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Kenya taps Middle Eastern diplomats to train envoys on regional geopolitics
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 14, 2025

Speaking during the opening session on Monday, Ambassador Stella Munyi, who represented the Director General for Political and Diplomatic Affairs, sai...

China deploys 48th Naval Escort Fleet to Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy mission
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 12, 2025

The deployment marks the continuation of China’s naval operations that began in December 2008 to protect international shipping routes from piracy and...

Jobs created in Africa mostly low-quality, informal - World Bank
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 11, 2025

In its latest edition of Africa’s Pulse report, the lender reckoned that wage jobs and productive employment are scant in the region, as medium-sized...

Chinese companies are changing the way they operate in Africa: Here’s how
The Conversation  |  Oct 11, 2025

In Kenya, China Road and Bridge Corporation, a subsidiary of Africa’s largest international contractor, China Communication Construction Company, open...

Ruto’s envoy shake-up: Diplomatic appointees stuck in limbo amid quiet reassignments
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 08, 2025

Some envoys have been quietly reassigned, while others remain in limbo, underscoring persistent administrative confusion within Nairobi’s foreign serv...

Vice Chief of Defence Forces John Omenda calls for continental unity to tackle rising IED threat
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 07, 2025

According to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, the use of IEDs by non-state actors in Africa has increased by 12 per cent annually.

KEMRI staff take fight for equal allowances to Court of Appeal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 07, 2025

The allowances in question total Sh201,000 per month and include emergency, health risk, extraneous, non-practising, and health services allowances.

Private sector activities rise for the first time in five months in September
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 04, 2025

The latest Stanbic Bank's Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which gauges the level of private sector activities, rose to 51.9 during the month, from 4...

CUE mulling student admission quotas to fix graduate unemployment crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2025

Under the proposal, CUE would be empowered to set quotas for specific programmes that produce the highest number of unemployed graduates, particularly...

Nyota programme: Sh5 billion Youth Fund now operational to boost enterprise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 03, 2025

President William Ruto confirmed the programme’s launch on Friday after a high-level meeting with Principal Secretaries at State House, Nairobi.

Court orders KCAA to reinstate, compensate ex-employee Sh2.2 million
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 02, 2025

KCAA was ordered to pay her Sh2,221,104, equivalent to six months' salary, as general damages for breach of constitutional and contractual rights.

Mombasa County to train employees for life after retirement
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 02, 2025

According to Deputy Governor Francis Thoya, the initiative is intended to help staff transition smoothly into retirement and reduce the growing number...

MPs block plan to create new sextortion law
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Petitioners argued that survivors often face intimidation and lack adequate legal protection when seeking justice.

Somalia to begin drilling first oil block in coming months, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announces
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 30, 2025

In October 2024, the Turkish oil exploration vessel, Oruç Reis, conducted seismic surveys in three areas where Türkiye holds exploration licenses.

Embakasi gas explosion highlights rising dangers of unregulated LPG in Nairobi
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 29, 2025

The blasts have been blamed on illegal production of liquefied petroleum gas.

Graduated, now what? Survey of young Africans shows degrees don’t always land them a job
The Conversation  |  Sep 28, 2025

The future of work in Africa will not be defined by smooth transitions, but by complex entanglements. Recognising and supporting these entanglements m...

Study finds Gen Zs face tougher job market than their predecessors
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 26, 2025

Today’s youngest professionals are navigating a job market marked by intense competition, rapid technological change, and increasingly uncertain caree...

Government condemns death of Kilimani domestic worker, calls for swift justice
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 25, 2025

Kavayo reportedly died following harassment and abuse by her employers while performing her duties in Kilimani, Nairobi.

Government sets deadline to resolve Sh204 million former KCC workers’ dues
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 23, 2025

Represented by lawyer Namada Simoni, the petitioners are seeking settlement of unpaid terminal benefits, unremitted Maziwa Sacco deductions, and provi...

Standoff over reinstatement of former Aircraft Accident Investigation director escalates to Court of Appeal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 23, 2025

The situation has left Capt. Lunani's reinstatement in limbo, with two arms of government pulling in opposite directions.

Telecom jobs fall even as subscribers and revenues rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 23, 2025

The employment decline occurs despite a surge in mobile subscriptions and usage. Mobile SIM connections rose to 76.7 million by June 2025, from 68.9 m...

Community devastated after fire claims child’s life, destroys homes in Kamukunji’s Kinyago Kanuku
Charity Kilei  |  Sep 22, 2025

The fire broke out around 10 am, rapidly tearing through the tightly packed, flammable makeshift homes and filling the air with thick smoke for over t...

University lecturers told ‘strike must end now’ as government enforces court order
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

CS Ogamba said the Employment and Labour Relations Court had issued an order earlier on Thursday stopping the industrial action, pending a legally san...

Mbobu murder: PLO Lumumba criticises Parliament for silence amid surge in killings
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 18, 2025

PLO Lumumba warned that politicians with “Messiah complexes” cannot solve the country’s problems and stressed that coordinated citizen engagement is t...

200 Google workers fired amid fight over working conditions
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Sep 16, 2025

The affected workers were employed through GlobalLogic, a Hitachi-owned outsourcing firm, and its subcontractors.

UN to help Kenya, Somalia, Uganda fight growing IED threat
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 15, 2025

The three-year project will see the three East African nations improve the application of their legislative frameworks and build the capacities of nat...

Nearly half of Kenyan adults work full-time amid 17 per cent unemployment challenge
Charity Pancras  |  Sep 14, 2025

Part-time work accounts for 15 per cent of adults, while 10 per cent identify as students and 6 per cent as homemakers or family caregivers.

Women outpace men in high-skill job growth, says ILO
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 13, 2025

In 2013, the share of women in high-skill employment was already higher than that of men, at 21.2 per cent, compared to men’s 17.5 per cent.

One in four Kenyans remain jobless, TIFA survey shows
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2025

The survey also shows that 10 per cent of respondents are students, six per cent are homemakers, two per cent are temporarily laid off, and one per ce...

KPMG report: Jobs at risk as banks prioritise automation over staff training
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2025

The report notes that 82 per cent of banks intend to shrink their cost base by at least 10 per cent by 2030, with around a third aiming for reductions...

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