Woman arrested in Mlolongo attempting to sell her 2-week-old son for Ksh.60k

By Enock Muswii,

Police officers in Athi River have arrested two women, foiling a child-trafficking deal in Mlolongo, Machakos County. One of the suspects, Diana Mw...

mlolongo

Woman, 2 kids strangled inside a shop in Karatina, one suspect arrested

By Theuri Mbogo,

A middle-aged woman and two children were on Thursday strangled to death by an unknown people inside a shop at Jambo Village in Karatina. Witnesses...

Karatina murder

Doctors probe whether COVID-19 is causing diabetes

By Reuters,

Mario Buelna, a healthy 28-year-old father, caught a fever and started having trouble breathing in June. He soon tested positive for COVID-19. Week...

coronavirus , Diabetes

Cops arrest suspect ‘Vasco’ who reportedly eloped with Class 8 girl reported missing

By Tonny Ndungu,

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested Marcos Menza Masumbuko in connection with the disappearance of a 13-year-old cla...

Support boxing, hurting Zarika tells gov’t

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Former WBC Super Bantamweight title champion Fatuma Zarika has challenged the government to treat boxing with the dignity it deserves to help resurrec...

Boxing , Fatuma Zarika , government

Noah Abich: Dead-ball specialist who prowled KPL like a colossus

By Joseph Saasia,

Joseph Saasia in Nairobi Noah Abich’s name has been in the tongues of Kenyan football enthusiasts for close to two decades, his service for 12 club...

Nairobi City Stars , Noah Abich , Patrick Korir , retires , Youth Coach

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

Mombasa Martial Arts leaders urge speedy return of contact-sports

By Luqman Mahmoud,

The clamour to have contact-sports ban reviewed has gathered momentum with Martial Arts stakeholders latest to give voice to their anger over the gove...

contact-sports , Martial Arts , Taekwondo

England’s Sancho, Abraham to return for Belgium match

By Reuters,

England winger Jadon Sancho and striker Tammy Abraham will return for Sunday’s Nations League game against Belgium after missing the friendly agains...

Belgium , England , Jadon Sancho , Tammy Abraham

Makueni: Middle-aged man dies after his manhood was cut off by an illicit-brew seller

By Michael Mutinda,

A middle-aged man has died in Luani , Makueni after an altercation inside a beer den turned tragic. Witnesses say the unidentified man was drinking...

luani

Nyandarua residents torch house of suspect peddling bhang to Primary School kids

By James Matheri,

Residents of Canaan village in Nyandarua have burnt to the ground, the house of a suspect believed to have been peddling bhang in the village. The ...

bhang

Popular Murang’a Nyama Choma chef killed by 20-year-old son, body burnt

By Victor Kinuthia,

A popular Murang'a-based nyama choma Chef, John Mwangi, has been killed in cold blood by his 20-year-old son Michael Muchiri in a family dispute gone ...

John Mwangi

Class 7 pupil buried alive while harvesting sand in Homa Bay

By Aly Abich,

Shock and grief engulfed Kachieng village in Homa Bay county after a class seven pupil was buried while harvesting sand on Monday morning. Steven O...

Homa Bay

COVID-19 in children: Study suggests they can carry virus in respiratory tract for weeks

By CNN,

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...

coronavirus , magoha , schools

COVID-19: Why women are losing the work-from-home battle

By CNN,

It's just past 10 a.m. and my partner, on his third virtual meeting today, is working nonstop in our home office. My son has taken over the family ...

coronavirus , work from home

Mmbone: Kenyan star chasing pro-basketball dream in USA

By Dennis Kamariki,

Court Stuff by Dennis Kamariki When Michelle Mmbone Luhunga got the chance to study at Tigoi Girls in 2018, she knew she thought she had landed exact...

Irene Were , Michelle Mmbone Luhunga

Stranded Kenyans living in Beirut ask gov’t to intervene

By Tonny Ndungu,

Scores of Kenyans who are currently living in the streets of Beirut have asked the government to intervene, end their plight and bring them back home....

Kenyans in Beirut

Mwingi: Two kids aged 5 and 7 years die in circumcision gone wrong

By Shadrack Ilava,

Two boys from Lundi village in Mwingi East Sub County died last night after a botched circumcision. The two boys aged 7 and 5 were circumcised on W...

circumcision

Africa Health Officials call for children to return to school

By VOA,

Experts from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund say it's urgent and essential that children across the A...

coronavirus

Kenyan woman’s ordeal casts light on India as sex trafficking route

By Reuters,

J’s cousin promised her a well paid job in India as a housekeeper. Instead, she found herself in a brothel until the United Nations brought her home...

Kenyan consulate in Lebanon , sex trafficking