March 07
Kenya: The Elephant Queen - How a Wildlife Documentary Inspired Rural Kenya
Powerful, award-winning nature films like 'The Elephant Queen', made by filmmakers Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone and Etienne Oliff, have the potential to reshape attitudes and garner… Read more »
Kenya: Retirement Benefit Authority Asks Schemes to Submit Financial Statements, Pay Levies
The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has urged retirement benefit schemes whose financial year ended on December 31, 2023, to submit their financial statements by March 31,… Read more »
Kenya: Ukraine and Kenya Embrace Art to Confront Legacies of War and Colonialism
Culture and art hold a significant place in both Ukrainian and Kenyan societies, serving as powerful tools for expressing identity and rejecting the legacies of war and… Read more »
Kenya: Tullow Singles Out Kenya Oil Project As One of Its Key Growth Area
Tullow Oil plc, the independent energy Company building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa, has announced its Full-Year Results for the year… Read more »
Kenya: MPs 45-Day Deadline to Consider Bills Enforcing Nadco Report
MPs are facing a time crunch as they grapple with a 45-day deadline to deliberate on nine bills aimed at solidifying the recommendations of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO)… Read more »
March 06
Kenya: Mo Salah Named New Visa Ambassador for Kenya, Other Countries
Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian football player, has been appointed as the new Visa Ambassador for the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan CEOs Foresee an Economic Slowdown in the Next 12 Months
Kenyan Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are cautiously optimistic about global economic growth, with only 56 percent stating it will either improve or stay the same in the next… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Acquires Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Calibration System
Kenya's fight against cancer received a major boost from the acquisition of a state-of-the-art cancer treatment calibration system. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Receives Credentials From 5 Newly Posted Diplomats
President William Ruto on Wednesday received credentials from five newly posted envoys to Kenya from Mexico, Serbia, Thailand, San Marino, and Eswatini at State House in Nairobi as… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Top Athletes Led By Olympic Champ Jepchirchir Eye World Record At London Marathon
Kenya's top three athletes led by former world record holder Brigid Kosgei will challenge the current fastest woman in 42km Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa at the London Marathon slated… Read more »
Kenya: Senators Scold CS Jumwa for Skipping Question Time, Yet Finds Time for Meeting Raila
Gender, Culture, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa drew the ire of Senators on Wednesday when she failed to attend the House for the question time session. Read more »
March 05
Kenya: Animal Welfare Group Call for End of Wildlife Farming, Urge Govts to Take Action
World Animal Protection (WAP) has launched the 'Wildlife Not Profit' campaign, advocating for an end to wildlife farming and urging governments to take immediate action. Read more »
Kenya: Standoff At Nyayo As Athletes Protest Selection Criteria for African Games
The national trials for the African Games hangs in limbo as athletes protest the selection criteria for the continental championships set to begin this week in Accra, Ghana. Read more »
Kenya: 4 Suspects Charged With Forging Papers to Obtain Public Service Jobs
Four individuals implicated in the forgery of credentials to secure positions in the public service were presented before the Eldoret law courts on Monday as authorities… Read more »
Kenya: Lilian Atho - How I Became CEO After Quitting Teaching for Groceries
"I am a mother, wife, grandmother and a businesswoman. This is how Lilian Atho introduces herself." Read more »
March 06
Kenya: Inquiry Reveals Shocking Rights Abuses By British Army in Kenya
A Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) inquiry has uncovered human rights abuses by the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK), exposing deficiencies in victims'… Read more »
Kenya: Environment Stakeholders Discuss the State of Kakamega Forest
The Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK), in partnership with the State Department for Forestry, State Department for Environment and Climate Change, and State Department for… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Capitalize On the Naivasha Icd to Cut Cargo Transit Distance
The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has pledged to capitalize more on the Naivasha inland container depot to reduce the transit distance for their cargo. Read more »
March 05
Kenya: President Ruto to Open Garissa Passport Office After Ramadhan
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that President William Ruto will officiate the opening of the Garissa passport office at the end of Ramadhan. Read more »
Kenya: 2 Dead As Aircrafts Collide On Take-Off From Wilson Airport
A pilot and his student died in a mid-air collision with a passenger aircraft during take-off from Wilson Airport. Read more »
Kenya: EACC to Investigate Tanathi CEO Over Tender Procurement Irregularities
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched investigations into procurement irregularities against the managing director of Tanathi Water Works Development Agency… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Gives Nod to Affordable Housing Bill Process
The High Court in Kisumu has given Parliament a nod to proceed with the Affordable Housing Bill after it struck out a case challenging public participation. Read more »
March 04
East Africa: East African Community Bloc Dismisses Fake Common Currency
The secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc has dismissed a post on X, formerly Twitter, which claimed that the bloc's member countries have launched a common… Read more »
Kenya: LSK to Sue KRA for Illegal Housing Levy Deduction
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is set to sue the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for illegally deducting the housing levy. Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Actively Campaign for Raila's AU Commission Bid
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the government will be actively campaigning for Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition Raila Odinga who is seeking to replace Moussa Faki… Read more »