NAIROBI, Jan 13 (PrimeAfrica) – A prominent Tanzanian activist has been released after being “kidnapped” on Sunday by three armed men on the streets of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, her husband said, accusing Tanzania’s national intelligence service of responsibility. Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a human rights defender critical of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, was kidnapped by […]
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has disclosed why remaining parties within the Azimio coalition no longer identify using the outfit. According to Kalonzo, they have been cautious not to use the name because parties within it, like the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), decided to focus on strengthening itself after Raila Odinga’s working arrangement with President William […]
The US Defense Department said Tuesday that it had released a Kenyan man from its Guantanamo prison, leaving 29 men still held extrajudicially at the American base in Cuba. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was repatriated to Kenya after it was determined that his detention was “no longer necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat […]
The government and stakeholders in the agriculture sector are advocating for the production and adoption of climate-smart seed varieties that are drought-resistant to adapt to climate change and enhance food security. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Director of Seed Certification and Plant Variety Protection, Simon Maina, reported that in 2024, 37% of newly […]
President William Ruto has urged local banks to lower interest rates in order to stimulate economic growth by providing affordable loans to micro, small, and medium scale traders. He noted that after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) further lowered the Central Bank Rate to 12 per cent early this month from 12.75 per cent […]
Kenya will send 600 more police officers to Haiti next month to bolster an international anti-gang mission, President William Ruto said on Friday during a visit by the Haitian prime minister intended to speed up deployments to the force. At least 10 countries have promised to send a total of about 2,900 troops to participate […]
Indian firm Adani Airports Holding Limited has staged a fightback against case filed to block its deal to take over the running of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ( JKIA ) in Nairobi . In a response filed at the High Court in Nairobi , the company argues that the cases are premature because they seek […]
The government has secured a Sh40 billion loan from China to advance 15 halted road projects across more than ten counties, aiming to alleviate the issues caused by incomplete infrastructure. Ndindi Nyoro, Chairman of the Budget and Appropriation Committee, announced that construction is set to begin next month and will take approximately three years to […]
Kenya plans to increase diaspora remittance to sh1 trillion by 2027 Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said. Mudavadi said that last year Kenyans working abroad sent home Sh.671 billion which was bigger than the traditional foreign income earners of tea and coffee combined signaling the new cash cow for the country. Speaking during the […]
Many Kenyans are always on the move to to acquire government services which for decades has always been slow, time consuming and sometimes difficult. For that fact a section of Kenyans took the opportunity to scam desperate people seeking the services in the name of brokerage leaving many vulnerable , heart broken and even loosing […]
