Gender-based violence and femicide are costing Kenya $317 million per year, taskforce says

Gender-based violence and femicide are costing Kenya $317 million per year, taskforce says

Dr Nancy Baraza said Kenyatta University Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub (KU-WEE) Hub has confirmed the economic statistics that the country loses more than Ksh41 billion ($317 million) per annum because of GBV and femicide.

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Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah elected president of African Development Bank to replace outing Akinwumi Adesina

Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah elected president of African Development Bank to replace outing Akinwumi Adesina

Sidi Ould Tah, a former minister of economic affairs and finance of Mauritania, has held senior positions in multilateral institutions.  He has been at the helm of crisis response, financial reform and innovative resource mobilisation for Africa.

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Population policy: Kenya told to wean itself of donor overdependence, mobilise own resources

Population policy: Kenya told to wean itself of donor overdependence, mobilise own resources

Michael Oruru said the goal of the Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2023 was meant to enable the country to attain a high quality of life for the population by ensuring they were secure, healthy, broadly educated, trained and empowered to carry out sustainable development.

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US proposes 60-day truce for Gaza but Hamas and Israel unmoved by the plan that’d unlock humanitarian aid flow

US proposes 60-day truce for Gaza but Hamas and Israel unmoved by the plan that’d unlock humanitarian aid flow

Israel launched its campaign in Gaza in response to the devastating Hamas attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 Israelis taken hostage into Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.

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Corruption hits most people at grassroots, international women organisation conference told as it launches campaign to tackle the vice

Corruption hits most people at grassroots, international women organisation conference told as it launches campaign to tackle the vice

According to the 2023 National Ethics and Corruption Survey conducted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), 57.3 per cent of the 5,100 respondents perceived the level of corruption in Kenya as high. Notably, 24.7 per cent attributed this to the rising cost of living.

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Christian professionals forum raise red flag over Ksh110 billion ‘budgeted corruption’, wants parliament not rush 2025-26 budget

Christian professionals forum raise red flag over Ksh110 billion ‘budgeted corruption’, wants parliament not rush 2025-26 budget

Davis Muchere raised red flags on Ksh85 billion allocation under the Ministry of Education’s Basic Education Department labelled “non-financial private enterprises,” which he says it is an ambiguous and untraceable item. Another questionable allocation he cited was Ksh25 billion under the State Department of Petroleum earmarked for “private financial enterprises,” which he said creates a loophole to siphon public funds to unknown entities.

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Nearly 220 families resettled in Marsabit, recovered livestock given back to owners after spell of inter-ethnic hostilities

Nearly 220 families resettled in Marsabit, recovered livestock given back to owners after spell of inter-ethnic hostilities

Humanitarian aid is reaching the victims with ease, he said. The county commissioner said the national government has delivered relief supplies consisting of 330 bags of rice and 285 bags of beans while the county government donated 100 bags of rice and 20 cartons of cooking oil.

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Regional government now engages Kenya oil and gas working group on exploration in the north

Regional government now engages Kenya oil and gas working group on exploration in the north

KOGWG Coordinator Muturi wa Kamau highlighted the group’s role in strengthening governance structures in the oil and gas industry. Kamau noted that improving the land registration system was central to the group’s mandate, as it enhances transparency, public participation and accountability in the sector.

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Abuse of office or doublespeak: How Trump’s media conglomerate’s becoming a bitcoin reserve

Abuse of office or doublespeak: How Trump’s media conglomerate’s becoming a bitcoin reserve

Despite the ready availability of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a cheaper way to invest in the currency indirectly, bitcoin treasury stocks are proliferating. Within the past two months, figures including Brandon Lutnick, the son of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, and David Bailey, a bitcoin evangelist who reportedly advised Trump on crypto policy, have launched their own respective bitcoin treasury vehicles.

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Outgoing African Development Bank boss terms his tenure at the bank ‘not a job, it is a mission’

Outgoing African Development Bank boss terms his tenure at the bank ‘not a job, it is a mission’

The president further said that the Development Bank further financed over $55 billion in support of infrastructure, including roads, rails, airports, seaports, digital and communications, health and water and sanitation.

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