After managing and supervising househelps for over 16 years, Kate Karuri started a training program that coaches both domestic workers and their employers on workplace dignity in the home Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Kate Karuri worked with and managed domestic workers in Kenya for over 16 years before …
Read More »KENYA: Ugandan security on high alert
Enanga: Uganda also observing protests in South Africa, Tunisia, and Nigeria Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan security forces have been put on high alert in case of any spill over from the outbreak of protests in Kenya due to high cost of living. Kenyan riot police were out …
Read More »Kenya bans Monday mass protests organized by opposition
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s National Police Service on Sunday outlawed mass demonstrations organized by the main opposition coalition Monday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to protest against the rising cost of living and electoral injustice. The Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei on Sunday declared the planned protest by …
Read More »Kenyan marathoner Changwony suspended for doping
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced a provisional suspension of Kenyan female marathoner Purity Changwony due to the use of banned substances on Friday. “The AIU has provisionally suspended Purity Changwony of Kenya, backdated to July 28, 2022, for the presence/use of prohibited substances (19-Norandrosterone; …
Read More »TOP 10: Kigali, Nairobi on list of best airports in Africa
🔵 TOP IN AFRICA 🏆🛫 1⃣ Cape Town 🇿🇦 2⃣ Durban King Shaka 🇿🇦 3⃣ Johannesburg 🇿🇦 4⃣ Casablanca 🇲🇦 5⃣ Mauritius 🇲🇺 6⃣ Marrakech 🇲🇦 7⃣ Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 8⃣ Kigali 🇷🇼 9⃣ Nairobi 🇰🇪 🔟 Bloemfontein 🇿🇦 🇸🇬 Singapore Changi takes the World’s Best Airport crown from Qatar’s …
Read More »Kenya lifts suspension on import of dairy products from Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A proposed ban on importation of powdered milk from Uganda has been suspended by the Kenyan government. “I’m happy to inform the country that by 5pm last evening we had received a communication from the government of Kenya informing us that the ban on importation …
Read More »Kenya, Ghana, Malawi expand malaria vaccine use as African countries plan 2024 rollout
The RTS,S, the first vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization to prevent malaria, is expected to save thousands of lives each year in Africa with the expanded rollout Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Kenya has launched a campaign to expand the use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, …
Read More »Kenya’s first skyscraper closes
Hilton Hotel towers leaves a complicated legacy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hilton Hotel was Nairobi’s first skyscraper. The iconic cylindrical tower was opened in 1969 by President Jomo Kenyatta, six years after Kenya’s independence from Britain. The recent closure of the hotel after more than 50 years of …
Read More »Mutahi Kibugu chuffed with fairy tale Magical Kenya Open experience
MAGICAL KENYA OPEN – Select final results 1⃣ J Campillo 🇪🇸 266 (-18) 2⃣ M Kawamura 🇯🇵268 (-16) 6⃣5⃣ M Kibugu 🇰🇪 283 (-1) 7⃣8⃣ W Besseling 🇳🇱 289 (+5) ✳ Ronald Rugumayo 🇺🇬 (hole-in-1 day 1) Nairobi, Kenya | CAPITALFM.CO.KE | “I just have one word to describe it: …
Read More »Mutahi Kibugu carrying Uganda, Kenyan flag
DAY 3 – Select results 1⃣ J Campillo 🇪🇸 ✳ 200 (-13) 2⃣ R Macintyre 🏴 ✳ 201 (-12) 4⃣4⃣ M Kibugu 🇰🇪 📷 ✳ 210 (-3) 💠 Venue: Muthaiga 💠 Total prize money $2million. 💠 LIVE: Results (click) Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | When Mutahi Kibugu tees off at 9.15am today, the distinct …
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