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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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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