Botswana lifts ban on big game hunting

By Reuters,

Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa’s elephants, lifted a ban on big game hunting on Wednesday, citing growing conflict between humans and wi...

Botswana , Elephants , game hunting , Mokgweetsi Masisi

Doping – WADA close to deciding on new president

By Reuters,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) could have chosen a new president by Tuesday with Poland’s Witold Banka, a former middle distance runner, and Ma...

ew president , Witold Banka , World Anti-Doping Agency

4,500-year-old ancient Egyptian tombs found in Giza

By CNN,

Archaeologists working near the pyramids of Giza have discovered an ancient Egyptian burial ground dating back to around 2500 BCE and hosting the tomb...

Sri Lankan President: ’99 Percent’ of Easter Bombing Suspects Arrested

By VOA,

Sri Lanka's president said Tuesday that almost all of the suspects who carried out the deadly Easter bombings on churches and hotels have been arreste...

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

By Reuters,

Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travelers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicid...

Islamic state , President Maithripala Sirisena , Sri Lanka , Suicide bombings , tourism

FULL LIST: Uhuru appoints former MPs, Governor to top parastatal jobs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A handful of individuals who lost in the last General Election have been awarded plum parastatal jobs as board directors and board members. In also...

Parastatal appointments

Mwangi: Kenyan athletes not serial dopers as propagated in some quarters

By Citizen Reporter,

Simon Mwangi, Communications Specialist Kenyans, and indeed the world, is still savouring last weekend’s sterling performances by some of the wor...

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) , doping , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenyan Athletes

Meru County to introduce Mountain Racing

By Martin Mwenda,

The County Government of Meru is set to introduce Mountain Racing in the region beginning August this year as part of plans to promote sports tourism....

meru county

Woman hospitalised after buffalo attack in Nakuru

By Robert Wa Maina,

A middle-aged woman from Elementaita village in Gilgil, Nakuru County, is presently nursing injuries at Nakuru Level Five Hospital after she was ambus...

buffaloes , kws , Nakuru Level Five Hospital

Moi Stadium Kisumu faces two-year-closure in Ksh.90M facelift plan

By Allan Obiero,

The Kisumu County Government has announced plans to close the Moi Stadium to pave way for renovations. Speaking to Citizen Digital, the county spok...

Moi stadium kisumu

If not for women, there would be no tequila

By CNN,

Located 45 miles northwest of Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, the town of Tequila is known as the birthplace of the drink that bears its...

tequila

Uganda says arrests made in kidnapping of American tourist

By VOA,

Ugandan police say they have arrested some people over the kidnapping last week of an American tourist who has since been freed. Police did not spe...

uganda

How nightmare of kidnapped American tourist, Congolese guide ended after Ksh.50M ransom paid

By CNN,

It was Kimberly Sue Endicott's dream to go on an excursion to see gorillas in their natural habitat. That dream looked more like a nightmare last w...

Endicott , kidnapped American , Mirenge , Queen Elizabeth National Park

Maldives leader heads for landslide win at parliament poll

By Reuters,

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s party is heading for a historic landslide victory in parliamentary elections, provisional results showed,...

Maldives

Feelings mixed in Texas city on Trump border shutdown threat

By VOA,

This week U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico or close its border with the United States entirely "if the drugs don't s...

Trump

Kidnapped American tourist, driver still missing in Uganda

By CNN,

An armed gang who kidnapped an American tourist and her driver at gunpoint from a Ugandan national park have made frequent demands for a Ksh.50million...

american tourist kidnapped , Queen Elizabeth National Park

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Hilary Mutyambai’s nomination as IG approved by Parliament committee

By Ian Omondi,

The Joint Committee on Administration and National Security of the National Assembly and Defense and Foreign Relations of the Senate has approved the ...

Hilary Nzioka Mutyambai , Joint Committee , Joseph Boinnet , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Prince Charles becomes first British royal to visit Cuba

By Reuters,

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla landed in Havana on Sunday for the first official trip by the British royal family to Communist-run Cuba even as B...

cuba , Prince Charles

President Kenyatta urges board to turn around Kenya Wildlife Service

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) board of trustees to turn around the fortunes of the state corporation. Wh...

CS Najib Balala , Dr. John Waithaka , kws , President Uhuru Kenyatta