Kenya: Digital Agriculture At a Crossroads - New Study Warns of Growing Inequality Without Ground-Up Reform

A newly released study by Fairbairn et al. (2025) is raising alarm bells across the global agricultural and technology sectors. Its central message is bold and urgent: digital… Read more »

Kenya: Choice Bank Rebrands, Unveils Digital-First Model

Choice Microfinance Bank, now operating as Choice Bank, has officially rebranded and rolled out a digital-first banking model. Read more »

Kenya: Safaricom Enhances Business Credit Solutions to Empower Kenyan Msmes

Safaricom has unveiled a revamped suite of business credit solutions designed to improve access to financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Kenya. Read more »

Kenya: Otiende Denies Law Moving Public Seal From Attorney General to President's Chief of Staff Office

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo has rejected media claims that Parliament approved legislation allowing the transfer of the Public Seal from the Attorney General's office to the… Read more »

Kenya: Defensive Slumber to Blame for Thunder's H-Oops! Moment Against Mbb At Basketball Africa League

Nairobi City Thunder head coach Brad Ibs has lamented the lapse in concentration that cost them victory in their third match at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Tuesday… Read more »

Africa: MKU Signs Landmark ADR Partnership to Boost Legal Training in East Africa

Mount Kenya University (MKU) has entered into a strategic tripartite agreement to advance Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in East Africa, positioning itself as a leader in… Read more »

Kenya: MOE Releases Sh22bn Capitation Funding for Basic Education

The government has disbursed Sh22.03 billion as capitation for Term 2 of the 2025 academic year to support learners in all public basic education institutions across the country. Read more »

Kenya: We Want to Conquer Cecafa Region After Afcon Experience, Says Coach Akhulia

Rising Stars assistant coach Anthony AKhulia says the team's experience at the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt has inspired them to try and conquer the East African… Read more »

Kenya: Orwoba's Senate Seat Declared Vacant After UDA Expulsion

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has declared Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba's seat vacant following her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. Read more »

Kenya: The Woman Behind Kenya's Web3 Revolution - Yvonne Kagondu

If you are active in the Kenyan blockchain and tech scene, you have probably heard her name, or even been inspired by her work. Yvonne Kagondu is widely regarded as Kenya's most… Read more »

Kenya: Public Service Commission Approves Legal Allowances for Advocates

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed all public bodies under its mandate to begin paying non-practice and prosecutorial/special legal allowances to eligible Advocates… Read more »

Kenya: Kingi Declares Orwoba's Senate Seat Vacant After UDA Expulsion

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has declared the seat held by Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba vacant, following her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party for… Read more »

Kenya: US Senator Protests Kenya's Bid for New World Order Backed By China

US Senator Jim Risch, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called for a reassessment of the United States' relationship with Kenya following President William… Read more »

Kenya: Cheruiyot Accuses Sifuna of Hypocrisy in Ruto-Raila Broadbased Pact

Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has accused Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna of insincerity over his selective condemnation of the broad-based… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Taps Sh5bn Fund to Expand Digital Infrastructure

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced an infrastructure initiative that will see last-mile fibre optic access extended to 3,800 public offices and institutions. Read more »

Kenya: Lawyer Contests Move to Withdraw Gachagua Pre-Impeachment Petitions

A Nairobi-based lawyer has filed a legal application seeking to block the withdrawal of a series of pre-impeachment petitions challenging proceedings for the removal of former… Read more »

Kenya: Parliament, National Treasury Collaborate to Scale Up Capacity of Lawmakers On Climate Action

The Parliamentary Caucus on Climate Action is set to hold crucial five-day workshop on Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLOCA) and the role of lawmakers in climate action. Read more »

Kenya: Fund Agriculture Now or Risk Food Crisis - CS Kagwe

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called for urgent, targeted investment in Kenya's agriculture sector, warning that continued underfunding poses a threat to food… Read more »

Kenya: MPs Urged to Tighten Tech Laws Amid Rising Cyber Threats

Interior and National Administration Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has appealed to the legislators to strengthen laws in the wake of rapid advancements in technology. Read more »

Kenya: Govt to Tie Budgets and Rewards to Performance Results - Owalo

Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of President, Eliud Owalo has proposed a performance-based management model that links government funding and rewards directly to… Read more »

Kenya: Condolences Pour in for WRC Safari Legend Mike Doughty

The local sports community is reeling in shock and disbelief following the loss of WRC Safari Rally Kenya legend Mike Doughty, who died on Monday in Nairobi aged 88. Read more »

Africa: Beyond the Tariff Wars - Why the Global South Must Rethink Trade Alliances

Since returning to the White House for his second term, President Donald Trump has revived his hallmark "America First" economic doctrine--this time with even greater intensity.… Read more »

Africa: Kenya's Nairobi City Thunder Beaten At the Buzzer By South Africa's MBB in BAL

Kenya's representatives at the ongoing Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference in Kigali, Rwanda succumbed to their third successive game after losing at the buzzer 74-75 to… Read more »

Kenya: Natembeya Freed On Sh500,000 Cash Bail - Barred From His Trans Nzoia Office for 60 Days

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has been released on a cash bail of 500,000 Shillings with two contact persons, or alternatively, a bond of 1 million Shilllings with one… Read more »

Kenya: TSC Commissioners Under Fire for Ethnic and Regional Bias in Teacher Promotions

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is facing sharp criticism from Members of Parliament over alleged ethnic and regional bias in the latest round of teacher promotions conducted… Read more »