China denies giving Covid-19 anal swabs to US diplomatic staff after complaints

By CNN,

US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplom...

china , COVID-19

Nyeri residents hold protests for businessman killed by attackers hired by his father

By Martin Munene,

Residents of Mweiga in Nyeri county went to the streets in a peaceful procession demanding justice for Daniel Mwangi, the slain businessman who is sai...

Daniel Mwangi , Mweiga.

Facebook bans Myanmar military from its platforms with immediate effect

By Reuters,

Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as weeks of mass d...

facebook , Myanmar military

Gor stare at CAF sanctions after Zambia drama

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia are staring at possible sanctions from the continental football body CAF after Sunday's CAF Confederations C...

CAF Confederations Cup , GOR MAHIA , Napsa Stars , Zambia

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

Djokovic thrashes Medvedev for record-extending ninth Australian Open title

By Reuters,

A very different Australian Open came to a familiar close on Sunday, with Novak Djokovic crowned champion for a record-extending ninth time and Serbia...

Australian Open , Novak Djokovic

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...

258 Makueni Boys students suspended after refusing to cut hair, beard and rioting

By Citizen Reporter,

Makueni Boys High School has suspended 258 students for two weeks following a night of rioting at the institution which has a population of more than ...

school riots

Riots break out after student in Kwale committed suicide over a school punishment

By Nicky Gitonga,

A family in Amuka village, Kwale county is demanding justice after their Form 3 son committed suicide. The Stephen Kanja Secondary School student ha...

Stephen Kanja

Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets

By Reuters,

A gunbattle erupted on Friday in central Mogadishu as Somali government forces sealed off streets to prevent a protest over delayed elections, hours a...

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

Moi Girls Eldoret shut down indefinitely following students strike

By Ian Omondi,

Moi Girls High School in Eldoret was on Wednesday shut down indefinitely after the students went on strike over alleged high-handedness. The learne...

eldoret , Moi Girls High School , students strike

When China and other huge nations dispatch digital currencies, will it commence worldwide chaos?

By Agencies,

Probably the most sweltering subject in cryptographic forms of money is the possibility of significant economies dispatching state-sponsored computeri...

Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams

By Reuters,

As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. They now live divided...

libya , Muammar Gaddafi , Revolution

Leopards players in go-slow

By Godfrey Ashiali,

AFC Leopards players have staged a go slow demanding payment of their January salaries. Citizen Digital understands the playing unit returned to the ...

AFC Leopards , go-slow , salaries

Defiant Djokovic survives after Australian Open locks down

By Matthews Mutai,

The Australian Open’s last day of crowds before a five-day lockdown ended with irate fans ejected from Rod Laver Arena late on Friday, and an injury...

Australian Open , Novak Djokovic

Protests in Kisii over change in Mzee Simeon Nyachae’s funeral venue

By Chrispine Otieno,

Residents from Nyanturago in Kisii County on Thursday staged a demonstration against decision to move Mzee Simeon Nyachae's funeral venue. Also Rea...

Nyachae

PROFILE: Nerima Wako taking the leap for youth to take part in politics, governance

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Nerima Wako is the Executive Director of Siasa Place, an organisation she founded in 2015 to create an enabling environment for ...

nerima wako

Djokovic overcomes scare to progress

By Agencies,

World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a scare in his bid for a ninth Australian Open as he saw off American Frances Tiafoe in four sets. Djoko...

Australian Open , Novak Djokovic , Rod Laver Arena , World Number One

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight On January 8, 2020, Facebook removed 32 pages, 220 user accounts, 59 groups, and 139 Instagram profiles working to promote Ugandan ...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections