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Spotify’s new ‘mix’ tool turns playlists into DJ sets
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 20, 2025

The new feature, dubbed “Mix”, is a tool that brings seamless transitions, beat syncing, and manual mixing controls to a user's everyday playlists.

Kwale moves to operationalise GBV Act with new policy framework
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 19, 2025

Consultations with stakeholders on the policy framework have already been concluded. The draft policy is expected to be forwarded to the County Attorn...

KETRACO officials under fire over Sh7 billion Inabensa contract penalty
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

The controversy revolves around the Lessos–Tororo transmission line, awarded in 2014 to Inabensa to transmit power from the Marsabit wind farm.

MPs unlock funds to revive 13 mini-grids in six remote counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The affected counties, Mandera, Samburu, Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit, and Lamu, will finally see a boost in rural electrification following the Public In...

More women turn to digital loans as smartphone use spurs financial inclusion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Tala’s report reveals that 26 per cent of all borrowers accessed digital credit for the first time, with women making up most of this group.

175 Kamukunji youth receive business equipment from President Ruto to boost employment and income
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 11, 2025

The equipment included water tanks, salon and barbershop kits, wood-cutting machines, fully equipped posho mills, public address systems, and catering...

Turkana adopts solar-powered 'Vaccibox' to store vaccines in remote areas
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 10, 2025

The Vaccibox is designed to strengthen Turkana's health system delivery capacity by providing a reliable and efficient way to store vaccines and medic...

Treasury under fire for snubbing MPs over Sh30 billion rural electrification debt
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 06, 2025

The exchequer was to appear before the House committee on Tuesday, August, but failed, a reason the committee believes is a deliberate act of inaction...

Only 2,300 of 20,000 faulty transformers fit for repair, Kenya Power tells MPs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The revelation came as MPs, alarmed by prolonged blackouts affecting thousands of households, criticised Kenya Power for poor planning and a sluggish...

Kenya Power reports record electricity demand amid cold season and rising connections
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Kenya Power says peak electricity demand broke records twice in July, hitting a new high of 2,362.28 megawatts on July 23 after surpassing the previou...

KenGen unveils battery energy storage system in fresh renewable energy push
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The newly installed 1.16 megawatt-hour (MWh) BESS will supply uninterrupted power to KenGen’s 52-kilowatt Modular Data Centre (MDC), a facility design...

Cabinet approves Power of Mercy Bill, 2025 to reform presidential pardons, clemency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Prisoners are now set to benefit from a more transparent and accountable clemency process, with reintegration protocols to enhance public safety.

Kenya launches national drive to fix faulty power infrastructure amid blackouts, electrocution fears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira said the government will replace malfunctioning transformers and repair or remove hazardous electric poles and...

Government warns against fake ‘Inua Jamii Foundation Empowerment’ online scam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

In a public advisory released on Monday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection clarified that no such foundation exists and that it has no link...

Rabai elders cry foul over attempts to seize sacred Kaya forest land
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

The elders, visibly angered by the attempts, argue that the scheme is a thinly veiled attempt to dispossess them of their ancestral shrines to pave th...

Government rolls out bulk metering to curb illegal power connections in slums
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

According to Wandayi, the new model will designate a single individual or legally registered entity within each estate or residential cluster to serve...

Understanding Kenya Power’s tariff categories and how they affect your token amount
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The power utility company is now urging customers to familiarise themselves with how tariff grouping works to better manage their electricity costs.

National Treasury scraps Sh337 billion High Grand Falls dam project, citing failed evaluation report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

The Treasury said the decision was based on a critical review of the project development report, which failed to meet key regulatory requirements.

Budget shortfall threatens Ruto’s Sh29.7 billion youth empowerment programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Principal Secretary for Cooperatives and MSME Development Susan Mang'eni told MPs that if the shortfall is not addressed urgently, Kenya could lose th...

Sh274 million consultant payment sparks probe into Kenya Power’s last-mile project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Kenya Power’s managing director Joseph Siror defended the contract, saying the supervision model used was not based on constant presence but on projec...

Senator Sifuna demands probe into Kenya Power for billing unconnected Nairobi residents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

Sifuna petitioned for an investigation into why communities such as Mathare, Korogocho, Majengo Gorofani, and Kwa Reuben have remained without electri...

CSs summoned by MPs over Kenya Power's Sh30 billion debt, high electricity costs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

The House committee also wants clarity on why 30 mini-grids built using public funds in arid and semi-arid areas are still not operational more than t...

MPs launch probe into Kenya's controversial Power Purchase Agreements
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The probe follows a forensic audit by the Auditor General, which raised concerns over the structure, licensing, and beneficiaries of the contracts.

15 must-have car essentials
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jul 06, 2025

Emergency Preparedness: Having a fire extinguisher, a puncture repair kit, jumper wires, or an emergency hammer on hand can save your life.

KNH invests Sh7.6 million in solar energy to lower electricity bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The project is being supported by EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank and Germany’s development agency GIZ.

Kenya moves Sh500 billion nuclear power plant to Siaya after Kilifi resistance, eyes 2034 commissioning
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The proposed new site is Lwanda Kotieno in Rarieda Constituency, where government officials and political leaders say the local community has shown su...

Ethiopia begins supplying electricity to Tanzania through Kenya’s transmission network
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 01, 2025

Following the trial phase, the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is expected to begin paying a wheeling tariff to KETRACO for using Kenya’s t...

African women key to fighting climate change – these are the green skills they will need
The Conversation  |  Jul 01, 2025

With access to green skills, women’s productivity in the green economy could triple. This is especially the case in agriculture, energy, manufacturing...

19-year-old Turkana woman Alice Ngitira feted by King Charles III
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 27, 2025

Alice Ngitira was awarded at a star-studded event held at London's Royal Festival Hall and attended by Amal and George Clooney, Charlotte Tilbury, Dam...

Power banks: How to use and care for your portable lifeline safely
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 26, 2025

Counterfeit or cheap knock-offs often lack essential safety features, and reports of power banks overheating or catching fire have increased in recent...

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