Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms
Omollo called for the immediate operationalisation of the units that were gazetted a year ago but never actualised. He said the new units in Malava were part of the broader government’s initiative to establish 1,105 new administrative units during the 2024/2025 financial year.
Kenya to ride on popularity of football to promote East African nation as sports tourism destination
Football Kenya Federation President, Hussein Mohammed described the partnership as a “joint venture between two big brands” that will not only support the football ecosystem but also boost domestic and international tourism.
Shirika plan: Kenya’s refugee integration programme in limbo as aid agencies cut back funding
Kakuma is semi-desert – harsh, blinding, unforgiving. Life for a refugee business person here is stitched together from fragments: a little aid relief, a modest turnover and, if you’re lucky, an occasional offer of credit from an NGO lending service.
Kenyan minister admits housing programme faces $2.6 billion funding shortfall per annum
Housing Secretary Said Athman said the government was on course to implement the project with over 3,000 units already handed over. From January next year, Athman said, more units shall be handed over on a monthly basis adding that all the contractors have been instructed to roll out night shifts to fast track the project.
Somaliland-bound air ambulance crashes just outside Kenya’s capital, kills six people
The Kenya Red Cross said that its rescue teams headed to the crash scene in Kiambu, a county that shares a border with Nairobi. Earlier, the Kenya Red Cross had said that the aircraft that crashed was a helicopter.
Faced with threat of terrorism and palpable political protests, Kenya boosts APCs fleet with Springbuck and M1117
The vehicles were commissioned by Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen at the General Service Unit (GSU) Headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi. At least half a dozen Springbucks were seen at the ceremony.
Eldoret-based retired athletes sucked into vicious property tussle after acrimonious divorce
In her rejoinder, Sharon Jemutai Cherop dismissed her ex-husband’s assertion that he owns the said properties saying that she acquired the assets from the money she earned from various local and international races.
How Agikuyu of central Kenya are reliving the past in Thingira Cultural Village
Foods such as mukimo (mix of maize, beans, potatoes and traditional vegetables mashed together), njahi (black beans), ngwaci (sweet potatoes) and marigu (green bananas) are cooked in clay pots just as it was done many decades ago.
Hotel Expo Kenya, Africa Food Show 2025 launch with clarion calls for regional branding
Echoing this vision, Country Director of Global Exhibitions, a subsidiary of MI Groups and the organiser of the two events, Edwin Masivo, called for synergy between the food and hospitality sectors and termed the co-location of the exhibitions not just a logistical move but a purposeful integration of two interdependent industries.
After years in doldrums Nandi County dairy subsector comes alive as Kabiyet Milk Plant resumes operations
Paul Kerich, a dairy farmer, says the facility is a great milestone to the value addition chain and it was expected to revitalise the dairy sub sector that has been plagued by production and market challenges for years.
