Tourists arriving in Kenya aboard cruise ships grosses 4,890 in 10 months as first-ever vessel from Asia docks in Mombasa with 700 visitors
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director William Ruto described the maiden arrival of the cruise vessel from Asia as a testament of Kenya’s growing appeal as a global cruise tourism and rising confidence in the Port of Mombasa as a strategic gateway to East Africa.
US signs agreement to invest $1.3 billion in Tanzania’s health sector over the next five years
The agreement, signed late on Wednesday, is similar to those struck with countries including Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda under US President Donald Trump’s “America First Global Health Strategy”, designed to make poorer nations more self-reliant as the US has dismantled foreign aid programmes.
Dumping cabbage for liseveve: How indigenous vegetables in western Kenya are regaining ‘freedom’ from colonial species
Farmers cultivating black nightshade (lisutsa or managu), amaranth (murere), spider plant (tsisaga), cowpea leaves (likhuvi / shikhuvi) and liseveve (pumpkin leaves – pictured) say the crops now generate higher returns than exotic vegetables
Kakamega mining conference refines Kenya’s minerals, mining and beneficiation draft policy to root out middlemen in gold trade
Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting at Magharibi Hall in Kakamega, Mines Inspector Philip Kirui said the policy builds on the foundation laid by the Mining Act 2016 but introduces critical reforms to address emerging challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Tobacco Control Bill: State push for stringent control of nicotine and tobacco products alarms traders in Kenya
The Bill seeks to introduce stricter regulations on modern nicotine delivery systems and tobacco-related products. The Senate has already passed the legislation and forwarded it to the National Assembly for concurrence.
Official: Kenya turns to menstrual economy for accelerated industrial growth, arrest period poverty
Embu Woman Representative Pamela Njeru said period poverty remains a major barrier to education, health and economic empowerment for women and girls, urging stakeholders to shift from charity-based interventions to sustainable investments in the menstrual economy.
KenGen launches inaugural sustainability report and commits to 5,500 megawatts of clean energy capacity by 2034
KenGen Sustainability Manager Elizabeth Mwangi said the report reflects the company’s commitment to creating shared value for the communities it serves, noting that sustainability has become embedded across all its operations.
Oil stocks in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fall by 5.5 million to lowest level since 1983
Stocks of crude oil in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 5.5 million barrels to 325.7 million barrels, the lowest level since May 1983, according to data from the Department of Energy. The drawdowns are a part of a US agreement to release 172 million barrels from the facility...
Landlocked Rwanda says it has added Kenya to its oil import alternative routes to ensure steady flows and predictability
Landlocked Rwanda imports all its petroleum products overland through two main ports, Dar as Salaam in Tanzania and Mombasa in Kenya.
Kenya Development Corporation publishes new financing strategies to ease access to credit, support business
KDC Director General Norah Ratemo said the corporation had introduced several measures to address challenges faced by investors and improve customer experience.
