- The financing will see development of 35 new affordable student housing units in Kenya which will offer a package of key essential services and amenities at an affordable monthly rate to students.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has welcomed the High Court’s ruling in a case against Majid Al Futtaim hypermarkets operating under the brand name Carrefour, where the supermarket chain was found guilty of abusing its buyer power against one of its former…
- LUSAKA, May 24 (Xinhua) — Zambia has extended its planned blackout hours to better balance power supply and demand, a government official said on Friday. Minister of Energy Peter Kapala said that the national utility, Zesco, has increased the hours of “load shedding” from eight to 12 hours,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – The State Department of Irrigation has appealed to Parliament for urgent budgetary support, highlighting severe constraints that have stalled the completion of several critical dam projects across the country. The agency, in a report presented to parliament’s Committee on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – 22 Kenyans have won Sh980 million ($7.5 million) in scholarships this year to attend prestigious universities in the USA. Under the Kenya Scholar Access Program (KenSAP), the students have been admitted to universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Amherst, and Brown.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – Jubilee Life Insurance has appointed Asman Mugambi Ibrahim as its new CEO. Its Board of Directors Chairman, Nizar Juma, exuded confidence in Mugambi’s leadership prowess and his ability to steer the insurer’s growth. “Asman is a self-motivated, results-driven leader with…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – Eastern Produce Kenya (EPK) plans to spend Sh260 million to sustain quality tea production as well as work on projects that protect the environment. The Nandi-based firm announced that the three-year initiative will focus on energy efficiency, carbon footprint reductions,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 – The national women’s rugby sevens team, the Kenya Lionesses, have joined their male counterparts in Miramas, France, for a two week training camp to prepare for their final onslaught at Olympic qualification. The Lionesses are set to play in the Olympic Repechage…