Union reveals clinical officer in Nairobi is one of the coronavirus patients

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Union of Clinical Workers is up in arms after one of their colleagues was revealed to have contracted coronavirus in the line of duty. Sp...

clinical workers , coronavirus , masks , Nurses

Newcastle United put non-playing staff on leave

By Reuters,

Newcastle United have become the first Premier League club to place members of their non-playing staff on temporary leave in response to the coronavir...

coronavirus crisis , Newcastle United , Premier League , temporary leave

OPINION: KQ’s bleak future as COVID 19 digs in

By Joseph Bonyo,

By Joseph Bonyo As the last of Kenya Airways plans taxi to parking at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) later today (Wednesday, March ...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

Man whose family opposed plan to marry second wife found dead inside church

By George Juma,

Police in Migori are investigating the death of a man who is alleged to have committed suicide in church after his family turned down plans to marry a...

polygamy

Seven years after bus rape and murder shocked the world, attackers hanged in India

By CNN,

Four men have been executed for the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus in 2012, a case that shone a global spotlight on ...

Coronavirus: Gremio players wear masks in on-field protest before Sao Luiz game

By Agencies,

Players from Brazilian club Gremio took to the field wearing masks on Sunday in protest at having to play a football match as fears over coronavirus g...

coronavirus , Gremio players , protest

Security guard arrested over UoN student’s murder to know his fate tomorrow

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court will on Friday rule on whether a security guard arrested in connection with the murder of a university student will be remanded for 10...

Elisha Otieno Odeng , murder , Spenser Kipkorir Kosgey , University of Nairobi. , UoN strike

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

Ageing players, tactical naivety…the sad tale of Shujaa’s decline

By Alex Kinyua,

Analysis by Alex Kinyua When Kenya Sevens team Shujaa won the Singapore Sevens leg in the IRB Series in 2016, it was a breath of fresh air and a sigh...

Benjamin Ayimba , decline , IRB Series , Kenya Sevens , Paul Feeney , Shujaa

Rioting UoN students burn down prefab over alleged killing of colleague

By Tonny Ndungu,

Students from the University of Nairobi (UoN) students ran amok on Monday evening protesting the alleged killing of a fellow student by security guard...

University of Nairobi.

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology closed after student unrest

By Robert Wa Maina,

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology Main Campus situated along the Njoro- Nakuru road has been closed following student unrest. Chaos b...

Coronavirus: Tens of thousands of airline jobs are at risk as travel plunges

By CNN,

Airline passenger traffic is plunging around the world because of coronavirus. That means tens of thousands of airline workers will probably soon b...

coronavirus

Coronavirus brings ‘sinophobia’ to Africa

By VOA,

A video being shared widely on social media shows an angry crowd threatening two people of Asian descent about the coronavirus. Reportedly recorded...

coronavirus , sinophobia

‘No pressure’ for Gor as Mashemeji derby nears

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia FC's clash with their biggest rivals is now just four days away and captain Kenneth Muguna says the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) leaders are ...

AFC Leopards , Gor Mahia FC , KPL , Mashemeji Derby

Everton boss Ancelotti charged for misconduct

By Reuters,

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) for behaviour that led to a red card after a 1-1 Pre...

Carlo Ancelotti , FA , misconduct

Hong Kong is giving most citizens Ksh.121K each to boost recession-hit economy

By CNN,

Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as it tries to save its slumping economy from the aftermath of protests and the cor...

hong kong

From #Heels4Pads to free sanitary products at Nuria: Tribute to Jackline Chepng’eno

By Rachel Ombaka,

The horrifying story of Jackline Chepng'eno, who committed suicide after she was shamed for soiling her dress when she got her first period, has ignit...

Menstrual health , sanitary pads

Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys to Chinese who use skins for anti-ageing medicine

By Reuters,

Agriculture CS Peter Munya has ordered donkey slaughterhouses to be shut down as concerns rise over the theft of the animals by gangs seeking their sk...

ageing , donkeys

Zamalek face punishment after snubbing Cairo derby

By Reuters,

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has promised to take action after Cairo giants Zamalek failed to turn up for Monday’s derby against arch-riv...

Al Ahly , Cairo derby , Zamalek

Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s ousted president dies at 91

By Agencies,

Egypt’s ousted former President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91, state television said on Tuesday, weeks after undergoing surgery. Mubara...

Hosni Mubarak