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The National Intelligence Research University (NIRU) has crowned three students from Meru University of Science and Technology as the overall winners of the 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon, highlighting Kenya’s growing…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is targeting to register more than 60,000 new voters in Siaya County during the ongoing registration exercise, county election manager Ezekiel Juma has said. The manager has called…
The State Department for Wildlife has intensified efforts to restore ecosystems through sustained tree-growing initiatives, with the latest exercise carried out at Oloitokitok forest in Kajiado County. Through such initiatives, the…
The State Department for Livestock conducted a public participation forum for the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) Draft Bill 2026 in Eldoret. The forum aimed to gather input from farmers and other stakeholders in the…
The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) has partnered with The Hive Limited to implement a beekeeping project targeting more than 600 farmers in Homa Bay County. The deal, signed at LBDA headquarters in Kisumu, seeks to support…
The Government has released about Sh9 million to 4,800 families in Nyeri that are registered under the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) programme. Nyeri County Children Services Coordinator Joseph Mburu told KNA…
Nyamira County tourism sites will soon be included in the country’s tourism circuit database. This comes after cordial and close collaboration between the County Government of Nyamira and the State Department of Tourism and the Kenya…
The 2026 Animal Identification and Traceability Bill (ANITRAC) will improve farmers’ returns and curb livestock theft in the country. The government bill, which is currently undergoing stakeholder engagement, seeks to introduce a system…
The Mukarara Fresh Produce Market in Kirinyaga County is nearing completion, with construction now at 90 percent. The Sh55 million facility under the government’s Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) is part of a broader initiative aimed at…
The Government has intensified efforts to ensure all households in Kenya are connected to electricity by 2030, in a bold plan aimed at accelerating economic growth and improving livelihoods across the country. Deputy President Kithure…
Plans are in top gear to commence the construction of the second phase of affordable housing units in Bondeni within the Nakuru Town East Sub-County. The Sh1.8 billion project comprising 799 housing units is expected to be completed in the…
The National Government has formally advertised several vacant positions for chiefs and their assistants as part of efforts to operationalize newly gazetted administrative units in Kisumu County. In Nyakach Sub-County, three positions have…
The Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Investments and Assets Management, Cyrell Odede Wagunda, has unveiled an ambitious reform agenda aimed at streamlining state corporations and standardizing asset management across…
A middle-aged woman from Rachuonyo North Sub County battling cervical cancer is appealing for help from well-wishers urgently to enable her access treatment. Evelyn Achieng, a resident of Kibiri Ward, says her family has been impoverished…
A joint Kenya–Tanzania cross-border vaccination exercise targeting Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) has been launched at the Namanga border in Kajiado County, in a major step towards controlling transboundary animal diseases. The…
The Coast Development Authority (CDA) has handed the Integrated Mariculture Livelihood Enhancement Programme at Tudor Creek to Wajomvu community in a move aimed at boosting sustainable livelihoods through the blue economy. A high-level…
Residents of Tinderet Sub-County in Nandi County are grappling with the devastating effects of relentless heavy rainfall that has pounded the area over the past weeks, leaving a trail of destruction on roads, farms and homesteads while…
The government has rolled out an enhanced health insurance scheme for National Police Service (NPS) and Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) officers under the Social Health Authority (SHA), marking a major milestone in the implementation of…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has launched an enhanced voter registration exercise in Mombasa County, targeting an additional 183,000 new voters across six constituencies ahead of the 2027 general elections.…
As Christians across the world mark the Easter holiday, a group of religious leaders in Homa Bay County have launched a grassroots initiative aimed at promoting environmental conservation, peaceful coexistence, and active civic…
The National Equipment Service Programme (NESP) since its rollout in February 2025, has equipped 213 health facilities across 43 counties, supported by an investment of Sh7.3 billion, strengthening healthcare infrastructure and improving…
The Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) is launching a nationwide data-sharing initiative based on the 2025 National Wildlife Census, as part of a strategic effort to map, reclaim, and reopen critical wildlife corridors that…
Principal Secretary for Labor and Skills Development Shadrack Mwadime has urged youth in the country to take advantage of emerging overseas job opportunities, revealing that thousands of positions remain untapped due to low participation…
Kajiado County has launched a major crackdown on illegal developments, demolishing structures and businesses erected along road reserves in a bid to enhance public safety and restore order in its municipalities, towns and market centres.…
