Long before US brutally sliced international funding there were pointers donors are fatigued
Ignoring US funding to focus on the wider base of donors, the numbers show how humanitarian funding reached a peak in 2022, when donor governments gave 52 per cent above their 2015 levels. When including US funding, however, humanitarian aid continued to rise in 2023 before starting its decline.
Girls at War: Rattled Kenya regime fires bullets and teargas at unarmed schoolgirls to stop Echoes of War play as world filmmakers zoom in
The inconsistencies in government position on creative have at times been hilarious, even ridiculous, the kind of flip-flopping that has now attracted the likes of Hollywood to inquire about playwright’s willingness to turn the play into a film on Kenya’s outrageously corrupt Ruto administration.
Unbeknown to world, Ethiopia is war again and the rebellion in one of its most powerful regions is devastating
Amhara’s large population has long created pressure to expand, and the ethnic group has claimed the western part of Tigray. The Fano and Amhara regional forces seized it during the Tigray conflict, but they were left out of peace negotiations. They were angered to learn that western Tigray’s fate might be left up to a referendum, which has not been held.
Chief of staff in Prime Cabinet Secretary’s office wants workmanship on Kitale-Morpus Road in Trans Nzoia replicated all over Kenya
Upgrading of the Kitale-Morpus Road being overseen by Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) is a component of the East African Community (EAC) Kenya-South Sudan Link Road ((A1) initiative approximated to cost the government Ksh15 billion.
Labour court: Kenya’s biosafety authority boss remains interdicted, disciplinary proceedings against him will go on
The disciplinary process against Mugiira began on June 6, 2024, when the board requested an explanation for several instances of financial impropriety at the Authority. He is alleged to have tempered with the investigation into claims of misappropriation of the funds by the board.
Regional governments sag under heavy debt as National Treasury delays release of$486 million
The Council of Governors is calling on the National Treasury to expedite release Sh63 billion ($486 million) arrears owed to counties for the months of February and March. Chairman of Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs of the Council of Governors Fernandes Barasa has revealed that all the 47 counties are...
After more than 10 years trying to elect new officials, Kenya’s largest political party ODM enters stormy patch
Be it at the Coast, Nairobi or western Kenya where for two decades ODM has enjoyed fanatical following, candidates vying for various positions have alleged irregularities, citing exclusion of some members from the exercise that has been postponed on several occasions since the last election in 2012.
Kenya’s controversial affordable housing project is already having impact on ordinary people’s lives -team leader
The 220 housing units Bahati Affordable Housing Project consists of 60 studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, 120 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom units. The project was launched by President William Ruto in Bahati constituency on August 22, 2023.
US slams doors on South Sudanese as it revokes all visas while drums of civil war beat at home
Five years of civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people. A peace deal reached in 2018 has been fragile and not fully implemented, to the frustration of the US and other international backers. Notably, South Sudan still hasn’t held a long-delayed presidential election, and Kiir remains in power.
While agriculture sector accounts for fifth of Kenya’s GDP, public investment is below 20 per cent – report
The Agriculture Sector Network brings together farmers, agribusiness associations, financial institutions, and corporates. According to Thuo, the sector is already mobilising significant private investments, but policy barriers, limited data infrastructure, and inadequate public sector funding continue to hold back progress.
