Kenya, Ethiopia sign free-trade deal to hasten implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area
Ethiopian Minister of Trade and Regional Integration Kassahun Gofe underscored the importance of concluding negotiations to kick start the implementation of the simplified trade regime to accelerate trade between the border communities of the two countries.
Blue economy: Stakeholder petition Kenyan parliament to rescinded ‘flawed’ draft law for not treating fisheries as a distinct economic sector
On April 7, he said, LVA formally wrote to the clerk of the national assembly, to petition parliament to suspend the bill and launch a comprehensive and inclusive legislative review. The bill, he said, was a replication of the outdated 2016 provisions that were developed without a guiding national aquaculture policy and failed to recognise aquaculture as a distinct economic sector.
President Ruto says Kenya keen to learn from ‘China’s remarkable journey of transformation’ day after blistering attacks on US President Trump, UN
President William Ruto, an evangelical Christian from a modest background, was elected on promises to help Kenya’s poor in a country struggling with debt. Earlier in his presidency, Ruto favoured the West and the United States over China. But as US President Donald Trump pulls back from engagement with Africa and slaps tariffs on trade partners, Ruto is making overtures to Beijing.
Nairobi: Great Lakes Region meeting wants illicit minerals trafficking curbed to spur local economies
The conferences which have been organised in collaboration with GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) will provide an arena for policymakers, technical experts and regional stakeholders to assess progress, share best practices and agree on next steps in implementing the Six Tools against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources (RINR).
European teenage thieves arrested in Kenya with haul of queen ants in major shift in wildlife trafficking
The Kenya Wildlife Service, however, said the case signals a landmark shift in biopiracy trends from iconic large mammals to lesser-known species that are no less ecologically critical.
Cash-strapped Kenya rolls out pension scheme for self-employed people
Speaking at a past engagement with journalists in Kakamega, the CEO of KNEST Rose Musonye said the institution will manage all the savings of Kenyan workers who are self-employed.
Business-starved Postal Corporation of Kenya diversifies into health products distribution
Kenya and Universal Postal Union (UPU) have signed the joint declaration on the Universal Postal Union Post4Health project, an initiative that will enable the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) to distribute health products and technologies. Kenya through PCK, applied to have the UPU for consideration of support through the Post4Health...
Nutritional crisis in Kenya accounts for 18 per cent stunted children under five, capital Nairobi leads
In the Kenya Nutrition Situation overview, micronutrient deficiency shows over half (52.6 per cent) of the preschool children and 37.6 per cent of school-age children suffer from marginal vitamin A deficiency, and one-in-four (26.3 per cent) of preschool children are anaemic and 41.6percent of pregnant women are also anaemic.
MSME players want Kenya to match US protectionist policies to shield local industries from cheap imports
Head of Programme for Promotion of Self Employment and Entrepreneurship at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) Irene Omogi explained that some of the key challenges that the policy review will address include putting in place regulations which will ease access to credit for informal businesses.
Study: Covid deaths were inflated and ‘over-reporting was intentional’ as infections were quite mild but it was necessary to scare people into believing the virus was severe
“There was a financial desire to make a lot of money from rapidly developed mRNA vaccines and to set a precedent for this in the future,” Bell said. “As infections from SARS-CoV-2 virus were generally quite mild, it was necessary to scare people into thinking Covid-19 was far more severe, and far more prevalent, than it actually was.”
