Tech investors eye Africa’s education and financial sectors

By Reuters,

Africa’s education and financial services sectors offer the best opportunities in the post-COVID-19 period, two tech investors said on Tuesday. A...

coronavirus , education , tech

Another Chinese city goes into lockdown amid new COVID-19 threat

By Reuters,

China imposed new coronavirus curbs in areas near Beijing on Tuesday, putting 4.9 million people in Langfang city under lockdown as new infections rai...

Murder suspects Lawrence Warunge, girlfriend detained for 14 days

By Tonny Ndungu,

Murder suspects Lawrence Warunge and his girlfriend Sarah Muthoni will be detained for 14 days to allow the conclusion of probe into the murder invest...

warunge

Varsity student who killed 5 family members says he was inspired by dark thriller ‘Killing Eve’

By Tonny Ndungu,

The main suspect in the murder of five family members in Lower Kabete told police officers that he got inspiration to commit the cold-blooded killings...

‘We are not hiding anything,’ CS Magoha says journalists, parents not allowed in schools

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha says journalists will not be allowed into schools to assess the state of COVID-19 preparedness in lear...

CS Magoha

Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’...

Donald Trump

Nigerian kids The Critics use phones to create sci-fi films

By CNN,

Across a rocky landscape, two young girls find themselves running for cover as spaceships fire laser guns into the field. To survive, both girls, d...

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4 women arrested for allegedly spiking people’s drinks in Ruiru

By Tonny Ndungu,

Four women were arrested on Sunday following complaints that they have been spiking people's drinks and conning them in Ruiru. Also Read: Woman who...

spiking drinks

If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

By CNN,

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go ...

coronavirus , vaccine passport

Cop from Ruiru Police Station arrested after accountant robbed of Ksh.5M

By Citizen Reporter,

An officer from Ruiru Police Station has been arrested after an accountant was violently robbed of $50,000 (Ksh. 5,575,000). Detectives based at Pa...

robbery with violence , Ruiru police station

OPINION: How smartphones are transforming the gaming industry

By Guest Writer,

The gaming industry’s evolution has been among the most rapid shifts in any form of entertainment and is one of the most profitable in the entertain...

App Annie , Gaming , realme

OPINION: From Survive to Thrive; working together for a better Africa

By Guest Writer,

By Chen Lei Technology is getting us through the pandemic, and technology can also drive our continent’s recovery in the post-pandemic era, w...

Affordable mobile devices a big opportunity in driving 4G migration

By Agencies,

There are significant business opportunities in the mobile-broadband space in building an ecosystem of affordable mobile devices to support user migra...

Nine suspected gang members arrested in Nakuru, drugs seized

By Robert Maina,

Police in Nakuru have arrested nine suspects believed to be members of a notorious gang known as 'Confirm' that has been terrorising residents of the ...

‘Fake sponsor’ who lured young college girls to lodgings, robbed them, arrested

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives attached to the Serious Crimes Unit on Saturday morning pounced on a suspect who is believed to be behind the rampant disappearance of youn...

crime

Prison Warder arrested in connection with Sim Swap fraud, 10,000 sim cards recovered

By George Juma,

A Prison Warder  based at the Prison Headquarters is among three arrested over the suspicion of irregular SIM swap and SIM Card registration. The ...

KRA waives presumptive tax for new businesses

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has waived presumptive tax for new businesses in their first 24 months of operations as part of measures to simplify...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , presumptive tax

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

169 stolen phones recovered as Nairobi CBD anti-mugging squad is formed

By Erick Owenga,

Nairobi Regional Police Commander Rashid Yakub on Wednesday announced the formation of an anti-mugging squad to tame the growing vice within the city....

anti-mugging squad , Nairobi CBD , Police Commander Rashid Yakub

Two foreign nationals, 4 Kenyans arrested over string of burglaries in Kiambu

By Ian Omondi,

A combined team of detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Kihara Police Station officers have arrested two foreign natio...

Burglary , DCI , Kiambu County