Despite high potential for gold mining Kenya still allocates the sector paltry budget
Despite promising gold deposit discoveries that include coltan – used in the manufacture of smartphones and electrical vehicle batteries – in Tana River, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana and Embu – the mining sector is routinely allocated a pittance in the national government budget.
2027 election politics at play as Ruto orders completion of Suneka Airstrip in South Nyanza
Ogamba revealed that Gusii leaders met the president at State House a week earlier and agreed to revive a series of stalled projects. The Suneka Airstrip first underwent rehabilitation in 2015 at a cost of Ksh52 million, which included construction of a passenger lounge with a capacity of 200 people, a car park, toilets, a perimeter fence and runway markings.
Africa gears up for second climate summit in Addis Ababa as world grapples rising sea levels, desertification
The second Africa climate summit (ACS2) comes after the inaugural of the Nairobi 2023 Summit (ACS1) and is meant to position Africa as a leader and solutions provider in matters climate change, where by building on the momentum of (ACS1).
Somali capital Mogadishu is one of cities urbanising rapidly but weak state and clan politics leave its displaced in limbo
Clan dynamics are a particular complication. Mogadishu is dominated by powerful major clans, especially the Hawiye. The majority of IDPs, however, are from marginalised so-called minority groups, including farm-based Bantu people.
Eberechi Eze’s switch to Arsenal illustrates just how Premier League transfers are an incoherent mix of art and craft
Except, it wasn’t really a hijacking at all. Arsenal had actually struck the principles of an agreement with Palace as early as the morning of August 10. They managed to keep it extraordinarily quiet as illustrated by how it was only after Wednesday evening’s sensations that multiple sources were willing to talk about it.
Scientists place African giraffes into four major genetic ‘tribes’ that face unique survival threats
Northern giraffes – whose range includes parts of Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic – face threats from political instability and poaching. Masai giraffes in Kenya and Tanzania face pressure from habitat loss as open savannas are converted to cattle pastures and fields.
Privatisation: Government declares redundant thousands of workers in state-owned sugar factories in western Kenya
In a communication to the managing directors of Chemelil, Muhoroni, Nzoia and South Nyanza Sugar companies, the Principal Secretary for Agriculture Paul Ronoh instructed the issuance of termination notices to employees under redundancy.
The more doses you get, the sooner you die: Data from 18m people by Japanese scientists show Covid vaccines caused more deaths
Albert Benavides, founder of VAERSaware.com, has analysed the Japanese data on his Substack page and in an online dashboard he developed. He said the data “appears to be very sound and in line to what appears and what does not appear in VAERS.”
Japan joins US, China in renewed scramble for Africa as it calls for ‘economic zone’ that links it to Indian Ocean
Guterres said “unjust and unfair international financial architecture” must enhance African representation and endorse a strong African voice in the decision-making process, adding that building AI capacity in developing countries in Africa would help ease digital divide in the region.
Kenya’s trade minister holds talks with US counterpart in Washington to address volatile business outlook
Citi Bank, NASDAQ, Cigna Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare, Vantive, American Tower Corporation, Tidal Basin Advisors, BowerGroup Asia and the Burns Brothers were among the companies represented at the session, where discussions explored opportunities in healthcare, digital trade, renewable energy-powered data centres, and infrastructure.
