Kenya positions itself to become Africa’s digital powerhouse in run up to Connected Africa Summit
John Tanui outlined several achievements under Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), including the rollout of over 100,000 kilometres of fibre optic cable and more than 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Nairobi meeting: Harmonisation of seed policies key to realising food security in COMESA bloc
Mukuka said the COMESA Seed Trade Harmonisation Regulations have been officially gazetted in 11 COMESA member-states, namely, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Malawi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, with DR Congo earmarked for the official gazette of the COMESA Seed Trade Harmonisation Regulations by end of May 2025.
Goose that lays golden egg: Kenya working on laws that protect tourism industry from spinoffs of human-wildlife conflicts
According to Museiya the proposed Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2025 seeks to modernise how the nation governs, conserves, utilises and shares benefits from wildlife resources for the good of all Kenyans.
Upcoming Magical Kenya Travel Expo in Nairobi is billed a game changer for Africa’s tourism industry
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chair Francis Gichaba described the 15th anniversary as a reflective point for Kenya’s tourism leadership.
Food safety activists in Kenya pile pressure on state to make public list of banned pesticides
The NGOs noted there had been inaction in the implementation of past regulations on toxic pesticides control which they blamed on lack of proper enforcement policies and invested commercial interests.
Ruth Awuora lost sense of hearing at 12 but Vihiga’s heroine has redefined deafness as a call to duty
Ruth Awuora’s PhD research focuses on helping pre-lingual deaf children and children who are born deaf or became deaf shortly after birth become successful in life.
Health practitioners union piles pressure on Kenya’s health minister to harmonise UHC salaries
Speaking during a meeting with public health officers drawn from Garissa County, the national General Secretary of the Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health practitioners (KEHPHPU) Brown Ashira said the national government had enough time to allocate money for the nurses’ absorption.
Stirring hornet’s nest: New party Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya plans to seek power unsettles fumbling Kenyan president
The registration of a new party, Transformative Agenda with Empowerment (TAE), associated with Trans Nzoia County Governor George Natembeya and its instant popularity has stirred the hornets’ nest in Kenya’s overly regionalised and tribalised politics. TAE – with roots in the Tawe Movement that swept western Kenya in the wake...
East African Community ministers set May 21 as Lake Victoria Day, to be marked from next year
A broad range of activities will be held, including scientific conferences, development partner forums, and policy dialogues addressing critical challenges such as pollution control, climate change adaptation, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), institutional capacity building, and sustainable development.
KRA contemplates imposing hefty tax on sugarcane by-products to curb smuggling from EAC neighbours
KRA, Muriithi Nderitu said, will take up the matter with the National Treasury to explore a tax policy framework that achieves a balance to discourage smuggling. The stakeholder engagement, he said, was part of KRA’s broader initiative to foster transparency and partnership with taxpayers.
