Tag Archives: Kenya

African mobile money M-PESA giant is looking to replicate its African success in new markets as the global demand for seamless, fast and affordable remittance services heats up. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | With global remittances set to reach US$5.4 trillion by 2030, according to a specialised UN agency, African …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa met with the Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, Dr Korir Singoei, at the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs in Nairobi on 10th February 2023. Bagiire congratulated Kenya on the successful elections held …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF contingent was on Thursday flagged off to Kenya for joint drills with their 20 other countries code-named  “Justified Accord” 2023 (JA 23). JA 23 is a multinational exercise which brings together more than 20 countries from 3 continents to increase partner readiness for …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Saturday received the first group of Chinese tourists after three years of pandemic-related hiatus at a ceremony in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi marked with pomp and pageantry. Kenya’s senior officials and executives in the hospitality sector were on hand to receive the first batch …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Rodney Swigelaar, the Africa director of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), is visiting Kenya to discuss the progress of the country’s efforts to fight against doping. Hosted by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK), Swigelaar is scheduled to address various stakeholders in sports, including the government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Community leaders and the business community are excited at the move by Kenyan President William Ruto to ease trade restriction between Kenya and Uganda, saying it gives new hope for deeper integration. Since his inauguration in September last year, Ruto has reversed several …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said Saturday it has conducted a successful vasectomy on a three-year-old vulnerable lion at its veterinary laboratory in the capital, Nairobi, to control the breeding of the majestic carnivore while in a captive facility. The lion is being nurtured and rehabilitated at …

COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I was left puzzled when I heard that Kenya that failed miserably to pacify Somalia, has now sent its army to fight M23 rebels in the DRC.  A million questions have been generated by the decision. The first question is why Kenya alone? How did Kenya …

  Africa’s fintech space continues its pandemic-induced growth with a 25% jump in new finance app installations in 2022, energised by the rapid adoption of mobile banking solutions. Accra, Ghana | BIRD AGENCY | A new report by AppsFlyer and Google analysed more than 140 million installs across 3,000 finance …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Health rights advocates have dragged the Kenyan Government to the East African Court of Justice for lifting the ban on the use of Genetically Modified Organisms-GMOs. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights- CEFROHT, a human organization that promotes …