Kenya hosts first Africa Championship of Chinese cuisine

Kenya and China have made a commitment to broaden their bilateral cooperation beyond trade and infrastructure, with an emphasis on culinary arts and gastronomy tourism as essential avenues for cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Speaking...

Kenya Revenue Authority X account hacked day after Kisumu man's tragic death

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has found itself at the center of a cybersecurity storm today, October 31, after its official X account, @KRACare, was hacked and repurposed. The breach, confirmed by KRA via its corporate account @KRACorporate,...

Kenya’s Loan Rate Divide Is No Accident and the Numbers Behind It Tell a Rougher Truth About Banking

Kenya’s cost of credit portal, a public transparency tool run by the Kenya Bankers Association, has revealed just how uneven personal loan pricing can be. For a simple one-year, Sh100,000 loan, the gulf between the cheapest and costliest lenders...

Kenyan and Italian space agencies launch capacity-building programme

Twenty-four KSA participants are enrolled in a rigorous 26-day training programme that combines classroom instruction, hands-on exercises and guided on-the-job mentorship. The Kenya Space Agency (KSA), in collaboration with the Italian Space...

Diamond Platnumz deletes pro-Samia Suluhu, CCM posts as claims emerge he's fled to Kenya

Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz has deleted all Instagram posts praising President Samia Suluhu Hassan, following intense public criticism and threats from furious fans who accused him of siding with power over the people. The celebrated...

Kenya-Italy partnership delivers new Sh140m ICU for Malindi Hospital

Healthcare services in Kilifi county have received a significant boost following the completion of an ultramodern Intensive Care Unit, High Dependency Unit and theatre block at Malindi Referral Hospital. The facility, constructed by the Coast...

Ghana tops AGRA’s gender mainstreaming in Agriculture scorecard

By; Gloria Andérson Ghana has ranked highest among Kenya and Malawi in a research study assessing how African governments are mainstreaming gender in the agricultural sector. The study, conducted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa...

The Advent Of The Arbantone Music Genre In Kenya

In the ever-evolving Kenyan entertainment landscape, a relatively new music genre has been at the centerstage of it all. Albeit fast-rising and with quite the dynamic fanbase, Arbantone has shown no signs of slowing down, with hits being churned...

Daimler Truck production forecast to 2029

Automotive World forecasts Daimler Trucks' production output for the period to 2029. By Jonathan Storey Login to download Included in this analysis: Overview Operating structure Recent performance Strategic plan Sales Production Outlook...

Agriculture sector borrowing balloons to Sh167.7 billion

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge says de-risking agricultural lending through the Credit Guarantee Scheme has transformed agricultural credit access in Kenya. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya said that lending in the agriculture sector has...

IMF raises concerns over Kenya shilling's long-term stability against US dollar

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials visited Kenya in mid-October to assess the country's economic situation KRA chairman Ndiritu Muriithi revealed that the officials wondered why the local currency was stable against the US dollar for...

A seat at the secret table: Inside Nairobi’s most exclusive dining experience

The Nairobi Supper Club lunch setup at The Lake House in Tigoni. PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize When I received an invitation to the Nairobi Supper Club lunch at The Lake House in Tigoni last week, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. It was my...

AU moves to back African-made aircrafts, shipping lines, driving job creation

Lerato Mataboge, commissioner for infrastructure and energy at African Union (AU) has explained that the AU is initiating a decisive conversation around building African shipping lines and aircraft, ensuring that the advancement in maritime,...

Perodua has started exporting used cars – Bangladesh first, Kenya and Mozambique next, new Bezza to PNG

Speak to used car dealers and you might hear that sales of second-hand cars have slowed and inventory isn’t moving as fast as they’d like. Car brands that accept trade-ins from buyers to push their new cars might be facing the same issues as well,...

The AI Powerhouse Feeding the World: How World TradeX Is Turning Agriculture into the Next Tech Boom

A New Frontier in Food and Technology As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries from healthcare to finance, one of humanity's oldest—and most essential—sectors is undergoing a digital awakening: agriculture. At the forefront of...

Battered industries want Google and Netflix taxed to prop up Zim

The ZNCC zeroed in on Google, Facebook parent company Meta, tech billionaire Bill Gates’ Microsoft and Netflix among digital service providers that should be taxed to boost revenue. Zimbabwe’s industries this week laid out a bold plan to help...

Vision 2030: What Kenya has achieved, and what’s still a dream

File image of the Nairobi Expressway. | REUTERS Audio By Vocalize When President William Ruto announced his new long-term plan, Vision 2055, which aims to transform Kenya into a first-world nation within the next 30 years, it sparked a familiar...

Inside the Case that Should Have Broken Kenya’s Ivory Cartel — and Didn’t

If an ivory seizure could ever be called “quiet,” this was it. By global standards, the haul wasn’t especially large. The 216.76 kilograms of elephant ivory recovered in Nairobi in June 2017 fell short of the 500-kilogram threshold typically used...

Call for technologies to turn food waste to energy

A new report by the United Nations has called for the scaling up of investments in technologies that convert food waste into fuel to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—are by far the largest contributor to global...

Experts push for law to clean up Kenya’s environmental profession

Stephen Tirop of Plan International during a media brief. Faith MateteLilian Wandaka, from Plan International implementing the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems (COSMIC) project supported by Global Affairs Canada. Faith Matete...