Latest news stories from across Kenya.
Italian energy major Eni, in partnership with multi-utility company Hera, has officially launched a new environmental hub in the Ca’ Ponticelli area of Ravenna, Italy. The initiative, driven by their respective subsidiaries Eni Rewind and…
Doosan Enerbility made an announcement on June 15 stating that it had secured a construction contract for the Duqm gas combined cycle power plant in Oman. The company will develop the project with the Korea Western Power consortium. Cost…
Amnesty International has welcomed the government’s decision to suspend construction of the proposed United States-funded Ebola Quarantine Facility in Nanyuki, following a court order halting the project pending determination of a legal…
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has launched a five-day Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA) sensitization caravan roadshow across Vihiga County as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen prevention,…
Fresh details have emerged following postmortem examinations conducted on seven bodies recently exhumed in Mwingi, Kitui County, with autopsy findings indicating the victims died from violent injuries. The postmortem examinations were…
President William Ruto has detailed how Africa is increasingly positioned as a central driver of global prosperity. Speaking in France during an interview, where he is representing the African continent at the G7 summit, the Head of State…
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Chairperson Claris Ogangah has condemned the disruption of a peaceful civil society meeting held at All Saints Cathedral, describing the incident as an attack on constitutional freedoms…
Mentorship, life skills training, and entrepreneurship programs are helping young people overcome substance abuse and build brighter futures. Ngong Town in Kajiado North Sub-county is one of the towns witnessing positive change among young…
Kenya has been ranked sixth in the latest report on the state of digital rights and inclusion across the continent, according to a Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report by Londa, considered to be the most comprehensive continental…
The Question: My name is John. I am 44 years old. I got a job in Europe and moved to Romania, Eastern Europe, two months ago for work. I have a wife and three kids who are in Kenya. Every month, I am able to make between Sh90,000 and…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called for greater international attention to conflicts across Africa as the G7 Summit gets underway in Évian, France. Mudavadi said while the G7 has…
A major interstate bridge replacement linking Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin has moved forward with the award of oversight contracts. Parsons Corporation announced on June 16 that it has been selected to provide design…
A Kenyan child born abroad can have their birth certificate applied for in Kenya through the Civil Registration Services and Kenyan Embassies, where parents or guardians submit the required documents. The application process involves…
At least 200 farmers in Nakuru have benefited from a training program on climate-smart agricultural practices (CSA) aimed at addressing climate change adaptation and enhancing sustainable land management. The farmers drawn from across the…
The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Machakos has overturned a decision that had awarded an employee 12 months’ salary in compensation, ruling that rejecting a job transfer does not automatically amount to unfair termination or…
President William Ruto has called for the inclusion of Africa in reforming the international financial and governance institutions. The President pointed out that these institutions need to be democratised, including the United Nations…
The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs, Hassan Joho, has reaffirmed Kenya’s unwavering commitment to collaborating with other nations in tackling Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing that…
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, yesterday visited Balambala Sub-County in Garissa County to inspect the ongoing construction of the Balambala Sub-County Hospital, a major healthcare project expected to transform medical service…
A Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court has freed a Nairobi businessman on bail after he denied charges of forgery and uttering false documents linked to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of a Sh35 million parcel of land in the upscale Runda…
Parliament is contemplating re-introducing corporal punishment in schools on the backdrop of rampant school fires, Gem Member of Parliament Elisha Odhiambo has said. Odhiambo said it was high time the question of corporal punishment was…
Twenty-eight inmates have been set free from Moyale GK Prison on parole following a judicial prison decongestion exercise conducted last week. Addressing the press at the Marsabit Law Courts on Tuesday, Senior Principal Magistrate…
Kenya has become the first African country to secure climate funding under the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage, according to Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa. In a statement on June 16, CS…
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has inked a licensing agreement with Hassan Allam Digital Infrastructure to build and operate a $400 million data centre in Egypt. This information was revealed by a statement by…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Monday welcomed the speedy expansion works of the Rironi-Mau Summit highway, saying travellers will soon enjoy their journeys on the stretch. The DP said construction works to make the road a…
