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The State Department for Foreign Affairs has begun training mental health champions across its departments and cadres to strengthen early support, address stigma, and promote the well-being of personnel serving at headquarters and Kenya’s…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has called on Kenyans seeking employment abroad to verify job offers through official government channels, warning that unscrupulous…
The government will vigorously challenge the High Court ruling that nullified the sale of its 15 per cent stake in Safaricom Plc, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS), John Mbadi, has announced. Mbadi said the Treasury is analysing the…
East Africa’s horticulture sector will next week launch a regional council, even as industry players and governments seek solutions to trade and logistics challenges that continue to raise costs and delay movement of fresh produce to…
Electric tuk-tuks fitted with solar panels are offering operators an alternative way of reducing charging costs, with operators saying the technology has made transport business more economical. Simeon Karanja, an electric tuk-tuk operator…
Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has commended the sustained investment and collaboration between the government and Athletics Kenya that culminated in the country securing the hosting rights for…
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) has stepped up efforts to transform the country’s pig value chain through improved breeding, feeding, disease management, and stronger market linkages. Speaking during a…
The Vihiga County Department of Gender, Youth, Sports, Culture, and Social Services has held a sensitization workshop in Mbale to align staff with its proposed organogram and operational frameworks. The workshop brought together…
Concreting works are underway at the Mutuya Box Culvert in Ikinu, Githunguri Municipality, as the county government continues to roll out road infrastructure improvements across Kiambu. According to the Ministry of Roads, Transport, Public…
People with disabilities in Nakuru have a reason to smile after the county government operationalized a Sh27.5 fund for the 2025/2026 financial year, aimed at aiding them in starting income-generating activities. Nakuru was the first…
Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji has been granted a Sh1 million bail at the High Court in Embu to prevent his arrest over in connection with the chaos that erupted at Nembure Stadium last Saturday at UDA’s delegated meeting chaired by the…
Education stakeholders in Trans Nzoia have called for clear accountability mechanisms and future-ready laws as Parliament considers six bills to overhaul the education sector. The calls were made during a public participation forum…
Kenya’s preparation for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations has suffered an early setback, with a growing injury list threatening to disrupt Harambee Stars Coach, Benni McCarthy’s plans ahead of the opening Group ‘D’ fixtures. Among the players…
Kaelo Technical and Vocational College (TVC) in Laare, Igembe North constituency, Meru county, is set to hold its inaugural graduation ceremony on September 25, with more than 400 graduands expected to receive certificates and diplomas in…
Farmers in Vihiga County have commended the government for the timely distribution of subsidized fertilizer at affordable prices as the short rain season planting begins. A spot check by the Kenya News Agency (KNA) at the National Cereals…
Residents of Karumandi Ward in Kirinyaga County no longer have to worry about travelling long distances for basic medical care following the opening of a new dispensary in the area. Kavote Dispensary, officially opened by Governor Anne…
Severe menstrual pain is often dismissed as a normal part of being a woman, yet for millions of women it can be a symptom of endometriosis, a chronic condition that can cause debilitating pain, infertility, and other long-term health…
Farmers in Uasin Gishu County are set to benefit from a new partnership aimed at reducing crop damage caused by grey crowned cranes while protecting the endangered birds and promoting sustainable agriculture. The collaboration between the…
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…
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…
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…
