Villas-Boas defends Marseille player after Neymar racism claim

By Agencies,

Marseille head coach Andre Villas-Boas has defended the club's player Alvaro Gonzalez following Neymar's racism claim against the centre-back. Pa...

Alvaro Gonzalez , Andre Villas-Boas , Marseille , neymar , Paris Saint-Germain , racism

LSK takes up Peter Otieno Otiang case after Citizen TV story

By Citizen Team,

The Law Society of Kenya has said it will take up the Peter Otieno Otiang case following an expose on Citizen TV. According to LSK President Nelson...

Peter Otieno Otiang , Stanley Hotel

COVID-19: Economic hardships have forced Kenyans back to business as usual – Report

By Kepha Muiruri,

The majority of Kenyans agree with the government view of the resumption of business as usual against the continuous spread of COVID-19 infections in ...

How Kenyan consulate in Lebanon became feared by women it was meant to help

By CNN,

A deep sense of fear descended over Gloria as she stepped off the bustling street into her country's consulate. Weeks earlier, she said, she paid t...

Kefala , Kenyan consulate in Lebanon , Lebanon , Sayed Chalouhi

Why COVID-19 is killing diabetes patients at alarming rates

By Reuters,

Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to seek care. The next day, he collapsed and died in his New Orleans home. ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Diabetes

Man using a prosthetic mask stole more than Ksh.10M at casinos, prosecutors say

By CNN,

A prosthetic mask, counterfeit driver's licenses, and personal information obtained on the internet. That's how federal authorities say a Michigan man...

Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80

By CNN,

John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a toweri...

John Lewis

Schoolboy shot dead, scores injured during a cattle raid in Samburu

By Johnston Keti,

A school boy was shot dead and two others seriously injured at Marti area in Samburu North Sub County during a cattle raid incident. While speaking...

Samburu

We Can’t Breathe: Plight of Syokimau residents in face of air pollution

By Enock Sikolia,

The world is facing a pandemic that has thrown economies into a spin and the number of mortalities is rising. Many companies and factories have bee...

Bustani Villas , Endmor Steel Millers , Nazir Hakada , Sawada Villas , Syokimau

Instagram star ‘Hushpuppi’ who flaunted lavish lifestyle to face charges of conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of dollars

By CNN,

A Nigerian man nicknamed "Ray Hushpuppi" who flaunted his Rolls Royces, fancy watches and designer clothing on Instagram faces money laundering conspi...

fraud , Ray Hushpuppi

OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news

By Guest Writer,

By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...

BBC , coronavirus , COVID-19 , ebola , fake news , who

80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who lost income sources due to COVID-19 set to receive Ksh. 606M from EU

By Citizen Reporter,

80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who lost income sources due to COVID-19 are set to receive Ksh. 606million (€5 million) from the European Union through no...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , EU , Mordue

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

MCKINSEY: Priorities for school systems in the age of coronavirus

By Guest Writer,

As of mid-April, 191 countries had shut down all their primary and secondary schools, affecting almost 1.6 billion children. The shift to remote le...

coronavirus , online learning

Fighting fakes: Mobile phones the most counterfeited goods in Kenya

By Dorcas Wangira,

Kenya loses an estimated Ksh. 30billion every year in tax evasion, unlicensed goods and counterfeit, according to various studies. The country is t...

mobile phones , phones , smartphones

President Farmajo calls Uhuru to ‘express regret’ after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia

By Ian Omondi,

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday morning made a telephone call to President Uhuru Kenyatta to express his regret and convey co...

Bardale , President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo , President Uhuru Kenyatta , somalia

Verona van de Leur: The star gymnast who reinvented herself as a porn actress

By CNN,

The simple act of cartwheeling at the age of five begins Verona van de Leur's story, a childhood passion which in turn led to a desire to be an Olympi...

Verona van de Leur

Africa CDC and AU must offer dignified, inclusive focus on women & girls in COVID-19 response

By Guest Writer,

Without the full participation and inclusion of women within the COVID-19 pandemic response, Africa’s efforts to flatten the curve and/or wipe-out t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , femnet , GBV

Baringo County leaders want schools re-opened for KCPE, KCSE candidates

By Evans Chumo,

A section of Baringo County leaders have urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to consider re-opening schools for Class Eight and Form Four students who are ...

CS Magoha , Kajiado

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup