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 More...
Kenya must impose tougher restrictions on Tourists from Covid 19 infested countries to save lives
Middle classes, Celebrities and wealthy foreigners are leaving their countries where lockdown measures supported with medical infrastructure and digital technology are being developed rapidly ,to parts of the world 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...
ALL SYSTEMS GO AS KENYA-UK TRADE DEAL COMES INTO FORCE
Status of the Agreement On 3 November 2020, Kenya and the UK signed the Kenya-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (the EPA) to continue the preferential zero tariff and zero quota trade of goods between the two countries. 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...
New WTO boss warns against vaccine nationalism
The newly-appointed head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has told the BBC that vaccine protectionism must be overcome to solve the pandemic. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said “a phenomenon where rich countries More...
Kenya’s frontline workers to be vaccinated soon
Kenya’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out will begin next month, with 1.25 million frontline workers to receive injections between February and June. Dr Mercy Mwangangi, the chief administrative secretary for health, 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...
KENYA-SOMALI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE
Tensions between Kenya and Somalia continued to rise this week, with Somalia’s information ministry releasing a statement accusing Kenya-funded and -trained rebels of crossing into Jubbaland. As of Thursday, More...
