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President Ruto has announced Kenya has maintained an average annual growth rate of 5 per cent since August 2022, surpassing the global average of 3.3 per cent and the regional average of 3.8 per cent.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has pledged to pay Kenya’s debt to freedom fighters by driving economic freedom and uniting the country beyond tribe and politics.
A task force investigating the collapse of an 11-storey building in Mombasa has blamed the disaster on engineering and regulatory failures.
Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi, has urged the international community to recognise Somaliland’s sovereignty, saying the self-declared republic operates as a stable democratic state.
The government is eyeing emerging job opportunities in Luxembourg’s digital economy through new diaspora partnerships focused on skills transfer and labour mobility.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has warned against what it called unlawful threats by Kiambu County to dismiss striking doctors.
As Kenya marks Madaraka Day, attention turns to the thousands of workers powering the country’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs), a sector long marked by low wages and high staff turnover.
Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government of targeting young people, saying the arrest of activist Rose Njeri over a tool opposing the Finance Bill 2025 was an attempt to crush civic expression.
A sharp rise in unqualified engineers is fuelling a crisis in Kenya’s construction sector, with professional bodies linking the trend to recent building and infrastructure collapses.
Kenya has suspended all licences for the manufacture, importation, sale and promotion of nicotine products, ordering vendors to reapply within 21 days under stricter conditions.
Authorities are sounding the alarm over a rise in online child exploitation, warning that artificial intelligence is fuelling dangerous new forms of abuse.
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner will begin nationwide inspections targeting the education, hospitality and property management sectors to enforce compliance with data protection laws.
Edwin Sifuna urges President Ruto to take retaliatory action against Tanzania, including banning its ruling party leaders from Kenya and withdrawing from joint hosting of the 2027 CAF tournament.
Car importers have opposed the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) new valuation list set to take effect from July 1.
National Assembly has approved Erastus Edung Ethekon as chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, alongside six commissioners.
The African Union Commission has welcomed the election of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the 2026–2027 term.
Universities in Africa are repositioning to attract foreign students as Western countries tighten access to higher education, creating new opportunities on the continent.
Renowned Kenyan author and scholar Ngugi wa Thiong’o has been cremated in the United States, eight days after his death, in accordance with his final wishes, his family has said
Kenya has topped Africa in the latest International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ranking of information and communication technology regulation, placing 20th globally out of 194 countries.
The High Court in Nairobi has ruled the National Assembly’s exclusion of county governments from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund unconstitutional.
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