Finding Dad Part 4: Google search that showed me his face

By Citizen,

My four working hours went painfully slow. I was already in love with the woman I had become. Finding Dad Part 1: My story of pain, rejection, heartb...

finding dad

Finding Dad Part 3: Immunisation card that finally revealed his name

By Citizen,

A year later I met my mum’s cousin. They were very close friends. My mind has a way of rearranging its shelves; so the subject of my father that I h...

cynthia gichiri , finding dad

Finding Dad Part 2: ‘Cucu, baba yangu ni nani?’

By Citizen Reporter,

High school came and went and I was locked out of university for missing the cut off mark by a few points. Also Read: Finding Dad: My story of pain...

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Finding Dad: My story of pain, rejection, heartbreak and hope

By Citizen Reporter,

Two decades ago I had a super-mum who gave her three children a good life. She always paid school fees before the beginning of the term. My friends...

fatherhood , Single Parenting

Exclusive: Islamic State suspects sent by U.S. from Syria to Iraq

By Reuters,

U.S. forces have quietly sent at least 30 suspected foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria last year and in late 2017 to stand trial in Iraq...

Iraq to Syria , Iraq’s Counter Terrorism Service , ISIS fighters

Court declines to allow confession of daughter who ‘framed’ father in rape case

By Agnes Oloo,

The Court of Appeal has dismissed Julius Wambua Musyoki’s application to introduce his daughter’s evidence in his appeal. A three-judge bench l...

Julius Wambua Musyoki

Woods wins Masters to cap astonishing comeback

By Reuters,

Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s great all-time comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters on Sunday by claiming a fifth Gre...

Masters , tiger woods

Hopes fade for football star Sala as rescuers scour seas

By Reuters,

Hopes of finding football star Emiliano Sala alive were fading on Wednesday, as a recording emerged of a fearful voice message he apparently sent from...

Cardiff City , Emiliano Sala , English Channel , Missing plane , Premier League

Nearly 1,000 Central American migrants in new caravans enter Mexico

By Reuters,

Almost 1,000 Central American migrants entered southern Mexico on Thursday in a test of the new government’s pledge to manage an ongoing exodus fuel...

Central American migrants , Mexico

Parents often don’t know when teens have suicidal thoughts

By Reuters,

Three in four parents are unaware when their teens have recurrent thoughts about suicide, and a big part of the problem may be that adolescents often ...

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Sucking your baby’s pacifier might protect them from allergies, study says

By CNN,

Your baby's pacifier falls on the floor. Before giving it back to your child, do you wash it in a sink or, perhaps reluctantly, clean it with your own...

American College of Allergy , Dr. Andrew MacGinnitie , Dr. Eliane Abou-Jaoude , Henry Ford Health System in Detroit

Film review: ‘Rafiki’ is more than just a lesbian film

By Ian Omondi,

‘Rafiki’ – a film by Wanuri Kahiu – has received a lot of flak and praise in equal measure about the aspect of homosexuality upon which it is ...

'Rafiki' Film , KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua , Muthoni Drummer Queen , Nini Wacera , Samantha Mugatsia , Sheila Munyiva , Wanuri Kahiu

#MeToo My rapist bribed my father for my silence – a young girl’s ordeal

By Sally Boyani,

For many, a parent is the one sure center of refuge. You don't even think about it, you know they will always be there for you. Until you are down, lo...

Brave women , I was raped , Me too , Rape confessions , sexual harrasment

MUNG’ARO: Jubilee has revamped development at the coast

By Citizen Reporter,

In the last General Election, the Coast region largely voted for Raila Odinga. However, this did not deter President Uhuru Kenyatta from embracing the...

Spedag Coach angered by match postponement

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

The postponement of Spedag’s Kenyan Women Premier League (KWPL) Zone A match against Makolandars left Head Coach Christine Nafula feeling glum as he...

football , Kenyan Women Premier League (KWPL) , KWPL , Makolandars , Soccer Quins , Spedag , Thika Queens

Okumbi frustrated as Cranes strike late to deny Stars

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars First Coach Stanley Okumbi rued missed chances as the Uganda Cranes clawed their way back in the dying minutes to force a 1-1 draw agai...

Cranes , football , Harambee Stars , Michael Olunga , uganda

Suarez hits hat-trick as Barcelona thump Betis

By AFP,

  Lionel Messi and hat-trick hero Luis Suarez were in sensational form as they helped Barcelona start their title defence with a crushing 6-2 ...

Barcelona , football , La Liga , Luis Suarez , Real Betis

Argentina send Algeria home, Portugal through

By Agencies,

Argentina saw off a resilient Algeria in the Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2-1, in a game that saw both sides finish with ten men at the Olympic S...

Algeria , argentina , football , olympics , Portugal , Rio 2016

British inquiry finds Iraq war ‘went badly wrong’

By VOA,

The invasion of Iraq 13 years ago by an American- and British-led coalition was “unnecessary” and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein represented “no ...

Britain , Iraq

Marquez and Herrera fire Mexico past Uruguay

By Reuters,

Mexico scored twice in the final five minutes to beat Uruguay 3-1 in a pulsating Copa America Group C match in which each side had a man sent off on S...

Copa America , football , Hector Herrera , Mexico , Rafael Marquez , Uruguay