Travelers from Tanzania will not be turned away, Transport CS Macharia says

By Citizen Reporter,

Transport CS James Macharia has said travelers from Tanzania will not be turned away on arrival in Kenya even though the country is not on the 'safe f...

air travel , coronavirus , safe flights , Tanzania

Kenya to send officials to Lebanon consulate after CNN report on claims of abuse, exploitation

By CNN,

The Kenyan government will dispatch a fact-finding mission to the Lebanon consulate to look into reports of mistreatment, according to a government of...

Kassem Jaber , Lebanon , Sayed Chalouhi , slavery

EAC business council backs CS Amina’s quest for top WTO seat

By Kepha Muiruri,

The East African Business Council (EABC) has endorsed the nomination of Kenya’s Amina Mohammed for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-Gener...

CS Amb. Amina Mohammed , East African Business Council , World Trade Organization (WTO)

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...

President Kenyatta commends progress in South Sudan peace process despite COVID-19 disruption

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended parties to the South Sudan peace process for the progress achieved in recent months despite the health and econ...

peace process , south sudan

Kenya’s envoy to U.K. Manoah Esipisu lands top role in Commonwealth Secretariat

By Citizen Reporter,

Manoah Esipisu has been appointed as Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Kenyan H...

Commonwealth , Manoah Esipisu

CS Amina Mohamed among 96 advocates admitted to the Bar

By Citizen Reporter,

Amb. Amina Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary Sports Culture and Heritage, has been given the official nod to practice law in Kenya. Chief Justice Davi...

Amina Mohammed

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

President Uhuru Kenyatta mourns Mama Anne Osure Okota-Amolo

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of comfort and encouragement to the family, relatives and friends of Mama Anne Osure Okota-Amolo who passe...

Mama Anne Osure Okota-Amolo , Tom Amolo

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

Chinese boss gets attempted murder charge for shooting two black employees

By CNN,

The shooting of two Zimbabwean workers by a Chinese boss shows the "systematic and widespread" abuse that locals face in Chinese mining operations, sa...

attempted murder , chinese , Zimbabwe

‘A vote for Kenya is a vote for global peace,’ Uhuru says in final pitch for UN Security Council seat

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya will advance the pan-Africanist agenda of global peace, solidarity and multilateralism if elected to join the ...

CS Raychelle Omamo , President Uhuru Kenyatta , United Nations , UNSC

Europe starts to reopen borders but no free travel yet

By Reuters,

European countries ease some border controls on Monday after coronavirus lockdowns, but Spain’s continued closure, a patchwork of restrictions elsew...

Brussels airport , coronavirus , europe , lockdown , Ylva Johansson

China warns U.S. it will retaliate on moves over Hong Kong

By Tonny Ndungu,

China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures, criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending specia...

china

Taiwan’s success in fighting coronavirus has infuriated China

By CNN,

While many governments struggled to contain the spread of coronavirus, Taiwan appeared to have it largely under control. In January, the self-rule...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Tsai Ing-wen , world health organization

30 out of 193 Kenyans who tested positive for Covid-19 abroad died, CS Omamo says

By Nganga Njoroge,

30 out of 193 Kenyans who have tested positive for Covid-19 outside the country have succumbed to the virus, Foreign Affairs CS Omamo has said. Acc...

coronavirus , Diaspora , omamo

Ethiopian Forces admit to shooting down Kenyan cargo plane

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ethiopian forces in Somalia have admitted to shooting down a Kenyan-registered aircraft in Bardale, Somalia killing six people. According to a prel...

AMISOM , Ethiopian

237 Kenyans who arrived back from India allowed to self-quarantine

By Ian Omondi,

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman on Friday announced that the 237 Kenyans who arrived back into the country from India will be al...

Ababu Namwamba , CAS Rashid Aman , coronavirus , COVID-19

President Farmajo calls Uhuru to ‘express regret’ after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia

By Ian Omondi,

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday morning made a telephone call to President Uhuru Kenyatta to express his regret and convey co...

Bardale , President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo , President Uhuru Kenyatta , somalia

Gov’t demands answers after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia killing six

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now tasked the Somali government with providing answers on the “unclear circumstances” under which a Ken...

Africa Express , Capt. Gilbert Kibe , COVID-19 , KCAA