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Kenya raises debt ceiling and Samia rushes to borrow
By JAMES ANYANZWA Kenyan lawmakers are pushing for a change in legislation to support new debt of Ksh 4 trillion ($35.39 billion) to fund a growing ... -
Kenyan Mcrae Kimathi finishes fourth in FIA Junior WRC
Nairobi — Sensational Kenyan rally driver McRae Kimathi and his navigator Mwangi Kioni finished fourth in the Junior World Rally Championship (WRC) category at Rally Sweden. ... -
CS Adan Mohamed resigns from Cabinet
On Monday February 8, the East African Community (EAC) Cabinet Secretary, Adan Mohamed, left office to focus on the upcoming August 9 general elections. In a ... -
‘National Geographic Live’ series debuts with Rae Wynn-Grant and ‘The Secret Life of Bears’
Tue, February 1, 2022 8:50 AM The “National Geographic Live” speaker series begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8 with “The Secret Life of Bears” ... -
The directors of Uhuru, Raila and OKA during a late night meeting at the State House
President Uhuru Kenyatta met with Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga and One Alliance Kenya (OKA) leaders on Monday (January 17) at a banquet held ... -
DR Congo reaffirms its commitment to join the EAC | The new times
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday (January 17th) reaffirmed its desire to join the East African Community, as negotiations paving the way for its admission ... -
The recovery of the tourism sector disrupted by budget cuts
Officials from the Ministry of Tourism led by Minister Martin Mugarra present the budget framework document for the financial year 2022/23 before the parliamentary committee on ... -
Four decisive priorities for East Africa’s economic recovery | The Guardian Nigeria News
By Hardeep Sound, Regional Sales Manager: East Africa at SAP EAST AFRICA, January 12, 2021, – / African Media Agency (AMA) / – How is the ... -
National Geographic carnivorous environmentalist Rae Wynn-Grant is coming to the Capitol Theater next month
National Geographic Live, National Geographic’s touring speaker series, and the Overture Center for the Arts are proud to announce The Secret Lives of Bears with Rae ... -
Tanzania reaping the spoils of Uganda’s trade fights with Kenya and Rwanda
Through East Africa Tanzania is emerging as the biggest beneficiary of Uganda’s trade war with Kenya and a diplomatic row with Rwanda. This week, Kampala announced ... -
Farmers count losses as Kenya bans poultry imports from Uganda
Ugandan poultry farmers under their umbrella, the Poultry Association of Uganda (PAU), demanded government intervention after the Kenyan government banned the import of Ugandan eggs. Speaking ... -
EIB and TDB join forces to support investments in fragile contexts in Africa
EIB and TDB launch pioneering 12-year EUR 81.5 million financing initiative to support private sector investments in fragile contexts in East and Southern Africa ·Targeted funding ... -
Plane 2030 inches ahead amid headwinds
Construction of the Dongo Kundu bypass bridge, Mombasa. [Robert Menza, Standard] The government is optimistic about achieving Vision 2030 on schedule despite the major challenges that ... -
Engin Fırat is not interested in renewing his contract with Kenya
Coach Engin Firat has explained why he cannot extend his contract as head coach of the Kenya senior national team at the moment. Jacob “Ghost” Mulee ... -
Kenya to request proof of Covid vaccination
Published on: 11/22/2021 – 1:24 PMAmended: 22/11/2021 – 13:22 Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyans will need to prove that they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to gain ... -
Kenya: inside the Kenya-Tanzania cross-border FGM
Lekarokia Ole Nang’oro stands on a rock at Olkiloriti in Oloitoktok, South Kajiado Sub-County, Kajiado County. He looks at the village of Mbomai in Tanzania, which ... -
DP Ruto urges Museveni to free Kenyan trucks
DP William Ruto speaks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the Mubende State Pavilion in Uganda when he paid him a courtesy visit in December 2019, ... -
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta approves regional action on Mozambican crisis
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has endorsed a regional initiative to counter the insurgency in Mozambique, in what could effectively mean block-to-block support to end the scourge ... -
Kenya orders football federation accounts audit
Coat of arms Kenya Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has ordered an audit of the country’s football federation accounts, which puts the East African nation on ... -
Kenya: How East Africa Can Accelerate Its Pursuit of Food Security
As the global community celebrates World Food Day this year on October 16, where does East Africa stand in terms of food and nutrition security, which ... -
IGP Munyuza participates in the General Assembly of the EAPCCO in Kinshasa | New times
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza on Thursday (October 14th) attended the meeting of the Chiefs of Police Council (CPC) of the East African Police ... -
Daucus – Student-run business that’s not just about sales
KENYA In 2019, along with two other students from Egerton University in Kenya, I started a company called Daucus Limited Agribusiness. The business was incubated with ... -
Bamburi Cement: Relief for Kajiado students as Bamburi Cement awards scholarships
Kajiado, October 6, 2021 – Bamburi Cement awarded deserving students in Kajiado County full scholarships for secondary education as part of the company’s commitment to the ... -
Pesticide residues: the challenge of safe trade
More collaboration, studies needed to boost agri-food exports from developing countries Pesticides are a hot topic when it comes to the intersection of agriculture, trade and ... -
Kenya drought leaves 2.4 million people at risk of starvation by November, WFP says
Published on: 01/10/2021 – 18:04 Nairobi (AFP) At least 2.4 million people in Kenya are at risk of going hungry by November as drought ravages the ... -
Kenya Railway completes rehabilitation work – Kenya News Agency
The Kenya Rail Corporation (KRC) has announced the completion of rehabilitation works on the old 24-kilometer railway line between Naivasha Inland Container Depot and the existing ... -
summit seeks to shape a food system suitable for the future | News | Eco-Enterprise
People disagree on much when it comes to food. But most believe that the way we produce doesn’t work for everyone on the planet, nor for ... -
African Development Bank pledges to further support East African integration process
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is committed to further supporting the integration process of the East African Community (EAC), a regional intergovernmental organization. A statement released ... -
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T? KA) provides technical equipment to Kenya National Institute of Beekeeping
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TÄ°KA) provided technical equipment to improve the honey analysis capacity of the Kenya National Institute of Beekeeping. The equipment delivery ... -
Pesapal is licensed to operate in Kenya, Tanzania
Kenya-based Pesapal, a provider of payment processing services – primarily point-of-sale (POS) – boasts two recent approvals to conduct business in major East African markets. Approval ... -
Somaliland-Kenya to step up educational cooperation
(MENAFN – SomTribune) Following targeted meetings between the two parties in Nairobi, the Republic of Somaliland and the Republic of Kenya agreed to further develop cooperation ... -
Kenya seeks to stop financial losses in public transport sector
A public transport van pictured in Nairobi, Kenya. / CFP Image A public transport van pictured in Nairobi, Kenya. / CFP Image Kenya’s public transport will ... -
Mount Kenya – WorldAtlas
The second highest mountain in Africa after Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya’s highest peak, the Bation, rises to 17,057 feet. The mountain, which is an extinct volcano, ... -
Kenya’s Growing Taste for Specialty Coffee Boosts Production | World news
NYERI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan butcher David Mwangi enjoys starting his day with a mocha or cappuccino at a recently opened cafe in his area – ... -
Banks Can Bypass Disruptive Trends Without Breaking
By PATRICK NJOROGE The world has been grappling with the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic for a year and a half, and it is also on ... -
NASA awards $ 1 million grant to improve carbon monitoring in East Africa
False-color 2014 satellite image of the Pleiades from a land restoration project in Weira Amba, Ethiopia, with green areas showing reforestation. Source: Cornell University Cornell University ... -
My uncle died of Covid-19 before he could get the vaccine in Kenya, and I got mine from an American pharmacy. This is what vaccine inequality looks like
Even at 96 years old, my Kenyan grandmother was one of the hundreds of millions of people in the developing world who were only recently vaccinated ... -
Biden reflects on team to help Kenya mitigate effects of locust invasion
Market news Biden reflects on team to help Kenya mitigate effects of locust invasion Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Kenya was hit hardest by the locust invasion ... -
Kenya: Faulu Bank raises 1 billion shillings to small businesses in Rift counties
Nairobi – Faulu Microfinance Bank is strengthening its presence in counties by increasing support for small businesses to play a bigger role in key sectors like ... -
Xinhua’s Global Economic News Summary at 09:30 GMT, July 18
PHNOM PENH – COVID-19 has caused Cambodia to lose US $ 3.6 billion in funding streams, accounting for 19.8% of the country’s total funding streams in ... -
Kenya stuns Egypt to qualify for Fiba Afrobasket final | New times
Final Kenya 99- 83 Egypt Third placeRwanda 83- 56 South Sudan Kenya booked a ticket to the 2021 Women’s Afrobasket Final after beating Egypt 99-83 in ... -
Depositors withdraw Sh34b from dollar accounts as shilling businesses
Kenyans withdrew 34.2 billion shillings from their dollar accounts in two months as confidence in the local currency increased. Data from the Central Bank of Kenya ... -
Coffee reforms start hard as MPs pull in different directions
A woman sorts her coffee cherry at the coffee factory of the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology in Nyeri, November 24, 2020. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] The ... -
President Kenyatta to put 18.4 billion shillings into service on Kibwezi-Kitui road – Kenya News Agency
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to visit the lower eastern counties of Makueni, Machakos and Kitui on July 5 and 6, 2021 to order government projects, ... -
Government launches nationwide Covid-19 awareness campaign – Kenya News Agency
State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal Secretary (PS) Esther Koimett today launched the Covid-19 awareness campaign in the country aimed at raising awareness of new ... -
UN hosts 2021 Global Compact Leaders’ Summit to discuss global issues
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Heads of State and dozens of UN CEOs and Chiefs gathered this year United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit to tackle global ... -
NGO to train farmers in EA countries in cage farming
Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) Deputy Executive Secretary Anthony Munyaho addresses the Trainers of Trainers (ToT) as their training concludes at a hotel in Homa Bay. ... -
India-Kenya decide to expand the Indo-Pacific; partnership against terrorism
India and its traditional East African partner Kenya on Monday explored expanding the partnership to secure the Indo-Pacific region as maritime neighbors and agreed on capacity ... -
Jaishankar interacts with the Indian diaspora in Kenya | India News
NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar organized a “productive†online interaction with a representative cross section of the Indian diaspora in Kenya. Jaishankar arrived in Kenya ... -
Chris Diaz: Opinion and budget forecast
Chris Diaz, EABC director and Africa brand administrator. If the budget was a boxing match and I was the judge, I would give Treasury Cabinet Secretary ... -
Kenya’s budget up, Uganda’s budget down
Through East Africa Kenya and Uganda joined Tanzania on June 10 under the normal arrangement of East African Community (EAC) partner states to table their national ... -
FAO and CABI act together to step up pest control in East Africa – Ethiopia
09 June 2021, Addis Ababa: As part of a large initiative to meet the plant protection needs of East African countries, a practical training program on ... -
Kenya, EAC sued over $ 2.34 billion IMF loan
By LUKE ANAMI Kenya’s Attorney General Kihara Kariuki and EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki were named first and second defendants respectively in a case filed by ... -
Kenya: women eyeing governors’ seats in Rift Valley
The previously male-dominated political scene in the Rift Valley is on the verge of a major upheaval, as more women roll up their sleeves to fight ... -
Kenya’s 12-ton food aid for India and the story of 14 cows donated by Kenyan tribes to the United States
Kenya donated 12 tonnes of food to India | Photo credit: Facebook Highlights Kenya recently donated 12 tonnes of food items including tea, coffee and peanuts ... -
African investors reveal seven industries that make them uncomfortable
Nairobi, Kenya. Some segments of the real estate market are said to be saturated. How we did it in Africa asked a handful of investors in ... -
Uganda Airlines: outsourced management is a winning formula
By MATSIKO KAHUNGA “A bittersweet experience…†is how mzee Mashurubu reacts to the current “storm†brewing within Uganda Airlines, our relaunched national carrier. In its analysis, ... -
Hapag-Lloyd launches new service – Kenya News Agency
The MV Northern Valence carrying containerized cargo arrived at the port of Mombasa on its first call for a special welcoming ceremony hosted by the Kenya ... -
County climate risk profiles are critical and timely for struggling smallholders in Kenya
Through Joyce Chimbi Farmers like Peris Wanjiku continue to tackle climate-related risks at a more frequent and intense pace. Credit: Joyce Chimbi / IPS NAIROBI, May ... -
M&A roundup and financing: solar cell maker Exeger raises $ 38 million
Exeger, the Swedish solar cell manufacturer, secured $ 38 million in funding to start building its new solar cell factory in Stockholm, Sweden. This financing round ... -
Kenya: body responsible for maize ban stripped of its powers
By ZEPHANIAH UBWANI Arusha. The Kenyan regulatory authority behind the recent ban on maize imports from Tanzania has been stripped of its powers. From now on, ... -
How African food systems continue to struggle to meet the most basic needs
By The East African When African leaders spoke at the High Level Virtual Dialogue on Food to Africa last week, one thing stood out; Africa knows ... -
Uganda and Kenya team up on former metric gauge railway project eyeing the Congo in southern Sudan
By JULIUS BARIGABA By ALLAN OLINGO With an eye on the markets of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, there is renewed dynamism in ... -
CORRECTION: New Hapag-Lloyd East Africa service arriving in Kenya and Tanzania
East Africa Service 3 (EAS3) to arrive in Kenya and Tanzania next week; The new service will provide excellent connections to Hapag-Lloyd’s global network (www.Hapag-Lloyd.com); Sep ... -
A solution for Rwandan entrepreneurs?
The comments included a proposal on how financing for small businesses in Rwanda and Africa can be improved by Fadzayi Musanhu, director of Market Intelligence Africa ... -
Traders advised to go to the corn market in Kenya
By The Citizen Reporter Dodoma. Agriculture Minister Adolf Mkenda called on the country’s farmers and maize traders to seize the market opportunities available in Kenya. He ... -
Kenya’s $ 1 billion Covid-19 deal under SEC review – Quartz Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted corruption in African governments, as numerous reports emerge of procurement deals made under shady circumstances. In South Africa there are ... -
IMF loan reignites costly battle with Bretton Woods institutions
Following the general elections of 1992, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressured the Kenyan government to introduce structural economic reforms. It was ...
