Two suspects captured on CCTV robbing a man in Kilimani remanded with 5 others

By Dzuya Walter,

Two suspects who were seen on CCTV robbing a pedestrian in Kilimani have been remanded for seven days to allow police to conclude investigations. A...

Kilimani

Nine car break-in, theft suspects arrested in Mombasa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Police in Mombasa have arrested nine suspects believed to be part of gang involved in car break-ins and theft. The suspects aged between 21 and 32 ...

DCI

Suspects who killed Stephen Gacheche, stole Ksh.2M arrested in Bungoma

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the DCI have arrested five suspects believed to be behind a series of violent robberies within Bungoma County. They are believed to...

bungoma

COVID-19: Equity, Mastercard to give over 14,600 students monthly stipend, learning devices

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Equity Group Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to support over 14,600 students in the Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship program...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Equity Group Foundation , Mastercard Foundation

Kenyan company rolls out Gumzo–first video conferencing app made in Africa

By VOA,

A Kenyan company has developed Gumzo--a video conferencing application, the first made in Africa, designed to be more affordable than foreign counterp...

gumzo , shapiro , usiku games

TeleAfya: Mobile app launched to help patients request for medical care

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyans can now access medical services much more conveniently following the launch of a mobile application that connects patients to doctors for medi...

TeleAfya

Japan air force pilots fly over Tokyo to salute medical workers

By Reuters,

The Japanese air force’s aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo on Friday in a salute to medical workers on the fro...

COVID-19 , JAPAN , medical workers , Taro Kono

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

IDEMIA appoints new East Africa head to drive regional expansion

By Citizen Reporter,

IDEMIA, global augmented identity solutions provider, has appointed Henry Mkuzi as its East African Region Sales Director as part of the company’s p...

Henry Mkuzi , IDEMIA , Yann Delabrière

Three electronic fraud suspects arrested with over 400 sim cards in Juja

By Citizen Reporter,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday arrested three electronic fraud suspects at Highpoint area in Juja. Th...

DCI , fraud , Juja

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

Jumia cuts costs, hopes for lockdown boost

By Reuters,

Jumia Technologies reported an almost 7 percent fall in first quarter revenue due to supply chain disruptions, particularly in China. the strugglin...

e-commerce , JUmia

Safaricom dials up Google for 1 million smartphones offer

By Reuters,

Safaricom is partnering with Google to offer 1 million affordable smartphones, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The Kenyan company, which is ...

Safaricom , smartphone

China is installing surveillance cameras outside people’s front doors…and sometimes inside their homes

By CNN,

The morning after Ian Lahiffe returned to Beijing, he found a surveillance camera being mounted on the wall outside his apartment door. Its lens was p...

china , surveillance camera , Weibo

WHO, ITU plan to send text messages on COVID-19 to mobile phone users worldwide

By Citizen Reporter,

The Word Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union plan to start sending SMSs to people's mobile phones with vital information...

coronavirus , ITU , phone , SMS

Anthony Njenga Wanjiku arrested after public complaints that he sold non-existent electronics on Facebook

By Citizen Reporter,

Anthony Njenga Wanjiku has been arrested by detectives following several complaints by members of the public. The Directorate of Criminal Investiga...

false pretences , Online fraud

‘Notorious’ robbery with violence suspect arrested in Nairobi

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi on Saturday arrested a notorious robbery with violence suspect. 39-year...

DCI , nyayo stadium , robbery with violence

China to lift lockdown on Wuhan, ground zero of coronavirus pandemic

By CNN,

China has announced it will lift the lockdown on Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8, marking a significant miles...

coronavirus , lockdown , wuhan

Seven years after bus rape and murder shocked the world, attackers hanged in India

By CNN,

Four men have been executed for the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus in 2012, a case that shone a global spotlight on ...

BWIRE: Artificial Intelligence could be helpful in dealing with COVID-19

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It's during such times like the current corona virus outbreak that we ask our ourselves hard questions including how can innovation...

coronavirus , COVID-19