russia

By CNN,

cThe United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the ...

1987 nuclear treat , INF , russia , U.S

Cryptocurrency plan will radically transform Kenya’s monetary system: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

A ICT Ministry-backed team has retained its quest for the development of cryptocurrency assets in Kenya in spite of regulator unease. The task-forc...

bitcoin , cryptocurrency , ICT Ministry , Joe Mucheru

The wildcat gold miners who get rich sick in Ghana

By Reuters,

A few years after coming as a teenager to this town in Ghana to prospect for gold, Yaw Ngoha had made enough cash to marry his sweetheart and build a ...

Ghana , Gold Mining

Top tourist spots crack down as they become victim of own success

By Reuters,

It is not the sheer number of tourists descending on Venice that bothers Italian food blogger Monica Cesarato so much as the type of visitor. Not s...

tourism , UNESCO

Harambee Starlets selection above board, asserts Mwendwa

By Jacob Icia,

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has poured cold water on claims that the major changes executed in the current Harambee Starlet...

FKF President Nick Mwendwa , Harambee Starlets , Selection , squad

Kenya overcomes Indian side in historic hockey friendly

By Norbert Oduor,

The Kenya national men’s field hockey team thumped Sports Authority of India (SAI) 3-1 to emerge winners in a historic friendly match for hockey ast...

Kenya hockey , SAI

Forced displacement causes controversy in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley

By VOA,

A dam project and sugarcane plantation intended to transform southern Ethiopia could mean the end to a way of life for indigenous people living in the...

Ethiopia , Omo Valley

Addicted to internet? Behavioral therapy could work, researchers find

By CNN,

Many people spend hours on the internet every week -- but some people can't pull away. For individuals addicted to internet, there's a type of shor...

Internet addiction

Kenyans affected by Ethiopian Airlines crash yet to receive Ksh.10B Boeing funds share

By Reuters,

A week after Boeing Co offered $100 million (Ksh.10.3billion) to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in...

Boeing 737 MAX , Ethiopia Airlines crash

Debutants Madagascar bring romance to AFCON

By Reuters,

Madagascar midfielder Anicet Abel can understand why the Africa Cup of Nations Cup (AFCON) debutants may have been under-estimated before the tourname...

afcon , AFCON2019 , Madagascar

Payment service providers to create security-distinct post in new CBK guidelines

By Kepha Muiruri,

Payment Service Providers (PSPs) will be required to create a distinct information security post from October this year as the Central Bank of Kenya (...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Cyber security , payment service providers , Serianu

BWIRE: Need to revamp KBC and enhance public communication

By Victor Bwire,

Reforms and review of government communication and access to information in Kenya as a way of enhancing citizen participation in governance cannot be ...

David Makali , Dr. Naim Bilal , KBC , State broadcaster

BWIRE: Why Africa must face climate change head on

By Citizen,

By Victor Bwire Accelerated effects of climate change including prolonged droughts are taking a toll on the economies of people in the Great Horn o...

U.S seek to rule in toughest-ever Women’s World Cup

By Reuters,

The United States may be favourites to retain their Women’s World Cup title but the rapid development of the game globally means they will face a to...

Ada Hegerberg , FIFA , France 2019 , Women's World Cup

Uganda seeks Ksh.94 billion to support refugee population

By VOA,

The Ugandan government and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees are calling on the donor community to extend $927 million (Ksh. 94 billion) to supp...

Uganda refugees , UNHCR