OPINION: Kenya’s big opportunity as it takes up EAC leadership mantle

By Guest Writer,

By Chris Diaz This past month has seen Kenya effectively take up the mantle of leading the integration of the East African Community (EAC). This...

East African Community

PROFILE: Wanjira Mathai on continuing her mother’s legacy

By Guest Writer,

Africa Environment Day, also marks Wangari Maathai Day that celebrates the work of Kenyan environmentalist Prof. Wangari Maathai. In 2004, Prof. Ma...

Green Belt Movement , maathai , wanjira mathai

AGRA International Women’s Day pre-event fosters partnerships

By Citizen Reporter,

AGRA has kicked off the celebrations of 2021 international women’s day by a series of in -country VALUE4HER networking and advocacy events. These...

AGRA , Sabdiyo Dido

Kenya begins domestication of AfCFTA policies

By Dennis Otieno,

Kenya stands to benefit immensely from the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Industrialisation Ministry has m...

AfCFTA , osiany

OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

KQ unveils cargo flights on repurposed Dreamliner craft

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) is expected to operate its first fully fledged cargo flight to London on the repurposed Boeing-787 Dreamliner craf...

cargo , coronavirus , Kenya Airways (KQ)

Google announces Ksh.1 billion grant to support Kenya’s post COVID-19 recovery

By PSCU,

American technology giant Google has announced a Ksh.1 billion package to support Kenya's post COVID-19 recovery efforts. The announcement was made...

Google , President Uhuru Kenyatta

EABC wants COVID-19 test charges lowered

By Citizen Reporter,

The East African Business Council (EABC) is calling for lowering and harmonization of COVID test charges in the region. Dr. Peter Mutuku Mathuki, t...

coronavirus , EABC

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

By Reuters,

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavir...

AfCFTA

Race for World Trade Organisation DG enters home stretch

By Kepha Muiruri,

The selection of the next World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General is expected to close in the coming weeks as the General Council begins narro...

CS Amina Mohammed , World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Kenya Private Sector Consortium supports Kenya-U.S. free trade talks 

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Private Sector Consortium has voiced its support for the on-going Kenya - U.S. Free Trade negotiations. Composed of the American Chamber ...

Kenya Private Sector Consortium , nesbitt

COVID-19 crisis provides impetus to accelerate African regional integration

By Citizen Reporter,

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge in inequality, delegates at an Afri...

ADI , coronavirus , COVID-19

Inside the Uhuru-Trump White House meeting and what it means for Kenya

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump met Thursday with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House and announced the United States plans to initiate tra...

Uhuru meets Trump

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Visas on arrival for all Africans visiting Nigeria starting next year – Buhari

By Imani Mitchelle,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that all African visitors will from January receive visas on arrival. Speaking in Egypt during th...

Buhari , Nigeria

OPINION: Why we need a Structured Parliamentary Diplomacy for Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Foreign Policy is Public Policy. Foreign policy has hitherto been a prerogative of the Executive arm of government despite the glob...

democracy , diplomacy

Uhuru, Ruto host Lesotho leader Thabane for State banquet

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday evening lauded the Kingdom of Lesotho for continued support of Kenya in continental and international fora. The ...

Thabane

Uhuru invites Barbadian business community to invest in Kenya

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has invited Barbadian investors to set shop in Kenya saying his administration has created an enabling environment for both f...

Barbadian , CARICOM , COMESA , Mia Amor Mottley , president kenyatta

Top journalists win key awards at African Women in the Media (AWiM19) conference

By Rachel Ombaka,

The largest gathering of African Women in the Media (AWiM19) was in Nairobi, Kenya this week and brought together top journalists from across the cont...

#AWIM19 , African Women in the Media , Hodan , Nimiriano , yemisi akinbobola

Kenya, Botswana open new chapter of cooperation with three key pacts

By PSCU,

Kenya and Botswana on Tuesday signed three key agreements, opening a new chapter of cooperation between the two African countries. The agreements w...

Botswana , DP William Ruto , President Mokgweetsi Masisi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , state visit