Four months after sacking of government team, South Sudan peace talks resume in Kenyan capital
While the 2018 peace agreement is yet to be fully implemented, South Sudan has postponed elections, scheduled for December 2024 to 2026. The elections are to be the first in South Sudan since its independence in 2011.
Kenya private sector activity picks up in November compared to October, PMI shows
The finance ministry forecasts the economy will grow 5.2 per cent in 2024 and 5.4 per cent in 2025. The economy grew 5.6 per cent in 2023.
Nairobi Governor Sakaja comes under searing criticism over soaring crime, poor roads in high-end residential area
General Mathenge Drive is a very busy street that connects to Westlands and Parklands. For over two years residents say they suffer because of very poor road and maintenance, poor darning and potholes are making it dangerous to drive on.
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Kenyan police contingent in Haiti are on their own as gang violence surges, UN peacekeeping mission flops
In a recent statement, the Kenyan-led mission said it was “cognizant of the road ahead that is fraught with challenges.” But it noted that ongoing joint patrols and operations have secured certain communities and forced gangs to change the way they operate.
Adani Energy Solutions: We’ve not ‘entered into any contract in connection with any airport in Kenya’
US authorities on Wednesday indicted Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and seven others, alleging they paid $265 million in bribes to Indian officials. The group denied the allegations.
How Gautam Adani’s boast about his company being on track ‘to become world’s largest renewables player by 2030’ caught FBI attention
The alleged hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes promised to local Indian officials caught the attention of the US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission as Adani’s companies were raising funds from US-based investors in several transactions starting in 2021.
Kenya’s President Ruto quashes three mega-dollar tenders controversially awarded to Adani Group
Adani Energy Solutions in October signed a 30-year, $736 million public-private partnership deal with the Kenya Electrical Transmission Company. A court suspended the contract in the same month after questions were raised about the transparency of the controversial deal.
Kenyan lender KCB Group nine-month profit rises to $445 million from $314.7 million
It said loan-loss provisions rose to 17.78 billion shillings from 15.85 billion shillings in the year-ago period.
Indian billionaire Adani, who’s won porky tenders in Kenya, charged in US for defrauding investors
Th Adani Group is currently facing fraud charges in Kenyan court after it was controversially awarded a slew of porky tenders for upgrade of the East African country’s main airport, power generation and distribution and health insurance.
