Chinese teacher spearheads Sino-Africa cultural exchange
It was a sorrowful moment for teachers and students of Kibos Secondary School in Western Kenyan Kisumu County when their Chinese teacher bid them bye. Zhang Wenqiang had won the hearts of the locals by...
View ArticleKenya: Chatthe Crowned African Rally Champ
Safari Rally winner, Jaspreet Singh Chatthe was crowned the 2015 FIA African Rally Champion after racing his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to victory at the Pearl of Africa Rally in Kampala on...
View Article'Friends of VisPa' making return to Kenya
Congratulations, you're now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we'll send them straight to your inbox. 'Friends of VisPa' is a Christian charity based in Ahoghill...
View ArticleKenya: I Have Market for Eggs, Where Are the Farmers?
Dressed in a white overcoat, gumboots, red dress and a matching cap, Rose Nyamunga scoops fish feeds from a bucket and sprinkles them in a fish pond. The farm has six hatcheries, 10 fish ponds and...
View ArticleKenyan missionary thanks St. John's for its support
STAFF PHOTO BY DEDE BILES Michael Agwanda, left, visited St. John's United Methodist Church on Sunday to talk about his work, which the church supports. He is shown here with the Rev.
View ArticleKenya: Mombasa Has New Police Commander
Tito Kilonzi will be the new commander for the County that continues to face various security challenges more so radicalisation of young people who have increasingly continued to be lured into joining...
View ArticleKenya: Union Tells Teachers Not to Go to Work Until Paid As Strike Paralyses...
A union has asked teachers to skip work and camp at their banks until they receive the higher salaries ordered by the Supreme Court. The Trade Union Congress of Kenya said it fully supports the...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya Airways Bosses Face the Sack
The board of Kenya Airways and the top management will be sent home in a drastic plan to return the national airline on the path to profits. Also on the chopping board is the long running agreement...
View ArticlePSC allays fears that 18,500 civil servants will be sacked
PSC commissioners Michael Lokuruka and Veronica Birgen have termed as untrue claims in a section of the media that the government plans to get rid of employees whose skills are no longer needed,...
View ArticleKenya: Teachers Warned Against Working
This comes after the Kenya National Union of Teachers on Wednesday announced the start of a national job boycott to press the government to pay its members higher salaries. "We ejected the traitors...
View ArticleKenya: You Are Not Sincere About Teachers' New Salaries, State Told
Teachers' unions have accused the government of lying over the payment of the Sh17 billion pay rise awarded to their members. The Kenya National Union of Teachers and Kenya Union of Post Primary...
View ArticleKenyan missionary thanks St. John's for its support
STAFF PHOTO BY DEDE BILES Michael Agwanda, left, visited St. John's United Methodist Church on Sunday to talk about his work, which the church supports. He is shown here with the Rev.
View ArticleUlinzi Warriors wallop Aviation College in easy duel
The soldiers led 40-29 at the breather and went all the way after resumption. Eric Mutoro sunk 21 points while Joshua Okumu registered 16. Abel Nson collected 13 for the sinking NAC.
View ArticleKenya: School Heads - We Are the Soft Target in Fight Against Striking Tutors
This is follows a decision by the Teachers Service Commission to send memos to 5,000 head teachers asking them to show cause why they should not be punished for failing to rein in teachers, who have...
View ArticleKenya: KQ Most Expensive Flight From Kenya on Key Routes
Kenya Airways is losing out to rivals due to high fares even as the national carrier struggles to recover from a massive loss. Ticket prices from the airline's hub at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta...
View ArticleKenya: 500,000 Teenagers Infected With HIV
According to the National Aids Control Council , 435,225 adolescents are HIV positive while another 119,899 have the virus "but are not yet identified". As a result, about 7,500 adolescents died of the...
View ArticleFeature: Solar backpack to boost learning for poor Kenyan children
From hunger and malnutrition to striking teachers keeping them off normal learning for many days, a Kenyan child goes through diverse challenges to succeed in education. But poverty is seemingly...
View ArticleKenya: We Are Ready for El Nino Rains, Western Kenya Governors Say
Governors from region said although their counties would get part of the Sh5 billion emergency fund from the national government, they were also making plans to help residents who might be affected by...
View ArticleKenya: As Malls Rise, Kisumu Skyline Changes
Kisumu is slowly becoming centre of architectural excellence in the western Kenya region as developers put up some of the most prestigious developments in its history. This, coupled with increased...
View ArticlePlea after school is bulldozed
Armed police and government officials arrived in the middle of the night and smashed through classrooms, destroying blackboards, desks and exercise books. Devastated youngsters came back from their...
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