Sponsored: Colgate partners with WellBoring to donate 30 more water wells for schools in Kenya

By Sponsored,

In support of World Water Day, Colgate has announced an extension of its partnership to drill water wells to provide clean and safe drinking water to ...

Colgate , WellBoring

PROFILE: Jamila Mohamed, top journalist who embodies humility amidst great strides in the media industry

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu This week in our #KenyaWomenSeries, we feature a renowned journalist and quite a familiar face in many Kenyan...

#KenyaWomenSeries , Jamila Mohammed , media

CBK expands list of third-party CRB data providers

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has expanded the list of third-party credit information providers to nearly 2000 entities as part of its role to bolst...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Credit Reference Bureau Regulations 2020 , credit reference bureaus (CRBs)

Africa CDC says no cause for alarm over reports of Johnson & Johnson vaccine causing blood clots

By Mashirima Kapombe,

Africa's leading health think tank, the Africa CDC, now says that there is no cause for alarm over the latest reports of blood clots in recipients of ...

Africa CDC , AstraZeneca , Sputnik V

Japan Olympic adviser urges Covid-19 vaccine option for athletes

By Reuters,

A health adviser to Japan’s Olympic committee said on Tuesday athletes should have the option of getting COVID-19 vaccines, days after public outcry...

COVID-19 , JAPAN , Olympic , Vanccine

No reprieve for Omanyala as AK disowns sprinter

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

In form sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala’s hope of representing Kenya in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics and other events has been quashed by Athletics Ke...

100M , Ferdinand Omanyala , Jackson Tuwei , kenya , Lagos , Nigeria , Tokyo Olympics

Allow pregnant girls back to schools, lobby groups urge President Suluhu

By Citizen Reporter,

Eight organisations have raised the plight of pregnant girls in Tanzania calling on President Samia Suluhu to address the directive on re-entry to sch...

suluhu , teen pregnancies

Uganda, Tanzania, oil firms sign accords to build Ksh.375B pipeline

By Reuters,

Uganda, Tanzania and oil firms Total and CNOOC on Sunday signed agreements that will kickstart the construction of a $3.5 billion (Ksh. 375.5billion) ...

Museveni , suluhu

Arrest of Mutemi Kiama, others are acts of state repression: KHRC

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has condemned the arrest and prosecution of activist Mutemi Kiama. In a statement on Friday, the KHRC terme...

Mutemi Kiama

Cut the debt of poor countries, Pope Francis tells IMF and World Bank

By Reuters,

Pope Francis has told world financial chiefs that poor countries hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus need to have their debt burden reduced ...

debt , IMF , loan , Pope Francis

Edith Kamaru Kwobah, girl from Ndeiya who dressed bodies to get money for medical school

By Guest Writer,

By Dr. Susan Adongo Her first shift was on a Thursday night. “I wasn’t sure what to wear,” Edith Kamaru told me. But it didn’t matter becau...

edith kamaru

PROFILE: Judy Kihumba, bridging the gap for mothers whose hearing is impaired

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu This week in the Kenya Women Series we feature Judy Kihumba, a sign language interpreter; communicator; passio...

Judy Kihumba

Report says supermarkets selling antibiotics laden meat

By Dennis Otieno,

Kenyan consumers could be eating contaminated meat from the country’s major supermarkets. This is according to a study by World Animal Protection...

meat

Albert Gacheru: Kikuyu benga maestro who studied law to fight music pirates dies

By Ian Omondi,

Popular Kikuyu benga artist Albert Gacheru, known for his hit song 'Mwendwa wakwa Mariru', has died aged 59 at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). ...

Albert Gacheru , KNH , Music piracy , Mwendwa wakwa Mariru

Kenya to be included in COVID-19 travel ban red list: U.K.

By Rachel Ombaka,

Kenya will be included in the COVID-19 travel ban red list on April 9, the British High Commission has said. Also Read: No ICU spaces left, 10 doct...

British High Commission , coronavirus , Travel ban

Inua Dada Foundation rolls out advocacy program to amplify youth voices

By Rachel Ombaka,

The Inua Dada Foundation has kicked off a youth advocacy program to amplify their voices and equip them with skills to create positive change. Dubb...

GBV , Inua Dada Foundation

Organisers postpone Hamburg Marathon

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Hamburg Marathon that was set for April 11 has been delayed by a week due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in Germany. In a statement, orga...

Hamburg Marathon

Africa Check, Google.org partner to fight false information using AI

By Citizen Reporter,

Fact-checking organisations Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado received a $2million (Ksh. 218,700,000) grant alongside seven Google.org Fellows who...

africa check , ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE , misinformation

Volleyball: African Women’s Clubs Championship rescheduled

By Stanley Mativo,

The African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) has rescheduled the annual Women's African Volleyball Clubs Championship to start on April 19 to May 1 in ...

DP Ruto, wife Rachel receive first dose of Sputnik V vaccine

By Tonny Ndungu,

Deputy President William Ruto has joined a growing list of prominent Kenyans who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a surpris...

coronavirus