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UK crashes into deepest recession for first time in 11 years
By CNN,
1421, August 12, 2020 (EAT)
UK economic output shrank by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, the worst quarterly slump on record, pushing the country into the deepest recession ...
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Global coronavirus deaths exceed 700,000, one person dies every 15 seconds on average
By Reuters,
1023, August 5, 2020 (EAT)
The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico lea...
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‘No tourist, no dollar’: Pandemic decimates livelihoods at Maasai Mara
By Reuters,
1428, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
For more than 50 years, Loiman Letolo, 70, has peddled her colourful beaded necklaces and bracelets to safari-goers at the entrance gates to Kenya’s...
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Hamilton aims for three wins in a row without a crowd
By Reuters,
1638, July 29, 2020 (EAT)
Lewis Hamilton can celebrate a record-stretching seventh British Grand Prix win on Sunday but the Formula One leader will be doing none of the usual c...
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Babu Owino: It’s been 6 months since I touched alcohol, I’m praying regularly to become better
By Ian Omondi,
1658, July 26, 2020 (EAT)
Embattled Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino on Sunday took a break from his regular online high school lessons to plead with Kenyans to fo...
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Current season is most difficult in Serie A history, says Juve coach Sarri
By Reuters,
2154, July 25, 2020 (EAT)
The current season has been the most difficult in Italian football history, Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri said on Saturday as he tried to explain the ...
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Former City Stars goalie Opiyo joins Gor
By Joseph Saasia,
958, July 24, 2020 (EAT)
Former Nairobi City Stars goalkeeper Levis Opiyo has joined Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia FC on a two-year contract. Opiyo announ...
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Nigerian official collapses during televised Niger Delta corruption hearing
By Reuters,
1013, July 21, 2020 (EAT)
A Nigerian official collapsed on Monday during a televised parliamentary hearing held as part of an investigation into allegations of mismanagement at...
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India records 1 million cases of COVID-19… and it’s the poorest who are hardest hit
By CNN,
1106, July 17, 2020 (EAT)
India passed 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, after its health ministry reported a record 34,956 new infections in just 24 hours. As...
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Bungling Barca slump to home defeat by Osasuna
By Reuters,
840, July 17, 2020 (EAT)
Barcelona’s reign as La Liga champions came to an embarrassing end as 10-man Osasuna pulled off a shock 2-1 win at the Camp Nou wih a stoppage-time ...
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Ruiru, Ruaka and Utawala among satellite towns leading lift in Nairobi land prices
By Kepha Muiruri,
1610, July 13, 2020 (EAT)
Sustained demand for parcels of land inside Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA) satellite towns has paid dividends for land investors as land prices recov...
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‘Adopt a Family’ campaign pairs wealthy with less fortunate during COVID-19 lockdown
By VOA,
1707, June 29, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Maupay strikes late as Arsenal sunk by Brighton
By Reuters,
2053, June 20, 2020 (EAT)
Arsenal slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 Premier League defeat at relegation-threatened Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in a blow to the London club...
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OPINION: Deaths of George Floyd, Hussein Moyo reflect deep-rooted societal malaise
By Guest Writer,
1852, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Today, I choose to join millions of global citizens to express my outrage over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black citizen of United States ...
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Mathare residents protest police brutality
By VOA,
1350, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Residents of Mathare slum marched Monday to protest police brutality in the enforcement of a curfew that is part of the effort to contain the spread o...
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Water shortage in Nairobi raises COVID-19 risk
By VOA,
1441, June 3, 2020 (EAT)
Water shortage in Nairobi has persisted for weeks, after a landslide destroyed a water pipe, making frequent hand washing for coronavirus prevention a...
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DPP Haji on police brutality: We have received 80 cases in the last 9 months
By Tonny Ndungu,
1355, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
The office of The Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has received 80 cases of police brutality since October 2019, DPP Noordin Haji has said. T...
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Uproar after police shoot dead homeless man in Mathare
By Tonny Ndungu,
1133, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Mathare residents have vowed to move to the streets in protests after police officers enforcing the daily curfew reportedly shot down a homeless man a...
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COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums
By Guest Writer,
1631, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
The COVID-19 pandemic is largely concentrated in cities and urban areas, with around 2,600 cities globally reporting at least one case of the disease....
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Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights
By CNN,
1202, May 24, 2020 (EAT)
The novel coronavirus seems to be more deadly for men. But in every other way, women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic. From a spike in domest...
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