Parliament fails to ratify Kenya-UK Economic Partnership Agreement

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Assembly has failed to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement between Kenya and the United Kingdom. The debate was expected on Thur...

economic partnership agreement , kenya , UK

Schneider Electric launches made-in-Kenya Prisma iPM switchboard

By Citizen Reporter,

Schneider Electric is supporting the national 'Buy Kenya, Build Kenya' initiative by announcing the launch of locally-manufactured Prisma iPM electric...

Schneider Electric

President Kenyatta congratulates new IFC boss Makhtar Diop

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Mr Makhtar Diop on his appointment as the new CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member ...

IFC , Makhtar Diop

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

Mukhisa Kituyi declares his 2022 presidential bid in Nairobi

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Immediate Former United Nations Conference on Trade and Development secretary general Mukhisa Kituyi has announced his presidential ambitions in the n...

2022 elections , Mukhisa Kituyi

Kenyan badminton team heading to Uganda

By Agencies,

The Kenya national badminton team will start the journey to qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth games in Uganda, when they take part in the Uganda In...

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

IGAD and EU hand over of PPEs, lab test kits to Kenyan Gov’t

By Citizen Reporter,

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the delegation of the European Union to Kenya and the United Nations Office for Project Service...

coronavirus , IGAD , PPE

Mukhisa Kituyi resigns as UNCTAD Secretary General, sets eyes on presidency in 2022

By Ian Omondi,

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has announced that Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi will formally step down from his r...

Antonio Guterres , Mukhisa Kituyi , UNCTAD

Kenya saves Ksh.121B from fall of oil prices last year

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya save Ksh.121 billion ($1.1 billion) in foreign exchange from the fall of international oil prices across 2020. Kenya’s oil bill, which repr...

oil prices

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

Chinese celebrity accused of abandoning two babies in the US

By Tonny Ndungu,

At first, it seemed like a classic celebrity romance. Zheng Shuang, 29, was one of China's most popular actresses after shooting to fame a decade a...

Argentina at risk of being trapped in debt by China

By Guest Writer,

While there is growing discomfort among African and other developing states about Chinese loans, Argentina is also at risk of being trapped in debt by...

China debt

OPINION: KNUT must not be left to die

By Joseph Bonyo,

As a primary school pupil, I was closely surrounded by teachers’ affairs, and the politics of it. Both my parents now retired were teachers. By h...

adongo adeya , KNUT , sossion , tsc

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

Fire razes down hay worth Ksh.6m in Mwea

By Johnson Muriithi,

Hay traders at Karaba stores, Ciagini location in Mwea ,Kirinyaga County are counting huge losses after fire destroyed hay with an estimated worth of ...

Diesel prices rise by Ksh.4.57 in latest fuel costs review

By Kepha Muiruri,

Users of diesel are expected to see the sharpest increase in costs at the pump effective Friday, January 15 with the price of the commodity going up b...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , fuel costs

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

U.S. to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passengers

By Reuters,

Under the rules taking effect Jan. 26, nearly all travelers including U.S. citizens must show a negative test within three days of departure or docume...

coronavirus

Lower fuel costs trim Kenya’s trade imbalance

By Kepha Muiruri,

The country has continued to reap benefits from lower fuel import costs with the current account deficit contracting further to 4.7 per cent in Novemb...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , current account deficit (CAD) , fuel costs