Back with begging bowl: Kenya will talk to IMF about new programme in Washington next week
Some financial analysts have said that Kenya needs a new loan deal from the Washington-based Fund to anchor its external debt repayments.
Log in your eye: Pope Leo tells US bishops to first address Trump’s immigration crackdown
Leo, the first US pope, was handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of deportation under the Trump administration’s policies during the meeting, which included bishops and social workers from the US-Mexico border.
Israel denies stripping naked South African activists on Gaza flotilla over genocide case
Speaking after their return, the activists, which include the grandson of Nelson Mandela, said they were singled out after Israeli guards noticed that they were from South Africa. Two Muslim women among the group said they had their hijabs ripped off their heads and were forced to strip naked in front of Israeli soldiers.
Medical tourism: Kenya’s world class kidney transplant centre in Nairobi nears completion
Other East African countries that have opted to have centres of excellence health facilities are Tanzania who have opted set up a heart centre, Uganda a cancer centre, Rwanda will have two centres, namely for vaccine and medical science, while Burundi opted for a nutrition centre.
Conference in Kenya’s tourism hub in Malindi told African and Latin American travel industry is unexploited
Lin Yu from Travel World China underscored the importance of leveraging digital platforms like WeChat to reach the Chinese market. She said Chinese travellers increasingly seek visually engaging, localised content and are willing to pay for unique and genuine experiences. Yu also called for diversified packages catering to both luxury families and group travellers.
Kenya’s energy authority rolls out new rules regulation to inject rapid response, sector efficiency
Among the key highlights at the event was the introduction of the Energy Net Metering Regulations 2024, which allow consumers generating renewable power, referred to as prosumers, to feed excess electricity into the national grid and earn credits.
‘Our children are growing up in a part of Kenyan city, Nairobi, where lions roam free’
Although human-wildlife conflict has existed for as long as humans have, predator attacks are likely to rise as space for Kenya’s lions shrinks and their hunting opportunities diminish.
Revealed: US Defence Secretary Hegseth has greenlighted US Navy next-generation fighter jet
Defence officials debated whether Boeing could employ enough engineers for the project after it was awarded a contract to build the US Air Force’s F-47 jet in March, sources said.
Bullets begin to -flower’: Agency warns South Sudan is hurtling to civil war as rivals recruit fighters
South Sudan’s minister for cabinet affairs, Martin Elia Lomuro, downplayed fears. “I would like to assure you that your concerns are in place, but they are not going to be detrimental and derail the peace process,” he told the meeting.
Nairobi hosts 500 world leading livestock scientists for Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference
Kenya is actively working to reduce these emissions by implementing climate-smart agricultural practices and improving livestock productivity to align with its low-carbon development goals. Strategies include enhancing feed efficiency, optimising feed formulation, better manure management, and improving rangeland management in fragile ecosystems.
