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Kenya has no intention of shutting down Facebook, a technology giant which is owned by its parent company Meta, its minister for information, communication and technology (ICT) said on Monday, August 1, after the national cohesion watchdog gave the platform seven days to comply with rules on hate speech or face suspension. The watchdog’s ultimatum […]
As Kenyans head to the polls on August 9, East Africa’s largest economy could be headed for tough times. With the country’s currency having depreciated sharply, Kenya’s Treasury will face difficulty paying back its huge dollar-denominated debt. Kenya is among developing countries facing an economic crisis, according to a recent report released by Moody’s Investors […]
Moroccan Holmarcom Group has bought a 51 pc stake in Kenya’s Monarch Insurance Company for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which is subject to approval by Kenya’s competent authorities, will enable Holmarcom to become the majority shareholder along with Kamu Group and Maisha Bank. The Moroccan private group operates in finance, insurance, agribusiness, distribution, logistics […]
The fight for the climate is at the heart of a two-day international virtual summit organized by U.S. President Joe Biden, on the occasion of Earth Day. On the African continent, signs of climate change are multiplying. Joe Biden’s initial announcements indicate a willingness to reduce carbon emissions. To set an example, Biden announced that […]
Kenya’s vice-president William Ruto has said that the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty in the Sahara provinces “is the best solution to the Sahara issue.” “I declare as Vice-President of Kenya that the Autonomy Plan under Moroccan sovereignty is the best solution to the Sahara issue,” said William Ruto during a meeting with the ambassador […]
The Summit of the African Union Peace and Security Council emerged as a platform to disavow Algeria and Kenya, who vainly maneuvered to include the Sahara issue in the agenda of the meeting initially devoted to climate change. At Algeria’s instigation, Kenya, which holds the rotating presidency of the AU Peace and Security Council, […]
Raila Odinga, High Representative of the African Union for Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Kenyan Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), said he has been “impressed” by the development reached in several industrial sectors in Morocco, which constitutes, he said, “a reference of development for Kenya and all of Africa.” “I have a perfect knowledge of […]
Morocco’s leading phosphate company OCP and the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) have struck a partnership to improve farmers’ access to fertilizers at affordable prices. The partnership between the KNTC and OCP’s office in Kenya will ensure that farmers can get fertilizers at the right time, reported the Kenyan Daily Nation paper. KNTC managing director […]
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Mohamed on Sunday met Kenya’s interior minister Fred Matiang’i and other security officials, dispatched by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The visit comes after Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo spoke on the phone on Thursday with President Uhuru Kenyatta. The two leaders agreed to work together to ensure security at the border. […]
Kenya “violates the sovereignty and unity of Somalia”, Somali ambassador to the UN, Abukar Dahir Osman, told the UN Security Council on Thursday, warning that his country is ready to take “all necessary measures” to defend itself. “Kenya continues to be a destabilizing force in Somalia,” he said at the end of a briefing by […]