Osaka beats Brady at Australian Open to claim fourth major title

By Reuters,

Naomi Osaka crushed Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 to secure her second Australian Open title on Saturday and cement her standing as the new queen of the wome...

Australian Open , Jennifer Brady , Naomi Osaka

Protests in Kisii over change in Mzee Simeon Nyachae’s funeral venue

By Chrispine Otieno,

Residents from Nyanturago in Kisii County on Thursday staged a demonstration against decision to move Mzee Simeon Nyachae's funeral venue. Also Rea...

Nyachae

Nadal continues to struggle with back problem ahead of Australian Open

By Reuters,

World number two Rafa Nadal on Thursday said doubts remain over his fitness ahead of next week’s Australian Open. Nadal pulled out of Spain’s ATP...

Australian Open , Rafael Nadal

US talk show legend Larry King dies aged 87 after catching coronavirus

By Agencies,

American talk show legend Larry King has died aged 87. He passed away this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles after a battle wit...

Bike rider admitted to hospital after cop injured him while shaving his locks with a knife

By Tonny Ndungu,

A police officer who shaved a boda boda rider's head with a knife, leaving him with grievous injuries has been arrested. His arrest follows uproar f...

Ol Kalou

Lawrence Warunge’s mother had broken arms, autopsy reveals

By Dorcas Wangira,

Ann Wanjiku, the mother to Lawrence Warunge who is suspected to be behind the macabre killings, had broken arms, the autopsy has revealed. Accordin...

warunge

Ex-Mombasa mayor Mohdhar wants county to name stadium after Hatimy

By Luqman Mahmoud,

The former mayor of Mombasa City Ahmed Mohdhar has called upon the Mombasa County Assembly to pass a special motion to name the Mombasa County Stadium...

Former Mayor Ahmed Mohdhar , Mmombasa Stadium , Mohamed Hatimy , Mombasa County Assembly

15,000 troops set for Biden inauguration as U.S. braces for extremist violence

By CNN,

The National Guard has plans to have up to 15,000 National Guard troops to meet current and future requests for the inauguration, Gen. Daniel Hokanson...

Biden , Trump

Serena, Osaka to join top men in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

By Reuters,

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide after serving ...

ATP Cup , Australian Open

2,000 mourners expected as Nyagarama’s body arrives in Nyamira for burial

By Citizen Team,

The body of the late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama has arrived at his home in Riamanoti, Borabu constituency, ahead of his State Funeral today aboar...

County Commissioner Amos Muriba , governor John Nyagarama , Nyamira County , Sstate Funeral

Gov’t urged to distribute sanitary pads for free in schools

By Citizen Reporter,

It was Christmas come early for about 200 street children after they received an assortment of goods from a Nairobi businesswoman as part of her birth...

U.S. FDA advisers overwhelmingly back authorizing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By Reuters,

A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavir...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , FDA , Pfizer , vaccine

Maradona’s death casts long shadow around Argentina’s Boca Juniors stadium

By Reuters,

In the working class Buenos Aires district of La Boca, the death of Diego Maradona has cast a long shadow stretching out from the stadium of Boca Juni...

Boca Juniors , Buenos Aires district , diego maradona , La Boca

Nakuru London ward MCA Sammy Mbugua dies after a short illness

By Citizen Reporter,

Nakuru County London MCA Sammy Mbugua  has died while receiving treatment at a Nakuru Hospital, reports say.  The County Assembly Speaker, Joel Kai...

coronavirus

Governor Nyoro plans to relocate Thika Stadium

By Moses Ngige,

The County Government of Kiambu is contemplating relocating the Thika Stadium to a new and more spacious place away from the industrious town, county ...

Governor James Nyoro , Kiambu County Government , Relocate , Thika Stadium

Biden plans move into White House as Trump clings to hope

By Reuters,

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will further lay the groundwork for his new administration on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of l...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

Kirinyaga MCAs pass Ksh.6B supplementary budget to boost county projects

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru’s flagship projects have received a boost after the County Assembly passed a supplementary budget of Ksh.6.7 billion...

Huawei Kenya , UniTech Talk

Cop killed by rooster while breaking up cockfight in the Philippines

By CNN,

A police officer has been killed by a rooster while attempting to break up an illegal cockfight in the Philippines, authorities have said. Police i...

cockfight

Family holds unusual funeral at a river in Sagana

By Theuri Mbogo,

A family in Mathira threw a bouquet of flowers into the Sagana river in remembrance of their son who drowned seven months ago. The family was unabl...

Sagana river

Brussels DL organisers in Kenya for Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As preparations for Saturday's Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour Gold meet hit top gear, organizers of AG Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting i...

‘Kip Keino Classic’