President Kenyatta flags off first dispatch of COVID-19 vaccines

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has flagged off the first dispatch of vaccines from the National Vaccine Depot in Kitengela to other parts of the country. ...

COVID-19 , President Uhuru Kenyatta

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

1.02 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi on Tuesday night. The vac...

coronavirus , kagwe , vaccine

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

By CNN,

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wi...

coronavirus , wuhan

Fans return to Australian Open after lockdown ends

By Reuters,

Fans wearing masks returned to the Australian Open on Thursday to take in the Grand Slam’s semi-finals after the completion of Melbourne’s five-da...

Australian Open , fans

Top Namibian official Selina Tjihero dies in Tanzania

By Agencies,

Namibia's third secretary to Tanzania Selina Tjihero has died following a short illness. Namibia's ambassador to Tanzania Tobia Lebbeus announced her...

coronavirus , magufuli , Selina Tjihero

Another top Tanzanian gov’t official John William Kijazi dies

By Citizen Reporter,

Tanzania's Chief Secretary of the State John William Kijazi has died. A statement from the government spokesman said Amb. Kijazi died on Wednesday ...

coronavirus , kijazi , magufuli , Tanzania

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

By CNN,

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wi...

COVID-19 , wuhan

Cockroaches and other obnoxious Valentine’s Day gifts for your ex

By CNN,

If you're heartbroken this Valentine's Day, you could be the bigger person and avoid sending your ex an unsolicited gag gift. But if you decide not...

Valentine's Day

Gov’t to allow fans into Nyayo Stadium for Gor, NAPSA Stars game

By Milton Ochieng,

The Government will allow a limited number of fans into the Nyayo National Stadium for Sunday's CAF Confederation Cup playoff match between Gor Mahia ...

Gor Mahia FC , Napsa Stars

Covid-19 Vaccine: SHOFCO offers to support gov’t in slum vaccination drive

By Agencies,

Ninety-one-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination program rol...

SHOFCO

470 bar operators apply for Kenya Breweries Limited support

By Citizen Reporter,

470 restaurant and bar operators in Kenya have so far applied for Kenya Breweries Limited’s Ksh. 330million ‘Raise the Bar’ initiative. KBL A...

Bar Owners , coronavirus , KBL

IG Mutyambai directs strict enforcement of COVID-19 rules, cites compliance laxity

By Tonny Ndungu,

The National Police Service (NPS) in a statement on Tuesday, sounded the alarm on what it termed 'a rising trend pointing to the violation of Ministry...

coronavirus

Nanyuki: 320 British troops placed under isolation after 4 tested positive for COVID-19

By Agencies,

Reports say that a total of 320 British troops in Nanyuki for Exercise Askari Storm have been placed under isolation. The Mirror reported that the d...

coronavirus

Australia reports no new local coronavirus cases ahead of Australian Open

By Reuters,

Australia reported no new local coronavirus cases for a third day on Sunday, as tennis players geared up for the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbo...

Australia , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Grand Slam

Kenyan philanthropist Kennedy Odede featured on CNN

By Agencies,

“I am a strong believer of hope. Hope is very important for me because with it, you can wake up in the morning and do something.” That was the ...

kennedy odede , SHOFCO

COVID-19 fatigue risks sparking surge of infections in Africa

By VOA,

The World Health Organization warns COVID-19 fatigue in Africa has the potential to drive and produce subsequent new waves of this deadly infectious d...

coronavirus , variant

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages

By Reuters,

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus varia...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Everybody determined to get Tokyo Games going – Bach

By Reuters,

The entire Olympic movement is united in its determination to ensure the Tokyo Games happen in July and August, International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

Olympic Games , olympics , Thomas Bach , Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 chief expects vaccine rollout to aid Games

By Reuters,

Six months from the start of the rearranged Olympics, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto is cautiously hopeful that successful rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines ...

COVID-19 , Oympics , Tokyo 2020

Newcomers upbeat as KCB Autocross returns to Waterfront Mall

By Agencies,

Sikh Union Club will have the privilege of organizing the opening round of the 2021 KCB Kenya National Autocross Championship at The Waterfront Mall K...