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A fire broke out at a commercial building in Nairobi CBD on Monday, August 3, 2026, prompting a swift response from Nairobi County firefighters. The affected building was later identified as Lotus House, located opposite Easy Coach in the…
Fishing communities in Homa Bay are witnessing a turnaround in fish catches as conservation efforts and an ambitious restocking programme bear fruit and revive the endangered native Ngege Makwar tilapia. The initiative is being driven by a…
Preparations for the Kenya Health Summit 2026 have entered the final phase, with technical committees intensifying coordination to ensure the successful delivery of the national event scheduled for 18–19 August 2026 in Nairobi. Principal…
President William Ruto has announced a massive student housing program for students across the country. Speaking to members of Friends Church (Quakers) at State House, Nairobi, on August 3, Ruto said the government is building hostels with…
Airtel Money has today introduced Bizna Wallet, a new digital wallet designed for small businesses. Bizna Wallet is Airtel Money’s equivalent of Safaricom’s M-PESA Pochi la Biashara, targeting Kenya’s micro and small businesses with a…
Bulldozers and construction crews are reshaping parts of Nairobi’s best-known informal settlement, Kibera. In a video shared by President William Ruto, new apartment blocks rise alongside existing corrugated-iron structures, while new…
Principal Secretary for State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunication, Stephen Isaboke, has called on residents of Nyanza to support the broad-based government for faster development to be achieved. The PS said all parts of the…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called on Kenyans to support the proposed Vision 2060 development agenda, saying it provides an opportunity for the country to chart a long-term path towards economic transformation beyond electoral…
National and Machakos County health officials have rolled-out a targeted Mpox vaccination campaign in Machakos County, focusing on about 1,200 people in high-risk groups along the busy Malaba-Mombasa transport corridor. The exercise,…
Mwamba Ladies have made history in Kisumu, edging Kenya Harlequins 10-7 in a tense final to be crowned the inaugural Dala 7s women’s champions, completing a Prinsloo-Dala double just a week after lifting the title in Nakuru. The Queens had…
SanlamAllianz Life Insurance has launched Flexi Future Plus in Kenya. This is a new savings and life insurance solution aimed at helping Kenyans build long-term wealth while protecting themselves and their families against life’s…
Lean Energy Solutions has earned B Corp Certification for its efforts to help industries reduce their carbon emissions by using renewable energy sources. The firm was recognised for its Build-Own-Operate model where it finances, installs,…
Safaricom Ethiopia posted a 66.1 percent increase in revenue during the first quarter of the 2027 financial year, driven by rapid growth in mobile data usage and a rising customer base as the operator edges closer to its target of…
Creditors of collapsed insurer United Insurance Company Limited have been given a fresh opportunity to formally lodge their claims nearly 20 years after the insurer was placed under statutory management. The court-appointed liquidator,…
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced that the country’s foreign exchange reserves have risen to a record high of 15.4 billion U.S. dollars, following a sharp increase in capital inflows from the government’s partial divestiture of its…
Content creator Kevin Kinuthia has broken the silence after a fresh debate arose regarding his appearance and cross-dressing during the 10-year concert of the Kenyan singer Nadia Mukami. In a TikTok video shared on the night of August 2,…
Outgoing Kisii County Woman Representative Donya Toto has dismissed claims that she is an outsider in Bonchari Constituency, insisting that her marriage into the area gives her every right to seek the parliamentary seat in the 2027 General…
Every generation of business has experienced a technology that changed the rules of competition. Electricity transformed factories. The internet changed communication. Smartphones reshaped consumer behaviour. Artificial intelligence is now…
Some changes attract attention immediately. Most do not. A pricing adjustment here, a new product there, customers searching for different alternatives, suppliers reacting a few weeks later. On their own, those developments rarely say…
Kabras Sugar RFC bounced back from disappointment to lift the Dala 7s title on Sunday, beating Menengai Oilers 17-5 in a hard-fought final at the Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Mamboleo, Kisumu. The win gave them their first title…
US President Donald Trump has said new talks with Iran will begin on Monday, after calling off what he said would have been “massive” strikes on the country. “They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming,” he told…
The High Court has dismissed applications by several suppliers seeking to lift orders freezing the payment of more than Sh6.1 billion in pending bills owed by the National Youth Service (NYS). In a ruling delivered virtually on July 31,…
A 30-year-old man was stabbed and killed in a road rage confrontation near Nyayo National Stadium along Mombasa Road, Nairobi County. The victim, Kennedy Ngeno, is said to have been attacked by an online taxi driver following a heated…
Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has termed as premature calls by some ODM leaders endorsing him as President William Ruto’s running mate in the 2027 General Election. Speaking during an interview on…
