How stereotypes, undiplomatic profiling by ex-US envoy to Kenya landed President Ruto in warm embrace of America
This is rather interesting as over the years, the ODM leader has used American experts for branding and messaging, which in most cases is barely different from what his rivals propagate.
US’ view of Ruto as ‘Golden Boy’ is a blinder to give Americans a carte blanche into Kenya’s military bases – experts
The positive image has further been bolstered by Kenya’s First Family’s longstanding association with the American Evangelical Churches that resulted in the recent visit to Kenya by renowned televangelist Pastor Benny Hinn from February 24-26.
Wild social media: Kenya tells TikTok to prove it is complying with privacy laws
Odanga Madung, a researcher at the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, said the problems described by Kindiki were widespread across social media platforms.
Rising tennis star Angela Okutoyi overpowers 80-ranked Egyptian ace to win Kenya gold, book at berth Paris Olympics
Whatever the next few months hold, Okutoyi can be delighted with her efforts in Ghana – not least in recording her first Top 100 win in the semi-finals, where she defeated Mayar Sherif in an epic encounter lasting over four hours.
With no major activities in Kenyan economy, there are questions about the rapid surge of shilling to the US dollar
The rise of the Kenyan shilling brings forth a wave of relief for its citizens, Kenyans have long been battling inflation as of late. President Ruto’s new economic reforms, the paper say, have been the driving force behind the recent strengthening of the shilling against the dollar.
Rugby: Stylish Kenya Sevens side seeks to redeem itself at breakdown before Munich round
The top four teams after the Munich leg will qualify for the final tournament in Madrid, Spain, where they will meet the bottom four teams in the World Sevens Series.
Kenyan doctors make good their threat to paralyse services at public hospitals as strike enters week two
The striking doctors accuse the government of failing to implement a raft of promises, including a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw people die from lack of care.
Kenya raises growth forecast in current fiscal year to 6.3 per cent, but doubt persists about unemployment
The ministry had said in February that it expected growth for this year and 2023 would be 5.5 per cent, up from 4.8 per cent in 2022.
News of KCB Group plan to offload National Bank of Kenya spurs jump in shares on Nairobi Securities exchange
KCB has also acquired banks in other markets in the region in recent years, including an 85 per cent stake in Trust Merchant Bank in the Democratic of the Congo completed in late 2022, which has put further pressure on its own reserves.
Kenya halts deployment of police to Haiti in the absence of legal authority in the Caribbean nation
Under the plan, the UN-backed multinational police led by Kenyan officers was to help quell gang violence that has long plagued Haiti. But violence escalated sharply since February 29, with gunmen burning police stations, closing the main international airports and raiding the country’s two biggest prisons, releasing more than 4,000 inmates.
