SAGANA, Kenya, Feb 12 — Kirinyaga County has shortlisted more than eighteen investors to set up factories at the Sagana Industrial Park in Kirinyaga. Kirinyaga selected the prospective investors from a list of fifty-four who had shown interest in putting…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Kenya has stepped up its Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness following confirmed cases in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, raising concerns over potential cross-border transmission. The Director General for Health, Dr. Patrick Amoth, said the Ministry of…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – A Nairobi court has convicted former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife, Susan Wangari, of corruption in connection with kickbacks linked to a Sh588 million tender. Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki declared the tender fraudulent,…
Kenya stands to gain significantly if former Prime Minister Raila Odinga wins the upcoming elections for the chairperson of the African Union Commission, according to the country’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi. Mudavadi, who also serves as the Foreign and…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Former United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman made a public appearance in Kenya on Tuesday, nearly three months after resigning from her post. Whitman was photographed attending the inaugural board meeting of the Kenya…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 — US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch, has expressed strong opposition to the use of United Nations (UN) assessed contributions to fund the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – President Ruto has congratulated His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V on his accession as the 50th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Community. In a statement on Wednesday, Ruto said he had a telephone conversation…
NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 12 – Mount Kenya University (MKU) founder and chairman Professor Simon Gicharu has urged the government to establish an independent body to manage higher education funding, citing the need for a more sustainable model beyond reliance on…
Kenya needs over Ksh1 billion to put in place mitigation measures to cushion vulnerable communities in the face of the evolving drought situation in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in the country. In a briefing to the Deputy President,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has urged the government to take immediate steps to safeguard wheat farmers in Narok and North Rift counties, warning that the sector faces collapse due to market inaccessibility and unfair…