Latest news stories from across Kenya.
President William Ruto has called on African States to take advantage of global economic shifts in climate investment to position Africa as the premier destination for green industrialisation. The President pointed out that Africa’s vast…
ACCIONA Energía has begun construction of a 1 Gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Malgarida solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The system will be one of Latin America’s largest grid‑scale…
EnergyAustralia, Enerven, and NHOA Energy have reached financial close and officially launched construction of the 245 MWh Hallett battery energy storage system (BESS) project near Canowie in South Australia. This marks the project’s…
A growing shortage of immigrant labor in the United States has triggered a new bipartisan push in Congress to create a dedicated visa program for construction workers, as lawmakers warn that stalled building projects could worsen housing…
Only trailing North Virginia as the world’s largest data center market, Georgia is advancing Project Ruby, a data center campus in Columbus. Officials in Columbus noted the newly announced multi‑billion‑dollar data center project will…
Kenya and France are strengthening a forward-looking partnership that is focused on unlocking opportunities for Africa’s future, especially for its youth, ahead of the “Africa Forward” Summit set to be held in Nairobi in May. The French…
I met a man from Bungoma last Tuesday who has listened to KBC every single morning since 1969. In our interactions, he averred that he hadn’t missed a single KBC morning broadcast since he was 23 years old. Not one. He used to listen to…
Google has confirmed that it is the developer of Project Mica, a $10 billion data center campus in Kansas City’s Northland. Trystine Payfer, Google’s Regional Head of Data Center Public Affairs, confirmed the project to local media,…
Dobrun & Sadova Solar Portfolio Romania is financially closed and Scatec is starting the construction of his €121 million 190 megawatts (MW) solar project. The Dobrun and Sadova projects have been merged in the portfolio in order to…
Brennan Investment Group has withdrawn its plans to implement a $2 billion data center campus outside Illinois. The data center was previously planned to be developed in Barrington Hills, on land south of Penny Road and west of Pond Gate…
At least 21 people have died after a passenger boat sank in River Nile state in northern Sudan, a medical group has told the BBC. The boat was travelling between the villages of Tayba al-Khawad and Deim al-Qarai, carrying nearly 30…
Saudi Aramco has officially opened the valves at the Jafurah unconventional gas field, marking a historic entry into the era of commercial shale production for the Kingdom. While the full ramp-up of the $100 billion development will take…
Kenya’s border with Somalia will re-open in April almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President William Ruto has announced. Based in Somalia, the group has masterminded a series of deadly…
Kenya has announced the launch of BiasharaLink and Deal House, two interconnected digital trade platforms designed to empower African embassies as transaction-enabling hubs for trade and investment, marking a new phase of digitally driven…
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has ordered a probe into an incident in Wajir County on Thursday, where a man rushed onto the stage as President William Ruto addressed a National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA)…
Stanbic Holdings PLC has appointed Joshua Oigara as its new Chief Executive and Director, effective 1 March 2026. The appointment was announced ahead of the upcoming retirement of Patrick Mweheire as Chief Executive and Director, effective…
President William Ruto has announced the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border, bringing to an end the 15-year closure of the Mandera border post. Speaking during the NYOTA Capital Disbursement event at Mandera Stadium on Thursday,…
The National Police Service (NPS) has announced a series of road closures ahead of this weekend’s World Rugby Sevens Division 2 tournament at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, as fans prepare to flock to the sold-out event. Nairobi Traffic Base…
The Senate has received a petition urging the creation of a legal framework that would allow citizens to initiate the recall of the president and county governors. Speaker Amason Kingi informed senators on Thursday that the petition had…
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) has temporarily blocked the removal of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as ODM secretary general. The ruling came after Sifuna challenged the party’s decision made on Wednesday. “That pending the…
President William Ruto has taken aim at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, declaring that he is the least qualified person to speak on issues related to relief food distribution. Speaking in Mandera on Thursday, Ruto responded to…
The High Court has struck down a section of the Penal Code that criminalized “creating disturbance in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace,” ruling it unconstitutional and unenforceable. In his ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found…
Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has urged Kenyans to turn out in large numbers this weekend and rally behind the Kenya Sevens Shujaa and the Kenya Lionesses. Mvurya said the country takes great pride in hosting the HSBC World Rugby…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has responded to Aden Duale’s challenge for a televised debate, stating that he is above the health cabinet secretary. CS Duale had challenged Gachagua on Wednesday to a televised debate on…
