Somaliland-bound air ambulance crashes just outside Kenya’s capital, kills six people

Somaliland-bound air ambulance crashes just outside Kenya’s capital, kills six people

The Kenya Red Cross said that its rescue teams headed to the crash scene in Kiambu, a county that shares a border with Nairobi. Earlier, the Kenya Red Cross had said that the aircraft that crashed was a helicopter.

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Faced with threat of terrorism and palpable political protests, Kenya boosts APCs fleet with Springbuck and M1117

Faced with threat of terrorism and palpable political protests, Kenya boosts APCs fleet with Springbuck and M1117

The vehicles were commissioned by Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen at the General Service Unit (GSU) Headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi. At least half a dozen Springbucks were seen at the ceremony.

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Eldoret-based retired athletes sucked into vicious property tussle after acrimonious divorce

Eldoret-based retired athletes sucked into vicious property tussle after acrimonious divorce

In her rejoinder, Sharon Jemutai Cherop dismissed her ex-husband’s assertion that he owns the said properties saying that she acquired the assets from the money she earned from various local and international races.

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Hotel Expo Kenya, Africa Food Show 2025 launch with clarion calls for regional branding

Hotel Expo Kenya, Africa Food Show 2025 launch with clarion calls for regional branding

Echoing this vision, Country Director of Global Exhibitions, a subsidiary of MI Groups and the organiser of the two events, Edwin Masivo, called for synergy between the food and hospitality sectors and termed the co-location of the exhibitions not just a logistical move but a purposeful integration of two interdependent industries.

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After years in doldrums Nandi County dairy subsector comes alive as Kabiyet Milk Plant resumes operations

After years in doldrums Nandi County dairy subsector comes alive as Kabiyet Milk Plant resumes operations

Paul Kerich, a dairy farmer, says the facility is a great milestone to the value addition chain and it was expected to revitalise the dairy sub sector that has been plagued by production and market challenges for years.

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Pushed to ends of extreme poverty, livestock owners in Machakos County live in perpetual shadows of death

Pushed to ends of extreme poverty, livestock owners in Machakos County live in perpetual shadows of death

According to Community Chair Thomas Mutuku in the past two months up to 2,000 livestock including, cows, goats and sheep have been stolen. This week the robbers raided several homesteads from where 60 cows were stolen in the dead of the night.

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Reverse migration: African Americans ditch US for Kenya in search of shared heritage

Reverse migration: African Americans ditch US for Kenya in search of shared heritage

Rather, most say they had been mulling a move for some time, and the current political environment in the US may be pushing them to act sooner than initially planned.

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PCS Mudavadi responds to claims Ruto government is hoodwinking Malava voters with projects

PCS Mudavadi responds to claims Ruto government is hoodwinking Malava voters with projects

Musalia Mudavadi asked teachers, as opinion shapers, to be on the forefront in key societal issues, saying their voice must be heard. He said the Ruto led-government has invested heavily in education, noting that the sector, in this financial year received Ksh702 billion, which is about 25 per cent of total national budget.

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Embarrassed state allocates $10 million for school facilities rehabilitation in Kenya

Embarrassed state allocates $10 million for school facilities rehabilitation in Kenya

Dr Migos Ogamba acknowledged that school infrastructure in counties such as Tharaka Nithi, Tana River, Turkana and many others were in deplorable state. However, they would be improved in the next two years, he promised.

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Ministry of education and NGO in Kenya roll out project to boost digital literacy in far-flung Turkana County

Ministry of education and NGO in Kenya roll out project to boost digital literacy in far-flung Turkana County

The ICT initiative, supported by the African Centre for Women in ICT (ACWICT) and funded by UKDAP, intended to train 1,250 youth aged 18-35 as Community Digital Champions (CDCs).

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