Kenya, China to finalise financing deals ‘before end of June’

Kenya says it intends to thrash out finer details with China financing infrastructure projects before end of June, signalling pursuit of a project seen as crucial for improving trade and transportation.   Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora …

Ruto Responds After EU Warning on Money Laundering in Kenya

President William Ruto has pledged additional budgetary allocation to the investigating and prosecution agencies to fight money laundering. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference in Mombasa on …

Digital activism meets government backlash in Kenya’s ongoing protests

Kenya police fire teargas to break up protests over blogger’s death in custody

Meta Reveals How Kenya Govt Tried to Access Facebook User Data

New data by Meta revealed that Kenya was the leading country in East Africa for requesting user data, making 35 requests targeting 55 accounts in 2024. Compared to its neighbouring countries, this was a high figure, with Uganda making only two requests, …

US Aid Cuts Leave 300,000 Refugees in Kenya on Brink of Malnutrition

462 words • approx. 3 min read The United Nations has issued a stark warning as hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kenya face severe hunger, following major funding cuts by the United States that have slashed food rations to historic lows. Felix Okech, …

Benni McCarthy secures first win as Kenya coach in narrow 2-1 victory over Chad

Kenya’s national team, the Harambee Stars, secured their first win under new coach Benni McCarthy with a narrow 2-1 victory over Chad in a friendly international McCarthy praised the team’s cohesiveness and commitment, noting significant progress in …

Kenya’s Ksh.4.2 Trillion Budget Is a Step Too Far

NAIROBI — Kenya’s new budget is raising eyebrows. Experts say the government’s Ksh.4.2 trillion spending plan for 2025/2026 is too ambitious, and may hit ordinary Kenyans hardest. “It’s an overambitious budget,” warned Liban Guyo, Deputy Director at …

Kenya receives over 6million doses of TB and Polio vaccines

NAIROBI — Kenya has received more than six million doses of essential childhood vaccines, a long-awaited delivery that health officials hope will close dangerous gaps in immunisation coverage. The consignment, flagged off Thursday by Health Cabinet …

Indian and US firms to build Kenya’s national electricity control centre

Nairobi City County skyline, Kenya (Image: Antony Trivet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) India-based construction contractor Larsen & Toubro and US-based energy equipment manufacturing firm GE Vernova have won a deal to build Kenya’s national …