The national Under 17 girls soccer team , Junior Starlets, has upped the ante in its training ahead of their upcoming two-legged third-round FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia. Kenya will begin their qualification quest away in Ethiopia on May 10 before hosting the reverse fixture nine days later in Nairobi. Head […]
Former African champions KCB and Prisons Kenya have joined compatriots Kenya Pipeline in the quarterfinals of the ongoing African Women’s volleyball club championship in Cairo Egypt after winning their respective round of 16 matches. The Bankers defeated Asec Mimosa of Cote d’Ivoire by three straight sets while Prisons Kenya saw off Nigeria Customs by […]
Kenya Women’s 15’s Rugby team Head coach Paul Murunga has named a 28 member squad ahead of this year’s Rugby Africa Cup scheduled for 4-12 May in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The Kenya Lionesses are expected to leave the country on Thursday for the Continental assignment. Natasha Emali will captain the side that has thirteen inclusions […]
Esports Kenya President Ronny Lusigi has been appointed to the International Relations and Development Commission of the Global Esports Federation,GEF. Lusigi thanked GEF C. E. O Paul Foster for the appointment promising to give strong emphasis on esports growth in Africa. “I am humbled by this appointment. Many thanks to our CEO Mr. Foster […]
John Onyango, KIPI Managing Director. PHOTO | Courtesy The Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) is mulling a collaboration with the education ministry to develop a curriculum that will introduce intellectual property rights education to learners at an early age. The institute targets to use the country’s education system to increase awareness of intellectual property among […]
The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) is in the process of implementing varied methods to fight trade in illicit goods that costs Kenya upwards of Ksh 40 billion annually. The ACA Executive Director Dr Robi Mbugua Njoroge said the Authority has entered a Memorandum of Agreement (MoUs) with other related government agencies and regional countries to collaborate […]
The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) is in the process of implementing varied methods to fight trade in illicit goods that costs Kenya upwards of Ksh 40 billion annually. The ACA Executive Director Dr Robi Mbugua Njoroge said the Authority has entered a Memorandum of Agreement (MoUs) with other related government agencies and regional countries to collaborate […]
The Departmental Committee on Regional Development has pledged to support the expansion of the Coast Development Authority (CDA) Integrated Fruit Processing Plant in Tana River County to curb post-harvest losses. The Committee, led by Kabuchai legislator Majimbo Kalasinga noted that with the operationalization of the plant with a capacity to crush more than 1,200 tons […]
PHOTO | BBC Elon Musk is visiting Beijing with media reports saying he aims to discuss enabling autonomous driving mode on Tesla cars in China. Mr Musk wants to enable Full Self Driving (FSD) in China and transfer data collected in the country abroad to train its algorithms. FSD is available in countries including the […]
PHOTO | File The State Department of Housing and Urban Development has embarked on the process of designing phase two of the affordable housing project in Migori County. According to State Director for Housing and Urban Development in Charge of Nyanza Region Jared Buoga, the project which will sit on a 2.5 acres at Kehancha […]
PHOTO | Courtesy Hybrid working space provider, IWG, has established a new workspace in Nairobi as demand for office space rises. IWG which is the world’s largest provider of hybrid workspace says the new office at Pramukh Towers was established owing to increased adoption of hybrid working by firms across the country. The new location […]
Photos by Jackson Mnyamwezi President William Ruto has led African heads of State and government in calling for increased concessional funding from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). IDA supports low-income countries with grants and long-term low-interest loans for development. President Ruto called for tripling of IDA’s financing capacity to $279 billion by 2030, […]