Kenya braces to host inaugural oceans conference in Africa set for Mombasa

Kenya braces to host inaugural oceans conference in Africa set for Mombasa

Since the inception of the OOC summit in 2014 that premiered in the United States of America, the conference has generated over 2,000 commitments reduce marine pollution, expanding marine protected areas, combating illegal fishing and promoting sustainable blue finance.

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Unceasing fishing war: Kenyan fishermen on Migingo Island question continued harassment by Ugandan police

Unceasing fishing war: Kenyan fishermen on Migingo Island question continued harassment by Ugandan police

President Yoweri Museveni later alluded to this when he made his remarks sometimes back when he spoke about Migingo, an argument that was however dismissed by the Kenyan leaders in the National Assembly.

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Back to school: Kenya’s transport agency vows to purge rickety vehicles as schools reopen

Back to school: Kenya’s transport agency vows to purge rickety vehicles as schools reopen

Among the items on the list is ensuring that the vehicle is roadworthy and has a valid inspection certificate, road service license (RSL) and insurance. The authority also advised drivers and conductors to ensure that all vehicle parts, including the brakes, tyres, lights and wing mirrors, are in working order.

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KIAMIS: Kenya embarks on farmer registration to facilitate access to subsidies

KIAMIS: Kenya embarks on farmer registration to facilitate access to subsidies

Kenya’s KIAMIS system had registered over 6.6 million farmers by July 2025, with a target of an additional 500,000 in the current August 2025 registration drive.

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NRM, UPDF are firmly in the hands of President Museveni’s over-militarised family that determines who rules Uganda

NRM, UPDF are firmly in the hands of President Museveni’s over-militarised family that determines who rules Uganda

In UPDF, the powers of recruiting, promotion, retention and retiring army officers is vividly in the hands of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba – who is the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and son of President Tibuhaburwa Museveni. In a way, the manipulated Parliament of Uganda gave the UPDF Act 2025 to family of President Tibuhaburwa Museveni in general and General Muhoozi Kainerugaba in particular. The act allows the military to try civilians.

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Top officials of Kenya Tea Development Agency face economic crime charges after detectives expose massive looting

Top officials of Kenya Tea Development Agency face economic crime charges after detectives expose massive looting

KTDA is a private company collectively owned by over 600,000 smallholder tea farmers across 16 counties. These farmers are shareholders in 54 tea companies, which, together with 15 satellite factories, own KTDA Holdings and its eight subsidiaries.

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Tea Board of Kenya pitches for higher consumption of local tea as competition for international market intensifies

Tea Board of Kenya pitches for higher consumption of local tea as competition for international market intensifies

Small-scale tea farmers have been urged to enhance the quality of their tea to attract more markets and increase their earnings. Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) CEO Willy Mutai, speaking in Mombasa during a tea stakeholders’ consultative meeting, described the findings of a Tea Quality Validation Report as impressive and...

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Pope Leo tells Chagos refugees all people have a right to return home after unjust exile

Pope Leo tells Chagos refugees all people have a right to return home after unjust exile

Preparations, including the building of infrastructure on the islands, now must begin to allow the forcibly deported Chagossians, like himself, to go home.

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Despite high potential for gold mining Kenya still allocates the sector paltry budget

Despite high potential for gold mining Kenya still allocates the sector paltry budget

Despite promising gold deposit discoveries that include coltan – used in the manufacture of smartphones and electrical vehicle batteries – in Tana River, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana and Embu – the mining sector is routinely allocated a pittance in the national government budget.

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2027 election politics at play as Ruto orders completion of Suneka Airstrip in South Nyanza

2027 election politics at play as Ruto orders completion of Suneka Airstrip in South Nyanza

Ogamba revealed that Gusii leaders met the president at State House a week earlier and agreed to revive a series of stalled projects. The Suneka Airstrip first underwent rehabilitation in 2015 at a cost of Ksh52 million, which included construction of a passenger lounge with a capacity of 200 people, a car park, toilets, a perimeter fence and runway markings.

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