Uwezo Fund: Official says state-run programme that gives interest-free loans has disbursed $13.943 million since inception
At the close of the event, the MP announced that more than 1,035 youths had registered for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), while 1,000 signed up for Chinese and German language training.
Kenya announces decision to compel mining companies to meet community obligations as required by law
Kenya has moved to enforce long-standing legal requirements that compel mining companies to fulfil community obligations in Taita Taveta County following years of operations that failed to deliver mandated benefits to local residents. Speaking during the Kishushe Ranching Cooperative Society Limited special general meeting (SGM) in Kishushe, Mining Principal Secretary...
Rebuilding Sudan: Khartoum’s dilapidated airport receives first flight since war broke out in in 2023
The resumption of flights follows a period of relative calm in the capital. The Sudanese government officially relocated its headquarters from Port Sudan to Khartoum on January 11 and the International Organization for Migration estimates that 1.4 million residents have returned to the city.
Human rights groups term the war in Ethiopia’s Oromia region as the most atrocious, but hidden by state
The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly 40 million people.
Kenyan MP threatens to expose senior state officials behind Safaricom stake deal
The MP says he knows the people in government behind the shady deal would go public with their identity unless they open the deal to scrutiny.
Masters of seas and oceans: China’s shipbuilding industry maintains global lead in 2025
The country’s shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 per cent year-on-year and accounting for 56.1 per cent of the global total.
Artisanal mining suspended in eastern Conga after mine collapses and buries 200 miners underground
The rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu has temporarily halted artisanal mining on the site and ordered the relocation of residents who had built shelters near the mine, Muyisa said. Congo’s government in a statement on X expressed solidarity with the victims’ families and accused the rebels of illegally and unsafely exploiting the region’s natural resources.
Mango production saturates market in central Kenya as Murang’a county experiences glut
Governor Irungu Kang’ata also announced that the county government has entered into partnership with Food-for-Education organisation in implementing a primary school meal pilot programme in Murang’a and neighbouring counties to open up an alternative market.
Head of Station: Courts in Vihiga, western Kenya, grappling with high incidence of land succession, sexual offences
The HOS further expressed concerns over rising cases of sexual offences, especially defilement, which she attributed to harsh economic conditions and lack of sustainable sources of income.
State policy intervention powers rapid Murang’a industry coffee growth leading to increased investment
Kiruru Coffee Factory Chairman, John Karunga, lauded President William Ruto’s support, saying the installation of a solar dryer will significantly reduce losses and improve the quality of coffee produced at the factory.
