Principal Secretary: Beauty and femininity only won’t free African women cultural bondage
Hosted in the Eastern Africa region, the Summit is both a powerful culmination of the five-year She Leads programme (2021-2025) and a bold step forward in shaping policies that place Girls and Young Women at the centre of decision-making.
Kenya-Iran seventh joint economic forum resolves to ramp up trade to over $1 billion
The annual target rise from the current $150 million is aimed at deepening economic ties with both sides setting a target to boost their annual trade, according to the Iranian minister.
South Sudan back at with itself as Vice President Machar, his wife are placed under house arrest
African Union Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he would deploy a team to Juba “as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation.” In a statement on X, the US State Department’s bureau of African affairs urged Kiir to reverse the house arrest and “prevent further escalation of the situation.”
Cabinet secretary for ICT unveils Kenya’s AI Strategy to drive the East African nation’s digital revolution
Germany commended Kenya’s AI leadership, with Deputy Ambassador Alexander Fierley reaffirming Germany’s support, emphasising that AI’s impact depends on responsible data ownership and consumer protection.
Kenya unveils strategic plan to strengthen the power of mercy process, clemency and justice
Further, Koskei revealed that the new five-year strategic plan will enhance efficiency, transparency and accessibility in the clemency process.
Five arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya on high alert as weather forecasts show depressed rainfall
At least five counties in the country are at high alert stage of drought with expectation of low or below average rainfall in the March-May long rain season. According to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), these counties are Wajir, Mandera, parts of Marsabit, Parts of Kilifi and Parts of...
October best month this year for Kenya’s private sector with strong performance
Rising demand encouraged firms to increase their purchasing activity for the first time since April in addition to the improved economic environment which was also supported by a milder increase in business expenses, with input costs rising at the slowest pace in just over a year.
Legal campaign, health risks linked to with tobacco have not dissuaded farmers in central Kenya to dump the crop
The government, via the Tobacco Control Board and the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, plans to reinforce tobacco industry regulations by improving public education, tightening advertising restrictions, and aligning Kenya’s tobacco policies with global health standards.
Tanzanian’s Idi Amin Dada incarnate: Curse of yellow flags and why East Africans are calling President Suluhu Hassan ‘Idi Amin Mama’
Notably, the inauguration of President Samia Suluhu Hassan was done without the participation of the people she claims gave him 97 per cent of the vote. The election body has been careful not reveal voter turnout that can help shed light on Suluhu Hassan’s sudden popularity. The unprecedented feat is “bettered” on by Paul Kagame of Rwanda who in the last presidential election garnered 99.1 per cent of the vote.
Kenyan Gen Zs come under blistering criticism over voter registration apathy, with only 90,020 captured
Speaking in Mombasa during a youth awareness forum organised by Amnesty International, Ethekon revealed that the coastal city had registered just 3,976 new voters and that the commission against a target of at least 183,000 additional voters in all Mombasa’s six constituencies, raising the county’s total registered voters to 825,000 by 2027.
Opposition, Church accuse police and army in Tanzania of secretly dumping bodies of thousands they killed in election violence
The main opposition party, Chadema, has claimed that more than 1,000 people were killed and said on Tuesday that security forces were trying to hide the scale of the deaths by secretly disposing of the bodies. The authorities have not responded to the claims.
Police officer guarding national exams in bandit-infested north-western Kenya shot dead, firearm stolen
Achieng said she struggled to educate Ouma with meagre income from menial jobs after the death of her husband John Otieno many years ago.
Khat: Lethal herb turning avid consumers in northern Kenya into zombies as abuse outstrips control capacity
According to NACADA Compliance Officer in Isiolo County Collins Kipchumba, miraa remains the most abused substance among residents, surpassing alcohol, bhang and other narcotics.
How Brazilian meat giant JBS became nexus of corruption, labour abuses, cattle laundering and Amazon deforestation
In 2019, our first major story lifted the lid on how its beef was driving the destruction of swathes of the Amazon. And earlier that year, when truck driver Alessandro Ale posted a photo on Facebook of his journey carrying 250 cattle across the southern Amazon rainforest, he would’ve had little inkling of the storm that would follow.
Manipulated forex: Lenders slow to loosen purse strings to enable Kenya to secure new IMF programme
Kenya will issue a securitised bond this month to raise 175 billion shillings ($1.36 billion) for road building, Mbadi said. It will be backed by a roads maintenance levy charged to motorists for fuel.
Powerful former US vice president who pushed for Iraq war, Dick Cheney, dies at 84
Dick Cheney was troubled much of his life by heart problems, suffering the first of a number of heart attacks at age 37. He had a heart transplant in 2012. Cheney and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who had been colleagues in the Nixon White House, were key voices pushing for the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
