- Kenya’s Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has appointed a new chairperson of the Kenyatta University council and two members. Prof Shem Migot Adholla will serve as the council’s chairperson for a period of one year, effective today, November 4, while Eric Sila and Mary Mugo will serve as…
- Canadians who are eligible for the GST rebate can expect to receive an additional lump-sum payment as early as today. A bill introduced by the Liberal government to temporarily double the rebate became law last month with unanimous support from opposition parties. The NDP has long advocated for the…
- Ontario’s education workers have officially walked off the job today despite legislation passed at Queen’s Park that made a strike illegal. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 55,000 support workers such as custodians, administrative staff and educational support workers…
- Hundreds of animals, including elephants, zebras, buffaloes, and endangered Grevy’s zebras, have died in Kenyan widlife preserves during East Africa’s worst drought in decades, according to a report released Friday. The Kenya Wildlife Service and other bodies counted the deaths of 205 elephants,…
- Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of…
- On Tuesday August 9 Kenya’s 22 million registered voters head to the polls for the 2022 General elections. Opinion polls show that there is no clear favourite between serving Deputy President William Ruto, 55, and 77-year-old former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. Voters…
- East Africans make up a sizeable population of African Canadians, which means that there is a constant flow of goods between Canada and East Africa. Kenyans, Ugandans, Tanzanians, Rwandese, Somalis, and Burundians now benefit from the reliable shipping services offered by Diamant company. Based in…
- Ryerson University has officially chosen a new name. Effective immediately, the institution will be called Toronto Metropolitan University. On Tuesday, a board of governors unanimously voted on the new name in response to a months-long examination of the university’s namesake and his role in Canada…
- The killing of Damaris Muthee Mutua that was reported this week came after two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death last October. Mutua, 28, did not have the profile of Tirop but her death has again amplified concerns surrounding femicides and…
- The countrywide shortage of fuel in Kenya is in its second week despite the government assuring Kenyans that there are enough petroleum products. The shortage has continued to haunt motorists as uncertainty persist on when supply will resume normalcy ahead of the monthly review this Thursday. On…
- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) says not all Kenyans need to register their SIM cards afresh. This comes on the back of confusion ahead of April 15 deadline. Different reports gave contradicting information in regard to who is supposed to register his or her SIM card, with certain…
- The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation. The tally was 53-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt…
- Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous delegates for residential school abuse in Canada Pope Francis apologized on Friday for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada’s residential school system, following a week of talks with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations.…
- The Democratic Republic of Congo has joined the East African Community (EAC) as its seventh member, massively expanding the territory of the trade bloc, giving it access to the Atlantic Ocean and greatly increasing the numbers of French speakers in what began as a club of former British colonies.…
- Saying that it “endorses the international recognition of Kenya’s abundant high-tech workforce capabilities, business opportunities and conducive investment environment”, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday unveiled the 27 million U.S. dollar Microsoft Africa Development Centre. The Nairobi-…
- Netflix and UNESCO have announced the six winners of the groundbreaking competition to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s up-and-coming filmmakers, entitled ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’. Voline Ogutu is among the six winners and the only Kenyan. Ogutu makes the list alongside five other winners…
