After weeks of bloody confrontations in western Kenya’s goldmines, state says it’s ready to discuss resettlement with landowners in Ikolomani
Over last weekend, the Kakamega County government shut down an artisanal gold mining site in the same area after a shaft collapsed, killing three miners, adding to the rising concerns over safety amidst tension.
Ruto’s deputy chief of staff wants proposed Infrastructure Development Fund bond to finance stalled $9.3 million Koru-Soin Dam
A total of Ksh2.2 billion ($17 million), he said, is required to complete payments for affected landowners in Kisumu and Kericho counties.
Away from Al Shabaab attacks and contraband sugar and narcotics, Garissa is emerging as Kenya’s ‘capital’ of smuggled fuel from Somalia
Garissa has also become a corridor for hard drugs trafficking such as bhang, ingredients used in shisha, cocaine and heroin are also peddled in large quantities into Kenya from Somalia through the same corridors, which link the Kenyan town to the Somali capital Mogadishu, Kismayo Port and other towns along the Indian Ocean coast of Somalia.
Kenya’s chamber of commerce pours cold water of Public-Private Sector Bill they say it’s intended to emasculate private sector
The Bill, developed by the Department of Investment Promotion, seeks to provide a framework to foster engagement between the public and the private sector for the purpose of enhancing the investment climate and business environment in the country.
Kenya president unveils Tsavo National Park revenue plan as searchlight turns on his personal, daughter’s interests in tourism investments
The government has invested more than $4.7 million in advanced security technologies to safeguard the sanctuary. These include AI-enabled cameras, drones, aerial surveillance, over 300 security personnel, 250 kilometres of upgraded fencing, and 40 newly built ranger houses.
AGOA extension by US coincides with Kenya’s accelerated export diversification push
On December 2, during Kenyan President William Ruto’s visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the trade initiative with sub-Saharan Africa that was to expire last Tuesday, according to a White House official.
Absa Bank unveils Kenya-first mobile and modular branch innovations
The two first-of-their-kind service channels are designed to bring banking even closer to customers and form part of a broader strategy to expand into all key regions and high-traffic malls across the country under its Tupo Ulipo (Kiswahili for: We are where you are) campaign.
Civil society, trade unions enter pact to fight back political coalitions accused of frustrating Kenyans
MAC, an umbrella body representing eight workers’ unions in Mombasa, will work with CCSNHR to jointly identify, review and update priority areas of collaboration based on emerging needs.
Safaricom: MP backs Kenya president’s ‘suspect’ decision to offload 15 per cent shareholding telecom giant
Speaking at St Mary’s Catholic Church Molo, Kuria urged the public not to be deceived by the propagandists on the sale of Safaricom shares by the government noting that the deal is to cushion the tax ridden citizens against the road Levy tax.
Hotels and tour operators along Kenyan coast launch crow-free campaign to poison 800,000 birds
The council has set a fundraising target of Ksh10 million before the end of the year to sustain the control programme. A fundraising event has been scheduled for December 13 at Fort Jesus Gardens, bringing together stakeholders from the tourism, hospitality, leisure, transport and logistics sectors.
