Kenyan MP calls for reforms in capital markets to boost asset valuation and economic growth
“All major economies grew using external capital. Companies such as Alibaba and BYD expanded by attracting foreign investors. Kenya must deliberately open its capital markets to achieve similar growth,” Ndindi Nyoro said.
Lake Victoria, Lake Turkana flagged as notorious trafficking corridors for transnational crime rings
The cabinet secretary announced that at least 200 newly trained officers would be deployed to the Coast Guard from recent recruitments into the Kenya Defence Forces and the National Police Service to address manpower shortages.
How moving story of a bright boy with mentally sick dad, helpless mom in Siaya inspired Good Samaritans to pay his fees in a prestigious school
News of Simon’s situation quickly spread after his story was shared on social media, where photos and accounts of the boy’s determination touched the hearts of many. Well-wishers from different parts of the country began reaching out, offering financial support, school supplies and words of encouragement, even calling on some politicians to step in and assist the boy.
Through much of his first term, conspiracy theorists wondered and tweeted that US President Trump must be a Russian agent
It’s the international friendships where one can most clearly see the costs mounting in real time. Just look at the statements coming from that mountain redoubt of global capitalism at Davos: Canadian prime minister Mark Carney – the leader of our closest ally and largest trading partner, whose military is now modelling doing battle with the US across what has long been the world’s longest unguarded border – got a standing ovation for a speech in which he proclaimed, “Let me be clear: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.”
Trump’s relentless push to ‘own’ Greenland may have precipitated self-immolation of US as a superpower
Trump’s interest in Greenland is as inexplicable and personal as ever a presidential side quest was. Seeking control from the Danes of a territory holding just 57,000 people and land mostly covered by mile-thick ice is not some long-held conservative shibboleth; it’s not something long lectured about in international-relations classrooms .
Fathers, teachers cited in Nyanza region at the centre of ‘stubbornly’ high incidence of defilement, incest and underage pregnancy
Flora Mworoa said defilement, rape, drug abuse and other forms of gender-based violence in the area were closely intertwined, observing that most perpetrators were adult men and that assaults often occurred without protection, exposing victims to HIV and other infections.
Uganda’s January 15 General Election demonstrates that democracy cannot be built through a process designed to prevent it
We argue that elections under the NRM have become empty ceremonies because the system is engineered around three reinforcing mechanisms: digital authoritarianism, which controls the narrative and isolates citizens.
Farmers in rain-rich Rift Valley region in Kenya resort to gravity-powered irrigation for round-the-year food supply
The impact of River Nyando’s water has not been limited to crops alone. Livestock farmers, including Daniel Korir from Kapchemutwa, have reported that the river is a reliable water source for cattle, goats, and sheep during dry seasons when pans and seasonal streams dry up.
Satellite-based mission to protect endangered Mountain Bongo in Mt Kenya, Kakamega and Aberdares forests launched
Planet Labs Chief Impact Officer Andrew Zolli said the project will focus on the need for timely and accessibility of satellite data for conservation outcomes.
Privatisation: Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd launches largest ever IPO and first fully electronic public offer in Kenya’s capital markets history
Anchored by KPC’s strong fundamentals, including revenues of Ksh38.6 billion and after-tax profits of Ksh10.37 billion, for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 and supported by its 1,300-kilometre pipeline network that underpins national energy security and regional trade, the IPO marks a defining step in transforming a profitable state enterprise into a people-owned company while strengthening long-term economic resilience.
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