- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – The National Land Commission (NLC) has approved a land lease request by the Homa Bay County Government for the construction of the Homa Bay County Headquarters. In a joint statement, NLC and the devolved unit stated that the land was leased to the CPF Group, which will…
- UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (Xinhua) — Host to 500,000 refugees from neighboring Sudan, Chad needs food security and nutrition aid for one-third of its own 18 million population, UN humanitarians said on Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation across…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has issued model procedures targeted at combating corruption and bribery. According to the Commission, the procedure guidelines will help prevent acts of corruption and bribery for both public and private entities in line…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Stanbic Bank has committed to facilitating Kenyan businesses’ access to China’s thriving market by enhancing seamless transactions. Speaking during the just concluded China-Africa Economic Trade Exhibition (CAETE) held in Nairobi, Paul Mungai, Head of Trade and Africa China…
- May 13 – Internet access and use is consistently associated with positive wellbeing, a new study of data from 168 countries by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) suggests. In many parts of the world, including the EU and UK, concerns about online harms have prompted new laws. The OII says some of…
- When Fleuri Adon landed in Kenya a year ago, he spotted a gap in food supply chain within the Hotel, Restaurants and Catering (HORECA) industry, resulting into wastage of time and money to the entrepreneurs in the space. Despite the penetration of internet in the country, he says, most HORECA…
- The PR company appeared on the list for showcasing outstanding work in branding, reputation management, and engagement management for businesses operating in the financial and professional services industries. Other firms on the list include South Africa’s Clockwork Media and Mauritius’s Blast…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 – Kenya’s avocado sector is seeking improved cooperation with China in food safety to expand exports to the lucrative market. Kenya is one of the leading avocado producers in Africa, and China is a huge market for Kenyan avocado farmers and exporters. But many have failed to…
- WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) — The United States seems to be giving up on electric vehicles (EVs), as tariffs and corporate timidity are causing “an astonishing loss of nerve” in the country, “whose capitalist hunger once created the modern auto industry,” Bloomberg has reported. “Cosy within a…
- NAIROBI, May 11 (Xinhua) — Standard Chartered Bank is keen to provide significant financing to Chinese firms that uphold green ethos to expand their footprint in Africa, an executive said on Friday. There is a growing demand on the continent for sustainable consumption and production technologies…
- May 12 – Stronger than expected growth at the start of the year saw the UK emerge from recession. The economy grew by 0.6% between January and March, the fastest rate for two years, official figures showed. The UK fell into recession at the end of last year after shrinking for two three-month…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12 – Kenyans are set to brace themselves for tough times ahead following the proposed 16 percent VAT on bread, which will see the price of the commodity skyrocket. According to the new proposal by the National Treasury under the Finance Bill 2024, the price of Kenya’s favorite…
- May 12 – Hundreds of climate protesters have clashed with police in Germany after attempting to storm the Tesla factory near Berlin. Several people were injured, including three police officers, during Friday’s demonstration against the proposed expansion of the electric car giant’s only European…
- NAIROBI, May 11 (Xinhua) — Kenya on Saturday issued a public alert warning against sale of a false batch of cancer medicine that poses immense health risks to civilians. Fred Siyoi, the chief executive officer of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, a state-owned regulatory body, said that the batch of…
- By Robert Kibaara NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12 – If you were to conduct a vox pop on people’s source of inspiration or success, no doubt you would find that a large number attribute this to their mothers. The immense influence that mothers wield in society cannot be over emphasized. The contribution of…
- BY ELSA LUNANI NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12 – The season of soccer thrills is drawing to a close, with K’Ogalo, as Gor Mahia FC is fondly called by its diehard supporters, already asserting its authority as the winner of the Kenya Premier League (KPL) 2023/2024 season – marking its 21st KPL triumph.…
- HANOI, May 11 (Xinhua) — Jewelry stores in Vietnam have been crowded with customers looking to buy gold as prices kept soaring to an all-time high of over 90 million Vietnamese dong (3,536 U.S. dollars) in recent days, VnExpress reported. A store on Cau Giay street in capital Hanoi even had to stop…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – The State Department for Diaspora Affairs is seeking to establish a Kenya-Diaspora Skills Transfer Program for Kenyans living abroad. The program will provide a platform for Kenyans based abroad to be consulted on various development policies and offer their unique skills,…
- SYDNEY, May 11 (Xinhua) — The Australian government announced on Saturday that the country will stop exporting live sheep by sea from May 1, 2028, while unveiling a package of 107 million Australian dollars (71 million U.S. dollars) to help the industry transition. Australian Minister for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – Kenya and China have agreed to work together to promote tourism cooperation between one another. The pact that was unveiled during the China-Africa (Kenya) Culture and Tourism Promotion and Cooperation Fair seeks to deepen industry cooperation and enhance people-to-people…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – CCI Global, Africa’s business outsourcing firm, yesterday opened a Sh6.6 billion ($50 million) call centre at Tatu City in Ruiru, Kiambu County. Housed in a five-storey building in the 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the facility is now Kenya’s largest call centre…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12 – Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano has lauded the commencement of the construction of a 250-kilometer road to bitumen standard, connecting Antananarivo and Toamasina in Madagascar, saying it will boost the growth of the region. The project, spearheaded…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – The Electric Mobility Taskforce Kenya has called for the development of a financial model that will assess the cost-benefit analysis for Kenya to transition over time from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs). In a letter directed to…
- KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Xinhua) — Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer, saw its palm oil stocks rise 1.85 percent from the previous month to 1.74 million tons in April. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)’s data showed on Friday that the country’s crude palm oil production grew 7.86…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 – Opera Mini has announced that it has stopped free data campaigns in Kenya following new regulations from the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). In a statement, Opera stated that the recent decision of the BCLB to cease advertising on bookmarks has forced the…
- KIAMBU, Kenya, May 10 – Investment, Trade & Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has vowed that the government will continue raiding all shops selling counterfeit goods, warning that all those caught will face full force of the law. Miano, who spoke in the wake of the ongoing raids…
- KIEV, May 10 (Xinhua) — Ukraine’s state-run energy company Ukrenergo said on Friday that the country is in significant electricity shortages due to Russian missile and drone strikes. Ukraine’s power plants are unable to produce the same amount of electricity as before the Russian attacks as a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya May 9 – Parliament has been urged to strengthen the independence of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) by amending the Data Protection Act to make the ODPC autonomous and separate it from the Ministry of Information, Communications and Telecommunication (ICT). In a…
- CANBERRA, May 10 (Xinhua) — The Australian government will set up an inquiry into the influence of social media. Michelle Rowland, the minister for communications, and Stephen Jones, assistant Treasurer and minister for financial services, on Friday announced plans to establish a joint…
- LONDON, May 10 (Xinhua) — Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) posted a 0.6-percent growth in the first quarter of 2024, showed the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday. After two quarters of contraction, the country’s economy returned to positive growth in the…
- KIAMBU, Kenya, May 10 – The government is implementing new laws and policies that will facilitate growth in IT-enabled services in the country, President William Ruto has said. The objective, the President announced, is for these measures to help the government unlock opportunities in the Business…
- By Susan Wakuirigi May 10 – As we approach International Nurses Day, it is a time to reflect on the invaluable contributions of nurses to the healthcare system. This day, celebrated on May 12th, marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. It is a day to honor…
- SINGAPORE, May 10 (Xinhua) — Singaporean females have attained growing equality in the workplace over the past few years, according to the Progress on Singapore Women’s Development 2024 issued Friday. The employment rate for Singaporean females aged 25 to 64 has increased from 69.2 percent to 76.6…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10 – The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has promised to investigate the operations of unscrupulous asset finance entities amid complaints from boda boda riders. Committee Members made the commitment during public hearings inquiring about the alleged…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Erdemann Property Limited, a private developer, has warned the public against purchasing units or apartments listed for auction by KCB Bank through Garam Investments Auctioneers. Through a notice issued on May 8, 2024, the developer listed over 90 apartments in Greatwall…
- Nairobi, Kenya – April 29, 2024 – Amazon Web Services has announced availability of its initiative, ‘AI Ready,’ in Kenya. Designed to equip 2 million people by 2025 with free and essential artificial intelligence (AI) skills to thrive in the digital economy, this initiative now provides free AI…
- LONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) — The Bank of England (BoE), the United Kingdom’s (UK) central bank, announced on Thursday that it will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 5.25 percent for the sixth consecutive time. At its meeting ending on Wednesday, the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2…
- BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — China strongly opposes the recent U.S. sanctions applied to 20 Chinese companies for allegedly supporting Russia’s military-industrial and energy development, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. China always opposes unilateral sanctions that lack the basis of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – SBM Bank Kenya has appointed Bhartesh Shah as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Shah takes over from Moezz Mir, who has been in that position for the past six years and has moved to pursue other interests. The lender’s Board of Directors chairman, Sattar…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has urged traders in Kenya to be specific on areas to invest, saying this will make cooperation with China more productive. Miano, who spoke at the China-Africa Economic Trade Expo, said proper planning will…
- COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) — Forty-six percent of women and 10 percent of school children in Sri Lanka are obese, state media reported on Thursday, quoting Secretary to the Ministry of Health Palitha Mahipala. Speaking at a lecture to educate journalists from state media institutions, Mahipala said…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – E-commerce platform Jumia has picked Vinod Goel to lead its East African operations. Goel, who is the current CEO of the Ugandan unit, will oversee Kenya and Uganda. The new regional CEO takes over from Charles Ballard, who recently took over Kenya’s Twiga Foods, an agritech…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – The government has urged Kenyans living in the Diaspora to invest back at home. In a statement delivered during a cultural event in Kingston, Jamaica, the Principal Secretary of Diaspora Affairs, Roseline K. Njogu, urged people living abroad to maintain strong ties back at…
- NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua) — Air India Express has sacked at least 30 employees, mostly cabin crew, over mass sick leave amid flight cancellations, officials said Thursday. The terminations came a day after nearly 300 employees of the private airline called in sick and switched off their phones,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Elgeyo Marakwet investors have urged the government to allow them to harvest mature and overmature trees in public forests. Speaking during an awareness workshop on the disposal of forest plantation materials in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, yesterday, they stressed the need…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – The National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning Chairperson Kuria Kimani has assured that the Finance Act 2024 will have clear provisions devoid of ambiguity on tax matters. Speaking during a breakfast engagement with the representatives of the banking…
- May 9 – Plane bodies made by Boeing’s largest supplier regularly left the factory with serious defects, according to a former quality inspector at the firm. Santiago Paredes who worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas, told the BBC he often found up to 200 defects on parts being readied for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Safaricom profit after tax fell by 18.71 percent to Sh42.7 billion in the full year ending March 2024, coming on the back of investment in an Ethiopian subsidiary. The results, which were announced early today in Nairobi, showed that net profit dropped from Sh52.48 billion…
- NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) — Intel, a major player in the chip industry, suffered a material drop in its stock price on Wednesday as its operations faced a significant setback due to renewed U.S. sanctions on one of Intel’s customers in China. Intel shares experienced a drop of 2.22 percent on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Estonia-based tech education publisher Starcloud is set to partner with Kenya’s education stakeholders to modernize the delivery of learning in the country. In a statement, the company stated that the partnership will be fundamental in offering more digitized learning to…