Mama Sarah Obama laid to rest in Kogelo

By Reuters,

Mama Sarah Obama, a Kenyan educator and philanthropist who promoted education for girls and orphans, was laid to rest on Tuesday. Also Read: Former...

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OPINION: GBV survivors and those at risk should be considered when setting up policies for social protection

By Rachel Ombaka,

The third wave of COVID-19 has hit Kenyans hard with the effects of the pandemic getting worse by the day. Ministry of Health officials recently so...

coronavirus , Danida , GBV , Oxfam

Mama Sarah Obama dies in Kisumu aged 99

By Ian Omondi,

Sarah Obama, former US President Barack Obama's grandmother, has died in Kisumu aged 99. According to the family, Mama Sarah passed on at the Jaram...

President Barack Obama , Sarah Obama

PROFILE: Diana Kamande fights for GBV survivors left as widows

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ...

diana kamande , widows

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta rallies for community healthcare workers

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said community health workers play a crucial role in the health sector as they reach out to those who are unable to a...

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

Over 1M Kenyans to receive Ksh.8K each in gov’t aid

By Teddy Otieno,

The Government has released 8,728,056,000 shillings for payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the cash transfer programmes. The money, channelled thr...

Cyclist plots Nairobi-Mombasa charity ride

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has planned a three-day charity trip from which he expects to raise one million shillings for Project of Hope Childre...

Suleiman Kangangi

Girl who wrote heartfelt letter to the President returns to school after Governor Mutua intervenes

By Citizen Reporter,

Philomena Mutheu, a Form Four student from St. Mary’s School in Kithangaini can now breathe a sigh of relief after her fees was paid in full. On ...

Mutua , philomena mutheu

Abdulrazzaq Hussein is third winner of Unsung hero campaign

By Citizen Reporter,

The Wangari Maathai Foundation has announced the third winner of the Unsung hero campaign as Abdulrazzaq Hussein. The 27-year-old young change-make...

Abdulrazzaq Hussein , coronavirus , Unsung hero campaign , Wangari Maathai Foundation

‘Adopt a Family’ campaign pairs wealthy with less fortunate during COVID-19 lockdown

By VOA,

In Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood, those who depend on day-to-day wages have been hit hardest by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Wh...

adopt a family , coronavirus , Kibera

American pleads guilty to sexually abusing girls at his orphanage in Kenya

By Benjamin Muriuki,

An American man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing four underage girls at a children's home he and his wife had set up in Kenya's Bomet County. ...

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Relief for Kenyans who earn up to Ksh.24K as Uhuru orders cuts to PAYE, VAT

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the National Treasury to move to Parliament and implement a raft of changes including relief on employee tax and ...

National Treasury , stimulus , Uhuru kenyatta

Prince Harry breaks silence over royal exit

By CNN,

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, expressed "great sadness" Sunday evening in his first public statement since Buckingham Palace announced he and his ...

Buckingham Palace , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry

Gov’t releases Ksh.4.3B for Inua Jamii beneficiaries

By Agencies,

The Government has released Ksh.4.37 billion for payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the cash transfer programmes. The money, channeled through th...

World’s most celebrated teacher Peter Tabichi meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Citizen Reporter,

Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan science teacher who won the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019, met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. Tabi...

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34 orphans with no place to call home: Children Welfare Society land saga

By Anthony Ndwiga,

The Environmental Land Court in Embu has directed that National Land Commission to revoke a title deed belonging to the Children Welfare Society of Ke...

Children Welfare Society

Number of Ebola orphans spikes as epidemic spreads in eastern DRC

By VOA,

The U.N. children's fund reports the number of children orphaned by Ebola or separated from their parents because of the disease in eastern Democratic...

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , Ebola crisis , United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Highlights from Episode 2 of East Africa’s Got Talent

By Ian Omondi,

The second episode of East Africa’s Got Talent kicked off on a high note with an electric performance from all-male dance-acrobatic group Kimya Kimy...

#EAGTPoweredBySafaricom , Contact Makeda , East Africa’s Got Talent , Gaetano Kagwa , Jeff Koinange , Vanessa Mdee

Man arrested for allegedly defiling two nieces in Makueni

By Citizen Reporter,

Police in Nzaui sub-county, Makueni County on Friday arrested a 25-year-old man alleged to have repeatedly defiled his two nieces. The suspect, Mut...

defilement , Emali Police Station

Australia rescues ISIS orphans in Syria

By VOA,

Australia has rescued the children and grandchildren of two dead Islamic State fighters from a Syrian refugee camp. The Australian prime minister S...

Australia , ISIS , Khaled Sharrouf , Prime Minister Scott Morrison , Syrian War