Slain KBC journalist Betty Barasa laid to rest

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Slain Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) video editor Betty Barasa has been laid to rest at her Oloolua home in Ngong area, Kajiado County. A mem...

Betty Barasa , KBC

Gov’t extends nationwide curfew, ban on public gatherings until May 29

By Ian Omondi,

The government on Wednesday stated that the 10pm-4am nationwide curfew will run until May 29, 2021. Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i...

CS Fred Matiang’i , curfew

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

By Reuters,

When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals strugg...

Japana , Olympic Games , pandemic , Tokyo

Biden set to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attac...

Afghanistan , AL QAEDA , President Joe Biden , U.S. troops

Murder suspect Lawrence Warunge now fit to stand trial: report

By Tonny Ndungu,

Lawrence Warunge, a university student who admitted to killing five family members in January, will be arraigned in court on Wednesday. Also Read: Pa...

warunge

Harry pays tribute to ‘cheeky’ grandpa Prince Philip

By CNN,

Britain's Prince Harry has paid tribute to his grandfather Prince Philip, describing him as "a man of service, honour and great humour," after flying ...

Prince Philip

The 3 important Imperatives for investing in stocks

By Citizen Reporter,

Buying stocks isn't a deterrent. The most difficult deterrent is to discover an association that dependably beats the stock trade. This is something t...

Tanzanian opposition calls for new constitution, faster COVID-19 research

By Reuters,

Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe called on Sunday for the new government to prioritise a new constitution, reviving calls for limiting presid...

coronavirus , Freeman Mbowe , suluhu , Tanzania

How two women lured man to guest house in Mwea then stole from ATM

By Citizen Reporter,

A plot by two women to make a killing after stupefying an unsuspecting reveler in Mwea backfired after police disrupted their plan. Grace Njeri and...

drugged , mwea

Somali lawmakers vote to extend presidential term for up to two years

By Reuters,

The Somali lower house of parliament voted on Monday to extend the president’s term for another two years to let the country prepare for direct elec...

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , somalia

Interviews for next CJ kick off with Justice Said Juma Chitembwe

By Dzuya Walter,

Interviews for Kenya's next Chief Justice kicked off on Monday with the first candidate Justice Said Juma Chitembwe taking to the floor. He is amon...

chitembwe , cj , Maraga

Allow pregnant girls back to schools, lobby groups urge President Suluhu

By Citizen Reporter,

Eight organisations have raised the plight of pregnant girls in Tanzania calling on President Samia Suluhu to address the directive on re-entry to sch...

suluhu , teen pregnancies

Heavy rains leave trail of destruction as weatherman warns of more floods

By Chemutai Goin,

Car dealers are counting losses after two trees fell on at least 10 high end vehicles at a yard on Ngong Road in Nairobi. Heavy rains -- that are e...

floods , rain

Lives and Livelihoods Fund deliver sanitation trucks to tackle rapid urban growth challenges in Guinea

By Agencies,

The Government of Guinea and the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) provided 56 sanitation trucks to the National Agency for Public Hygiene and Sanitati...

Award-winning Rwandan film ‘The 600’ premiers in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

On 7th April, Rwanda, and Rwandese around the world, began ‘Kwibuka’ – meaning 'to Remember', which is an annual Commemoration of the 1994 Genoc...

GENOCIDE , Rwanda

President Samia Suluhu wears a mask in first official visit to Uganda

By Tonny Ndungu,

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...

Samia Suluhu

Prince Harry will attend Prince Philip’s funeral

By CNN,

Prince Philip, the late husband to the UK's Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest on Saturday next week, in a ceremony that will be colorful and st...

MANAMIKE: The daughter my mother wanted

By Guest Writer,

By Tariro Manamike  The relationship between mother and daughter is an interesting, loving and complicated. For her, I had to be educated, get a d...

manamike

Police now believe slain KBC video editor was targeted by assassins

By Dorcas Wangira,

The family and friends of the late KBC Video Editor Betty Barasa arrive at her home on Friday to mourn with her family at their home in Ololua, Ngong....

DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50

By CNN,

DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50. "We are deeply saddened to ann...

DMX