A first as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is nominated as author and translator for the International Booker Prize
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has become the first writer to be nominated for the International Booker prize as both author and translator of the same book, and the first nominee writing in an indigenous African language. The 83-year-old Kenyan and perennial Nobel favourite is among 13 authors nominated for the award for best translated fiction, a £50,000 More...
COVID-19 Pandemic Kenya Reimposes COVID-19 Restrictions
NAIROBI – Kenya reimposed COVID-19 restrictions after the country’s positivity rate this week jumped to 22 percent, a 20 percent increase since January. Addressing the nation Friday, Kenyan President More...
Policing in Britain under the spotlight
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain met with law enforcement officials yesterday after the London police faced a firestorm of criticism for cracking down on a vigil on Saturday. Officials are More...
Diaspora Remittance up by 7.3%
Source: Wall Street Kenya Foreign remittances are a key source of income for many low-income households in Kenya. Kenyans living abroad sent home $278.4 million in January 2021, a 7.3% improvement from the $259.4 More...
UK-Kenya Trade Agreement May Threaten Regional Integration
Source: Maritime Executive. The United Kingdom (UK) parliament has warned that the British government’s new bilateral trade agreement with Kenya could undermine the East Africa Community (EAC) regional integration More...
Funeral fist-fight between Kenyan MPs
Two Kenyan MPs have exchanged blows at a funeral after one of them insinuated that the other was corrupt. “We have several leaders here in the company of our deputy president who have a tainted life. More...
Telcos are the new banks’ – Safaricom Plc sets eyes on Kenya’s Money Market
Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s leading mobile firm, is looking for partnerships with fund managers and investment banks as it seeks to become a fully-fledged financial services provider. “Safaricom Plc is in negotiations More...
U.S. charges Kenyan militant with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking
Reuters: U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenya-born militant with terrorism-related offenses, including conspiring to hijack aircraft for a 9/11-style attack on an American target on behalf More...
Virtual Jamhuri Day 2020 Celebrations for Kenyans in the Diaspora -London/Rome/Paris
Kenyans in cities across the world joined online platforms to celebrate 57th Jamhuri Day. In London the virtual celebrations, first of kind were led by H.E Manoah Isipisu, Kenya’s High Commissioner to the More...
Kenya’s ice cream, chocolate maker Glacier Products clinches investment from EXEO Capital
KENYA – Glacier Products Ltd, one of Eastern Africa’s leading ice cream and chocolate confectionery manufacturers operating from Kenya has received an undisclosed amount of investment from EXEO Capital, a More...
