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The Kenyan police Sunday said three of its officers were shot dead by bandits in Napeimoit, Turkana County, during a gun battle, Nation Africa reports. The victims include two General Service Unit (GSU) and a regular police officer. They came under attack in ambush by the gang, believed from a neighboring county, as they revisited […]
The United States Thursday warned its citizens in Kenya of possible terror attack in Nairobi County. The US embassy in capital Nairobi said that terrorist groups could stage an attack with little or no warning, targeting areas with many people. The alert indicates that high traffic areas frequented by foreigners and tourists in Nairobi and […]
Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition in Kenya and head of Azimio coalition, has unveiled youth resistance movement dubbed “movement for defense of democracy” that he intends to use to push President William Ruto out the state office, Nation Africa reported Sunday. Speaking during a rally in Kamukunji grounds in Kibra as part of public […]
The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, with the bloc’s Ambassador to Kenya warning that the east African country’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors. The EU is revisiting an old problem Nairobi has struggled to contain and if there is no substantial progress […]
Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB) is set to proceed with the complete takeover of Kenya’s Mayfair CIB, after obtaining approvals from authorities, in a deal valued at $40 million. The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have just granted their consent for CIB to acquire the remaining 49% of […]
Uganda has switched from a Chinese to a Turkish company to build a proposed $2 billion railway line linking its capital to the border with Kenya but analysts say Chinese investors poured doubt on the viability of the project. The proposed railway is designed to link up the capital city Kampala with one being built […]
Trading in Kenya Airways shares has been suspended for another year, as the indebted national carrier battles to return to profitability and the country’s president says he wants to sell the government’s stake. Stocks in the troubled airline have not been traded since July 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which devastated global […]
Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent diplomatic overtures to the West are prompting analysts to ask whether the days of close Chinese engagement are coming to an end. Since taking office in August, Ruto has embraced Kenya’s economic and diplomatic relationships with the United States, United Kingdom and other Western countries, causing onlookers to wonder whether […]
Morocco’s OCP group, which elaborated a program to support African farmers as the continent faces a food security crisis, has donated 5,000 tons of fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Mauritania and struck a partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture to launch soil mapping exercises for over 100 participants. The fertilizers donated to Mauritania will benefit […]
Kenyan president William Ruto is looking for a deal between Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines to turn around the fortunes of the country’s national carrier which last recorded profits 10 years ago. During the Washington US-Africa Business Summit, one of Ruto’s major goals was to get investors to help the struggling Kenya Airways. The […]