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Protests in Kisii over change in Mzee Simeon Nyachae’s funeral venue
By Chrispine Otieno,
2147, February 11, 2021 (EAT)
Residents from Nyanturago in Kisii County on Thursday staged a demonstration against decision to move Mzee Simeon Nyachae's funeral venue. Also Rea...
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Western countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge
By CNN,
1800, February 5, 2021 (EAT)
African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations -- de...
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Thai woman sentenced to 43 years in jail for insulting monarchy
By Reuters,
1719, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
A Thai woman has been sentenced to over 43 years in jail for sharing online posts criticising the royal family, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The sen...
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China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?
By CNN,
1036, January 10, 2021 (EAT)
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...
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Travel agents want rapid COVID-19 tests to boost international arrivals
By Kepha Muiruri,
1455, December 10, 2020 (EAT)
Travel agents have called for the installation of rapid COVID-19 test facilities at international airports to serve as a marker of confidence to rebou...
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How Neanderthal DNA affects human health — including the risk of getting Covid-19
By CNN,
2208, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
Early modern humans originated in Africa and started spreading around the world about 80,000 years ago. As they traveled, they came across other an...
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Gor trip to Rwanda delayed by COVID-19 tests
By Milton Ochieng,
1134, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
Gor Mahia FC are still in the country after failing to fly to Rwanda for the CAF Club Champions League match against Rwandese giants APR. Club chai...
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Minister wants Nigeria to sanction CNN for report on shooting of protesters
By Reuters,
1214, November 20, 2020 (EAT)
Nigeria should sanction CNN for a report that the country’s military shot and killed protesters demonstrating against police brutality, a minister s...
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Olympics: Organisers say fears of virus banished
By Reuters,
907, November 10, 2020 (EAT)
Organisers of a weekend international gymnastics meet in Tokyo, seen as a major test ahead of next year’s postponed Olympic Games, lauded on Tuesday...
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Coleman banned for two years for missing drugs test
By Agencies,
2209, October 27, 2020 (EAT)
World 100m champion Christian Coleman has been banned for two years after missing three drugs tests. The 24-year-old American, who is suspended fro...
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‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps
By CNN,
1110, October 9, 2020 (EAT)
For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...
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Trump may be the ‘only patient on the planet’ to receive the COVID-19 treatment he’s gotten
By CNN,
1305, October 6, 2020 (EAT)
If you get sick with Covid-19, don't expect to get the same treatment as President Donald Trump. It may seem obvious the country's leader would rec...
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FKF to fund teams implement football resumption protocols
By Jacob Icia,
1745, September 6, 2020 (EAT)
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa has revealed part of the COVID-19 relief fund from the world football governing body FIFA will ...
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AIU launch group testing targeting road runners in Kenya and Ethiopia
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1724, September 3, 2020 (EAT)
With athletics action slowly resuming across the world amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is also stepping up measures to ...
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COVID-19 in children: Study suggests they can carry virus in respiratory tract for weeks
By CNN,
1048, August 31, 2020 (EAT)
Children can carry coronavirus in their noses and throats for weeks even if they don't show any symptoms, which might explain how the virus can spread...
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F1 champion Hamilton will not boycott Belgian GP
By Reuters,
1055, August 28, 2020 (EAT)
Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he will not boycott Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, even as he vowed to continue to work with ...
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South Korea battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months, warns of crisis
By Reuters,
1040, August 17, 2020 (EAT)
South Korea warned on Monday of a looming novel coronavirus crisis as new outbreaks flared, including one linked to a church where more than 300 membe...
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Marian Awuor Adumbo, nurse who succumbed to COVID-19, buried in Homa Bay
By Aly Abich,
1240, August 8, 2020 (EAT)
Nurse Marian Awuor Adumbo, who died from COVID-19 complications slightly over a week after giving birth, has been buried. The deceased was laid to ...
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Homa Bay nurse dies of COVID-19 complications a week after giving birth
By Ian Omondi,
1210, August 7, 2020 (EAT)
Marian Awuor Adumbo, a nurse working at the Rachuonyo sub-county Hospital in Homa Bay, has died from COVID-19 complications at a Kisii health facility...
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‘I don’t have COVID-19,’ CS Matiang’i declares as he dismisses ICU admission
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1711, July 24, 2020 (EAT)
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i has dismissed reports claiming that he has contracted COVID-19 and is undergoing medical care in the I...
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