Sponsored: Building greater resilience through social innovation

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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...

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China,United States face off in Djibouti as world powers fight for influence in Africa

By CNN,

A dirt track at Djibouti's Doraleh Port leads to a series of unassuming single-story buildings that, earlier this year, hosted the world's two superpo...

china , Djibouti , Red Sea , US

African economies will largely be transformed by ICT, says Uhuru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on African countries to prioritize the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) i...

Ajira Digital , ICT , President Paul Kagame , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Smart Africa Initiative

Kenyan farmers urged to embrace Climate Smart Agriculture

By Citizen Reporter,

Experts are now urging farmers to embrace new agricultural techniques in a bid to avoid losses as a result of climate change as well as to address iss...

farmers , SNV

Uhuru welcomes resolution by world leaders to form Digital Silk Road Initiative

By PSCU,

World leaders attending the second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing China have agreed to form a Digital Silk Road Initiative to bridge the co...

Belt and Road Initiative , china , Digital Silk Road Initiative , LAPSSET , President Uhuru Kenyatta , SGR

Uhuru signs Ksh.67 billion loan with china for project delivery

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday witnessed the signing of two project delivery agreements amounting to Ksh.67 billion through a concessional financi...

china , Konza Data Center , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)

Ivanka Trump carries mission of female empowerment to Ivory Coast

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and White House advisor, Ivanka, is heading to the Ivory Coast to continue her four-day trip aimed at increasin...

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State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

President Kenyatta joins African leaders in stand against terrorism

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta was among world leaders who on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to distabilise any country in Africa. The le...

addis ababa , AFRICAN UNION , AU summit

US Senate passes criminal justice reform

By Reuters,

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to decrease America’s substantial prison population by lowering some mandatory federa...

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Illicit trade is a national disaster, KAM

By Citizen,

Illicit trade and counterfeit goods will be the biggest impediments to Kenya achieving its economic goals. To state simply that illicit trade affec...

Anti-Counterfeit Agency , counterfeit , Flora Mutahi , illicit trade , KAM , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , National Council on the Administration of Justice , substandard goods

‘Digital Democracy’ Turns Average Citizens into Influencers in Africa

By VOA,

From cashless payments to smartphone apps offering everything from taxis to take-out food - Africa's digital revolution is gathering pace as average c...

Cabinet Implements Digital Payments , Digital Banking , DIGITAL DEMOCRACY , Digital Literacy Programme , Digital Migration

G7 leaders turn gaze to Africa, climate harmony elusive

By Reuters,

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet African heads of state on Saturday, the final day of their annual summit which has been marked by d...

KEBS releases names of suspended water bottling firms

By Maureen Murimi,

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has released the names of the suspended licenses of 368 water bottling firms for failing to meet standard guideli...

KEBS , kenya , water

KIRUKU: Rwanda is right, let’s give everyone free internet

By Anne Kiruku,

A study conducted by a British food company and published by The Telegram sometime back listed slow internet at number nine among the top 100 most ann...

Biggest ever infectious disease survey to speed end of trachoma

By Agencies,

Surveyors were taken hostage in Yemen, accused of being representatives of Dracula in Papua New Guinea, worked in sandstorms and temperatures of 50 de...

health , infectious disease survey , trachoma

Support special needs children, First Lady tells corporates

By Reuben Wanyama,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Friday urged corporates and other well-wishers to join hands and support children with special needs. Speaking at S...

Adil El Youssefi , Christian De Faria , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

Infinix Hot 2 debuts in Kenya; this is why you need it

By Cotewa,

The Infinix Hot 2 smartphone has debuted in Kenya. The smartphone is running on Android 5.0 under Google’s Android One initiative. The new Infin...

android one , Google , infinix , infinix hot 2

Why Obama thinks gay rights matter to Kenya

By Joy Chelagat,

U.S. President Barack Obama has explained why he thinks the gay rights debate is important for Kenyans despite President Uhuru Kenyatta terming them a...