‘Kenya knows what its like to suffer a tragedy such as this’ – President Uhuru condemns Manchester Attack
AFP President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned the terror attack in Manchester, United Kingdom, that left at least 22 people dead and over 50 wounded. In a statement to newsrooms, President Kenyatta said he had assured UK Prime Minister Theresa May that Kenya would offer any help possible and will stand with Britain in the fight against extremism. “Kenya More...
Kenya Sets Subsidies as Food Prices Become Election Issue
Kenya announced steps to rein in food prices that are rising at the fastest pace in five years and providing campaign fodder for the opposition ahead of elections in August. The government will spend as much as More...
Africa’s Women embracing entrepreneurship
Women embracing entrepreneurship By: Ihuoma Atanga Ahead of the goal of gender equality, increased political participation of women and economic empowerment lies an arduous journey for women and girls in Africa. But More...
Kenya’s only Northern White Male Rhino joins Tinder
Reuters: Like many guys using the Tinder dating app, Sudan loves the outdoors and travels widely. The catch: he’s the world’s last male white northern rhino and desperately needs to mate. “I don’t More...
Theresa May calls for a snap General Election
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining the decision, More...
Applications open for ‘Safe Sister: The East African Women’s Digital Safety
The announcement was made via a post published on DefendDefenders website which says, “Safe Sister: The East African Women’s Digital Safety Fellowship, a program for tech-savvy women working in the human rights More...
Accord Kenyans in the Diaspora their political right to participate in the Polls – Kenya Elections
The path to Kenya’s nationhood has been ridden with the marginalisation of communities that now include the Kenyan diaspora. Marginalisation does not only affect communities under economic distress, but also More...
Trump’s victory is bad – for Africa and for global stability
The most forceful message being sent by a Donald Trump victory is that the American electorate has repudiated the policies and political practices of the past – at least – eight years. The second message is More...
A new Era for Africa Media
Enter digital media with tweets, blogs and a plethora of new voices By Zipporah Musau The advent of digital media has turned the media landscape upside down. The news cycle moves at lightning speed, thanks More...
Kenya’s resilience, Diversified economy enough to withstand Negative Effects – Njoroge
Bloomberg : The Kenyan economy is “resilient and diversified” enough to shrug off any potential negative effects from elections next August, with growth likely to accelerate in 2017, Central Bank of Kenya Governor More...
