Finance experts hail decision to liquidate Kenya Railways’ $123 million assets
The plan by the Ruto administration, it is feared, is a discreet plot to acquire state-owned assets a throw-away price. A similar scheme was witnessed during the aborted discharge of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) land to Indian investor, Adani Group. During the controversy, civil servants in the governments and president Ruto political allies were called out, forcing the government hastily
Your obligation as judges is solemn duty of ensuring every refugee and migrant finds justice, Ruto tells Kenyan judges
Speaking at the conference that brings together judges, jurists, development partners and international organisations from across the globe, Chief Justice Martha Koome underscored the centrality of fair, credible, transparent and humane refugee and migration systems, which she argued, millions of people rely on for their safety and dignity.
State-owned KALRO teams up with Korean counterpart to develop pest control practices in Kenya
The programme dubbed “Development of pest monitoring and eco-friendly control technologies for Africa” will tone down the usage of very toxic chemicals farmers have been using by coming up with technologies that are friendly to the farmer that are also cost-effective.
From quasi-socialist and communist, Uganda’s Museveni morphed into ‘I, me and myself’ Eating Chief before ‘Kyagulanyi Idea’ arrived
For President Tibuhaburwa Museveni himself Uganda begins in 1986 when he captured the instruments of power through the barrel of the gun. Indeed, he has endeavoured to rewrite the history of Uganda in which past leaders, whom he once referred to as swine, are excluded as if they never existed or contributed to the social, economic or political changes in the country – positive or negative.
Kenya’s Equity Bank, UNDP strike deal to advance innovation and hasten economic growth in Africa
According to James Mwangi, the collaboration will foster socio-economic development through targeted programmes that advance economic empowerment, reduce poverty, expand access to education and promote financial inclusion, with a strong emphasis on gender equality and climate action.
How archivists risked their lives to save Timbuktu’s famed manuscripts from al-Qaeda but threat remains
For students like 24-year-old Baylaly Mahamane, the manuscripts offer fresh insights from traditional practices. One text describes doctors crushing white wormwood leaves to soothe the stomach, blending millet with mutton to stop vomiting and packing swollen feet with clay and henna.
How implication of President Trump in paedophile crimes has switched off MAGA interest in sex trafficker Epstein files
Many right-wing figures on social media dismissed the entire document release as a hoax because of a single email from Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
New report finds opposition to data centres in United States skyrocketed in second quarter of this year
But Data Centre Watch’s new report found that opposition blocked or delayed $98 billion in projects from March to June of 2025 alone – eight projects, including two in Indiana and Kentucky, were blocked in those three months, while nine were delayed.
