Stars allowances hang in the balance as govt, FKF wrangle persists
Harambee Stars players who featured in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals will have to wait indefinite for their winning bonuses due to a row between government and Football Kenya Federation (FKF)...
View ArticleRevealed: Unscrupulous traders washing masks and reselling them
Unscrupulous traders are collecting used face masks, washing them and then re-selling them to unsuspecting members of the public, Nairobi News can now reveal. The traders have taken advantage of Covid...
View ArticleTwo more Covid-19 deaths, as confirmed virus cases increase to 270
The number deaths resulting from the Covid-19 has increased in the past 24 hours after two more people died bringing the total in the country to 14. This has been announced by Health CAS Dr Mercy...
View ArticleCovid-19: Ugandan minister tells women to stay away from truck drivers
Uganda’s Minister of Health Ruth Aceng has urged women in the East African country to ‘keep away’ from long-distance cargo truck drivers. Aceng spoke on Saturday while also confirming that three truck...
View ArticleComeback? Activity on SportPesa website hints at return to local market
Betting company SportPesa, which halted their operations in the country might be making a comeback after relaunching its website almost a year after taking it down. Sportpesa, which was the largest...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Wanyama might be forced to take a hefty pay-cut
Victor Wanyama could be set for a pay-cut amid reports the Major League Soccer (MLS) players’ union is in talks on the matter in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The Harambee Stars captain quit...
View ArticleMagoha: I’m the anointed voice on education matters
Education Ministry CS George Magoha has urged parents to stay calm and not to listen to rumours that exams will be postponed, saying he is the final voice on matters education. In a press briefing on...
View ArticleViolate curfew laws and you’ll spend 14 days in mandatory quarantine – Govt
The government has warned that anyone found violating the curfew order to contain Covid-19 will now be put under mandatory quarantine at their own cost. This follows increased cases of people breaching...
View ArticleSeven arrested over spate of robberies during curfew hours
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday arrested seven suspects linked to robberies during the Covid-19 curfew in Embu town. According to a statement on its social...
View ArticleMatete saga: Nigerian Embassy will not conduct its own investigation
The Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi will not be conducting independent investigations into the death of gospel musician Ruth Matete’s husband John Olakanmi Apewajoye. The 42-year-old pastor,...
View ArticleCovid-19: Mission in London to evacuate Kenyans stranded in UK
Kenya High Commission in London has revealed plans to evacuate Kenyans still stranded in the UK du to the confusion cased by the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released on Sunday, Kenya’s High...
View ArticleNeymar welcomes new, younger dad to the family
Neymar Junior, the world’s most expensive footballer, now has two fathers and one of them is six years younger than him. This follows the decision by the Brazilian attacker’s mother, Nadine Goncalves,...
View ArticleBahati: I am shutting down EMB Records
Gospel singer Bahati said he is shutting down his Eastlands Most Beloved (EMB) Records following unresolved wrangles with signed artistes at the label. Bahati said that the decision to close EMB was a...
View ArticleKenya Power’s system hitch leaves many prepaid customers in the dark
Kenya Power is working to resolve a glitch in their systems which is causing delays in vending of tokens to their prepaid customers. Kenyans, who made payments through mobile money platforms, mainly...
View ArticleCovid-19: Sonko launches installation of 50 public sanitisation booths
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has launched the installation of 50 public sanitisation booths in the city in efforts meant to keep Nairobians safe from Covid-19. The booths are already being installed in...
View ArticleNaivas breaks own tradition, starts selling booze
Naivas Supermarkets has diversified to selling alcohol to grow its revenue, breaking a decades-old business practice that gave its rivals a competitive advantage. The family-run retailer began opening...
View ArticleHere’s why people are sharing ‘Happy 420 Day’ messages
You have probably seen people sharing the number 420 and wishing each other a Happy 420 day on social media. If you are still a bit confused by it all don’t worry, I got you. 420 is all about April 20,...
View ArticleMoral cop Mutua wants Ethic arrested for their new ‘Soko’ video
Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) chief executive Ezekiel Mutua has reported the song Soko by Ethic Entertainment to Youtube and it has has since been hidden. The moral cop also wants the...
View ArticleImmigration racing to beat deadline for same-day passport processing
Immigration director general Alexander Muteshi has exuded confidence the department will achieve its July 1, 2020 target of processing passports on the same day of application. Muteshi, who was...
View Article11 new Covid-19 cases confirmed, 2 patients fully recover
The government has announced that 11 more people have tested positive for the Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The new cases pushed up the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country to 281,...
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