Excitement upswings on Kenyan coast ahead tourism peak season after launch of urban commuter railway service

Excitement upswings on Kenyan coast ahead tourism peak season after launch of urban commuter railway service

According to Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, the government has invested significantly in this last-mile connector to ensure that customers arriving at the SGR station are able to get seamless connections to the Island.

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Kenya: Veteran lawyer and Siaya Governor Orengo faces backlash after flushing out 380 corruptly hired staff

Kenya: Veteran lawyer and Siaya Governor Orengo faces backlash after flushing out 380 corruptly hired staff

Speaking at Malomba Secondary School in West Alego, where he presided over the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of a multimillion shillings academic block, Samuel MP SaAtandi said Orengo will have to invite the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to thoroughly probe the scandal in which hundreds of jobseekers were swindled of money.

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Muranga’a Governor Kang’ata, Nairobi Senator Sifuna ranked best performers in county leadership

Muranga’a Governor Kang’ata, Nairobi Senator Sifuna ranked best performers in county leadership

Leeway Africa Communication Strategist Mutolia Mukosia pointed out that the assessment was guided by the Constitution of Kenya 2010, which outlines the mandates of senators, governors and women representatives.

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Kenya: Investigating agencies detail how Ruto regime uses budget cuts to protect rogue police

Kenya: Investigating agencies detail how Ruto regime uses budget cuts to protect rogue police

IPOA long-standing frustrations are captured by Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU), which in June this year launched a report titled, Silenced but Unbowed, that details police criminality and obstruction of justice.

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As sugarcane farmers in western Kenya dump the ‘poor man’s crop’, counterparts in Rift Valley are embracing the ‘lazy man’s crop’

As sugarcane farmers in western Kenya dump the ‘poor man’s crop’, counterparts in Rift Valley are embracing the ‘lazy man’s crop’

The construction of a new factory means that up to 10,000 additional acres of land will be put under the crop to meet the raw materials requirement for the miller to operate optimally. Consequently, a substantial number of farmers are shifting from growing maize to sugarcane, attracted by the profitability and ready market.

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Horn, Eastern African states agree to integrate migration data to inform policy making

Horn, Eastern African states agree to integrate migration data to inform policy making

Speaking in Mombasa during the Seventh Regional Migration Data Technical Working Group meeting, IGAD Director of Health and Social Development, Ambassador Moussa Meigague Ali said member-states are committed to advancing evidence-based approaches to managing migration and displacement challenges.

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Political tokenism: Ruto sets aside $16.3 million for electricity in Kakamega in desperate push for Malava votes

Political tokenism: Ruto sets aside $16.3 million for electricity in Kakamega in desperate push for Malava votes

In the Malava by-election, UDA faces full-blooded competition from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachuagua’s DCP, Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya, Roots Party and a host of other parties that could easily wrest the seat from President Ruto column

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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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Kenya now wants China to convert dollar rail loan into yuan for lower interest rate

Kenya now wants China to convert dollar rail loan into yuan for lower interest rate

Last year, the East African nation’s efforts to hike taxes to improve its financial situation sparked deadly protests, leading the government to backtrack. It has since tried to find other ways to create more fiscal space.

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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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