Ksh2,283,300,000,000,000,000: Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after his SpaceX’s climbs to $1.77 trillion
SpaceX shared in a post on X that was re-shared by Musk: “Teams are go for launch with a $135 price per share for the SpaceX IPO,” along with a link showing how people would be able to buy the public stocks.
Eyes on Kenya as its coastal city of Mombasa hosts world ‘Our Ocean Conference’ conference
Over the past decade, the Our Ocean Conference has become one of the world’s most influential platforms for ocean action, generating more than 2,600 financial commitments valued at approximately $161 billion.
Kenya’s 2026-27 budget picks agriculture as centrepiece of enhanced rapid economic growth
The cabinet secretary noted that the Kenyan economy has remained resilient, recording an average growth rate of 5.0 per cent between 2022 and 2025, outperforming the global average of 3.4 per cent and Sub-Saharan Africa’s 4.1 per cent over the same period.
How gap in livestock feed supply chain inspired farmer in central Kenya to set up a virtual ‘nappier supermarket’ for Africa
Besides selling animal feeds, the farm also trains individuals and groups on best farm practices on growing fodder. The farm has also opened employment opportunities for many youths who work as marketers on a part time basis.
East Africa Community finance minister wary of Gulf war impact on economies as they unveil budgets
The region is seen as highly vulnerable to the trade turmoil arising from the conflict given its reliance on fuel and fertiliser imports – concerns which prompted the African Development Bank to cut the region’s growth forecast for this year by half a percentage point.
Senator Khalwale wants President Ruto and Governor Barasa to come clean on ‘clandestine’ sale of state-owned Kakamega Golf Hotel
Dr Boni Khalwale’s concerns arise from unqualified fears that Kakamega County Governor Fernandez Barasa is a stooge of President Ruto and is his errands-boy in the transfer of public utilities into private hands.
Cartelism: Homa Bay MCAs want policy to protect rice farmers in Kimira-Oluch Irrigation Scheme
According to the MCA, the practice robs local millers, aggregators and other stakeholders of opportunities to benefit from the rice subsector.
Brazil talks financial freedom as it says US criticism of Pix payment system is driven by business interests
US criticism of Brazil’s instant payment system Pix is driven by economic interests linked to major US technology companies, Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Tuesday. In an interview with news outlet UOL, Durigan said the scrutiny of Pix – a free payment system run by Brazil’s central bank...
Two MPs from western Kenya move to court after they were conned of Ksh93m in fake land sale
In the first count, he obtained Ksh26 million from Emmanuel Wangwe by falsely pretending to be in a position to sell him land parcel – LR. No.13873/3 – situated in Karen, Nairobi, which was a false promise.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang to discuss economic ties
Xi arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day state visit to the DPRK. Xi noted that after seven years, he is very pleased to once again visit the beautiful city of Pyongyang and feels especially warm and familiar.
