CBK interventions lift digital banking

By Kepha Muiruri,

Interventions by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to support cashless transactions under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic have served to lift digital...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Digital Banking , Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Bobi Wine, still under house arrest, says no food left for relative’s baby

By Citizen Reporter,

Besieged opposition leader Bobi Wine has revealed that he has been under house arrest with an 18 month-old-baby whose food has run out. Taking to T...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

Bobi Wine says troops raided party HQs as staff planned legal challenge

By Reuters,

Bobi Wine, leader of Uganda’s main opposition party, said troops raided its headquarters on Monday as staff tried to prepare a legal challenge to Pr...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

BWIRE: Hopefully, treatment of journalists in Kenya won’t go the Uganda Way

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Events in Uganda relating to media and journalists treatment during the campaigns, electioneering and voting for the January 14, 20...

Internet access in Uganda restored

By Waihiga Mwaura,

The digitally isolated country of Uganda is now back on the World Wide Web after the government restored the internet almost one week after it was thr...

Internet Shutdown , uganda

WAIHIGA: No emails or zoom calls, Uganda is voting

By Waihiga Mwaura,

What does it mean to be unable to access online banking for at least four days? What if the only way you could pay for your electricity was online ...

Bobi Wine , Uganda elections , yoweri museveni

Twitter CEO defends Trump ban, says it was right but sets a ‘dangerous’ precedent

By CNN,

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended his company's decision to ban President Donald Trump, while acknowledging that the move stems from its failure to...

Citizen TV , Twitter

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Uganda orders all social media blocked

By Reuters,

Uganda has ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps until further notice, a letter from the country�...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

OPINION: Sex education the perfect pill to cure rampant teen pregnancies

By Guest Writer,

By Serah Kamau As learners troop back to school after a nine-month break thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, hundreds of girls will remain at home bec...

sex education , teen pregnancies

Zimbabwe delays new school term over rising COVID-19 cases

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe has postponed the re-opening of schools planned for next week, the government said on Wednesday, due to a surge in coronavirus infections and...

coronavirus , Zimbabwe

If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

By CNN,

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go ...

coronavirus , vaccine passport

Mdundo wants to be the Spotify of Africa

By CNN,

Mdundo provides access to the continent's favorite music to more than 6 million monthly active users. Set up in 2013 by Danish expat Martin Nielsen...

mdundo , Spotify

Facebook unveils its Africa 2020 Year in Review

By Citizen Reporter,

Facebook has released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work across Africa. The c...

coronavirus , facebook

OPINION: How smartphones are transforming the gaming industry

By Guest Writer,

The gaming industry’s evolution has been among the most rapid shifts in any form of entertainment and is one of the most profitable in the entertain...

App Annie , Gaming , realme

NASCOP piloting a vending machine for HIV self-test kits

By Kadzo Gunga,

Getting an HIV test could now be as simple as getting a packet of chips or a soft drink, this comes after the government introduced test kit vending m...

AIDS , Farmers Choice , HIV , Nascop , Roselyn Warutere

Abiy: Ethiopia federal forces have not killed civilians in Tigray

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Monday that federal troops had not killed a single civilian in their nearly month-long offen...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , tigray

Multichoice Kenya draws first blood in copyright strike

By Kepha Muiruri,

The High Court has issued orders directing Safaricom and Jamii Telkom to pull down and disable 141 sites suspected of infringing on Multichoice Kenya ...

DStv , Multichoice , Safaricom

Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom