The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Ex-marathon runner, Kenya’s Kipsang banned for doping
Kenya’s world record holder Wilson Kipsang has been slapped with a four year ban from competitions after missing series of doping tests. A ruling published by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday states that the…
NEWS: Locusts threaten food supplies in Kenya
Desert locusts continue to threaten Kenya’s food supply after invading the north-western part of the country by the millions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations works with Kenyan logisticians to search for…
NEWS: Teenage girl held over murder of 60-year-old…
Police in Seme have detained a 14-year girl accused of killing a 60-year-old woman following a quarrel over grazing land. The girl is said to have hit the old woman with a stone on the…
Kenya: Shalom Hospital closed, turned into quarantine facility…
Machakos county government has shut down Shalom Hospital in Athi River after Covid 19 patients died at the facility. The hospital was sealed off on Friday evening out of fear that some other patients might…
COVID-19: Kenya Airways loses $100 million in revenue
Kenya Airways has lost an estimated $100 million in revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns, CEO Allan Kilavuka told reporters on Friday. “We don’t have the full picture of how…
Business: Kenya and South Africa dominate Africa’s private…
Kenya has attracted Venture Capital deals worth Sh74.3 billion in the past five years, second highest in Africa after South Africa, the latest continental private equity report shows. The inaugural report on venture capital, entitled…
Kenya: KRA to focus on debt recovery to…
Kenya Revenue Authority plans to enhance debt recovery to help it meet its revenue collection targets. KRA's Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Elizabeth Meyo has asked the staff to focus on pending bills, non-compliant suppliers/withholding agents/importers,…
Media Watch: Kenya to consolidate spike in tech…
Kenya’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Joe Mucheru, says use of technology spiked because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, “we are working with the internet providers to ensure…
Kenyan skywatchers catch glimpse of ‘ring of fire’…
Skywatchers in Kenya on Sunday caught a glimpse of a partial solar eclipse. The annular phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in Nairobi . The 'ring of fire' as it is called is…
Business: Hope renewed as agency vows revived railway…
A team of technocrats and politicians commuting on a trial run on the Nairobi-Nanyuki railway escaped unhurt when their one coach train hit a car at a non-designated level crossing point. The group of investors…
Sports: We will not sign new players, insists…
Kariobangi Sharks will not sign new players for the new season, club chairman Robert Maoga has confirmed. Instead, the former Shield Cup holders, will release at least five players who the technical bench have already…
NEWS: Masai cries for justice over unpaid dues…
Reigning Warsaw Marathon winner Gilbert Masai is crying for justice after losing over Sh200,000 to unscrupulous race organisers, who have declined to pay him all winning prizes. The Mount Elgon-born runner said he has been…
Kenya: Billions lost as medical kits gather dust…
Billions shillings of taxpayer’ money is going down the drain in the controversial Sh63 billion leased medical equipment services (MES) programme, a new report shows. The report says some of the equipment that cost billions…
Breaking: Kenya, Djibouti split regional votes for non-permanent…
Kenya and Djibouti will later today know which of them will take Africa’s non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, UNSC. A run-off vote became necessary after an inconclusive first round of voting on…
Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya…
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus threatening to cut short the pursuit for education among school-going girls. Machakos county, located in…
Chinese exodus from Kenya begins with 200 aboard…
The Chinese government will evacuate 400 of its nationals from Kenya, with the first batch of 200 having left Tuesday at 11pm over fears of Covid-19. The evacuees procured their tickets on Sunday night but…
Business: Kenya Tops Angola as Sub-Saharan Africa’s No.…
Kenya surpassed Angola as sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest economy in dollar terms, according to International Monetary Fund estimates. Angola has contracted every year since 2016 as oil output declined, and the kwanza was devalued in 2019…
Kenya: LSK defends CJ Maraga in Executive, Judiciary…
The Law Society of Kenya has defended Chief Justice David Maraga over his recent address, dismissing claims that his sentiments were personal and an outburst against the President. The society’s president Nelson Havi on Wednesday…
