NAIROBI FIRES UP FOR IAAF WORLD U18 SHOWPIECE
The Golden Girls of the 60s and 70s fame..(l-r)-Tecla Chemabwai, Jeni Wambui Kenyatta, Lydia Stevens flanked by Rose Tata-Muya- from the 90s fame. The skies opened up soon after the opening speech by President Uhuru Kenyatta, as the Capital City spread its traditional warmth to usher in the junior World extravaganza.(topi lyambila writes). Kudos go More...
Kenya’s whirlwind weekend underscores election uncertainties
A series of unrelated but important events the past few days could have significant repercussions for the tightening race. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s lead in the polls over Raila Odinga has narrowed from a high More...
High Taxation on remittance hinders Diaspora Contribution -East Africa
Tanzania and Rwanda are the most expensive countries in the region to send money to from the United Kingdom, a position that has been hindering growth in diaspora remittances. Tanzania is the second most expensive More...
Pockets of promise: seven African countries to watch
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in April hosted a webinar – titled ‘Sub-Saharan Africa: At a turning point?’ – that analysed the region’s opportunities and challenges. Sub-Saharan More...
Fred Matiang’i appointed acting Interior CS – Kenya
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Fred Matiang’i as acting interior secretary to replace Joseph Ole Nkaissery, who has died suddenly. The replacement was named to avoid a vacuum in leadership as the country More...
Kenya interior CS Gen Nkaissery dies in hospital after a short illness
Kenya’s interior minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday, a month before the country is due to hold national elections. “It is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce the sudden More...
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi spells 4-year vision, pledges fair trade between nations
The implementation of the Maafikiano Agreement will be Dr Mukhisa Kituyi’s priority as he starts the next four-year term at the helm of UNCTAD. His term was secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade More...
Kenya’s Opposition discredit Governments’ handling of Food Crisis and Graft to win votes
The Kenyan government’s handling of food shortages caused by one of the East African nation’s worst droughts in three decades and allegations of corruption are emerging as the key opposition weapons in its bid More...
Kenya 1st in Africa to Use Generic of Current AIDS Drug
Kenya is the first country in Africa to introduce a generic version of the current drug of choice for people living with HIV, officials said Wednesday. Kenya’s government and the global health initiative Unitaid More...
Murder Part of Drama at Kenya Sugar Miller Up 50% in a Month
The company’s chief executive has fled the country. Its legal officer was killed in an unsolved murder case. Operations are shut for three months for maintenance and mounting losses mean it needs a bailout from More...
