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…
Ethiopia admits shooting down Kenyan plane
Ethiopia has admitted that they shot down on Monday a Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian and medical supplies, killing all six people onboard. In a statement to the African Union, the Ethiopian military said they interpreted…
Kenya set to turn herbal medicine to treat…
Kenya has identified some herbal medicines likely to treat and could possibly cure Coronavirus. The front-runner is a herbal product developed by the Kenya Medical Research Institute to treat herpes simplex, a common viral disease…
Top scientist in Kenya unveils ARV drugs to…
A US-based Kenyan scientist has unveiled the world's first antiretroviral (ARV) drug to be taken once-a-year. Prof Benson Edagwa and his colleagues at the University of Nebraska Medical Center modified an existing ARV drug -…
Sports: Kenya clubs head to Court today over…
Kenya Cup clubs will today go ahead with their quest to have the Judicial Committee reverse Kenya Rugby Union’s decision to cancel to 2019/20 season after last-ditch consultations fell through over the weekend. In a…
Kenya: The similarities of Spanish flu to coronavirus
The 1918 influenza pandemic – called the “Spanish flu” – remains the most significant public health event ever recorded in human history. It’s estimated that half a billion people were infected, and that between 20…
Kenya hopes to test 250,000 people for COVID-19…
Kenyan laboratories on the front line in the fight against coronavirus are stepping up their preparedness. At the Kemri Medical Research Institute in the capital Nairobi, researchers are tracking the virus with a range of…
Wild animals facing malnutrition in Kenya museums
The restrictions on movement of people due to the Covid-19 pandemic have seen fewer people visiting Kenya's parks and the National Museums of Kenya, resulting in reduced earnings from gate collections. Now the animals under…
Siaya priest granted Sh150,000 bail after charged with…
The Siaya priest alleged to have spread Covid-19 when he jetted back from Italy last month has been charged. Father Richard Oduor was on Thursday charged before a Milimani court with spreading the coronavirus. He…
The audacious plan that could save the Northern…
The future of the northern white rhino is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world - both are female. But scientists have an outlandish plan to save them from extinction. When I went…
Kenya: Easter mass held in empty Nairobi church
Nairobi’s main Catholic church was empty Sunday as faithful endure coronavirus lockdown. A modest Easter Sunday service was held by a small group of Clergymen in the Kenyan capital. “The COVID-19 virus has disrupted our…
Kenya coronavirus: Uhuru rules out total lockdown fearing…
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta explained further why he had not locked down the entire country averring that it was in the interest of the greater public good. According to him, doing so will mean depriving…
Kenya secures $50m coronavirus loan from World Bank,…
Kenya’s request to the World Bank for $50m to fund containment efforts of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved according to Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe. Minister Kagwe confirms that the funds will largely go into…
Coronavirus restrictions enforced by Kenya police on transport,…
Kenya police fired tear gas to bring an end to the activities of local ‘Matatu’ commercial transport drivers. It is feared that the use of these minibuses will help spread the COVID-19 infection. Police are…
Man beaten to death in Kenya by mob…
A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in hospital. The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron, was going home after visiting a…
Hospital nurses call off strike in kenya
Normal operations have resumed at the Mbagathi Hospital after its nurses called off their strike. Speaking to the Star on Monday evening, Mbagathi Hospital chairman George Osewe said the decision was arrived at after a…
Somalia and Kenya agree to ease border tensions
Kenya’s president and his Somali counterpart agreed to appoint joint committees to resolve recent tensions between the two nations, the Somalian presidency said on Thursday. In a phone conversation, Uhuru Kenyatta and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo…
Kenya forbids flights between Milan and Verona
The economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak for African airlines all over the world is only becoming clearer now. For Kenya airways, the losses amount to $8m almost a month since the airline…
Deadly weekend as bombs in Kenya, Somalia, Cameroon…
Bombs in Cameroon, Kenya and Somalia over the weekend killed at least 12 police officers, and injured dozens as authorities struggle to contain the Anglophone security crisis and the Al Shabaab insurgency respectively. While authorities…
