Uber and Little Caba s battle to control the streets of Nairobi
Uber is in the middle of a bruising battle for dominance in east Africa's largest economy: Kenya. The ride-hailing company started operating in the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Thika last year.
View ArticleSafaricom launches second phase of fibre rollout in Eldoret
Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom has embarked on the second phase of its fibre-optic rollout in the city of Eldoret, following the deployment of its network in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa. The...
View ArticleKenya: Mondo Ride Launches Motorcycle Service
Online taxi hailing app Mondo Ride has launched a service that allows its customers to request for motorcycles, seeking to cash in on their growing popularity due to their ability to manoeuvre through...
View ArticleEvents Guide for Surrey
Actors with FVGSS: A Musical Theatre Company are preparing a panto version of "Pinocchio" for the Surrey Arts Centre stage. From Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, the familiar story of a wooden puppet who struggles...
View ArticleKenya: Man Dies, Two Injured in Accident
Kisumu East MP Shakir Shabir's car collided with a boda boda operator at Kebuko when the MP was returning from a private function in Nyamache, Bobasi sub-county in Kisii, on Friday evening. Mr Joel...
View ArticleWhen part of eastern Uganda was transferred to Kenya
In 1902, Uganda's entire Eastern Province was transferred to the East Africa Protectorate . The British wanted to keep the Uganda Railway, which would connect the port city of Mombasa to the city of...
View ArticleEngaging and empowering young women and adolescent girls to prevent...
Preventing HIV among adolescent girls and young women in sub Saharan Africa is critical if we are to end AIDS by 2030. We know that gender inequality increases HIV vulnerability of adolescent girls and...
View ArticleBringing African Books Back Home
Magunga Williams grew up in Kisumu, a Kenyan city that's home to more than three hundred thousand people but to only two major bookstores. There, Williams told me recently, "people depend on books that...
View ArticleEvents Guide for Surrey
Santa will ride through Surrey with lighted trucks on Sunday, Dec. 4, with two events on his calendar. See listings under Christmas.
View ArticleSolar irrigation cuts drought risk, emissions for Kenya's farmers
In the scorching sun, Alphonce Abok keeps an eye on his fields of watermelons growing near the banks of the Sound River, one of the major channels feeding into Lake Victoria. "I hope with enough water...
View ArticleCashless counties thriving in revenue collection, service delivery
The introduction and continued use of ICT infrastructure has seen counties move from manual revenue collection to automated system contributing to enhanced income streams and provision of services, it...
View ArticleKipsigis council of elders host Raila Odinga in Kericho County
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy CORD, leader Raila Odinga was Sunday hosted in Kericho County by the Kipsigis Council of Elders. Odinga, attended a service at Litein AIC Church in Bureti...
View ArticleDeath toll rises as Kenyan doctors and nurses strike
Kenyan public hospitals continued to turn away patients for a third day on Wednesday, as a nationwide strike by both doctors and nurses hit the country's poorest hard. President Uhuru Kenyatta said the...
View ArticleEvents Guide for Surrey
Royal City Youth Ballet's seasonal production of 'The Nutcracker' returns to Surrey Arts Centre from Dec. 9 to 11, with five show times over three days. See listing under Theatre/Stage.
View ArticleKenya: Kenya News Agency Launches Online Photo Portal to Showcase Kenya's...
The ICT Authority and the Department of Information have conducted mini launches of the Online Historical Portal through a series of public awareness events and exhibitions in different towns including...
View ArticleKenya: No December Salary for Doctors
Thousands of doctors will go without their December salaries following a strike that has paralysed operations in public hospitals since December 5. Governors who spoke to the Nation on Tuesday said...
View ArticleKenya says China's Exim Bank may finance $4.9 bln rail link with Uganda
China's Exim Bank has expressed interest in financing the third section of Kenya's planned rail link with Uganda at an estimated cost of $4.9 billion, a senior Kenya Railways official said on Friday....
View ArticleHIV-test kits given to women boost testing in men
Providing HIV self-test kits to women seeking care in healthcare facilities could promote HIV testing among couples and male partners, a study says. According to researchers from Kenya and the United...
View ArticleKenya: Pambazuka Makes 10 Kenyans Millionaires in New Year Promotion
Pambazuka National Lottery has announced 10 lucky winners for their holiday promotion that closed on New Year's Day in Nairobi. Some of the 10 millionaires include a Butcher Francis Yenku from Narok,...
View Article11 killed as overloaded minibus crashes in Kenya
Eleven people have died and seven others have been injured after a matatu plunged into a ditch in Nyakach in Kisumu County Eleven people have died and seven others have been injured after a matatu...
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