- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 1 – Kenya and Burkina Faso have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties following a high-level diplomatic meeting at State House Nairobi. President of Burkina Faso’s National Council of State Security, Oumarou Yabre, paid a courtesy call to Kenyan officials…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 31 – The government has announced plans to accelerate the construction of modern fish landing sites in Homa Bay County, as part of its broader strategy to strengthen the blue economy and support communities that depend on Lake Victoria for their livelihoods. Speaking in Homa Bay…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 31 — The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) has commended Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir for taking swift and decisive action to improve building standards compliance following the collapse of an 11-storey building in Kilifi Corner. In a statement released today, EBK…
- HOMA BAY, Kenya, May 31 — As Homa Bay County prepares to host Madaraka Day celebrations for the first time in its history, the region is experiencing a sweeping infrastructure transformation that leaders say will deliver long-term benefits beyond the festivities. At the center of this…
- By Shadrack Kiratu MAY 31 – Most health insurers are digitising and aim to turn these investments into a competitive advantage. Across Kenya and other emerging markets, insurers are investing heavily in digital transformation – automating claims, launching apps, streamlining payment flows to reduce…
- MAY 31 – A lack of action by big tech firms is enabling the “industrial scale theft” of premium video services, especially live sport, a new report says. The research by Enders Analysis accuses Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft of “ambivalence and inertia” over a problem it says costs broadcasters…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 31 – The African School of Governance (ASG) has wrapped up its presidential tour across five major African cities, marking a bold step into the continent’s educational and public policy arena. Touching down in Nairobi, Lagos, Cairo, Maputo, and Abidjan, the tour aimed to ignite…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 31 — Jubilee Holdings has announced a record dividend payout of Sh978 million for the 2024 financial year, following a robust performance that saw the insurer’s profit before tax hit Sh6.2 billion. Shareholders approved a final dividend of Sh11.50 per share at the company’s 87th…
- MEXICO CITY, May 30 (Xinhua) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday questioned the U.S. government for striking plea deals with Damaso Lopez Serrano, a member of a cartel the United States itself has labelled as “Foreign Terrorist Organization.” At a daily morning press conference,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30 – Afya Sacco Society has formally written off Sh361.6 million lost in the collapsed investments with the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO), representing one of the largest financial hits linked to the scandal that shook Kenya’s cooperative sector. The…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30 – Health experts have raised alarm over delays in passing Kenya’s Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, warning that regulatory stagnation is fuelling misinformation about smokeless nicotine products and hindering efforts to reduce tobacco-related harm. Marking World Vape…
- ABIDJAN, May 30 (Xinhua) — Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah was elected Thursday as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) during the 60th annual meetings of the African banking institution currently taking place at its headquarters in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire. According to a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30 – The 2025 KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Summit concluded in Nairobi with a strong call for greater collaboration between startups and investors to drive the next wave of innovation and economic growth in Africa. Held at Villa Rosa Kempinski, the summit brought together…
- CARACAS, May 30 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday that Washington’s decision this week to revoke the so-called licenses of transnational companies operating in the South American country has had no impact on oil production. “PDVSA (the state-owned oil company)…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30 – The Government has set aside about Sh500 million to buy 5,000 metric tons (MT) of rice from local farmers in Kirinyaga and neighboring counties. The mop-up follows concerns raised by Mwea Irrigation Scheme farmers on the possible impact of imported rice on local ones. “The…
- Nairobi, Kenya, May 30, 2025 – With Africa’s air conditioner market projected to reach US$12.2 billion by 2033, global electronics manufacturer LG is intensifying efforts to position itself at the forefront of this growth by equipping HVAC professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to meet…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 – Countries forming the East African Community (EAC) bloc have been urged to negotiate trade agreements with third parties as a bloc to improve negotiation leverage. The East African Business Council (EABC) Acting Executive Director Adrian Raphael Njau added that an EAC…
- MAY 30 – US green fuel company HIF Global has a big vision for Texas’s Matagorda County: a $7bn (£5.2bn) commercial scale e-methanol factory to supply the world market. The plant, which it claims would be the largest to date anywhere, would make e-methanol from captured carbon dioxide and green…
- By Rajul Malde MAY 30 – High and rising energy cost has been identified as one of the impediments to manufacturing and to new investments in Kenya. As highlighted in various forums, Kenya’s high power costs are not only undermining industrial competitiveness but also threatening to derail the…
- MAY 30 – US President Donald Trump can keep collecting import taxes for now, an appeals court has said, a day after a trade ruling found the bulk of his global tariffs to be illegal. A federal appeals court granted a bid from the White House to temporarily suspend the lower court’s order, which…
- NAIROBI, May 30 (Xinhua) — The urgency to tackle the escalating global housing crisis took center stage as the resumed second session of the United Nations (UN) Habitat Assembly opened Thursday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. More than 1,000 delegates, including ministers, city mayors, diplomats…
- MAR 29 – Skittles in the US are no longer being made with titanium dioxide, a colour additive that was banned in the European Union in 2022 over possible health risks. Sweets giant Mars said it had stopped using the ingredient in its US Skittles portfolio at the end of last year. The move follows…
- BY Saada Sala Mohamed MAY 29 – A full plate awaits Sidi Ould Tah, the incoming president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Mauritanian was elected by AfDB’s board of directors during its annual meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, this week. Africa’s Adaptation future looks bleak. Without…
- By Samuel Gitau MAY 29 – As Kenya and the United States mark six decades of diplomatic relations, a recent seminar at the University of Nairobi revealed the transformative power of diaspora communities in bridging nations and fostering mutual growth. Organized by the Africa Center for the Study of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 – Equity Group profit after tax dropped by four percent to Sh15.4 billion in three months to March this year compared to a similar period in 2024, coming on the back of rise in staff costs and other operating expenses. While staff costs expanded by 11 percent to 8.7 percent…
- MAY 29 – The number of vehicles manufactured in the UK fell sharply last month, as US tariffs and the timing of Easter hit production. The 59,203 vehicles made was the lowest April output for more than 70 years, with the exception of 2020, when production effectively stopped during the Covid…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 – British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to tobacco harm reduction through the promotion of Smokeless products, calling for a science-based regulatory approach and open collaboration to accelerate progress toward a smoke-free future. Speaking ahead…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 – Kericho-based Kabianga Dairy Limited has been placed under administration, meaning that an insolvency practitioner has been picked to manage its operations amid rescue plans. I & M Bank Limited has picked Swaroop Rao Ponangipalli and P.V. Rao as joint administrators.…
- MAY 29 – Model Hailey Bieber is selling her make-up brand Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty in a deal worth up to $1bn (£740m). The 28-year-old, who is married to singer Justin Bieber, co-founded the line of skincare products, which includes blush and lip tints, in 2022, giving it her middle name. It has…
- MAY 29 – Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed. In a post on his social media platform X, the world’s richest man thanked Trump for the opportunity to help run the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 – The National Treasury plans to spend Sh100 million on the renewal of Oracle licenses and annual support for Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) apps and hardware. The recommendations are contained in the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and…
- MAY 29 – A US federal court has blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, in a major blow to a key component of his economic policies. The Court of International Trade ruled that an emergency law invoked by the White House does not give the president unilateral authority to impose tariffs…
- NAIROBI, May 29 (Xinhua) — Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen), a state-owned utility, said Wednesday that it plans to reduce the country’s reliance on hydropower, which is vulnerable to unpredictable rainfall patterns, to boost energy resilience. Kenya’s hydropower installed capacity…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 28 — The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) is warning that Kenya could soon face power shortages unless the government lifts the moratorium on new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and sub-station projects. Speaking during the launch of a new vehicle battery product by…
- MAY 28 – PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platform Temu, has reported a near 50% drop in profit as US President Donald Trump’s trade policies added to its struggles in its home country. US-listed shares of the e-commerce giant fell by more than 13% on Tuesday, after the firm said…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 28 – TransCentury PLC has posted a net profit of Sh580 million for the full year ending December last year, an improvement from a loss of Sh3.2 billion recorded during a similar period in 2023. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed infrastructure investment company links the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May Safaricom has announced a Sh66 billion investment to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across East Africa over the next three years. The project will focus on upgrading digital infrastructure, forging collaborations with local and international tech partners, and…
- MAY 28 – The Trump administration will direct US federal agencies to review Harvard University’s grants to potentially end or redistribute funding, as part of the White House’s escalating battle with America’s oldest university. The Government Services Administration (GSA) plans to circulate a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 28 — Kenya’s wealthiest individuals may soon be subject to a higher income tax rate under new reform proposals from the World Bank aimed at enhancing tax equity and boosting government revenues. In its latest Public Finance Review for Kenya, the global lender recommends raising…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 28 — Kenya’s electric mobility drive has received a major boost following a strategic partnership between MojaEV, a leading electric vehicle (EV) distributor, and Green Max Capital Advisors, aimed at easing access to EVs for public transport operators. The landmark agreement…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 28 – The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), comprising over 70 global consumer protection authorities, has issued a joint open letter advising airlines to align their environmental marketing with consumer protection laws. The move comes amid…
- MAY 28 – Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD and two of its contractors, saying they were responsible for human trafficking and conditions “analogous to slavery” at a factory construction site in the country. The Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT) in the…
- MAY 28 – Adidas has disclosed it’s been hit by a cyber attack in which customers’ personal information has been stolen. The sportswear giant said criminals had obtained “certain consumer data” which “mainly consists” of the contact information of people who had been in touch with its help desk.…
- NAIROBI, May 28 (Xinhua) — The World Bank on Tuesday cut Kenya’s 2025 economic growth projection to 4.5 percent from an earlier forecast of about 5 percent, citing higher debt risks and declining private sector credit. In its Kenya Economic Update report released in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya,…
- MAY 28 – “Does sex sell?” That was the question explored on Friday during the Marketing and its Relationship with Sex panel, organized by the Digital Media Awards. Among the speakers were 3Verse Kenya Lead Strategist Wambui Mwangi, alongside Brian Njagi, Creative Director at The Bar Africa; Jeff…
- BRUSSELS, May 27 (Xinhua) — Ministers from the European Union (EU) countries on Tuesday approved the creation of a 150-billion-euro (about 170.22 billion U.S. dollars) arms fund, the bloc’s first large-scale defence investment program at EU level, the Council of the EU said in a press release. The…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 27 – The National Coffee Cooperative Union (NACCU) has urged the Ministry of Cooperatives, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development to extend implementation of direct payments to coffee farmers pending full implementation of an earlier directive. In a letter to CS…
- MAY 27 – Fake discounts, pressure selling, and other practices on Chinese fast-fashion website Shein breach the law, the European Union (EU) has said. The bloc said it has given Shein one month to respond to its findings or face fines based on its sales in the EU countries where it says it has…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 27 – The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has directed all operators of public service vehicles (PSVs) to remove graffiti as well as unauthorized artistic enhancements that conceal vehicles’ identities. NTSA said that such applications obscure the names of saccos…
- MAY 27 – Sweden-based car maker Volvo Cars says it will cut around 3,000 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures. The firm says the layoffs will mainly impact office-based positions in Sweden, representing about 15% of its white collar workforce. Last month, Volvo Cars, which is owned by Chinese…
