President William Ruto has called on the private sector to play a greater role in hosting the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally. Saying the global event presents huge untapped opportunities for business people, President Ruto asked them to participate and take advantage of the benefits the rally provides. The President pointed out that the […]
Public Service and Delivery Management Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has drummed up his support for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission’s top seat. Speaking during a church fund drive at Korinda Busia County, Kuria rallied his support saying the top seat was suitable for the former Prime minister saying he […]
Clerics in Kiambu County have called on President William Ruto to intervene and solve the ongoing doctors’ strike in the country. The clerics under the Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya (FEICCK) aver that the striking doctors have disrupted operations in key public hospitals as their union’s stalemate with the government persists. […]
Opposition supporters celebrated in Istanbul and other cities as the scale of victory became clear Turkey’s main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. The results are a significant blow for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a year […]
photo courtesy More than 1500 flood victims in Tana River County have received crucial food donations during the Ramadan period, providing essential relief to those grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods. Led by a humanitarian organization in Kenya, Direct Aid International distributed vital food supplies to various areas within the county, aiming to alleviate […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as Senegalese president. Since China and Senegal established diplomatic ties, the two countries have embraced ever-stronger mutual political trust, fruitful achievements in practical cooperation, as well as close coordination on international affairs, Xi said. As co-chairs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation […]
Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte’s home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches. According to a police document obtained by AFP, about 40 officials were involved in the raid, which was searching for Rolex watches that Boluarte had not publicly declared. The raid “is for the purpose […]
Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa could’ve walked himself into bigger problems while thinking he was untangling himself from the witchcraft claims that has muddied his image. In what has since morphed into a blackmail and extortion scandal as claimed by the governor leading to the arrest of former sports CS Rashid Echesa, tougher questions have since […]
CS Kipchumba Murkomen displays an electric motorbike license plate at the draft e-Mobility Policy launch event Local asset finance solutions provider Watu Credit has welcomed the publishing of a draft National Electric Mobility Policy, with a commitment to finance the acquisition of more than500,000 Electric Motorbikes in the next seven years. Following the release of […]
Kenya has signed a five year agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop state-of-art data centers in the country which will be instrumental in expanding the country’s digital economy. Speaking during the signing, Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, Eliud Owalo lauded the partnership saying it will be a game […]
Taifa Mining & Civils Limited, a construction company owned by Tanzanian business tycoon Rostam Azizi, has won a contract to build a new passenger terminal building at Mwanza airport. The Class 1 civil contractor, which was formerly known as Caspian Limited, signed a deal for the project with the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) on Thursday […]
Rosatom and the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria this week signed a road map on cooperation in the area of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The document was signed on the sidelines of the 13th International Forum ATOMEXPO by the Director General of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, on behalf […]