OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

PROFILE: Ngele Ali, holding space for communities to use their own voices

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kirago Ngele Ali is an award-winning media, communications for development and advocacy expert with over 20 years of ...

ngele ali

President Kenyatta meets Japan’s Foreign Affairs minister Toshimitsu Motegi

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta met visiting Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan Mr Toshimitsu Motegi at State House, Nairobi on Wednesday. Mr Motegi, who i...

JAPAN , Toshimitsu Motegi

OPINION: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The raging debate on why more Kenyans are embracing alternative energy sources to escape the Kenya Power Limited high tariffs is ...

energy

COVID-19 pandemic drives spike in suicides in Japan

By CNN,

Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay ...

coronavirus , suicide

CS Karoney promises better days for disenfranchised land owners, communities

By Citizen Reporter,

Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney has promised to carry on with on-going reforms in the land sector that will streamline operations and ensure di...

Farida Karoney , Ministry of Lands

NCBA inks deal with Tatu City for mortgage financing

By Citizen Reporter,

NCBA has partnered with Tatu City to enable aspiring homeowners’ access mortgages at the 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone on Nairobi’s doorstep. ...

mortgage , NCBA , Tatu City

President Uhuru congratulates new Japan Prime Minister

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Yoshihide Suga following his election as the new Japan Prime Minister. Mr Suga replaces Shinzo Abe who i...

new japanese prime minister

Murathe grilled by EACC officers over alleged involvement in KEMSA scandal

By Ian Omondi,

Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe was on Friday afternoon grilled by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers over alleged involv...

COVID-19 , David Murathe , DP William Ruto , KEMSA scandal , Kilig Limited , Priscilla Murungi

KEMSA saga: DP Ruto fires back as Murathe admits Kilig director Gachoka is his business partner

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Deputy President William Ruto has blasted Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe for dragging his name into the latest graft allegations at the Kenya Med...

David Murathe , KEMSA , Kilig Limited , william ruto

Kiambu County to set up breastfeeding zones in markets, worship centers and bus termini

By Gitau Wanyoike,

The Kiambu County Government has partnered with Nutrition International to promote breastfeeding as a healthier and more environmentally friendly opti...

breastfeeding

OPINION: Modern warehouses could boost food security in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga A recent announcement by a warehousing firm of plans to spend over Ksh.7 billion in storage facilities in Kenya points to th...

Cold Solutions , Tatu City

India records 1 million cases of COVID-19… and it’s the poorest who are hardest hit

By CNN,

India passed 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, after its health ministry reported a record 34,956 new infections in just 24 hours. As...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , India

How businesses in East Africa can emerge stronger from COVID-19 pandemic – Report

By Citizen Reporter,

Governments in the East African region are being advised to come up with additional measures including incentives to enable businesses capitalize on o...

Boston Consulting Group

Asked repeatedly to say ‘Black lives matter,’ Mike Pence says ‘all lives matter’

By CNN,

Vice President Mike Pence declined to say the words "Black lives matter" during an interview with an ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania on Friday, instead ...

Black lives matter

DIAZ: 2020/2021 Kenya budget a short in the arm for local industry in advent of COVID-19

By Guest Writer,

In spite of having featured as one of the four thematic development pillars for Kenya over the medium, manufacturing has been seen by many observers t...

budget , coronavirus , kicotec , PPEs

NEMA approves Tatu City extension as new city expands

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has given Strategic Environment Assessment approval to the second phase of Tatu City, as the new ...

Tatu City

OPINION: Tailored mitigation efforts could cushion economy better from Covid-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

By Desmond Boi The coronavirus pandemic has certainly thrown into sharp relief the interconnected clasp of globalization and nationalism and revea...

COVID-19

Statistical models show up to 240,000 Americans could die from coronavirus

By CNN,

President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of ...

Earth Hour 2020: The time for global action

By Citizen,

By Guenter Mitlacher On 28 March, as I take my place amongst millions of people around the globe to celebrate Earth Hour, I am reminded again of wh...