Corruption hits most people at grassroots, international women organisation conference told as it launches campaign to tackle the vice
According to the 2023 National Ethics and Corruption Survey conducted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), 57.3 per cent of the 5,100 respondents perceived the level of corruption in Kenya as high. Notably, 24.7 per cent attributed this to the rising cost of living.
Kenya, Sweden sign $2.7m deal to enable East African nation to meet foreign trade obligations
Through the programme, it is anticipated that supported MSMEs (60 per cent women-led, 40 per cent youth-led) will realise a $3 million increase in export value, alongside tailored support on climate-linked export regulations and standards. Further, at least $5 million in private investment is expected to be leveraged towards green logistics infrastructure.
Christian professionals forum raise red flag over Ksh110 billion ‘budgeted corruption’, wants parliament not rush 2025-26 budget
Davis Muchere raised red flags on Ksh85 billion allocation under the Ministry of Education’s Basic Education Department labelled “non-financial private enterprises,” which he says it is an ambiguous and untraceable item. Another questionable allocation he cited was Ksh25 billion under the State Department of Petroleum earmarked for “private financial enterprises,” which he said creates a loophole to siphon public funds to unknown entities.
How insufficient, delayed funding denies Kenya access to lucrative livestock markets in US, EU and South Africa
Other challenges include the spread of transboundary animal diseases, violation of animal welfare, increased slaughter in the bush and insufficient meat inspection services that contribute to a high risk of exposure to zoonoses and food-borne illnesses and skewed distribution of veterinary services with low provision of the services in the arid and semi-arid areas.
Leave Not, James: Kenya celebrates life and times of Ngugi wa Thiong’o, East Africa’s foremost literary scholar
Following Ngũgĩ’s death at 87 in Bedford, Georgia, Kenyans are reminiscing about the days his literature criticised an autocratic administration and was arrested and imprisoned in the 1970s.
Elon Musk: A powerful force in Trump’s orbit the billionaire was hyper-visible, unapologetically brash and unfettered by traditional norms
Musk clashed with three of Trump’s most senior cabinet members – Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He called Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro a “moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks.” Navarro dismissed the insults, saying, “I’ve been called worse.”
Kisumu’s fisheries and aquaculture centre plans to raise fingerlings production from current 28 million annually
Construction of Phase One at a cost of Kshh1.3 billion ($10.1 million), which started in November 2024, is in progress and is currently 27 per cent complete.
Nearly 220 families resettled in Marsabit, recovered livestock given back to owners after spell of inter-ethnic hostilities
Humanitarian aid is reaching the victims with ease, he said. The county commissioner said the national government has delivered relief supplies consisting of 330 bags of rice and 285 bags of beans while the county government donated 100 bags of rice and 20 cartons of cooking oil.
Re-greening East African biocultural landscape and combating biological desertification needs ‘analogue forestry’
The idea of analogue forestry needs to be integrated in school and university curricula because superior to other methods of re-greening biocultural landscapes where natural forests were integral to the landscapes but have been receding because human activities. The method can also be used to restore our agro-ecological systems to enhance food security.
Trump’s America is giving up on Africa as Washington announces planned reduction of its military command
Before 2008, US military activities in Africa were handled by commands from other regions. AFRICOM’s creation reflected rising US national security interests on the continent, including Islamist insurgencies and competition with China and Russia.
