Airtel Africa, Spacex partner to launch Starlink direct to cell connectivity in 14 countries in Africa
Airtel Africa and Starlink will continue to explore additional collaboration opportunities to further advance digital inclusion across the continent.
Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority repositions $822 million for grassroots economies
UFAA Chair Francis Kigo Njenga said unclaimed financial assets represent locked private wealth that, once returned to owners, can support grassroots economic activity without recourse to additional public borrowing or fiscal expansion.
Kenya re-prioritises agriculture projects to address worsening drought in arid and semi-arid areas
Speaking in Malindi after a high-level meeting with the Council of Governors (CoG) Agriculture Committee and the ASAL Governors Caucus, Kagwe said leaders had agreed on the need to respond to current realities while laying permanent solutions to avert future crises.
Kenya launches national marine spills response contingency plan to prop up maritime safety
Representing the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy & Maritime Affairs Hassan Joho during the launch, Principal Secretary State Department for Shipping and Maritime Affairs Aden Millah described the initiative as a “major milestone in safeguarding Kenya’s marine environment and securing the sustainability of the blue economy.
Wrinkles of Struggle: How Uganda’s perennial president has spent 20 years persecuting never-say-die ally-turned-foe Kizza Besigye
Kizza Besigye’s path was once intertwined with Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s after joining the National Resistance Army (NRA) in the 1980s, ostensibly to fight against dictatorship. But disillusionment soon followed.
Technology firm Zoho country chief says Kenya’s AI future depends on trust, data and automation
Once these foundations are in place, AI becomes especially powerful. GenAI helps teams create and be productive, while agentic AI helps organisations act efficiently. It proposes actions, verifies them and executes based on predefined business rules.
Fish farming eases pressure on land in densely populated Vihiga as household incomes rise
Training sessions reached all 22 wards, covering topics from feeding fingerlings to monitoring pond pH and general pond care. Farmers eagerly absorbed knowledge, often staying after sessions to ask questions or request follow-up demonstrations. Nets were distributed to protect fish from predators, a measure many credited for reducing losses significantly.
Kenya’s police chief pledges to crack down on organised criminal gangs in run up 2027 elections
Statistics presented at the session showed fatalities from road accidents had risen from 4,479 in 2024 to 4,682 in 2025. In the first two weeks of December alone, 28 people lost their lives in accidents across the country. Kenya loses at least 4,000 people annually to road accidents.
Kenya Wildlife Service to host global conservation technology forum in Nairobi in March
The forum will provide a platform to explore how emerging technologies such as drones, satellite sensors, artificial intelligence, geographic information systems (GIS) and data-driven tools can be deployed to safeguard biodiversity, restore degraded ecosystems and strengthen community resilience.
