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A packaging team sends a small box of carefully selected containers to an equipment supplier. The samples look consistent and travel smoothly through an early feeder trial. Months later, production receives another batch with slightly…
Twiga Foods, one of Kenya’s best-funded technology startups, has entered statutory administration, marking a major setback for a company that raised about $185.4 million in disclosed funding and was once positioned as a leading technology…
American companies have announced investment commitments worth more than Ksh 77.5 billion in Kenya, with projects expected to be rolled out over the next year. The commitments were announced at the AmCham Business Summit 2026 in Nairobi…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reported a sharp increase in the country’s foreign exchange reserves, reversing a three-week decline and strengthening Kenya’s ability to pay for imports and support the shilling. Latest CBK data shows…
The reserves, up from 14.88 billion dollars on Sept. 3, now cover 6.3 months of imports, compared with 6.1 months a week earlier, the central bank said in its weekly bulletin released Friday.
According to the President, the mausoleum is expected to be completed by October 14.
Every Xiaomi Pad 9 specification and price, from KES 57,900 to KES 152,500, with all three tablets compared in full.
A pack of African wild dogs has completed a record-breaking 2,485-mile (4000km) journey across the continent. Scientists say it is the furthest recorded distance for any African land mammal searching for a mate, offering hope that wildlife…
Airtel Africa is winding up Airtel Kenya Telesonic, its wholesale fibre unit, after two years with no revenue at all.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched Africa’s largest ever share sale, offering a stake in his oil refinery to the general public in a deal that could raise as much as $2.1bn (£1.6bn). The initial public offering (IPO) is for…
A standoff looms at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi over the planned return of deported Zimbabwean activist Brian Bright Kagoro. Kenyan Immigration officials deported Kagoro who is a constitutional lawyer after being…
The President, however, acknowledged that while the Kenya Kwanza manifesto proposed a housing levy, it did not specify the percentage to be deducted.
South African police have confirmed the death of a jogger, who went missing during a routine run last week, sparking a nationwide appeal for help finding her. The body of Elizabeth Moselakgomo was identified by her relatives on Monday…
The government has urged the corporate sector to strategically invest in multiple commercial opportunities around the Pamoja AFCON 2027 as part of establishing a firm foundation for a progressive sports ecosystem whose benefits will go…
Most parts of Kenya are expected to receive rainfall over the next seven days, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department (Kenya Met). The weather forecast covering September 15 to 21, 2026, indicates that several counties will…
King Charles III will host representatives of leading AI companies for a gathering in Scotland, a source close to the event said Monday, as concerns grow over the risks posed by the rapidly advancing technology. The event intends to…
The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and “frontier” artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed “unprecedented risks”. In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and…
The county, in a statement, said the disease was a national animal health challenge and was not unique to Kiambu, as it sought to distance Governor Kimani Wamatangi’s piglet programme from the outbreak.
A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and Somalis. Also in the dock was a Somali alleged to have…
At Ekerubo in Nyaribari Masaba, along the Keroka–Ibacho–Kiamokama corridor, the changing landscape is difficult to miss. Ongoing road construction has injected fresh optimism into an area whose residents have for years complained about…
The Iran-backed Houthis’ swift advance in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia have left the Gulf Arab kingdom with few options to respond, all of which carry heavy costs. The key message emanating from the kingdom is that Riyadh does not…
The refinery, which started production in 2024, is one of the largest in the world and took more than a decade to complete.
The High Court temporarily halted further steps in a tender by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the supply of ballot papers and other election materials after a bidder challenged the procurement requirements.…
Kanini said she arrived at the hospital and delivered the first baby shortly afterwards.
