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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Scientists place African giraffes into four major genetic ‘tribes’ that face unique survival threats

Scientists place African giraffes into four major genetic ‘tribes’ that face unique survival threats

Northern giraffes – whose range includes parts of Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic – face threats from political instability and poaching. Masai giraffes in Kenya and Tanzania face pressure from habitat loss as open savannas are converted to cattle pastures and fields.

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Visionary British colonialism: When we talk about East African federation, just bare in mind no foreigner gives free service

Visionary British colonialism: When we talk about East African federation, just bare in mind no foreigner gives free service

The new East African universities immediately became affiliated to the University of London. From that time, all degrees obtained by students of Makerere University College, Royal University College, Nairobi and University College, Dar-es-Salaam were granted by the Federal University of East Africa 1963-1970. In 1970 the University of East Africa was dissolved.

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Kenyan intelligence shuts down Quba Islamic Centre in Garissa fearing infiltration by Somali militants

Kenyan intelligence shuts down Quba Islamic Centre in Garissa fearing infiltration by Somali militants

Garissa branch SUPKEM chairperson, Sheikh Abdullahi Salat, said that it was shameful that religious people who were supposed to bring people together were now dividing them. Sheikh Salat reiterated that SUPKEM was fully supporting the government’s move to shut the place down and called for the arrest of all those fuelling the conflicts.

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Health minister tells former deputy president era of ‘one community is more important than others’ is gone

Health minister tells former deputy president era of ‘one community is more important than others’ is gone

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua also alleged that President Ruto met with senior Al-Shabaab militants during a visit to Mandera, remarks that have been widely condemned by top government officials, including Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.

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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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A bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturns in Kenya, killing 21 people

A bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturns in Kenya, killing 21 people

Road accidents are common in Kenya and the wider East African region, where roads are often narrow and in poor condition with many potholes. Police often blame road accidents on speeding drivers.

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