Two thirds of girls are married before 18th birthday in Homa Bay, Migori, Meru

By Citizen Reporter,

Child marriage is the number one driver of teen pregnancies in the country, according to a new report titled the State of Kenya Population 2020. An...

child marriage

Kenya’s coronavirus cases near the 9,000 mark as 447 test positive

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya has confirmed 447 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 8,975, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced. ...

coronavirus

Oscar Sudi has never spoken in the National Assembly since 2017 – report

By Ian Omondi,

Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi and his Nakuru Town West counterpart Samuel Arama have made zero contributions in the National Assembly since...

Mzalendo Trust , National Assembly , Oscar Sudi , parliament

Kenya confirms 309 more COVID-19 cases, total rises to 7,886

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has confirmed 309 more COVID-19 cases bringing the number of positive cases recorded in the country so far to 7,886. In a press briefing on S...

coronavirus , COVID-19

A new generation of locusts has hatched in Turkana and are eating everything in sight

By Reuters,

The branches on trees around Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downwards under the weight of voracious young locusts. Numbers of lo...

locusts

Kenya Power issues profit warning, blames COVID-19

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity distributor Kenya Power has issued a warning indicating its earnings for the year closing on June 30 will be lower than those previously r...

KENYA POWER

COVID-19 in Kenya: 90 more people test positive, total rises to 3,305

By Citizen Reporter,

90 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya bringing the total number of positive cases in the country to 3,305. Health CAS Rashid Am...

coronavirus , covid-19 in kenya , rashid aman

COVID-19 cases in Kenya surpass 3000-mark as 105 more test positive

By Citizen Reporter,

COVID-19 cases in Kenya have surpassed the 3,000 mark after 105 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours. Health CAS Rashid Aman said the t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , rashid aman

Kenya records 167 new COVID-19 infections; highest single-day cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has recorded 167 new COVID-19 cases marking the highest number of infections recorded in a single day since the outbreak of the disease in the c...

COVID-19 , mutahi kagwe

Photos of persons escaping from quarantine to be published in newspapers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe now says the government could begin publicizing identities of persons who escape from quarantine facilities to a...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , mutahi kagwe

Tullow Oil completes early oil pilot as contract expires

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil explorer Tullow Oil along with its joint venture partners have announced the completion of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) for Ken...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Tullow Oil

Kenya’s coronavirus cases cross 2000 mark after 59 more test positive

By Citizen Reporter,

Coronavirus cases in Kenya have crossed the 2000-mark after 59 more people tested positive. Total number of cases in the country now stands at 2,02...

coronavirus , kagwe

Aisha Jumwa, Chris Wamalwa among MPs to be dewhipped by NASA from parliamentary committees

By Ian Omondi,

The National Super Alliance (NASA) is set to de-whip a section of perceived rebel Members of Parliament (MPs) from National Assembly committees. Na...

DP William Ruto , Junet Mohamed , NASA , National Assembly

Kenya confirms 72 new Covid-19 infections; 21 cases recorded in Lang’ata

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Seventy-two more patients have tested positive for Covid-19 in Kenya, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,286. The new ...

World Press Freedom Day: 22 cases of attacks on journalists reported between March & April

By Citizen Reporter,

ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa has expressed dismay over the increase in violence against journalists while on duty in Kenya between May-April 2020 with do...

Press Freedom

Tullow: There’s enough oil in Kenya, no plans to exit

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil explorer Tullow Oil has defended its operations in the country insisting there remains enough oil reserves in the country and that P...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

Ksh.230M spent to fight locusts, Ksh.300M more allocated as swarms spread to 26 counties

By Elphas Lagat,

The government has so far spent Ksh.23o million to fight the locust invasion that has hit various parts of the country. Addressing the media on Tue...

locusts , Peter Munya

Joseph Chepkwony: Man who left home ‘for business’ 45 years ago returns

By Tonny Ndungu,

Joseph Chepkwony's return home after a mind-boggling 45 years nearly sent the sleepy village of Kasubwo into a panic. The villagers thought the 82-...

joseph chepkwony

Locusts still invading farms in Kirinyaga as coffee farmers sound alarm

By Citizen Team,

Desert locusts have become the bane of residents in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County for the second week. Also Read: ‘Those are grasshoppers’: Kirinya...

locusts , oguna

Fly540 plane forced to make emergency landing in Turkana

By Citizen Reporter,

A Fly540 aircraft was forced to make emergency landing in Lokichar, Turkana County after it developed mechanical problems. The plane that had 49 pa...

fly540