Kenya to Sell Water Bonds to Plug Funding Gap Leaving Nation Dry an hour ago
Kenya is turning to the bond market to finance water and sewage projects as it seeks to plug a funding gap that's left nearly half the population without access to a tap. Utilities are pooling together...
View ArticleDeported Kenyan opposition figure says 'marooned' in Dubai
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, centre, waits for the judgement at the Mililani low court in Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, March 29, 2018. A Kenyan judge has fined the country's interior...
View ArticleGrace VanderWaal releases new single, 'Clearly'
SYCO Entertainment/Columbia Records singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal has released her new single "Clearly." The song is a reprise of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" with new and original lyrics...
View ArticleKenya:Miguna's Family Accuses Nasa Leaders of Betrayal
For the last one month, distraught family members of Dr Miguna Miguna have been waiting for the hour they would reunite with him. His peasant father died in 1962 when Margaret was only three months...
View ArticleGay Kenyans sense they may be on the brink of a historic legal...
Mombo Ngua, age 29, who is also known as Mantully, stands for a portrait at the entrance to a club in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on March 16, 2018. Mombo Ngua, age 29, who is also known as Mantully,...
View ArticleKenya:Why Israeli Police Raided Nairobi Offices of Construction Firm
Officials in an inquiry into allegations of bribery of top Transport ministry officials by an Israeli construction firm to influence award of road tenders in Kenya have widened their search. This is...
View ArticleKenya:Miguna 'Disciple' Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand His Return
Deported lawyer Miguna Miguna may have landed safely in Canada on Monday, but to some, justice will not be achieved until he returns home. A human rights activist in Kisumu is on a hunger strike until...
View ArticleKenya:Elders Defend Uhuru-Raila Handshake
The elders accused the politicians attacking Mr Odinga of fueling divisive politics. They have said the critics should direct any questions on the importance of the handshake to the elders.
View ArticleKenya:Schools Ill-Equipped to Take Care of Sick Students, Survey Reveals
The sudden death of a Form Three student at Alliance High School has exposed the shocking state of healthcare in local learning institutions. A Nation survey in various schools across the country...
View ArticleKenya:Village in Shock as Woman's Body Vanishes From the Grave
Villagers in Bolo location of Nyakach in Kisumu County woke up to a bizarre incident on Monday morning when the body of a woman they buried two years ago disappeared from the grave. Ms Joyce Auma had...
View ArticleThe fall and rise of water and weather monitoring services
Weather and water monitoring services are two distinct areas that have been prioritized at some point and neglected at another in Uganda. During the colonial time, meteorological and hydrological...
View ArticleShared toilets in informal settlements may pose a serious health risk
Research shows that nearly a fifth of the population in sub-Saharan Africa share their sanitation facilities. FILE PHOTO: Bongiwe Mchunu Informal settlements in developing countries are mostly...
View ArticleJambojet acquires a new Dash 8 Q400 aircraft to boost its domestic fleet
Regional budget carrier, Jambojet on Monday announced a 72 hours special fares offer for 10,000 seats to all their local and international destinations. The first of its kind offer in Kenya will see...
View ArticleKenya bans 1st Cannes-bound feature film over 'lesbianism'
Kenya has banned its first feature film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, accusing it of having "clear intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya contrary to the law." Director Wanuri Kahiu said she...
View ArticleKenya:Huge Fallout on Sh24 Billion Ward Fund Bill
A proposal to create the Ward Development Fund, with an estimated annual budget of Sh24 billion, has sparked a row between the national government, governors, senators and members of county assemblies....
View ArticleKenya:Locals Protest Poor State of Mamboleo-Chemelil Road
Transport along Kisumu-Kakamega and Mamboleo-Miwani roads was temporarily paralysed on Monday morning as locals protested the poor state of Mamboleo-Miwani-Chemelil road. Ben Adega who spoke to...
View ArticleAfrica struggles for weapons against armyworm curse
The fall armyworm is believed to have made its bridgehead in West Africa after being accidentally brought in from South America, its native home, by sea or air cargo. The fall armyworm is believed to...
View ArticleKenya leader consolidates power as political alliances shift
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , and Samson Mwathethe, Kenya's chief of defence forces, attend the independence celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 12, 2017. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , and...
View ArticleKenya:Ahero Rice Farmers Staring At Losses As Birds Invade Paddies
James Otieno and his colleagues are each armed with sticks and huge balls of mud. But they have a huge task on their hands, to chase away hungry birds that have invaded their rice paddies.
View ArticleKenya:Safaricom Launches Twaweza Live to Positively Impact Communities
Giant telecommunication company Safaricom have launched the Twaweza Live campaign in a bid to positively impact customers and communities around the country. The seven-month long campaign will see the...
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