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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Arrest of Turkana armoury police officer with 1007 bullets in Nairobi sheds light on state link to banditry in Northern Kenya

Arrest of Turkana armoury police officer with 1007 bullets in Nairobi sheds light on state link to banditry in Northern Kenya

Prosecutors argue that the recovered bullets were destined for criminal activities, including banditry, murder, and livestock raids in Turkana and neighbouring counties, which continue to face severe security threats.

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Principal secretary: Plans ready to renovate mausoleums in Lake Victoria Basin for tourism

Principal secretary: Plans ready to renovate mausoleums in Lake Victoria Basin for tourism

The principal secretary, who was accompanied by Chairman of the National Museum of Kenya Edwin Abonyo, said that with the government’s support to the mausoleums, the country would not only safeguard its heritage but also create job opportunities for the youth.

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Communities on either side of Kenya-Tanzania border at Vanga meet to resolve tiffs over fishing rights, crime   

Communities on either side of Kenya-Tanzania border at Vanga meet to resolve tiffs over fishing rights, crime   

The meeting concluded with a consensus that closer collaboration between Kenya and Tanzania, alongside stronger communication between communities and authorities, is necessary to restore trust, protect livelihoods and ensure peaceful coexistence along the border.

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Kenya’s Controller of Budget says country collected Ksh3.99 trillion in the 2024-25 financial year

Kenya’s Controller of Budget says country collected Ksh3.99 trillion in the 2024-25 financial year

Margaret Nyakang’o urged the National Treasury to fast-track settlement of pending bills to ease cash flow pressures on businesses, improve planning to reduce reliance on Article 223 and strengthen monitoring of ministries to align expenditure with performance.

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Health experts in Kenya and Tanzania blame tuberculosis persistence on rigid immigration red tapes, bureaucracy

Health experts in Kenya and Tanzania blame tuberculosis persistence on rigid immigration red tapes, bureaucracy

Health officials from Kenya and Tanzania have raised an alarm over the daunting challenges in managing tuberculosis (TB) along their shared border. The medics say patients’ disappearances, family interventions and administrative red tapes are undermining treatment efforts and fuelling complications, including deaths. The concerns emerged during a cross-border meeting held...

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Kenya Airways’ bumpy run in air persists as the national carrier posts first-half pre-tax loss

Kenya Airways’ bumpy run in air persists as the national carrier posts first-half pre-tax loss

Kenya Airways went into insolvency in 2018 after an expansion drive left it with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt.

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Uganda to attend Kenya’s coast tourism parley in Malindi as East African nations explore how to jointly market products   

Uganda to attend Kenya’s coast tourism parley in Malindi as East African nations explore how to jointly market products   

Statistics shared during the media launch show that 466,000 Kenyans visited Uganda, making Kenya its largest source market, while 225,559 Ugandans travelled to Kenya, placing Uganda second only to the United States in tourist arrivals.

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Busia got talent: Harambee Star’s mother praises son Boniface Muchiri’s never-say-die spirit and outstanding display

Busia got talent: Harambee Star’s mother praises son Boniface Muchiri’s never-say-die spirit and outstanding display

At the centre of interest a son born and brought up in Busia, one of the five counties in western Kenya that have contributed directly and indirectly more than 90 per cent of current Kenyan team that has shocked Africa’s football powerhouses like Morocco, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Angola and Zambia.

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Kenya and Uganda revisit urgency of standard gauge railway during trade talks

Kenya and Uganda revisit urgency of standard gauge railway during trade talks

The MOU also include extension of the standard gauge railway to Malaba, removing quotas and duties on goods originating in the two countries such as poultry and poultry products, dairy and dairy products, sugar, juices, pishori rice and furniture.

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