Granular Data Integration Stories

CBK begins real-time monitoring of customer financial transactions
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 23, 2025

Through the system, CBK will strengthen its ability to surveil the entire banking sector as transactions occur, covering RTGS, PesaLink, and mobile mo...

NTSA releases list of licensed vehicle body builders and assessors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

According to NTSA, vehicle body builders must fully adhere to Kenya Standard KS 372:2019, which stipulates that bus bodies should be safe, durable, an...

Historic manuscripts returned to Timbuktu after 13 years in Mali's capital
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

They were saved by local custodians who secretly moved over 27,000 documents out of Timbuktu to protect them from destruction during the militants' si...

French Cabinet reviews bill to speed up artefact returns to Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 05, 2025

The proposed law would make it easier to return artefacts taken through force, theft, or looting between 1815 and 1972, when France controlled many Af...

Payment of pending bills breathes new life into construction, manufacturing sectors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 05, 2025

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) said the revival of the road construction sector was having a positive effect on manufacturers who had su...

Goods moved within EAC are transfers, not imports or exports - KAM
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 03, 2025

KAM CEO cautioned that the imposition of additional duties on goods by any EAC member state violates Article 10 and Article 15 of the Customs Union Pr...

Ex-Tanzanian minister January Makamba barred from defending seat ahead of key primaries
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 30, 2025

His exclusion follows his July 2024 dismissal from President Samia Suluhu's Cabinet, a move interpreted by analysts as political sidelining.

Two police constables sentenced to 35 years for torturing, killing suspect in 2020
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 29, 2025

The victim, then aged 21, had an altercation with the constables in Mbururu town on October 4, 2020, during which members of the public intervened to...

AU welcomes France’s planned recognition of Palestine as a step towards peace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf commended French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent declaration, which he said aligns fully...

CBK set to monitor county transactions in real time to curb corruption
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

The GDI platform will enhance oversight of public funds by giving CBK the ability to proactively monitor county account balances and transactions on s...

China backs UN push for two-State solution amid Gaza conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Speaking in Beijing on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun described Palestine as the “core of Middle East issues” and reiterated China’s...

List of countries which recognise Palestinian statehood
DW News  |  Jul 25, 2025

Despite widespread international recognition of Palestine as a state, many Western nations say they will only endorse Palestinian statehood as part of...

Pressure mounts on Israel to allow aid access in Gaza
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 25, 2025

On Friday morning, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on Israel to comply with its obligations under International law, including allow...

France to officially recognise Palestinian state in September, Emmanuel Macron announces
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The recognition will be officially declared during the United Nations General Assembly session in September, marking a significant shift in the diplom...

KWS officers and missing Naivasha fisherman shared location, court told
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) admitted in court that there were no official records showing arrests made by rangers on the day Brian Odhiambo went miss...

Wanyonyi, Koech dazzle with meet records at London Diamond League
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 19, 2025

Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Phanuel Koech Kipkosgei delivered standout performances at the London Diamond League, each setting meet records as Kenyan athlet...

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula calls for urgent protest law reform to end chaos
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

Moses Wetang’ula called on Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and fellow lawmakers to lead a fresh legislative review, 15 years after the 2010 Constitu...

Monaco DL: Wanyonyi, Chepchirchir and Serem reflect on impressive performances
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 12, 2025

Kenyan athletes lit up the Monaco Diamond League on Friday night, with Emmanuel Wanyonyi setting a world lead and meeting record in the 800m, Nelly Ch...

Monaco DL: Kenyan stars shine bright as Wanyonyi, Chepchirchir deliver record performances
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 11, 2025

Kenyan athletes lit up the Monaco Diamond League with a string of standout performances, as Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Nelly Chepchirchir delivered record-...

State to ease import rules for manufacturers in bid to cut production costs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

The move aims to make it easier for manufacturers to import raw materials, machinery, and spare parts without facing delays and added expenses at the...

Senators raise alarm over President William Ruto’s Sh23.5 billion industrial parks project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

The Sh23.5 billion programme, launched with the promise of spurring industrial growth and creating jobs in all 47 counties, has drawn sharp criticism...

Government invests Sh90 billion in affordable housing projects backed by Sh120 billion levy collection
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

The funding boost follows a March warning from a parliamentary committee that the programme faced a Sh16.9 billion shortfall, putting stipend payments...

MPs say no to cheap steel imports, back local industries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2025

The Finance and National Planning Committee told Parliament that retaining the 17.5 per cent levy was crucial in shielding local firms that produce si...

Spain urges EU arms embargo on Israel, calls for Iran nuclear talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 18, 2025

Albares underscored the European Union's significant economic leverage and responsibility in the conflict.

Top Ethiopia militray chief warns of security threat from Egypt’s military presence in Somalia
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 16, 2025

Though Berhanu stopped short of naming Egypt, his comments follow reports confirming that Cairo signed a military cooperation agreement with Somalia i...

Stockholm Diamond League: Wanyonyi soars with world lead as Moraa falters on birthday
Rama Mohammed  |  Jun 15, 2025

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered a blistering world-leading 1:41.95 to win the men’s 800m at the Stockholm Diamond League, while Mary Moraa, racing...

Kenya secures Sh65 billion Chinese deal to boost local vaccine and medicine manufacturing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 09, 2025

The initiative is part of a broader strategy to build domestic capacity, reduce reliance on medical imports and enhance healthcare resilience.

DPP urges court to expedite Kianjokoma brothers murder case amid ongoing delays
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 09, 2025

The case involving the deaths of Benson Njiru and Emmanuel Mutura, two brothers from Kianjakoma in Embu County, sparked national outrage in 2021 and c...

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