Five arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya on high alert as weather forecasts show depressed rainfall
At least five counties in the country are at high alert stage of drought with expectation of low or below average rainfall in the March-May long rain season. According to the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), these counties are Wajir, Mandera, parts of Marsabit, Parts of Kilifi and Parts of...
Kenyan UN peacekeeper killed during patrol in Central African Republic, spokesperson says
The United Nations on Saturday condemned the killing of a Kenyan peacekeeper in an ambush of a patrol in the east of the Central African Republic. Florence Marchal, the spokesperson for MINUSCA, the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, said the soldier was killed during a UN patrol near...
Diplomacy: Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but is not a United Nations member due to opposition from Serbia and its allies, including UN-veto holders Russia and China.
Kenya unveils 2025 medium-term public debt management strategy that stands at $85 billion
Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi disclosed that as of March 2025, Kenya’s total public debt stood at Ksh11.02 trillion ($85.030 billion) from Ksh10.5 trillion ($81.018 billion) in June 2024.
State agency, Communications Authority of Kenya and Huawei to roll back cybersecurity talent search
Director of Cybersecurity at the Communication Authority Vincent Ngundi, noted that the initiative, which has benefited from various collaborations, began in 2022 with approximately 1,700 students participating.
No more trips to India for treatment, Kericho governor announces as he commissions construction of $2.8m cancer centre
The governor further announced a partnership that secured Ksh500 million ($4 million) for expanding and equipping medical facilities noting that Kericho Referral Hospital serves not only local residents but also patients from neighbouring counties such as Bomet, Nakuru and Nandi, with 60 per cent of patients coming from outside Kericho.
Kenya turns to adventure tourism, cultural tourism and sports to push up revenue from hospitality industry
International tourism has increased by 60 per cent with one million increase in the number of international visitors enhancing tourism earnings to Ksh184.11 billion ($1.420 million).
Kenya’s agriculture financing rises by $30m as the East African nation aims to up food production
FINAS Summit Director Charity Mutegi, said the FINAS Summit will bring together stakeholders from various sectors, including policy-makers, the public and private sectors, financial institutions, agricultural technology providers, and farmers, to discuss challenges and solutions in financing agri-food systems sustainability.
World ally Championship 2025: Finsco Africa powers women’s participation in Kenya’s edition of WRC
At just 20 years old, Tinashe Gatimu participated in her third consecutive WRC Safari Rally, driving a Subaru Imprezza GC8 with her mother as her navigator. Their presence in this high-adrenaline sport represents resilience, courage and the breaking of gender barriers.
Dire straits: Kenya returns to IMF for new loan, denies rift with lender over expenditure review
Kenya had failed to meet some targets during the combined seventh and eighth reviews of the programme. However, both were approved by the IMF board last October which triggered payout of the funding tranches linked to those reviews.
