How rare earth metal heats up and cools down tensions in corridors of US, China’s aerospace industry
Although a late-October meeting in South Korea between Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump raised hopes for a détente, the Chinese export restrictions introduced last April remain substantially in place.
Muslim woman in conservative coastal Kenya breaks religious and cultural ceilings to soar to the top of technical education
Latifa Mohammed, the third-born in a family of nine, says her interest in refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) began long before she joined college. She liked observing cooling systems in homes and offices and wanted to understand how they worked.
Alcoholism in central Kenya rises to epidemic levels as nearly every family grapples with men wedded bootleg liquor
The menace is not limited to the unemployed. Professionals and civil servants have not been spared either. Local leaders are continuously calling for stronger regulations of illicit brews and increased public awareness, warning that left unchecked a whole generation risks being wiped out.
Minister: Kenya is pushing for global environmental solutions at UNEA 7 in Nairobi
Dr Deborah Mulongo Barasa also highlighted Kenya’s domestic environmental achievements, including restoration initiatives and the 15-billion tree growing programme, which the country will showcase during UNEA-7 exhibitions and side events.
Kenya’s ex-president Gachagua mocked after his party is trumped in Mt Kenya
The opposition loss has become the focal point of a fierce political exchange with Kenya Kwanza leaders asserting that Gachagua’s kingpinship in the region was a fallacy. UDA win has given Kenya Kwanza leaders bragging rights with Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku maintaining that Gachagua’s influence in the region had waned.
Kenya completes training lands officers on land digitisation via Nationwide National Stamp Duty Module
Speaking during the closing session, Lands Secretary Sarah Maina underlined the government’s commitment to full digital transformation in the land sector. Ms Maina said that Ardhisasa, Kenya’s national digital land management platform, is central to delivering secure, efficient and transparent public services.
EAC inaugurates $3.54 million Lake Victoria Basin Commission headquarters in Kisumu
LVBC Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire said the inauguration marks the culmination of a 17-year journey, beginning with Kenya’s donation of land and culminating in a fully funded regional project delivered through the equal contributions of all EAC partner states.











