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CS Kagwe warns donor-funded agriculture projects are not free money, must benefit farmers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 16, 2025

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe has warned that donor-funded farm projects are loans needing strict oversight, questioning procurement plans and warning u...

Sudan puts Russian Red Sea naval base plans on hold to focus on domestic crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 07, 2025

Sudan has frozen plans for a Russian naval base on the Red Sea, a senior military official says, contradicting reports of progress as the war-torn cou...

Kenyan households drowning in debt despite financial inclusion gains
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2025

Kenya’s financial inclusion has soared, yet financially healthy households have nearly halved. A new 2025–2028 national strategy aims to curb debt, ga...

Senate invites public views on Autism Management Bill, 2025
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

The Senate is seeking public views on the Autism Management Bill, 2025, which proposes a national framework for early detection, care and data on auti...

Tourism Ministry denies beach privatisation claims, calls reports ‘completely unfounded’
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 28, 2025

The ministry clarified that no specific beaches or islands have been designated, and that all land and natural resources remain property of the nation...

Data gaps threaten Kenya’s health goals as key indicators on mental health, drugs go unmeasured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

The brief highlights that 11 indicators remain untracked because data is missing, outdated or not disaggregated by gender, age or region, obscuring th...

CBK to roll out compensation rules for e-money and digital wallet fraud
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 29, 2025

The initiative seeks to address gaps in recourse mechanisms for digital wallets and improve safeguards for users of digital financial services (DFSs).

Kenya re-elected to Universal Postal Union Council at Dubai congress
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 19, 2025

The POC plays a critical role in shaping global postal operations, including service quality, digital transformation, and the integration of e-commerc...

Kenya launches new data plan to help tackle climate change and development issues
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 09, 2025

At the centre of this effort is the Kenya Strategy for Development of Statistics (KSDS) II, a roadmap designed to streamline how data is collected, pr...

Somalia launches Vision 2060 to achieve middle-income status and long-term stability
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 24, 2025

The Centennial Vision 2060 strategy, developed by the National Economic Council, outlines Somalia's aim to become a middle-income country within the n...

Over 400,000 students in limbo as Kenya’s public universities face governance crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

CS Ogamba attributed the situation to political patronage and tribalism, which have been prevalent in the appointment of university vice chancellors a...

Kenya’s public universities drowning in debt as crisis worsens
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

Among the biggest debtors are Kenyatta University, which owes Sh12.38 billion, the University of Nairobi with Sh12.22 billion, and Jomo Kenyatta Unive...

High Court halts University of Nairobi's cabinet-backed transformation strategy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 01, 2025

UASU is particularly against proposals such as increasing the frequency of UoN council meetings to bi-weekly and introducing governance changes.

Turkana East residents urge county government to finish stalled projects
Issa Hussein  |  Feb 25, 2025

Community representatives from Kakulit and Lokoriokot insisted on the need to fund a livestock restocking programme to support livelihoods.

New report shows Kenya losing Sh534 billion annually to deforestation, forest degradation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

The report warns that the ongoing destruction of forests costs the economy at least three per cent of its gross domestic product annually.

Kenya's heightened security measures see decline in terror attacks in 2024
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 26, 2024

In September, officers responding to reports of militia sightings in the Alango Warba area of Garissa County recovered materials used for making impro...

Kenyan youth validate Counter Terror Strategy ahead of security council review
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 28, 2024

The initial strategy, launched in 2016, has been criticised for leaving certain areas vague and failing to keep pace with the evolving nature of viole...

Kenya inches closer to launching its new people-focused strategy on terrorism
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2024

At the moment, Kenya is trying to shrink the pools of recruitment within communities, following a shift of radicalisation from physical to online spac...

State extends deadline for university funding applications to August 15
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2024

Under the New Funding Model, government funding will be allocated based on individual student needs.

MPs question effectiveness of Ruto's new varsity funding plan
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 26, 2024

Lesuuda wants a report on the application of the new funding model on public universities and TVETs, including analysis and categorisation of the bene...

AU ministers adopt two key strategies for Africa's digital transformation
Terry Muriuki  |  Jun 17, 2024

The Continental AI strategy and the Africa Digital Compact are to be submitted to the African Union Executive Council in July 2024, for consideration...

UN Foundation appoints Dr Ahmed Ogwell as VP of Global Health Strategy
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 28, 2024

The Kenyan doctor recently served as Acting Deputy Director-General at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

Nairobi County takes public participation exercise on budget to Eastleigh
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 19, 2024

The public participation meeting called by county leadership will take place at the Eastleigh North Social Hall on Tuesday, from 9.30 am.

Governor Sakaja targets Sh42.8 billion budget for 2024/25
Amina Wako  |  Feb 12, 2024

This represents a significant increase of Sh2.1 billion from the current budget of Sh40.7 billion.

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