Dollar demand pushes Shilling to the 103 mark

The Kenya Shilling got off to a rocky start on the second day of trading in 2017 hitting the Sh103 mark against the dollar. This shilling is currently trading at Sh103.25, the highest it has traded since the August 2015. Commercial Bank of Africa treasury department...

This is my last desire-Joe Kadenge

Soccer star Joe Kadenge has prepared a minute-long video with wishes he would like fulfilled before his death. The former AFC Leopards player and Kenyan striker has requested to meet the President, whom he has wished well and asked to steer the country to success....

Clintons and Bushes to attend Trump inauguration

With 17 days to go,Bill and Hillary Clinton will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington DC. George W Bush and his wife Laura have also announced plans to be there, saying they want to “witness the peaceful transfer of...

White House expects more Guantanamo transfers

The US government has pledged to move ahead with the transfer of inmates out of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for a freeze. With President Barack Obama set to leave office on January 20, White House...

Leicester City to sign Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi

Leicester City are set to sign Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for a reported £15m, subject to a work permit. The 20-year-old Nigeria international will sign a five-and-a-half-year deal when he completes the move. A statement on Leicester’s website confirmed the...

Coe says sport must innovate, backs new Bolt event

World athletics chief Sebastian Coe threw his support Wednesday behind a new team event spearheaded by Usain Bolt, saying the sport needed “brave, bold ideas” to stay relevant. Nine-time Olympic champion Bolt will headline the inaugural Nitro Athletics in Melbourne...

“I am not leaving”-Affirms Toure

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has insisted that he has no plans to leave the club and feels they still have a chance of winning the Premier League title this season. Toure is in the last six months of his contract and with the January transfer window open, he...

The Gambia opposition warns Yahya Jammeh to step aside

The Gambia’s opposition says longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh could be considered a rebel leader if he takes up arms and doesn’t step down later this month, a warning issued after the president vowed any foreign troop presence would be tantamount to an act of...

Tsvangirai Tipped to Lead Opposition Coalition

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says “people will decide their future” if securocrats deny him the chance to lead the country – if he wins the 2018 national elections....