September 26, 2022
Kenya: President Roots for Irrigation-Based Agriculture to Avert Future Drought Crisis
Kenya is considering plans to fully exploit irrigation-based agriculture to boost food production in the wake of perennial severe drought in the country. Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court Outlines Recommendations to Enhance Electoral Democracy
The Supreme Court has proposed a raft of measures to further strengthen Kenya's electoral democracy in its detailed judgement of the 2022 presidential election petition, key among… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Volleyball Federation to Elect New Officials Next Month in Rescheduled Polls
Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) will hold their elections on October 29 during which long-time supremo Waithaka Kioni will exit office. Read more »
Kenya: Ken Ngondi Cleared to Contest for Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Post
The Azimio One Kenya Coalition party has fronted Ken Ngondi as their candidate for the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker post. Read more »
Kenya: Bidco Sail Into Elite Pre-Season Tournament Semi As Sofapaka Await Rainbow Miracle
Bidco United have sailed into the semi-final of the Elite Pre-Season tournament after a well-worked 2-0 victory over Sofapaka FC, with goals in either half from Samwel Ndung'u and… Read more »
Kenya: Death Toll from Six-Storey Building Collapse Rises to Five
The death toll from the six-storey building collapse in Kirigiti, Kiambu has risen to five. Read more »
September 25, 2022
Kenya: World Marvels As Social Media Blazes and Bows to the Might of King-Choge
Eliud Kipchoge scored another historic run on Sunday, winning the Berlin Marathon title in World Record time of 2:01:09 and the social space all over the world was in awe as the… Read more »
Kenya: I Can Go Faster - Eliud Kipchoge After Setting New World Marathon Record
After smashing his own World Record by 30 seconds in winning the 2022 Berlin Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge does not seem to be ready to stop and just probably. Might be going on for a… Read more »
Kenya: Debutant Wanjiru Comes Second in Women's Berlin Marathon
Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru finished second on her debut at the Berlin Marathon, running a new lifetime best time of 2:18:00 behind Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa who ran the third quickest… Read more »
Kenya: Kipchoge Shatters Own World Record in Berlin Marathon Win
Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge underlined his status as the greatest marathoner of all time, shattering his own World Record and setting a new mark of 2:01:09 as he became… Read more »
Kenya: Police, Civilians, Chief Killed in Bandit Attack
Eight police officers are among 11 people who were killed Saturday following a bandit attack in Turkana County blamed on Pokot rustlers. Read more »
Kenya: 'You Can't Eat GDP' - Officials Clash On GDP Impact On Livelihoods
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge and Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani have publicly differed on the impact of Gross Domestic Product, GDP, on the economy… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Kenya: National Assembly Adds 10 More Committee to Expedite Legislative Work
The 13th Parliament will work with an additional ten committees to discharge parliamentary work, according to changes in the revised standing orders. Read more »
Kenya: Telkom Loses 721,348 Subscribers in Ongoing SIM Registration Exercise
Telkom Kenya lost 721,348 subscribers in the quarter ended June 2022 as the ongoing sim card registration by the industry regulator saw the telco deactivate subscribers with… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Kenya: Most Consumers to Continue Shopping Online Post-Pandemic - Report
A new survey on consumer perceptions and behaviours towards brands conducted by the Madrid-based global communications agency, MARCO, revealed many people in Sub-Saharan started… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Says Kenya to Champion Efforts for Climate Adaptation At COP27 #AfricaClimateCrisis
President William Ruto has committed to rally the global community to mobilize resources for climate adaptation amid an unprecedented famine in the Horn of Africa region and… Read more »
Kenya: Koome Gazettes Permanent Court of Appeal Bench At Eldoret Law Courts
Chief Justice Martha Koome has officially gazetted a permanent bench of the Court of Appeal at the Eldoret Law Courts. Read more »
Kenya: Derailed Passenger Train Blocks Kisumu-Kakamega Rd, Kr Engineers On Site
A passenger train en route to Kisumu from Nairobi has derailed, blocking a section of the Kisumu-Kakamega road. Read more »
Kenya: Advocates Urge CJ Koome to Entrench IT Use in Magistracies
Advocates in Rift Valley have called upon Chief Justice Martha Koome to improve on use of information technology especially in magistrate courts in a bid to fast track the… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Kenya: ODM Says United Despite Disagreements
Despite the ongoing infighting in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), the political outfit has maintained that there are no qualms among the leaders. Read more »
Kenya: KenHA Announces 12-Hour Closure of Lang'ata Road for Footbridge Installation
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KenHA) has announced a 12-hour closure of a section of Lang'ata road scheduled on Sunday. Read more »
Kenya: 24 Kenyans Rescued From Traffickers in Laos Amid Concerns Over Illegal Organ Extraction
Kenya in partnership with the government of Laos and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has rescued 24 Kenyans from trafficking cartels in Laos as more still… Read more »
Kenya: Babu, Ladema Accuse ODM of Betrayal as Fight for Committee Slots Gets Nasty
The disquiet in the Orange Democratic Party over the proposed House Committee leadership line-up has attracted new casualties with Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and Narok Senator… Read more »
Kenya: Exiled Lawyer Miguna to Jet Back Home on October 25
Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has announced that he will jet back into the country next month. Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi MCAs to Finally Elect New Speaker on September 29
Nairobi Members of County Assembly (MCAs) are set to hold their inaugural sitting next week Thursday after Governor Johnson Sakaja finally gave in to pressure and gazetted the… Read more »