Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Stories

Ruto says 15,000 jobs on the horizon following launch of landmark highway expansion
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

The 233-kilometre corridor, one of East Africa’s busiest transport routes, links Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the DRC. Once compl...

Ruto says Kenya can attain first-world status within three decades
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

The President’s remarks coincided with the government’s plans to roll out major infrastructure and economic initiatives. The Rironi–Mau Summit road up...

Petition filed to stop multi-billion Rironi–Nakuru–Mau Summit road project
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 28, 2025

The petitioners argue that the State's plan to revive tolling through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements a...

SMEs sound alarm over rising failure rates amid investment gaps
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 28, 2025

Entrepreneurs lament that despite their critical role in job creation and local value chains, they still struggle to attract meaningful financing or f...

President Ruto launches Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit, Maai Mahiu–Naivasha road projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2025

The Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Road stretches 175 kilometres, while the Nairobi–Maai Mahiu–Naivasha Road covers 58 kilometres.

EAC's Nairobi summit pushed to January amid regional tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 28, 2025

The meeting was to be held in Nairobi, with Kenya currently chairing the bloc, a rotating one-year position it assumed from South Sudan in late 2024.

KeNHA invites Kenyans to Friday’s launch of the Rironi–Mau Summit highway upgrade
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 27, 2025

During a recent tour of Nakuru, President Ruto revealed that the project is estimated to cost between Sh170 billion and Sh200 billion.

New Sh3.9 billion fund to make insurance affordable for millions in Africa
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 28, 2025

Recent studies highlight the fragile state of Africa’s insurance sector, with penetration rates below three per cent in most countries, leaving househ...

Kenya criticises ‘over-judicialisation’ after East African Court of Justice blocks EU trade deal
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 27, 2025

The suspension will remain in place as judges examine a petition alleging Kenya failed to adequately consult fellow EAC members before sealing the dea...

Major traffic disruption expected during Friday's Rironi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway launch
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 26, 2025

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has warned of significant congestion along the road, urging travellers to either reschedule journeys or...

Kenya secures Sh407 million grant to upgrade Mau Summit–Malaba Road
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2025

The grant will support a full feasibility study for a proposed public-private partnership (PPP) project aimed at improving the 243-kilometre stretch t...

How the EU aims to reinvent its partnership with Africa as China tightens its grip
DW News  |  Nov 26, 2025

Africa, the world’s youngest continent with 40 per cent of its population under 15 compared to Europe’s 16 per cent, faces growing pressure to provide...

Africa’s first G20 Summit closes in South Africa amid US boycott
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 24, 2025

South Africa has insisted that handing the gavel to a chargé d'affaires would be a breach of diplomatic protocol.

Africa set for major tech leap as UAE commits Sh129 billion to AI expansion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 23, 2025

UAE’s new “AI for development initiative” targets education, healthcare, agriculture and climate projects, promising advanced computing power and glob...

G20: South Africa hosts summit in shadow of US boycott
DW News  |  Nov 22, 2025

The G20 is being held in Africa for the very first time, but the US is shunning the event. The EU is hoping to fill the void and expand its global com...

South Africa rejects US plan to send Chargé d’Affaires for G20 handover
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 21, 2025

This year's G20 summit is particularly sensitive. South Africa is handing over the presidency to the United States, which assumes the chair position f...

US bars Mandela Foundation Chair in latest diplomatic flashpoint with South Africa
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 21, 2025

Pandor said she received an email from the US Consulate earlier this week informing her that her multiple-entry visitor visa had been cancelled.

What’s at stake in the COP30 negotiations?
UN News  |  Nov 21, 2025

With the planet heating at record speed and climate disasters intensifying, cutting emissions and adapting to impacts dominate the agenda.

US reverses boycott, signals participation in G20 summit in South Africa
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 20, 2025

Ramaphosa said the South African government had received communication from Washington at the “11th hour” and is now discussing how to accommodate the...

Tana River County champions people-centred climate solutions at COP30
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 20, 2025

Governor Godhana leads high-level COP30 engagements to attract climate finance, strengthen global partnerships, and accelerate Tana River’s shift to r...

Kenya unveils 10-year plan to dual 2,500km of roads, tarmac 28,000km
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 20, 2025

Ruto said the government will also leverage Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) to modernise airports in Nairobi, Mombasa and Lamu, while addressing op...

Indigenous voices at COP30: The Amazon speaks – will the world listen?
The Conversation  |  Nov 17, 2025

For climate finance to be successful, Indigenous communities must be able to adapt funding schemes to their own sharing and decision-making traditions...

South Africa denounces Trump’s G20 boycott, calls genocide claims false
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 13, 2025

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the accusations, fuelled by US President Donald Trump's announcement that no American officials would attend th...

Indigenous activists in Brazil clash with security at COP30
DW News  |  Nov 12, 2025

Some of the protesters waved flags and chanted, while others held slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale."

Kenyan school wins global education award in Dubai
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 08, 2025

The latest award came weeks after the group announced that its international campus had received recognition during World Teachers’ Day activities thi...

KeNHA to map out alternative routes for motorists as Rironi-Mau Summit toll highway plans advance
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 05, 2025

Under the proposed tolling framework, passenger cars will pay Sh8 per kilometre, with the rate increasing by 1 per cent annually.

Kenya wins bid to host 2027 World Cancer Leaders’ Summit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 04, 2025

The summit, organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and hosted by NCI-K, will be only the second edition held in Africa, follow...

Stakeholders call for balance between technology and human values as trade summit opens in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 28, 2025

The two-day meeting has drawn together government officials, logistics experts, and private sector representatives from across Africa, seeking to expl...

Motorist association warns Rironi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Highway expansion to benefit foreign firms, burden taxpayers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 27, 2025

MAK said the proposed PPP arrangement “does not protect taxpayers from long-term fiscal exposure and will only transfer sovereign liability from open...

Why countries struggle to ditch fossil fuels despite rising costs, decades of climate deals
The Conversation  |  Oct 26, 2025

Thirty years into global climate talks, the disconnect between promises and practices has never been so clear. The world is not on track to meet the P...

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