Home Afrika of Kenya Seeking Up to $49 Million From Investors
Home Afrika Ltd. , a Kenyan property developer, will return to debt markets to raise as much as 5 billion shillings and complete projects in the capital and on the East African nation's coast. Genghis...
View ArticleKenya: How Welder Got U.S.$5,8m Aircraft Fuel Equipment Tender
Gill House, an office block on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, is not commonly the address for blue-chip companies doing multi-million international deals. Well, it is now.
View ArticleKenya: Ruth Odinga Drops Out of Kisumu Gubernatorial Race
Ms Odinga, the ODM leader Raila Odinga's younger sister who had vowed to unseat her boss Jack Ranguma, did not pay Sh250,000 mandatory fee for female aspirants eyeing the position in ODM party. "I am...
View ArticleEmir of Qatar, Saudi Prince due in Kenya to strengthen ties
His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the Emir of Qatar H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani are due in Kenya next week as part of efforts to strengthen the good relations existing...
View ArticleJambo jet plans to go regional
The airline, which is celebrating its second anniversary of its formation to six destinations in the country has seen tremendous increase in the number of passengers in the first year Lamu alone had...
View ArticleKenyan Entrepreneur Turns Invasive Weed Into Profit
An innovator at Kenya's Lake Victoria has turned an invasion of water hyacinth into a business opportunity, making paper from the weed that he sells in local shops. The initiative is creating jobs and...
View ArticleKenya: Thimlich Ohinga, the Unique 600-Year Old Site
Thimlich Ohinga, an archaeological site in Migori County some 180km southwest of Kisumu City, is an important historical landmark in East Africa but is barely known beyond the immediate vicinity. Built...
View ArticleGovt defends development record in Nyanza region
The Government said the region has been getting the same attention as other parts of the country and local counties have been allocated their rightful shares of devolution funding. State House...
View ArticlePresident Kenyatta urges Kenyans to uphold peace during elections
President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday received a rousing welcome from thousands of Kisumu residents who lined up the road from the airport to the Kisumu State Lodge to greet him. Addressing the residents of...
View ArticleJubilee party to hold primaries in two days
The Jubilee party has shelved its plans to hold party primaries on one day. The party will instead hold nominations on Friday 21st of this month and Tuesday the 25th.
View ArticleFeature: Kenya's fishing community seeks solar power to boost output
Hot sunny days can cause an economic havoc to the Kenyan fisher folks at Lake Victoria, the largest fishing waters in East Africa shared among Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. With too much heat, fish rot...
View ArticleKenya: Migori Governor Warns Senators to Stay Away
Political temperatures have started rising in Nyanza as parties head to the primaries, with Migori Governor Okoth Obado on Tuesday warning Senators Anyang' Nyong'o and James Orengo to keep off Migori...
View ArticleKenya: Opposition ODM Party Gears Up for Tough Battle in Primaries
Do or die political contests are expected as ODM kicks off party primaries on Thursday with fierce competition for gubernatorial seats in at least eight counties. The nominations begin in Busia County...
View ArticleMan, child burnt to death
Two people were Saturday burnt to death in two separate fire incidences in Kisumu. In the first incident, a five-year baby was burnt to death when their grass-thatched house caught fire in Wawidhi...
View ArticleAfrica's businesses should help shape policies to protect our lakes
Here is a question: what do the following have in common? A Kigoma fish wholesaler. The manager of a lakeside resort in Entebbe.
View ArticleFight for power takes new forms as Kenyan elections approach
A crowd of elated young men danced outside the market in Kenya's southern Kisumu city, waving the crisp new 200 shilling notes that a local politician was distributing from behind a dusty speaker that...
View ArticleKenya: Ruling Party Now to Hold Primaries Over Two Days
The Jubilee Party Primaries will now be held over a period of two days and not one as earlier announced. The National Elections Board Chairman Andrew Musangi on Wednesday said the decision was taken on...
View Article12 of 15 hottest towns in India
April 21: Twelve of the world's 15 hottest towns on Friday lay in India where day temperatures crossed 45 degrees, the global weather analysis website El Dorado said tonight. Churu in Rajasthan...
View ArticleNyonga o to fly the ODM gubernatorial flag in Kisumu County
Kisumu Senator Anyang Nyong'o will now fly the ODM gubernatorial flag in Kisumu County after the party's election board rubbished Jack Ranguma's win. Rachuonyo constituency will have to go back to the...
View ArticleDelayed poor long rains to worsen Kenya's food security: study
Kenya's food security is expected to remain precarious following a delayed poor long rains which also affected the 2016 cropping season and the prolonged drought ravaging many parts of the country,...
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