Kenya: Rachel Ruto Champions Skills Program for Women Inmates

First Lady Rachel Ruto has urged women prisoners to take advantage of training opportunities in prisons, especially digital skills, to prepare for life after release. Read more »

Kenya: Leading Crypto Firm Coinbase Faces Up to $400m Hit From Cyber Attack

One of the world's biggest cryptocurrency firms, Coinbase, says a recent cyber attack will cost it up to $400m (£301m). Read more »

Kenya: Rironi-Mau Summit Dual Carriageway Project to Begin On July 1

Construction of the multi-billion shilling Rironi-Mau Summit dual carriageway will commence on July 1, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced. Read more »

Kenya: It's an Honour Making History - Mweresa On World Champs Qualification

Kenyan sprinter Boniface Mweresa has disclosed the 4x100m team was fueled by hunger and the desire to make history, as they became the first ever Kenyan short sprint relay team to… Read more »

Kenya: UON Council Chair Arrested in Kisumu Amid Appointments Saga

EACC agents have arrested University of Nairobi Council Chairperson Prof Amukowa Anangwe at Kisumu International Airport, a week after the Ministry of Education vowed unspecified… Read more »

Kenya: Kericho to Host Eighth Leg of KCB Golf Series

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16, 2025 - Kericho Golf Club, nestled in the heart of the tea-rich highlands, will host the eighth leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour, this weekend. Read more »

Kenya: Stop Superficial Reactions - Address Banditry and Cattle Rustling By Tackling the Livestock Economy That Fuels the Menace

The late former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is famously remembered for asserting, "There is no development without peace, and there is no peace without sustainable… Read more »

Kenya: Kakuzi Eyes Fourth Commercial Crop, Agtech to Drive Growth

Listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc plans to introduce a fourth commercial crop and expand its agricultural technology use over the next decade in a bid to boost shareholder value. Read more »

Kenya: IBS Says Thunder Under No Pressure Ahead of Bal in Kigali

Nairobi City Thunder head coach Brad Ibs says the team is not under any pressure to prove anything as they prepare for the Basketball Africa League phase, the first ever Kenyan… Read more »

Kenya: Akhulia Believes Rising Starlets Should Have Done Better At U20 Afcon

Kenya's Under-20 national team coach Anthony Akhulia feels the team was capable of doing better after their group stage elimination from the U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in… Read more »

Kenya: Billions Cut as Health Ministry Warns of Derailed Universal Health Plan, Stalled Reforms

The implementation of Universal Health Coverage plan is staring at a major crisis after the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards suffered a massive Sh38.7… Read more »

East Africa: Cartels Blamed for Inflated Fertilizer, Cooking Oil Prices in Kenya, Comesa

Cartels and market concentration are driving up the cost of essential goods like fertilizer and cooking oil in Kenya, according to a new report by the COMESA Competition… Read more »

Kenya: Kindiki Condemns Chaos At Gachagua's DCP Launch

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has condemned the chaos at Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for Citizens party launch after his security fired to disperse goons. Read more »

Kenya: Hearing of Case Challenging Gachagua's Impeachment Postponed

The hearing of the case challenging the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been postponed pending further directions from Chief Justice Martha Koome who is… Read more »

Kenya: Court Extends Musician Ringtone's Detention in Sh50mn Property Fraud Case

The court has extended the detention of musician Alex Apoko, widely known as Ringtone, until Monday, pending a pre-bail report in connection with a Sh50 million property fraud… Read more »

Kenya: Gachagua Rules Out Direct Nomination for Aspirants in DCP

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has firmly ruled out the possibility of dishing out direct nominations for political aspirants under the Democracy for Citizens Party,… Read more »

Kenya: Global Economy At Risk From Project Talent Shortage - PMI Report

The world will need nearly 30 million new project professionals by 2035 to meet rising global demand, according to the latest Global Project Management Talent Gap Report by the… Read more »

Kenya: KUSCCO Audit Reveals Billions Lost in Mismanagement, Report Tabled in Parliament

The Ministry of Cooperatives and MSME Development has submitted a forensic audit report to Parliament, uncovering widespread financial mismanagement at the Kenya Union of Savings… Read more »

Kenya: Mudavadi in Brazil for Bilateral Talks On Air Transport, Trade

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, is in Brazil for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral… Read more »

Kenya: Linturi Follows Gachagua Out of UDA, Likens It to the Tower of Babel

Former Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has resigned from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), just days after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua also quit the… Read more »

Kenya: Bitok Tasks Team to Create Consolidated Students Database By July

The government has unveiled a multi-agency team tasked with consolidating existing registers for all students, ranging from foundation learning to university level. Read more »

Kenya: Kilifi Court Hands 2 Men 10-Year Jail Sentences for Defiling 14-Year-Old Boy

Two men have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for the gang defilement of a 14-year-old mentally challenged boy and threatening to kill him in Kilifi County. Read more »

Kenya: Massive Budget Cuts Throw Health Sector Into Disarray, Threaten HIV Programmes, SHIF Rollout

The rollout of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), procurement of essential HIV and family planning commodities, and payment for Community Health Promoter (CHP) kits risk… Read more »

Kenya: Police Arrest Man Who Rode Boda Boda Used in MP Were's Murder

Police have arrested the man said to have rode the boda boda motorbike used in the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament Ong'ondo Were. Read more »

Kenya: Mombasa Becomes First African County to Get Public Buildings Certification

Mombasa County has made history as the first sub-national government in Africa to secure a portfolio EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification for public… Read more »