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The Kamba community in Paraguay is divided into two main groups: Kamba Cuá and Kamba Kokue. Their roots in the South American nation trace back to 1820, when they arrived alongside General José Gervasio Artigas during his exile in…
If you’ve ever bought traditional stocks before, you’re familiar with the practical side of owning shares in a publicly listed company. Open a brokerage account, place an order during market hours, and shares sit in that account until it’s…
iColo uses 40% of its total power consumption to cool its 1 megawatt NBO-1 data centre in Karen. The soon-to-be-commissioned 6-megawatt NBO 2, right next door, will need even more. In this modern age of AI, however, a megawatt is an…
Paula waited for the evening to head out to work. She carried a change of clothes because she wasn’t going to board two buses to the club where she worked in a skimpy dress. She wasn’t ashamed of what she did because it paid the bills, but…
Elders from the Warsu clan have endorsed former Permanent Secretary for Petroleum Mohamed Liban as their preferred candidate for the Isiolo gubernatorial race ahead of the Borana community’s negotiated democracy process. The endorsement…
From a teenage mother shunned by her church to one of Kenya’s best-known gospel musicians and disc jockeys, Keziah Jerono, popularly known as DJ Kezz, has had a journey anything but ordinary. Born in Kapsowar, Elgeyo Marakwet County, DJ…
Mavoko Smart City project has moved into a new development phase after the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) invited bids for an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Financing (EPCF) partner. The proposed 1,000-acre development in…
Kenya has secured Sh97.1 billion ($750 million) from the World Bank to support governance reforms, strengthen public financial management and expand social protection as the government seeks to boost private sector investment and create…
Ivory Coast face Norway on June 30 in a high-stakes Round of 32 encounter of the ongoing FIFA World Cup, with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 PM EAT. The match will take place at the Dallas Stadium, Arlington, a rare and intriguing contest…
They were thrill seekers. Well, Paul was. Mercy, not so much, but she could have been anything Paul wanted her to be. When they talk about ‘simping’ and losing ourselves in love, I suspect that it’s less about having power over the other…
FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia have been invited to take part in the 2026 Rayon Sports Day celebrations in Rwanda. The Kenyan giants are set to use the occasion as a key gauge of their readiness ahead of this year’s Kagame Cup. The…
The Cabinet has approved scrapping fees for birth certificates to make civil registration services more accessible to all Kenyans. The decision was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto as part of the government’s…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has issued a warning to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The warning comes after Muhoozi, Uganda’s military chief, threatened to shut down major independent…
Kenya’s appetite for imported tech gadgets is growing far faster than its ability to sell its own tech abroad, and April 2026 numbers make that gap impossible to ignore. Exports of ICT equipment more than doubled in a single month,…
A massive data centre and battery storage site is planned for a site in the north Devon countryside. The scheme is attracting considerable opposition from residents, who are concerned about noise, water supplies, power usage and the impact…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced the automation of the licensing process for vehicles transporting transit goods and other goods under customs control, with the new system taking effect from July 1, 2026. In a notice issued…
Technopolis Development Authority (formerly Konza Technopolis Development Authority) graduated 2,700 youth participants in a five-day hybrid learning program dubbed The Jitume Digital Media Tools Sensitization workshop. The program…
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as its new Managing Director, effective July 1, 2026. The telecommunications company announced the appointment in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying Tobe will succeed Ashish Malhotra, who has…
The Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) will buy more than 60,000 bags of Mwea rice held by farmers as part of a Government intervention to clear stocks, ease storage pressure and improve farmers’ cash flow. The exercise, being…
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as its new Managing Director. He is succeeding Ashish Malhotra, who is taking up a new role as Chief Executive Officer for Africa at Indus Towers. Tobe brings more than two decades of experience…
The Jabali Towers construction project has entered its construction phase after Tatu City appointed China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) as the main contractor for the 88,000 m² mixed-use development. Located within Tatu Central in the…
Exactly twenty years ago, Engineer Michael Mwendwa Ngilu, the husband of veteran politician and former Kitui Governor Charity Kaluki Ngilu, died. Michael Mwendwa died on June 30, 2006, at the age of 63 while undergoing treatment at Groote…
Africa must accelerate investment in proven agricultural innovations to strengthen food security, create jobs and build resilience against climate shocks and economic disruptions, experts have said. The call was made during the Harvesting…
The Hitachi Energy South Boston Virginia facility broke ground on June 29, 2026, advancing what the company describes as the nation’s largest plant for the production of large power transformers, the critical and increasingly scarce…
