French COVID-19 patient numbers rise again, adding to pressure for new lockdown

By Reuters,

The number of patients with coronavirus in French intensive care units rose on Saturday to a new high for this year, increasing the pressure to impose...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , France , President Emmanuel Macron

Paris goes into lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages

By Reuters,

France imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus var...

COVID-19 , France , President Emmanuel Macron

17 more patients dead as Kenya records 1,225 new COVID-19 cases

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that 1,225 people tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample size of 7,308 tested in the last 24 hours,...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , vaccine

6 impressive side jobs for extra money you can do from home

By Agencies,

There is no harm in making some extra money while sitting at your home. Yes, most of us are engaged in some jobs. But, sometimes, the paycheck seems t...

Makeup, clothing, alcohol sales shattered under pandemic: Survey

By Kepha Muiruri,

The sale of beauty products, clothes and alcohol was the worst hit under the COVID-19 pandemic as Kenyans trimmed their discretionary spending followi...

COVID-19 , KASI Insights , KBG

Kenya Savannah Classic added to European tour

By Agencies,

The European Tour today added a new tournament, the Kenya Savannah Classic, to its 2021 International Schedule. The €1million, 72 hole stroke pla...

European Tour , Kenya Savannah Classic

Ugandan Gov’t restores social media sites except Facebook

By VOA,

Ugandan authorities restored access to the internet Wednesday, a month after blocking it ahead of the January 14 elections. Also Read: Facebook rem...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections

From 64 branches to just 5: Retailer Tuskys nears its last breath

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys is nearing its last breath with its branch count having fallen to just five from a high of 64 in a little over 12 months. ...

liquidation , nakumatt , Tuskys

More than 90,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 in next three weeks, CDC forecast shows

By CNN,

More than 38,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 in the first two weeks of the new year. Another 92,000 are projected to die from the virus over ro...

america , COVID-19 , US CDC

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

JAMILA’S MEMO: Ultimate responsibility for PPEs lies with CS Kagwe

By Jamila Mohamed,

When COVID-19 hit our shores in March 2020, there were simple things scientists around the world shared as the recommended responses to stopping the s...

KEMSA , PPEs

Britain to be first country to use Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By VOA,

Britain will be the first country to roll out the Pfizer - BioNTech coronavirus vaccine – the first Western nation to do so, the government announce...

coronavirus , Pfizer

Jamila’s Memo: Has emergency care in Kenya lost its meaning?

By Jamila Mohamed,

Has emergency care in Kenya lost its meaning? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an emergency is an unforeseen combination of circumstanc...

coronavirus , KIKOTEC , PPE

WHO scientist calls for more data on coronavirus vaccines

By VOA,

The World Health Organization’s top vaccine expert says the agency needs to evaluate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more t...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

BWIRE: After public lynching of KEMSA, what next?

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire The usual mob injustice, transactional nature and emotional approach to dealing with fraud and corruption in public institutions in...

KEMSA

New York City closes schools amid COVID-19 surge

By VOA,

New York City Wednesday ordered schools to close, as the city recorded a seventh-straight day with a COVID-19 positivity rate of over 3%. Also Read...

coronavirus

Tuskys to cut its branch network by half

By Kepha Muiruri,

Besieged retailer Tuskys has indicated plans to reduce its branch count by more than half to 25 from its current 52 stores around the country. The ...

retail in Kenya , Tuskys

Bus stops, restaurants, gyms, hotels potential COVID-19 ‘superspreader’ places: study

By CNN,

A small minority of places where people go frequently account for a large majority of coronavirus infections in big cities, according to a new modelin...

coronavirus

U.S. government appeals order blocking TikTok ban from taking effect

By Reuters,

The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judge’s Oct. 30 order that blocked the government from imposing restrictions on Chin...

President Donald Trump , Tiktok , U.S. Justice Department , White House

Alibaba Singles Day sales rake in Ksh8 trillion as Chinese shake off COVID-19

By CNN,

China's annual Singles Day online shopping bonanza regularly hauls in tens of billions of dollars for Alibaba and other e-commerce and retail companie...

Alibaba , singles day