Long regarded as rogue industry, Kenya’s insurance sector attempts to remake sullied image with new law
The Bill introduces key reforms to expand compensation coverage for policyholders affected by insurer failures while enhancing the resolution framework for struggling insurers.
No longer at ease: Homosexuality in Uganda suffers blow as Trump freezes foreign funding
In 2023, after Ugandan lawmakers passed an anti-homosexuality bill that punishes consensual same-sex conduct with penalties including life imprisonment, Washington threatened consequences and the World Bank withheld some funding.
40 per cent of math teachers in Kenya struggle with the very concepts they teach, experts warn
Usawa Agenda Executive Director Emmanuel Manyasa attributed to systemic biases in schools to poor performance as the major concern raised at the forum was the gender disparity in mathematics achievement at higher education levels.
Central bank boss says Kenyan currency’s holding steady in wake of US foreign aid freeze
Kenya’s shilling currency is broadly unchanged year-to-date against the dollar.
It closed 2024 up about 21 per cent after a bond buyback eased concerns that the government could default.
US’ suspension humanitarian aid exposes Kenya’s vulnerability as PBOs call for talks between the governments
The PBO’s leadership after a series of consultations in Nairobi pointed out the need for clear communication between the US and Kenyan governments to mitigate the impact of the decision. However, some PBO members acknowledged that Kenya must take responsibility for its own development, viewing the move by the US as a wake-up call.
Behind every problem in Uganda there’s Museveni, which is how education system was designed to reject children in lower school
If the leadership in place lacks knowledge, wisdom, understanding and insight but continually pretends to have them and gives the impression that no other alternative system can address those problems, then it cannot extricate itself from the problems. You cannot be part of the problems and then cast yourself as the one with the solutions. It is deception.
Glut in wheat production in Kenya’s Narok County exposes farmers to exploitation by middlemen
Wheat farmers in Narok County are crying foul following a lack of market to sell their produce despite a bumper harvest occasioned by the favourable weather condition last year. Led by their chairman Stanley Koonyo, the farmers said over 10 million bags (90 kilogrammes) were in stores since the harvesting...
After decades in the doldrums Nakuru County is bracing for a slice of the pie in Kenya’s booming tourism industry
Among the areas to be revitalised is the Kariandusi Prehistoric Site that is nestled in the heart of Nakuru County, a treasure trove of ancient history that offers a glimpse into the lives of the early Man. This site, known as the “factory of tools,” is renowned for its abundance of Acheulean hand axes, some of the oldest known tools crafted by modern man’s ancestors.
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels capture Nyabibwe city, 100km away from Bukavu in eastern Congo
Neighbouring Uganda also has deployed soldiers inside Congo, with hundreds in Ituri province in the northeast since 2021 to fight the Allied Democratic Forces, another armed group, with the authorisation of Congo’s president. Col Deo Akiiki, deputy spokesman for the Ugandan military, says there had been no new deployments of soldiers to Congo in recent weeks.
Seven months after public protests over taxes and appetite for borrowing, Kenya’s extravagant regime is in talks with IMF for new loans
The decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump to freeze foreign aid could hit Kenya hard as it lacks the fiscal space to replace the funding, Mbadi said, adding that he hoped the United States would reconsider.
