Former marathon record holder Kipsang banned for four years

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang, has been banned for four years for whereabouts failures and tampering by providing false evidence ...

doping , Wilson Kipsang

He was an athlete in the best shape of his life. Then Covid-19 nearly killed him

By Tonny Ndungu,

When Ahmad Ayyad woke up, he was delirious. He didn't realize where he was, why there was a tube down his throat, or how long it had been since he las...

coronavirus

Uhuru congratulates incoming Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a congratulatory message to Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera who was sworn in for a five-year term on Sunda...

Malawi , President Lazarus Chakwera , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Ferguson congratulates old rival Dalglish on Liverpool’s title win

By Reuters,

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson sent a text message to congratulate old rival Alex Ferguson after Liverpool ended their 30-year wait fo...

Alex Ferguson , Liverpool , Manchester United , Premier League

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

Gor, Leopards sign multimillion shirt sponsorship deal with gaming firm

By Tony Owori,

Tony Oworiin Nairobi EXCLUSIVE After a period of financial turmoil following the departure of their previous shirt sponsors, Kenyan Premier League...

AFC Leopards , Ambrose Rachier , DAN SHIKANDA , Gor Mahia FC , Sponsorship

Twitter will now let you tweet with your voice

By CNN,

Twitter has spent years trying to combat misinformation and abuse on its platform. Now it's introducing a new feature with the potential to complicate...

How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

By CNN,

In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...

Gay , LGBTQ , Sarah Hegazi

IOC confirms protest ban remains

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Games after several sports moved to allo...

Black lives matter , IOC , olympics , protest , racism

‘Happy New Year’ or premium tears? Kenyans await President Kenyatta’s speech on restrictions

By Ian Omondi,

Expectations are high among Kenyans about President Uhuru Kenyatta's Saturday message on the review of current restrictions and cessation of movement ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , curfew , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus

By Reuters,

The Ministry of Health in Rwanda has reported the country's first death caused by the new coronavirus. The patient was a 65-year-old driver who opt...

coronavirus , Rwanda

OPINION: The resumption of Kenya’s economy – is now the time?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu In light of the recent call for the National Government to loosen the curfew and county restrictions, I can't help but sympathize w...

My family suffered abuse over my stance on EPL restart: Deeney

By Reuters,

Watford striker Troy Deeney says his family has suffered personal and online abuse after his decision not to return to training last week. Deeney h...

coronavirus pandemic , Family abuse , Project Restart , Troy Deeney , Watford striker

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Meet 1-year-old Chef Kobe with 1.3M followers on Instagram

By CNN,

A 1-year-old chef is cooking up a storm on social media, with more than a million followers on Instagram tuning in to "Kobe Eats" to enjoy his baby-fa...

Chef Kobe , instagram

Rwanda’s most-wanted genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga appears before French court

By Reuters,

Felicien Kabuga, accused of funding the 1994 Rwandan genocide, appeared before a French court on Wednesday, four days after his arrest following a qua...

Felicien Kabuga , GENOCIDE

Raila says ‘BBI reggae is on halftime’, will continue after Coronavirus pandemic

By Francis Gachuri,

ODM leader Raila Odinga insists the clamour for constitutional amendments through the Building Bridges Initiative is still on, despite the disruption ...

odm , raila odinga

Taiwan’s success in fighting coronavirus has infuriated China

By CNN,

While many governments struggled to contain the spread of coronavirus, Taiwan appeared to have it largely under control. In January, the self-rule...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Tsai Ing-wen , world health organization

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

‘Ni doshi’: Ingenuity of sheng for Kenyan music

By Tony Owori,

Times change and so do people: it reflects in how we dress, what we eat, who we interact with, the things we buy and even the places we go. More of...

Kartelo , Nameless , sheng