Safaricom sets sights on new digital ecosystem as it marks 20 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telco operator Safaricom says it will be seeking to evolve beyond its current realm of mobile connectivity as it marks its 20th birthday this ...

Safaricom

Kenya’s intersex persons still pushing for law to allow third gender on ID

By Anthony Ndwiga,

As the world marked Intersex Awareness Day on Monday, Kenya's records of such persons stands at 1,524. Kenya became the first African country to re...

Intersex

‘Watajua hawajui… We can stop reggae,’ DP Ruto warns BBI proponents

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Deputy President William Ruto has warned that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) could hit a dead end if the conversation around proposals in the r...

BBI , william ruto

Waiguru urges youth to apply for KENHA scholarships in county’s selected TVET institutions

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has urged the youth from the county to apply for technical training scholarships offered by the Kenya National ...

GEMA Youth Chairman Kioi wa Murera urges youth to back BBI

By Tonny Ndungu,

GEMA Youth have vowed support for the Bridging Bridges Initiative (BBI) urging Kenyan youth to support the newly released report. In a presser on T...

Gema Youth

Uhuru: If my wife says yes, I’ll get ‘someone’ from Kisumu

By Tonny Ndungu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday expressed his love for Kisumu County, saying he will seek his wife's consent in getting a "Kisumu-based helper". ...

Uhuru

East African truckers pay bribes of up to Ksh.4K for negative coronavirus tests – official

By VOA,

Long-distance truckers are paying bribes to evade coronavirus testing at the Uganda-Kenya border, the head of Uganda's Professional Drivers Network sa...

coronavirus , truckers , Uganda-Kenya border

47% of Kenyans experienced job loss after COVID-19: TIFA

By Citizen Reporter,

47% of Kenyans experienced loss of employment after COVID-19 hit six months ago, a new study has found. The TIFA poll found that measures taken to ...

coronavirus , Eviction , Rent

New Zealand’s Ardern wins ‘historic’ re-election for crushing COVID-19

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as voters rewarded...

coronavirus , Jacinda Ardern , New Zealand

Rise in Malawi suicide cases linked to COVID-19

By VOA,

Malawi suicide cases have increased by 57% since the start the coronavirus pandemic. Psychologists blame loss of hope in dealing with social distan...

coronavirus , Mental Health , suicide

Dos and Wamuyu Kariuki set off to motorkbike around the world – but run into COVID

By Reuters,

Dos and Wamuyu Kariuki loved adventure almost as much as they loved each other. So two months after they got married, they quit their jobs and set ...

coronavirus , Wamuyu Kariuki

President Kenyatta nominates former IEBC Commissioners, BBI Joint Secretary to ambassadorial jobs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners Margaret Mwachanya, Connie Nkatha a...

Uhuru kenyatta

Kenyan economy shrinks for the first time since September 2008

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenyan economy contracted for the first time since the third quarter of 2008 as second quarter growth dropped to a negative 5.7 per cent from a po...

COVID-19 , Kenya's economy , recession

Rashford: Hungry children still worrying about next meal

By Agencies,

Hungry children are sitting in class worrying about what their younger siblings will eat at home later, says campaigning footballer Marcus Rashford. ...

Marcus Rashford

OPINION: Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on social media usage

By Guest Writer,

When schools closed and jobs were put aside temporarily in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left a massive population with boredom and anxiety during...

advertising , Amazon , COVID-19 , JUmia , social media , wowzi

Safaricom’s job contribution hits record one million

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telecom operator Safaricom supported a record 1,013,728 jobs within its extended value chain in the past one year. The value measured in th...

COVID-19 , Peter Ndegwa , Safaricom , smes

Kenya tipped to escape recession on economic diversity

By Kepha Muiruri,

As the majority of countries fall into recession this year, Kenya has been tipped to escape contraction this year from its broad based economic struct...

Kenya's GDP , recession , World Bank Group

‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

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...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

Raila: ‘Wheelbarrow unapatia kijana na hujamuonyesha pa kujenga?’

By Citizen Reporter,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has launched a scathing attack on Deputy President William Ruto over his 'wheelbarrow' campaign. According to Mr. Odinga, t...

hustler , odm , raila , ruto

Unemployment is biggest risk over the next 10 years, business leaders say

By Reuters,

Unemployment is seen as the biggest worry over the next 10 years for business executives around the world, closely followed by concern about the sprea...

unemployment , World Economic Forum