Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault

By CNN,

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday in a New York courtroom. Weinstein, 67, arrived to his sentencing hearing in a wheel...

Harvey Weinstein

Ukrainian president: ‘Now I am very popular in the USA’

By CNN,

In a CNN interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine is corrupt. He...

Ukrainian president

High-powered World Athletics officials land to assess U20 preps

By Mike Okinyi,

A delegation of 19 high-powered officials from the World Athletics Tuesday  jetted in the country to assess progress made by Kenya ahead of the 2020 ...

2020 World Under-20 , in Nairobi , World Athletics

Fena Gitu ‘Unleashed’

By Girlie Kendi,

Fena Gitu, one of the 2019 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) nominees, is set to release her second album Unleashed. It coincides with her ce...

Fena Gitu , Fenamenon

Stakeholders launch Ksh.95B project to boost Africa’s coffee industry

By Agencies,

The Inter African Coffee Organisation (IACO) has joined forces with the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) and the Internatio...

KenGen clinches Ksh.5.8B deal to drill Ethiopia geothermal wells

By Girlie Kendi,

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has clinched a Ksh 5.8 billion contract to drill 12 geothermal wells in Ethiopia. The contract wi...

kengen

Nyeri County hosts eighth BLAZE Be Your Own Boss summit

By Sponsored,

BLAZE by Safaricom on Saturday held its eighth Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit of the year at the Dedan Kimathi University, Nyeri County. The first ...

Be Your Own Boss Summit , blaze

Over 1,300 youth turn up for the day-long BYOB mentorship and empowerment session

By Sponsored,

More than 1,300 youth from Kilifi County got a chance to engage and learn from BLAZE partners and mentors on entrepreneurship during BLAZE Be Your Own...

Be Your Own Boss Summit , blaze

Will electricity bills come down? KenGen injects 79MW into the grid

By Faizal Ahmed,

The announcement by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) raises hopes for cheaper electricity bills and cleaner power. 79MW powering K...

Electricity bills , kengen

Kenya’s ranking in Geothermal Production Up

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced that it has connected to the national grid, the first unit of the newly built Olkaria V ge...

geothermal , Iceland , kengen , Olkaria V

Safaricom launches fourth edition of blaze be your own boss

By Sponsored,

Safaricom on Tuesday flagged-off the fourth edition of BLAZE Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) youth engagements in Kakamega County. Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) ...

Be Your Own Boss , blaze

Forced displacement causes controversy in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley

By VOA,

A dam project and sugarcane plantation intended to transform southern Ethiopia could mean the end to a way of life for indigenous people living in the...

Ethiopia , Omo Valley

Kisii county hosts the year’s second BLAZE be your own boss summit

By Sponsored,

BLAZE by Safaricom on Friday hosted the second Be Your Own Summit of 2019 at Kisii National Polytechnic, Kisii County. Coming two weeks after the f...

blaze

Agriculture, Manufacturing employees least paid in Kenya – Report reveals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Employees in the Agriculture and Manufacturing sectors are the least paid in the Kenyan job market, a new report by asset manager ICEA Lion shows. ...

agriculture in Kenya , ICEA LION , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , KNBS 2019 economic survey

In “climate apartheid”, rich will save themselves while poor suffer – UN report

By Reuters,

The world is on course for "climate apartheid", where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor bear the brunt,...

Climate Apartheid , U.N. Human Rights Council

Saudi seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a v...

Donald Trump , G20 , Gulf of Oman , Hiroshige Seko , Iran , Khalid al-Falih , Saudi Arabia , United States of America

Men suing women who accused them of sexual misconduct. Will it stop others from speaking out?

By CNN,

A series of high-profile defamation cases have been brought against women in response to the outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in the wake o...

#Metoo , sexual harassment , Workplace misconduct

What to know about Robert F. Smith, the man paying off U.S grads’ student loans

By CNN,

Robert F. Smith lifted a huge burden off the graduating class of Morehouse College when he announced during his commencement speech that he would pay ...

Hope Dworaczyk , Morehouse College , Playboy , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity

Zimbabwe faces worst power cuts in three years, mines hit

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe’s state power utility imposed the worst rolling blackouts in three years on Monday, with households and industries including mines set to b...

Electricity , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , Zimbabwe

Ugandan Gov’t upset by media coverage of Bobi Wine

By Reuters,

More than a dozen Ugandan media outlets said they will reassign senior journalists in response to government complaints over coverage of opposition la...

Bobi Wine , Museveni