companies Treasury Department triggers removal of Kenya’s electric wheelchair ahead of AGM Thursday, November 24, 2022 Kenya Power CEO Vivienne Yeda. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya Power Chairwoman Vivienne Yeda will leave the utility after the Treasury Department decided not to support her re-election at the company’s annual general meeting …

By George Mwangi Specially for Dow Jones Newswires NAIROBI – Kenya‘s central bank raised interest rates on Wednesday in a bid to tame inflationary pressures. The central bank raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points from 8.25% to 8.75%, the monetary policy committee said in its policy statement. …

The two-day event spans four stages in the Enchanted Baobab Forest, with international headliners including British percussion house masters Melé, Ghana-based Oroko Radio founders Kikelomo and Nico Adomako, as well as London’s freshest underground crew and label Touching Bass. Frank Is Frank of Shapes Festival was commissioned to curate a …

Kenya Airways will launch non-stop flights from the coastal city of Mombasa (MBA) to Dubai (DXB) in the United Arab Emirates to meet leisure demand from the Middle East and Europe. Service between destinations will begin December 15 and will operate four times a week using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. …

The Congolese Revolutionary Army, commonly referred to as the March 23 Movement or M23, is a rebel military force stationed in the eastern parts of Congo. They were driven to Rwanda and Uganda by Congolese and UN forces in 2012–2013 and pursued. The return of M23 in the current era …

BY WINNIE ATIENO Kenya‘s President William Ruto has started construction of the Mtwapa-Kwa Kadzengo-Kilifi (A7) road, which will link Kenya and Tanzania. The road is part of the Malindi-Lunga Lunga/Horohoro-Tanga-Bagamoyo East African Coastal Road Corridor which is linked at Sh7.5 billion (US$61.4 million). Ruto pledged to place more emphasis on …

Eric Latiff hilariously addressed Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works Kipchumba Murkomen in a thick Kalenjin accent Spice FM’s morning show host blamed the Kenya National Highway Authority (KenHa) for the run-down condition of Mombasa Road TUKO.co.ke understands that the funniest comedians have inherently humorous attitudes, looks and …

Internet companies around the world are having a tough time. This was confirmed by the number of layoffs, hiring freezes and investment freezes to develop new products and services. Some of the world’s top tech companies have been hit, including Meta, which owns Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Microsoft. However, you …

AAcross Silicon Valley, tech companies are shedding their workforces to cut costs in anticipation of a global economic downturn. Social media giant Meta announced earlier this month that it was laying off 11,000 of its employees, or 13% of its workforce. Since being acquired by Elon Musk in October, Twitter …

Kenyan soldiers. Conflict and insecurity are widespread in northern Kenya. In recent weeks, incidents of bandit attacks in the area have terrorized villages and resulted in several deaths. In October 2022, the government launched a multi-agency security operation aimed at containing further attacks. Northern Kenya is characterized by extensive wilderness, …

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has invited competent individuals to apply for the 10 cabinet posts available in the district government. The announcement comes two months after he took office on September 15, succeeding his predecessor Hassan Joho. The governor has also invited applications for the positions of 16 chief officers …

Wilson Kipsang from Kenya crosses on 13. [AFP] Kenya is on the verge of being banned from international athletics competitions as a number of athletes become embroiled in doping scandals. As the athletics world absorbs the rising number of Kenyan athletes being sanctioned for using banned substances, key stakeholders in …

Nairobi, 12 November – Five Kenyan SMEs are exhibiting at the Arab International SMEs Conference and Expo (SMEX ALGERIA), which will be held from the 12th to the 14thth November 2022 in Algiers, Algeria. This follows an invitation from the Arab Union for Industrial Exports Development to the Kenya Export …

Police officers and a lawyer during the exhumation of the body of the late British woman Lutfunissa Khandwalla at Memon Cemetery in Mombasa County on October 26, 2022. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] When Lutfunisa Khandwalla traveled to Kenya in August 2019, leaving her family in the UK, it was all about …

SeaLead has announced the launch of a new service connecting India and the United Arab Emirates to East Africa. The India-Dubai-East-Africa (IDEA) service will begin on November 22 as a four-vessel weekly service, with SeaLead providing two and one each for OOCL and TS Lines. The rotation for the new …

Adding details, Treasury Secretary NAIROBI, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The Kenyan government has decided to lower its lending rates, especially in the domestic market to stimulate lending to companiesthe chairman of of Parliament This was announced by the budget committee on Thursday. PThe administration of resident William Ruto, who took …

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 9 (Reuters) – Kenya is expected to receive US$433 million (Shh52.7 billion) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the US$2.34 billion (Shh284.8 billion) facility approved last April. The agreement is subject to approval by IMF management and the Executive Board in the coming weeks. …

Numerous African landmarks are threatened by climate impacts Ruins of Carthage and Sabratha, Kilimanjaro in danger Lack of funding, research hampering conservation efforts NAIROBI, Nov 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to the ruins of the ancient Tunisian city of Carthage and the slave …

EVANS Chebet capped a brilliant Kenyan win at the world’s major marathons with a superb win at the New York Marathon on Sunday as her compatriot Sharon Lokedi took the women’s crown in her first long distance race. Chebet – who also won the Boston marathon in April – patiently …

Kenyan long-distance runner Robert Kipkemboi and Ethiopian athlete Sechale Dalasa rode to victory on Sunday in the 44th edition of the Istanbul Marathon. Kipkemboi took first place in the men’s race, completing the 42.2-kilometer (26.2-mile) intercontinental run in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 18 seconds. Kenyan-born Bahraini Marius Kimutai was …

EABC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Bosco Kalisa called on Thursday as he spoke during the regional private sector engagement in the ocean freight transport and logistics sub-sector, which focused on fresh produce and managed by the East African Business Council (EABC) in Partnership was organized with TradeMark East Africa …

Mons. Odonya began his priestly formation in 1997 at St. Mary’s Propaedeutic Molo Seminary in the Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya. He later joined St. Augustine Mabanga Seminary in Bungoma Diocese and St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Nairobi Archdiocese for his philosophical and theological studies respectively. As a priest, the bishop-designate …

Download PDFprint article We are a little over a month into the new administration of President William Ruto. At this early stage we can see that some things have changed, others not so much. One definite change is that our new President’s speeches were much more politically-heavy than we might …

landscape, wildlife Kenya has launched the latest tourism attractions campaign to raise awareness of destinations whose travel is now back on track after recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through Destination Marketer, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Kenya has unveiled its global marketing campaign “The Real Deal” which will bring vibrant imagery …

Akwanyi Edwin is awarded by Badminton Tournament Director John Apollo after emerging as the winner of the Nyanza Badminton Tournament in Kisumu. (Collins Oduor, Default) Kenya international Edwin Akwanyi is the new champion of the Nyanza Mega Badminton Open 2022 Nairobi-based Akwanyi dethroned former Kenyan John Wanyoike, who won last …

At a time when Kenya is going through a period of drought and famine, Busia County is struggling with an acute shortage of condoms. Photo for illustration purposes only. Source: Kenyan News Agency.Source: UGC The worrying revelation is that some residents have resorted to recycling the produce while waiting for …