A UAE firm unveils plans to invest $150m in Ol Karia geothermal plant to power electric vehicle production

A UAE firm unveils plans to invest $150m in Ol Karia geothermal plant to power electric vehicle production

KenGen Commercial Services Manager Kibet Rono, said the company’s reliable and lower power tariffs will shield investors from crippling high cost of energy.

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Some 21,000 Kenyan women hospitalised with unsafe abortion complications, 2,600 die per year

Some 21,000 Kenyan women hospitalised with unsafe abortion complications, 2,600 die per year

The deputy governor said there was need to strengthen data systems and accountability to ensure the policies are evidence driven and resources reach the people who need them. Mulili also disclosed that Makueni County government has established Mother and Child Hospital where on average 20 mothers deliver safely daily saying the facility has an incubation unit for pre-term babies.

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Kenya unveils plans to put 20,000 acres under crop to ramp up food production in arid and semi-arid regions

Kenya unveils plans to put 20,000 acres under crop to ramp up food production in arid and semi-arid regions

One of the beneficiaries of the project Zawadi Wario, who is on her fourth month since she started working on the project expressed gratitude for the initiative by the government and private partners in creating job opportunities for the locals.

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Kenyan athletes warned against quick riches, balance education with sport for long term benefit

Kenyan athletes warned against quick riches, balance education with sport for long term benefit

On doping, Miano cautioned athletes against consuming supplements without medical consultation, noting that the local market is largely unregulated and could easily expose them to banned substances. He advised athletes to always declare their status when seeking treatment in health facilities.

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Smuggling syndicate that operates along Kenya-Tanzania border threatens business in Kwale County

Smuggling syndicate that operates along Kenya-Tanzania border threatens business in Kwale County

Area County Commissioner Stephen Orinde warned to those smuggling sugar through the porous border points with neighbouring Tanzania.

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Two men arrested with adult male giraffe meat as Kenya’s game parks report rise in poaching

Two men arrested with adult male giraffe meat as Kenya’s game parks report rise in poaching

The suspects, identified as Maxim Mutunga, 52, and Patrick Nyamasyo, 27, from Mutiyambua Location in Makueni County, were also found with two motorcycles, a knife, panga and a spotlight believed to have been used in the poaching incident.

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Pop icon J-Lo says divorce from Ben Affleck ‘helped me grow in a way I needed to grow’

Pop icon J-Lo says divorce from Ben Affleck ‘helped me grow in a way I needed to grow’

Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in 2021 and they married in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022. They later celebrated their nuptials with a ceremony in Georgia in front of friends and family a month later.

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More Tanzanians and Uganda visiting Kenya as East African nation targets five million tourists

More Tanzanians and Uganda visiting Kenya as East African nation targets five million tourists

Governor Abdulswamad Nassir lauded the Mombasa Tourism Council for revitalising tourism. He noted that the county has lined up several events heading into the December season.

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Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya pulls rag from under feet of PCS Mudavadi after endorsement by elders in Vihiga

Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya pulls rag from under feet of PCS Mudavadi after endorsement by elders in Vihiga

The two political heavyweights face an acid test in Malava parliamentary by-election, where the governing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is pitted against Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP). High-riding DCP candidate Edgar Busiega Mwanga has signalled he may flip the seat to the opposition.

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Seychelles’ 77,000 registered voters fail to elect new president, rerun on cards to pick between top two

Seychelles’ 77,000 registered voters fail to elect new president, rerun on cards to pick between top two

Opposition figure Patrick Herminie received 48.8 per cent of the vote, while the incumbent, Wavel Ramkalawan, garnered 46.4 per cent, according to official results. A candidate needs to win more than 50 per cent of the vote to be declared victorious.

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