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Political leaders, school managers, teachers, parents and communities have been urged to strengthen collaboration to improve education standards and ensure learners are equipped with the knowledge and skills required to thrive in a rapidly…
The curtain has fallen on the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Spain lifting football’s most coveted trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 in a tightly contested final. Over one month, the tournament delivered moments of brilliance, heartbreak,…
A daycare programme established at a vocational training centre in Mathioya Constituency, Murang’a County, is enabling young mothers to return to school by providing safe childcare services while they pursue skills training. The…
San Diego-based Avantus has started commercial operations at the its Aratina 1 Solar-Battery Storage Project in California. Aratina 1 is a 200MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility paired with a 500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in…
Caitlin Jade Foord is a prominent Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Arsenal in the Women’s Super League and represents the Australian national team, known as the Matildas. Born on November 11, 1994, in Mt…
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal in the Women’s Super League and the England national team. Born on February 8, 1999, in Maidstone, Kent, she has established herself as one…
The Turkana County Government, in partnership with the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), has intensified public engagement activities in Letea, Turkana West Sub-County, to prepare residents for the election of members to the Community…
Ceri Holland is a Welsh professional footballer born on December 12, 1997, in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. She plays as a midfielder for Liverpool in the Women’s Super League and represents the Wales national team. Eligible to play…
Nairobi-based travel and fintech startup Afrinity has been selected to join FasterCapital’s EquityPilot program. This is a startup support initiative designed to help early-stage companies move from concept to execution. Afrinity is…
President William Ruto has welcomed a report on proposals for Kenya’s long-term national transformation. The report lays the foundation for the successor of Vision 2030, the blueprint which has guided national planning and economic policy…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened a late application window for degree programmes, allowing qualified Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates from 2022 to 2025 who missed…
President William Ruto has declared that Nairobi is ready to become the next hub for Africa’s recorded music. The statement followed a meeting with Victoria Oakley, Chief Executive Officer of the International Federation of the…
The Kenyan government has officially abandoned plans to build a brand-new, standalone expressway between Nairobi and Mombasa. Instead, the state will expand the current highway to four lanes, turning it into a tolled, access-controlled…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released new allowance rates for teachers as it implements the second phase of the 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), with the changes taking effect from July 1, 2026. The revised…
The Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) has urged the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to reconsider its planned nationwide and targeted boycott of court proceedings. In a statement on July 21, KMJA also expressed concern over the…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to recover 7.6 acres of grabbed Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) land in Kisumu, valued at Ksh 790 million. In a statement, the Commission said it has filed civil proceedings to recover…
Kenya is being challenged to shift from being a consumer of technology to becoming a producer of innovation if it is to attract the next wave of foreign direct investment and strengthen its position as Africa’s leading technology hub. The…
By Larry Cooke, Binance Africa Africa is one of the fastest-growing crypto markets in the world, but it is also a continent that struggles to trade with itself. These two facts are rarely connected. They should be, because one could help…
Tourism stakeholders across the country have called on political leaders to exercise sobriety in public discourse, cautioning that negative rhetoric could harm Kenya’s reputation as a tourism and investment destination. The appeal follows…
The government has commenced a programme expected to help the country raise its annual coffee production to above 150,000 metric tonnes within the next three years. Though the Coffee Revitalization Programme in the North Rift region, the…
Emilia Urszula Szymczak is a Polish professional footballer born on June 17, 2006, in Goleniów, Poland. She plays primarily as a central midfielder or defender and is currently associated with Barcelona B, having had a loan spell at…
Emma Stina Blackstenius is a Swedish professional footballer born on February 5, 1996, in Vadstena, Sweden. She plays as a forward for Arsenal in the English Women’s Super League and is a key player for the Swedish national team. Known for…
Kenya’s Harambee Stars have held their ground in the FIFA World Rankings even as the football world reshuffles dramatically following Spain’s triumph at the 2026 World Cup. FIFA’s first post-tournament update, released this week, saw Spain…
Rusul Rosa Kafaji is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Arsenal in the Women’s Super League and represents the Sweden national team. Born on July 5, 2003, in Solna, Sweden, to…
