Tag Archives: Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Wednesday set up a campaign secretariat to work with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in his bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson. The campaign will be led by highly experienced and knowledgeable officers, said Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Irene Wairimu has been selling cereals for the past 10 years along the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway, which links Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, to the agriculturally rich central region. Before its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway, it was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. …

Uganda’s power cut as Kenya, DR Congo, S. Sudan spend more on armies COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2023 recorded the biggest percentage increase in military spending in the world, according to new data from SIPRI, the Sweden-based security think tank. DRC’s spending …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation. One of the agreements allows Uganda to import and transit refined petroleum products through Kenya from producer jurisdictions, resolving challenges faced by Uganda’s petroleum sector, Kenyan President William Ruto said. “We …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. Museveni, who was greeted by Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, is scheduled to engage in bilateral discussions with his …

The government is already struggling to meet revenue targets due to a slowdown in economic performance ANALYSIS | TIMOTHY NJAGI NJERU | There were early warnings that Kenya’s long rain season – between March and May – was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | More than 15,000 children in Kenya will be unable to return to school next week due to heavy rains and floods that have submerged or destroyed at least 62 primary schools across the country, a global charity said on Friday. Save the Children said the …

At least 10 Kenya-based startups, including Notify Logistics, WeFarm and Kune, have shut down since 2021 because of worsening macroeconomic conditions ANALYSIS | ADONIJAH NDEGE | iProcure, the Kenyan agritech startup backed by Safaricom’s Spark Fund, is now under administration after failing to settle undisclosed debts. KPMG’s advisory arm has been …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The death toll from the raging floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kenya since March has risen to 210, with dozens of people still missing, the government announced on Friday. The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said that 196,296 people have been …

NAIROBI | Xinhua |  Kenya is facing significant losses as heavy rains, reaching up to 200 mm a day, continue to inundate the country, leading to widespread flooding that has killed at least 188 people and displaced tens of thousands more. The impact of the rains extends across various sectors, …