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Kenya is pushing to become an emerging healthcare manufacturing hub in East Africa as industry stakeholders gather in Nairobi for the World Health Expo. Speaking at the event, Director for Primary Healthcare, Preventive and Promotive…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 16 – Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) enforcement officers have seized suspected illicit ethanol and tobacco after uncovering an underground chamber used to conceal the goods in Kimosop…
At least 600,000 Kenyans have taken up jobs abroad through the government’s Kazi Majuu labour mobility programme over the past three and a half years, Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu has said. Speaking at the…
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Wednesday announced the deaths of quintuplets who had been referred to the facility from Thika Level Five Hospital for specialized tertiary care. In a statement, KNH said the babies were born at an…
Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria’s best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the…
By Antynet Ford Collins Dembe has found a high earner in western Uganda in cocoa,…
The government has delayed the review of PAYE tax bands after earlier committing to introduce legislation by the end of September 2026. Addressing the media on September 16, 2026, National Treasury CS John Mbadi said the review would come…
Trans Nzoia County has constituted a multi-sectoral El Nino Disaster Steering Committee to mitigate effects of the El Nino rains. The committee comprises National Government Administrative Officers, the county security team, heads of…
Battered by erratic weather patterns coupled with decreasing and delayed rainfall, hundreds of women farmers in Narok are switching to beekeeping and poultry farming as alternative sources of livelihood that are less vulnerable to climate…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has renewed the debate over Kenya’s long-awaited Turkana oil project, arguing that putting the resource into production could help strengthen the country’s fuel supply and reduce its dependence on imported petroleum.…
Two fourth-year university students charged with multiple counts linked to child pornography and related offenses suffered a setback, Tuesday, when an Eldoret court declined to free them on bond. Eldoret Principal Magistrate Caroline…
Coffee prices at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) softened in Sale 40 of the 2025/26 coffee year, with 17,013 bags of clean coffee fetching Sh860 million at Tuesday’s auction. The coffee weighed 1,050,107 kilogrammes, translating to an…
Sharon’s mother pleaded with the court to consider a non-custodial sentence for former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, saying a life or death sentence would cause her further pain. Addressing the court during the sentencing on September 16,…
Thirty years of radio, music, personalities and memories will come together when Capital FM celebrates its 30th anniversary with the Third Flow Experience. Since going on air in 1996 as…
Nanyuki traders in Laikipia County are set to move into a new state-of-the-art modern market constructed by the government at a cost of Sh360 million. The facility, which is currently 95 percent complete, is expected to accommodate more…
The County Government of Embu has committed Sh25 million for the construction of a modern parchment coffee warehouse with a capacity of 30,000 bags. The warehouse will be constructed at the Embu County Coffee Mill located in Kavutiri in…
More than 400 developers, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, students, and innovators have attended ClawCon Nairobi, Africa’s first community-led personal AI conference, held at Strathmore University. The huge turnout for the…
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said the Government followed due process, including obtaining approval from Cabinet and Parliament, before selling part of its shareholding in the telecommunications company.
Harleen Kaur Deol is an Indian international cricketer born on 21 June 1998 in Chandigarh. A right-handed batter who occasionally bowls right-arm leg spin, she represents the India women’s national team in white-ball formats and plays…
Lucy Kay Hamilton is an Australian cricketer born on 8 May 2006 in Bundaberg, Queensland. She is a left-handed batter and left-arm fast bowler who plays as an all-rounder. Growing up in a regional area of Queensland, she developed her…
The healthcare sector in Kenya is expected to move closer toward self-reliance as regional manufacturers, regulators, and investors gather at a forthcoming continental summit aimed at expanding local pharmaceutical production and reducing…
Grace Margaret Harris is an Australian professional cricketer born on 18 September 1993 in Ipswich, Queensland. An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-break. She has represented the Australia women’s national team…
Westgate shopping mall hosted a big retail weekend last week, with three notable brand moments taking place across the mall as shoppers discovered new stores, refreshed spaces and the latest…
Kenya is on course to export its first crude oil from Turkana in the first quarter of 2027, with production expected to begin in December 2026, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced. Speaking in Nairobi during…
