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Explainer: What it takes for a town to achieve city status
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2024

The 2019 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Population and Housing Census estimated Eldoret's population at 475,716, surpassing the required threshol...

President William Ruto to host triumphant Olympians in Eldoret
Michael Kirwa  |  Aug 14, 2024

Kenya's triumphant return from the 2024 Paris Olympics has set the stage for a grand celebration in Eldoret, where the country's medalists will be h...

Kenya’s violent protests tarnish Ruto’s camaraderie with the West
Amina Wako  |  Jun 29, 2024

Kenya is one of the few countries in Africa that are still considered a stable partner in Europe and the USA.

Ruto boards private jet once again in luxurious flight to Italy
Amina Wako  |  Jun 14, 2024

He flew aboard an Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600, a private jet chartered from VSR Ventures, an aviation consultancy company based in New Delhi, India.

Kenya's digital infrastructure gets major boost through US partnership
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2024

The Microsoft-G42 Olkaria data centre campus is scheduled to break ground in the third quarter of this year, with the East Africa Cloud Region expecte...

Ruto: 'How is M23 Kagame’s problem? It’s a Congolese problem'
Amina Wako  |  May 23, 2024

These remarks are likely to increase tensions between Nairobi and Kinshasa, following Nairobi's recent efforts to contain the situation.

Mo Farah wraps up Kenya visit with high-level meeting at State House
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 23, 2024

The Somali-born athlete has been in Kenya on the invitation of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

Kenyans rate Ruto’s presidency as poor, say country headed in wrong direction 
John Mbati  |  Apr 11, 2024

Among the tops reasons for the rating are the high cost of living, unemployment, poor governance and poverty.

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