Why this Ksh.3K gin made with elephant poop is all the rage in SA

By CNN,

A vacation is often an inspiring experience -- but that inspiration can take many forms. Following a holiday to a game reserve a couple of years ag...

gin , indlovu , poop

Local firms chasing Kenya’s ultra-rich diaspora community

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local firms have doubled down on their efforts to attract Kenya’s ultra-rich diaspora community as they increasingly view the segment as a source of...

CBK , Kenya Diaspora Allliance (KDA) , remittances

BWIRE: Why Kenya needs MIL policy yesterday

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Information including media content regulation in Kenya is as problematic as in the rest of the world, given the rapidly expanding ...

Media and information literacy (MIL)

World Food Day: Farmers encouraged to embrace technology

By Citizen Reporter,

Farmers in Vihiga County were on Thursday urged to embrace technology as a way of redefining agribusiness. Speaking to farmers during the marking o...

Pamela Kimwele , Pamela Mahila , Vihiga

South Africa plans to build 600 commuter trains by 2027

By Imani Mitchelle,

The South African government plans to spend almost $60 billion (Ksh. 6.2 trillion) within the next ten years on rail infrastructure. According to a...

south africa , trains

BWIRE: Solar energy is the option to lighting Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Players in the solar energy sector are raising challenges in the industry that government needs to relook as a matter of priority. ...

Kenyans using Whatsapp, social media more than ever, cite addiction – report

By Kepha Muiruri,

Instant messaging and social networks use in Kenya has almost doubled as Kenyans register a virtual addiction to mobile phones. A survey from globa...

instagram , social media , whatsapp

19 dead in resurgence of Mexican drug cartel intimidation killings

By VOA,

Mexican authorities found 19 bodies Thursday in western Mexico, apparent casualties of a drug turf war. The killings contrast with years of gangs hidi...

Mexican drug cartels , Mexico , The U.S. State Department

Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts

By CNN,

More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe drought that affected food harvests, the World Food Programme said in a ...

Drought , United Nations , World Food Programme , Zimbabwe

DCI Kinoti puts on notice foreigners investing crime proceeds in Kenya

By Dennis Musau,

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti on Tuesday fired a warning shot to foreigners who flee into Kenya after committing various cri...

DCI George Kinoti , foreigners , money laundering

Savannah Cement in Sh5 billion Expansion Drive

By Citizen Reporter,

Savannah Cement has lined up a 5 billion shillings in expansion investment with an eye on regional growth. The cement maker that is Kenya’s fourt...

Cement maker , Ronald Ndegwa , Savannah Cement

Sponsored: Building greater resilience through social innovation

By Sponsored,

Ten community innovation groups from Garissa and Marsabit counties are no longer the same. June 2018 marked the start of their journey into the unknow...

DEPP , Maarifa Kona , UKAid

3 month old baby, siblings scalded as mother prepared illicit brew

By Bernard Rotich,

A chang'aa (illicit brew) distilling exercise turned tragic after a pot containing hot water burst and scalded four children in Kericho County. Acc...

chang'aa dealers , illicit brew

Fuel cost levy in May electricity bills highest in five years

By Zeddy Sambu,

The fuel cost levy in May electricity bills has jumped to Sh3.75 per unit of power -the biggest margin in five years as dry weather forced Kenya to st...

Electricity bills , fuel levy

Violence in Sudan capital after deal on transitional power plan

By Reuters,

Violence flared in Sudan’s capital Khartoum late on Monday after the military council and opposition groups said they had agreed to a power structur...

omar al bashir , Sudan Protests

Zimbabwe faces worst power cuts in three years, mines hit

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe’s state power utility imposed the worst rolling blackouts in three years on Monday, with households and industries including mines set to b...

Electricity , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , Zimbabwe

World food prices climb in April, cereal output seen rising: U.N. FAO

By Wangui Ngechu,

World food prices rose some 1.5 percent in April, with a jump in dairy and meat prices helping offset a fall in cereal quotations, the United Nations ...

Siaya County Gov’t plans to legalize Chang’aa production

By George Amolo,

The County Government of Siaya, through its trade department, on Thursday announced plans to formulate a legislation that will legalize the production...

chang'aa in Siaya , SIAYA

Drinking local coffee key to averting risk of volatile international pricing: ICO

By Kepha Muiruri,

The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) has backed the increase of domestic coffee consumption by exporters to shield against ongoing volatility i...

coffee farming in Kenya , International Coffee Organization , Jose Sette , Joseph Kieyah

Netflix pilots Ksh.400 mobile plan in India to woo users

By Reuters,

Netflix Inc is testing a 250 rupee ($3.63) monthly subscription for mobile devices in India, the video streaming giant said, aiming to boost its prese...

Amazon , California , Netflix , Reed Hastings