September 11
Rwanda: RwandAir Cancels Flights to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Amid Strike
New Times
RwandAir has cancelled flights bound for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on September 11, due to a strike at the Kenyan airport, the national carrier announced on the… Read more »
Kenya: KAA in Talks With Aviation Union to Resume Normal Operations At JKIA
Capital FM
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) now says it is engaging the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) in a bid to ensure resumption of normalcy at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport… Read more »
Kenya: RBA Directs Pension Funds to Submit Retirement Levy
Capital FM
The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has directed pension funds to submit retirement levies for the financial year ended on June 30, 2024. Read more »
East Africa: Kenya Bans Sugar Imports From Outside COMESA, EAC As Local Production Improves
New Times
Kenya on Tuesday, September 10, imposed a ban on sugar imports from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the East African Community (EAC), two… Read more »
Kenya: Jambojet Suspends Flights At JKIA Due to Ongoing KAWU Strike
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Jambojet has suspended all its flights landing or taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) due to the ongoing strike by aviation workers against the deal signed… Read more »
Kenya: Passengers Left Stranded At JKIA As Aviation Workers Strike Begins
Capital FM
Passengers have been left stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after workers began their strike amid unmet demands over the Adani deal. Read more »
Kenya: Absa Bank Kenya Keeps Businesses Going in Tough Times
Capital FM
Absa Bank Kenya has extended support to struggling businesses, renegotiating payment lines to help businesses manage rising finance costs. Read more »
East Africa: MPs Furious As CS Joho Reveals Sh1.6bn Spent Counting Fish in Indian Ocean Last Year
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Lawmakers are irked following disclosures that the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime affairs revealed that it had spent Sh1.6 billion for fish stock assessment in the… Read more »
Kenya: Atwoli Backs Striking Airport Workers Amid Controversial Adani Group Deal
Capital FM
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has expressed full support for striking airport workers, criticizing the government for failure to… Read more »
Kenya: Househelp Charged Over the Abduction of a 2-Year-Old Boy
Capital FM
A househelp accused of abducting a child under her care at the Department of Defense (DoD) staff quarters in Nairobi's Kilimani has been charged in court. Read more »
East Africa: Kenya Launches Clinical Guidelines On Management of Mental Disorders
New Times
Kenya on Tuesday, September 10, published the first clinical guidelines for managing mental disorders that have spiked in the country, Xinhua reports. Read more »
Rwanda: Kenya Vow Ferocious Fightback After Losses to Rwanda At Bilateral T20 Series
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National women's cricket team captain Charity Muthoni says the team will come back guns blazing in their next two matches of the Bilateral T20 Series against Rwanda after two… Read more »
Kenya: Passengers Stranded At JKIA As Aviation Staff Strike Over Adani Deal
Capital FM
Passengers have been stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as aviation workers began the strike over the controversial Adani deal. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Snow Peas to Gain Edge in UK Market As Inspection Checks Ease
Business Day Africa
The United Kingdom has added Kenyan snow peas to its list of horticultural products subject to reduced inspection rates, a move expected to boost Kenya's export earnings. Read more »
September 10
Kenya/Uganda: Rebeca Cheptegei's Alleged Attacker Dies
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Rebeca Cheptegei's former partner, Dickson Ndiema, has passed away at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Power Rules Out Electrical Fault in Hillside Endarasha Fire Tragedy
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Kenya Power has ruled out an electrical fault as the cause of the fire that claimed the lives of 21 students at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri last week. Read more »
Kenya: MCA Tables Motion to Impeach Governor Nyaribo Months After Failed Bid
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Nyamira county Member of County Assembly has tabled a Notice of motion to impeach Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo hardly a year after a similar bid. Read more »
Kenya: MPs to Commence Probe On Sh1.4bn Tax Waiver By KPA
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Members of Parliament have launched investigations into tax waivers amounting to Sh1.4 billion issued by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in the last financial year, amid… Read more »
Kenya: Neighbors Uganda Fly Top of Group K in 2025 Afcon Qualifiers
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Neighbors Uganda, coached by former Harambee Stars tactician Paul Put, moved top of Group K in the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers after match day… Read more »
Kenya: 140 Health Facilities Picked to Handle Advanced HIV Patients
Capital FM
The National Aids and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) has revealed that at least 140 health facilities across the country have been selected to tend to the accelerating number of… Read more »
Kenya: Sarova Hotels & Resorts Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence With Glamorous Black-Tie Gala
Capital FM
Sarova Hotels & Resorts hosted a magnificent black-tie dinner and dance event to mark its 50th anniversary. Held at the Sarova Panafric Hotel, the evening was filled with… Read more »
Kenya: Former Bomachoge Chache MP Dies in His Nairobi Home
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Former Bomachoge Chache MP Simeon Nyaundi Ogari is dead. Read more »
Kenya: Court Freezes Proposed JKIA Lease By Adani in Urgent Suit
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The High Court has issued a stay order prohibiting the government from implementing or acting on the privately initiated lease for the development of additional facilities at the… Read more »
Kenya: Abduba Dida Protests Limitations On Role As Volunteer Imam in U.S. Jail
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Former Kenya presidential candidate Abduba Dida may now enjoy additional liberties in jail after a US court partly allowed his petition against limitations of his religious… Read more »
Kenya/Namibia: Johannah, Austin Dropped As Firat Goes With Twin Strike Option Against Namibia
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Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat, heavily criticized for playing without strikers against Zimbabwe last Friday, has gone for a twin-strike option in Tuesday night's second… Read more »