Parliamentary committee probe exposes rife human organ harvesting in Kenya for local hospitals and foreign merchants
Dr Matthew Koech of Oak Tree Hospital stressed that while kidney transplants are life-saving, they are not emergencies.
Kenya receives 16 retired South Korean MD500 helicopters from South Kora for use on UN peacekeeping missions
Kenya’s military already operates the MD500, with 40 delivered by the United States between 1980 and 1985, along with 2 100 TOW anti-tank missiles. These were recently augmented by six new MD530Fs delivered from the US in December 2019. They were acquired to assist with operations in support of the AMISOM mission in Somalia.
Kenya says it’s fast-tracking artificial intelligence laws to guide adoption
MindHYVE.ai, a global pioneer in adaptive intelligence and AGI agents, has developed an AI health agent. The company’s mission is to empower nations to build AI systems that reflect their values, accelerate innovation, and ensure sustainable growth.
While Narok County has answers to Kenya’s perennial wheat deficits corrupt state officials would rather imports
According to government data, between July 2024 and March 2025, Kenyan farmers collected over 1.7 million bags of wheat, each weighing 90kg. However, nearly 322,000 bags, mostly from Upper Narok, remained unsold even as millers bought wheat from other countries.
Kenya’s inflation rises in August driven by food and transport prices
The central bank targets inflation within the 2.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent range in the medium term.
Cut to the bone: In Kenya refugee camps, meat, fish and fruit are now absent, while onions, greens or tomatoes are rare treats
Reducing aid budgets is a grave mistake, a moral failure. If budgets must shrink, the axe should not fall on humanitarian aid. Reductions should target areas where they cause less harm, such as development programmes in middle-income countries that can better absorb the shock.
‘Political economy of sugar in Kenya’ warms up to season as minister unveils plans to import 400,000 tonnes
Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui revealed that last year, the company sought approval from the East African Community Secretariat to import 165,000 metric tonnes of raw sugar for refining but only managed to secure 5,000 metric tonnes, leaving its refinery idle.
Smart homes, smarter living: How ‘Internet of Things’ technology is set to transform housing in Kenya
Developers have a crucial role to play here. When planning new projects, it is far cheaper to design with smart provisions in mind than to retrofit later. Cabling for internet backbones, slots for solar integration and spaces for control panels should be part of the architectural design. We are already advising developers on these aspects and applying the same principles in our own projects. It is what we like to call taking our own medicine.
Muranga’a County sets pace for Africa as pioneer in sustainable farming after adopting agro-ecology policy and law
With supportive policies, strong partnerships, and growing global recognition, the county is demonstrating that environmentally friendly farming can deliver better harvests, higher incomes, and a healthier future for its people.
Cash-strapped Kenya turns to prisoners to plug deficit in correctional services $3.6 billion budget
Kenya Prisons Service has been expanded to manage 140 penal institutions in the country – 134 facilities for adult offenders, three facilities for young offenders (two Borstal Institutions and one Youthful Correctional Training Centre).
