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 Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
The sentencing of westgate suspected terrorists Ahmed Abdul and Hassan Mustafa, has adjourned till further notice by the court of law in Kenya. The condemning of Ahmed Abdil and Hassan Mustafa, had been booked for Thursday after the preliminary court saw them as liable recently. The indictment through Edwin Okello, told the court Thursday that […]
Kabaka Mutebi has visited Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, a improvement that further dispels allegations that he used to be dead. “President Uhuru Kenyatta these days at State House, Nairobi held talks with the Kabaka of the Buganda Kingdom, Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II who paid him a visit,” a tweet from State Kenya […]
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 targeted to use train services, including officials from Kenya Railways, Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi, his deputy John Mwaniki and Kieni […]
Dozens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi held peaceful demonstrations on Monday against police brutality. Marching through Mathare slums, the demonstrators demanded justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings. According to Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority, at least 15 people have been killed by the police since authorities imposed a coronavirus curfew in late March. Rebecca, a […]
The Education ministry has been directed to prepare for reopening of schools beginning September subsequently hinting on the postponement of KCPE and KCSE exams. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said the reopening will be gradual but remained silent on the fate of the exams. However, President Kenyatta further directed a new school calendar be made […]
The government will start allocating 1,370 afforadable housing units next month. State Department of Housing and Urban Panning PS Charles Hinga told the Star the policy and criteria for allocation will be published next week. The criteria will give a clear picture of the basis for allocation. The first batch of flagship houses completed under […]
The impact of coronavirus on the Kenyan economy is being felt in the hospitality industry where closes airspace means tourists numbers have dwindled. The East African country heavily depends on the sector as a source of foreign exchange, job creation and revenue. But the pandemic has threatened the survival of businesses. However, Giraffe Manor, one […]
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 social life in general and more so we are feeling it as a church because you realize that our Christians […]