Catholic Churches in Nairobi to reopen next Sunday

By Citizen Reporter,

Catholic Churches in Nairobi are set to reopen on July 19 in strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols from the Government. John Cardinal Njue, ArchBi...

Cardinal John Njue , Catholic churches , coronavirus

Trump dons masks in visit to a military medical facility

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical...

coronavirus

Several Nairobi churches, Jamia Mosque to remain closed

By Citizen Team,

Several Nairobi churches and Jamia Mosque have announced that they will remain closed despite a directive allowing them to re-open. Jamia Mosque, A...

church , CITAM , coronavirus , Jamia Mosque

Ferrari warned over COVID-19 protocol breach

By Reuters,

Formula One’s governing body has warned Ferrari about the risks of breaching the sport’s COVID-19 protocol and protective ‘bubble’. Ferrari...

Charles Leclerc , COVID-19 , Ferrari , Formula One , Sebastian Vettel

Olympics trials to be China’s only international sport event this year

By Reuters,

China will not hold any international sporting events this year aside from trials for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, underscoring the country’s w...

china , coronavirus

Diaz: Common sense must prevail despite ease in COVID-19 restrictions

By Guest Writer,

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta made a positive move to compromise in re-opening the country while setting tough measures to manage the number...

coronavirus

Nairobi-Mombasa SGR passenger services to resume on Monday

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has announced that the Madaraka Express passenger service will resume on Monday, July 13 following the lift...

Mombasa , Nairobi , SGR

Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...

Brazil , Jair Bolsonaro

Places of worship to begin phased reopening next week

By Raquel Muigai,

The Inter-Faith Council on Tuesday announced the phased reopening of places of worship starting Tuesday next week under strict adherence to the COVID-...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria , COVID-19 , Inter-Faith Council , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Schools to reopen in January 2021 as CS Magoha declares ‘2020 academic year lost’

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Education has announced that the 2020 academic year will be considered lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic hence all primary and seconda...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Ministry of Education , Prof. George Magoha

Two KBC staff members test positive for COVID-19

By Ian Omondi,

Two staff members of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) have tested positive for COVID-19, Managing Director Dr. Naim Bilal has said. Dr. Bil...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Naim Bilal , KBC

Domestic flights set to resume July 15, international flights August 1

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has restored both domestic and international flights effective July 15 and August 1 respectively as part of the re-phased re-opening of...

COVID-19 , Kenya's aviation sector

London pubs reopened and it was ‘absolute madness’

By CNN,

Drunk people can't properly socially distance, a UK police officer warned after finishing a late shift Saturday -- the first day that pubs reopened in...

Metropolitan Police , Minister Matt Hancock , UK Police

Ndigiti: Walking champion making a living out of making jikos

By John Kyanda,

@johnkyanda Thomas Alva Edison, described as America's greatest inventor, once said “We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and...

Dominic Ndigiti

OPINION: Who would have thought that one global crisis would forever change the way humans worked?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu Ever since COVID-19 ushered people into their respective homes and away from offices, work has rapidly shifted from desks and cubic...

The US, Brazil and others lifted lockdowns early. These charts show just how deadly that decision was

By CNN,

Patience in lifting coronavirus restrictions is paying off all over the world, but lifting lockdowns too early can have deadly consequences. A CNN ...

coronavirus , curfew , lockdown

WHO urges African countries resuming air travel to take safety measures

By VOA,

The World Health Organization called on African countries Thursday to take comprehensive safety measures to “mitigate a surge” in COVID-19 cases, ...

coronavirus

Coronavirus pandemic is getting worse- WHO warns

By VOA,

The World Health Organization says 60 percent of the world’s 10 million coronavirus cases since December came in the month of June – a sign that t...

coronavirus

New recommendations push schools’ re-opening to 2021 over COVID-19

By Dorcas Wangira,

The planned re-opening of primary and secondary schools has been deferred. The new recommendation presented to the president proposes to have schoo...

coronavirus

Over 3.7 million Kenyans file tax returns as window closes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Over 3.7 million Kenyans file tax returns for the year ending December 31, 2019 as the window to declare the tax submission to the tax man closes Tues...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , tax returns