March 07, 2023
Kenya: Kibera Fashion Week Takes the Stage At the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre Australia
Kibera Fashion Week, an innovative initiative that showcases the beauty of Kibera, aims to challenge exploitative global supply chains and change the discourse around fashion from… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Kenya: Heifer International Opens Applications for the 2023 Ayute Africa Challenge
Heifer International Kenya has opened applications for young entrepreneurs for the 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Kenya: LGBTQI+ Activist Le Toya Tells MPs, Clerics to Tone Down Attacks On Court Judgment
Transgender Activist Le Toya Johnson says the backlash that the Supreme Court judgment has received from the clergy and legislators is unwarranted and left members of the Lesbian,… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Kenya: 65 Kenyan Teenagers Benefit From Thinkyoung, Boeing Coding Program
Sixty-five teenagers have benefited from a coding program facilitated by Think Young Africa in partnership with Boeing in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Read more »
Kenya: Kakamega Firm Turns Sugarcane Bagasse Into Fuel Pellets #AfricaClimateCrisis
A local company, Powerspot Pelletizers, has set up a plant that produces pellets from sugarcane bagasse in Kakamega. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Kenya: Conservator Announces Fire Season in Mau Forest
The Nakuru Regional Forest Conservator for the Mau Forest area Francis Kariuki has declared a fire season as a result of the prevailing dry spell and heightened temperatures and… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Roll Out National Social Health Insurance Fund As Part of Universal Health Coverage
The government is set to roll out the National Social Health Insurance Fund by July 1 as part of its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Kenya: Govt Unveils Plans to Accede the Establishment of a Green Growth Institute
The Government of Kenya has unveiled plans to accede to the establishment of a Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) that will support green investments in the country. Read more »
Kenya: Junior Secondary Schools Urged to Get for Tutors From Secondary Sectors
The Ministry of Education has directed Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) to source for teachers from Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) for various subjects. Read more »
Kenya: Enwealth Fanisi Program Hits New Milestone in Supporting Underprivileged Students
Enwealth Fanisi Program, the education scholarships initiative run by Enwealth Financial Services, has sponsored over 300 students joining high school since it was launched in… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Kenya: Junior Secondary School Is Free, CS Machogu Warns Institutions Charging Unauthorized Levies
The Education Cabinet Secretary has said that Junior Secondary School is free, contrary to reports that learners joining Junior Secondary are required to pay some fees. Read more »
Kenya: Police Officer Arrested With Sh2.1mn Worth Elephant Tusks to Be Charged
A police officer who was arrested over the weekend with elephant tusks worth Sh2.1 million is due to be charged in court. Read more »
Kenya: New Police Unit to Protect Critical Water Infrastructure Due to Vandalism, Corruption
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki will on Monday unveil a new police unit to provide security to the critical water infrastructure. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Kenya: Kilifi Cashew Nut Firm On the Spot Over Workers Neglect
A nut processing firm in Kilifi County is on the spot over poor working conditions for workers. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Kenya: Kenya, EU to Bolster Local Food Production Through Capacity Building,Technology
Kenya is set to partner with the European Union to bolster local food production aimed at ensuring food and nutrition security in the country. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Kenya: Ruto Tasks Gachagua to Lead Coffee Sector Reforms, Mudavadi to Oversee Govt Delivery
President William Ruto has assigned Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua leadership over coffee sector reforms in a news Executive Order replacing an initial one issued last year. Read more »
Kenya: Ex-CJ Maraga Sworn in to Spearhead Reforms in Police and Prison
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has been sworn in as Chairperson of the task force mandated to oversee the implementation of reforms in the National Police Service and the… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Kenya: Murder of LGBTQI+ Activist Edwin Chiloba Sparks Outrage Over Intolerance
The discovery of the body of Edwin Chiloba, an LGBTQ activist, concealed in a metal box after his murder has sparked outrage with rights crusaders expressing deep concern over… Read more »
Kenya: Shock As Body of LGBTQI+ Activist Found Stuffed in Box Within Eldoret
A man whose body was discovered stuffed in a metallic box in Uasin Gishu's Kipenyo-Katinga Road has been identified as that of a popular Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer… Read more »
January 05, 2023
Kenya: Northern Collector Tunnel to Be Opened Feb 25, Sakaja Announces
The much awaited Northern Collector Tunnel will be launched on February 25th 2023, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has a announced. Read more »
January 04, 2023
Kenya: Husband Among Three to Face Murder Charge After Unsafe Abortion Leads to Wife's Death
Three suspects are in police custody after a botched abortion, leading to the death of a middle aged woman. Read more »
January 03, 2023
Kenya: Linturi Says Maize Flour and Rice Prices to Reduce By February
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has assured that the prices of key food commodities which include Unga and Rice will come down in the month of February. Read more »
December 12, 2022
Kenya: President Ruto Says 11,000 Ex-Kazi Mtaani Youths to Be Employed in Greening Nairobi Initiative
President William Ruto says 11,000 former Kazi Mtaani youths are set to be employed in the Greening Nairobi Initiative. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Kenya: UK Government Gives Kenya Sh500 Million for Reforestation
The United Kingdom has announced a Sh500 million financial aid to Kenya for reforestation as part of efforts to tackle the devastating effects of climate change. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Kenya: Kenya to Continue Partnering With UN Agencies in Attainment of SDGs
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Wednesday hosted the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s goodwill Ambassador His Royal HIghness Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and Her… Read more »