Blow to Sonko as Magistrate Ogoti declines to recuse himself from Ksh.14M graft case

By Dzuya Walter,

Former Nairobi Governor has been dealt a blow after Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti declined an application by Sonko to recuse hi...

Douglas Ogoti , Mike Sonko

By-elections for Garissa Senator, Bonchari and Juja MP seats set for May 18

By Citizen Reporter,

The by-elections for Garissa Senator, Bonchari and Juja members of parliament as well as Rurii ward MCA in Nyandarua have been scheduled for May 18, 2...

by election , IEBC

Japan planning to ban overseas Olympic spectators over COVID-19 fears

By Reuters,

Japan’s government is planning to stop overseas spectators coming to the Summer Olympics due to worries they will spread the coronavirus, a report s...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Leader of Tigray’s forces accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean gov’ts of genocide

By CNN,

The ousted leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region has accused the federal government and its Eritrean allies of genocide and other crimes against humanity...

Eritrea , Ethiopia , GENOCIDE , tigray

Kenya Editors Guild statement on purported removal of MCK Board member

By Guest Writer,

The Kenya Editors’ Guild is disturbed by the continuing impasse over the attempted removal of a Media Council of Kenya Board Member. Insofar as i...

Kenya Editors Guil , MCK , Tabitha Mutemi.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds talks with AU Chair Tshisekedi

By Agencies,

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday. The Vice President congratula...

AFRICAN UNION , kamala harris , tigray , Tshisekedi

Trade Ministry optimistic of Kenya-UK trade deal adoption

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Ministry of Trade has expressed optimism on the adoption of the Kenya-UK trade pact by the National Assembly representing the deal’s ratificatio...

CS Betty Maina , Kenya-UK trade deal

DP Ruto now says he will not lead ‘No’ campaign in BBI referendum

By Francis Gachuri,

Deputy President William Ruto has given the clearest hint that he will not be leading the ‘No’ campaign in the imminent Building Bridges Initiativ...

BBI referendum , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Lawyer Charles Kanjama files case challenging verification of BBI signatures

By Dzuya Walter,

Lawyer Charles Kanjama has filed a case at the Milimani Law Courts challenging the signatures that were put in support of the Building Bridges Initiat...

BBI Bill , high court , IEBC , Judge Jairus Ngaah , lawyer Charles Kanjama , Referendum

Why businesses must account for the Digital Services Tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

By 2017, about a quarter of the world’s population or about 1.3 billion people at the time had purchased goods online. This is according to data ...

Digital Services Tax , KRA

Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws

By Reuters,

Facebook will restore Australian news pages after Canberra offered amendments to a proposed law designed to force tech giants to pay for media content...

Australia , facebook

Kenya’s digital taxi drivers seek worker benefits after landmark U.K. ruling

By Kepha Muiruri,

Digital taxi drivers in Kenya are seeking worker benefits following a landmark ruling relating to the treatment of the drivers by companies in the U.K...

Bolt , digital taxis , uber

Gov’t employees, farmers stirs rock Pakistan

By Agencies,

By Juan Carlos Facing economic distress and rising prices of essential commodities, government employees and farmers have launched their separate s...

Machakos senatorial race: 9 candidates, one show, one platform, two moderators

By Michael Mutinda,

The Machakos Senatorial by-elections race candidates met during the first ever senatorial debate held by Musyi FM of Royal media services on Friday. ...

kavindu , machakos senatorial by-election , Maendeleo Chap Chap , mutua katuku , WIPER

Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out

By VOA,

As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...

bobi , Museveni , Stella Nyanzi , uganda

3-judge bench to hear 9 petitions against Nairobi DG Anne Kananu

By Citizen Reporter,

Acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has appointed a three-judge bench to hear nine petitions against Nairobi DG Anne Kananu. Justice Said Chitembw...

kananu , Nairobi Governor , Sonko

Britain’s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor

By Reuters,

Parties to the International Criminal Court on Friday elected Britain’s Karim Khan as the new prosecutor for a nine-year term starting on June 16. ...

Fatou Bensouda , Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab , International Criminal Court. , Karim Khan

Not without a fight: Omanga, Mwaura take on Jubilee Party

By Citizen Reporter,

The Registrar of Political Parties has been barred from effecting the suspension of Senators Millicent Omanga, Isaac Mwaura and four others until the ...

Isaac Mwaura , JUBILEE , omanga

Irungu Kang’ata ousted as Jubilee party cracks whip on rebels

By Edwin Obuya,

Irungu Kang'ata is the latest victim in the ongoing purge of rebels in Jubilee party. Also Read: Kangata on BBI letter: The truth had to be said, I...

Irungu Kang' ata , Isaac Mwaura , JUBILEE , omanga

Understanding factors that cause stock prices to fluctuate

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Stock prices increase and decrease in value frequently, fluctuating sometimes by shocking amounts and in short periods of time. New traders or investo...

Forex Trading , stock market