Tag Archives: Kenya

  State-linked infrastructure group targets KSh68bn in annual revenue by 2030 as it seeks to capitalise on East Africa’s growing petroleum trade   Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kenya Pipeline Company Plc is seeking to expand beyond its traditional business of transporting and storing petroleum products, targeting annual revenue …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda and Kenya have agreed to remove remaining barriers that restrict the free movement of goods between the two countries, reaffirming their commitment to the East African Community Common Market as officials concluded a joint meeting in Kampala on Monday. The discussions, led on the …

DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are developing a joint visa arrangement to facilitate cross-border travel for football fans during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), an official said on Tuesday. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers, announced …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Uganda has been urged to urgently complete a 12-kilometre road linking Lumino Sub-county in Busia District to the Mulwanda border point, where Kenya has already extended its road network to the border river. The proposed road would open a third border connection between Uganda and …

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan has stepped up nationwide preparedness and surveillance against Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus after neighboring Kenya confirmed an imported case, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. No cases have been detected in the country and the health system has been …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered health authorities to ramp up emergency measures following the death of a patient confirmed as the country’s first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, Ruto directed the National Security Council Committee …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ugandan health authorities have stepped up surveillance and border screening after Kenyan authorities confirmed that a Kenyan national who died from Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through Kampala before entering Kenya. Uganda’s Ministry of Health said the …

  Kenyan Ebola patient passes away in Nairobi hospital   Nairobi, Kenya | AGENCIES |  Kenya’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the first imported case of Ebola (Bundibugyo) Virus Disease in the country. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the …

  There is therefore a possibility that the projects could compete for crude supplies and regional markets   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  East Africa is moving towards a new era in oil refining, with major projects planned in Kenya and Uganda and another proposed in Tanzania as governments …

Busia, Uganda | URN | With Kenya’s next General Election scheduled for August 10, 2027, Uganda’s ruling NRM party has warned its leaders and residents in border communities against involving themselves in Kenyan politics, saying political tensions could disrupt cross-border trade and relations between communities. NRM national treasurer Barbra Nekesa …