Kenya receives 16 retired South Korean MD500 helicopters from South Kora for use on UN peacekeeping missions

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.

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Kenya says it’s fast-tracking artificial intelligence laws to guide adoption

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.

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While Narok County has answers to Kenya’s perennial wheat deficits corrupt state officials would rather imports  

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.

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Kenya’s inflation rises in August driven by food and transport prices

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.

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Despite promises of crack-down on extremist sects Kenya exhumes 32 more bodies linked to starvation cult deaths

Despite promises of crack-down on extremist sects Kenya exhumes 32 more bodies linked to starvation cult deaths

Earlier this month, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen linked the graves discovered in Kwa Binzaro to Mackenzie’s cult, saying that survivors rescued from the village had said the self-styled pastor was praying for them from prison.

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‘Political economy of sugar in Kenya’ warms up to season as minister unveils plans to import 400,000 tonnes

‘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.

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Wolf in sheepskin: Tanzania’s October General Election will test coexistence of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Wolf in sheepskin: Tanzania’s October General Election will test coexistence of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Like CHADEMA, ACT has been pushing for constitutional reforms ahead of the October polls, which President Suluhu Hassan has vehemently resisted. In addition, the opposition questions the independence of the Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission, which is picked solely by the sitting president.

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Four of seven immigrants deported by Trump to Kigali prefer to stay in Rwanda and rebuild their lives

Four of seven immigrants deported by Trump to Kigali prefer to stay in Rwanda and rebuild their lives

The US also deported five men who are citizens of Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini, where the government said they will be held in solitary confinement in prison for an undetermined period of time.

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South Africa appoints American economist Joseph Stiglitz to lead group of experts to compile inequality report for G20 summit

South Africa appoints American economist Joseph Stiglitz to lead group of experts to compile inequality report for G20 summit

Wealthy governments are also making the largest cuts to development aid for poor countries since aid records began in 1960, Oxfam said. It said global development goals were “abysmally off track.”

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