(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s High Court has ordered the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to pay a contractor KES 1.25 billion ($9.62 million) in damages, ending a long-running dispute over a terminated airstrip rehabilitation contract that has now grown to roughly KES 2 billion ($15.4 million) with interest. The court rejectedContinue Reading
(MAKUENI, KENYA) – Kenya’s Thwake Multipurpose Dam is on track for completion after the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided new funding to bridge a shortfall that had slowed construction, raising hopes for millions of residents in the water scarce Lower Eastern region. The 80.5 metre high dam, being built atContinue Reading
(LAMU, KENYA) – More than 130 residents of Kenya’s coastal Lamu County have filed a lawsuit accusing the government of forcibly displacing them from ancestral land to make way for major infrastructure projects, including a proposed $16 billion (KES 2.07 trillion / GBP 12.3 billion) oil refinery backed by NigerianContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Passenger and freight traffic on Kenya’s standard gauge railway rose in the first half of 2026, lifting combined revenue from the line’s operations to KES 11.6 billion ($89.63 million / GBP 67.56 million). Passenger revenue grew 14.6% to KES 2.37 billion ($18.31 million / GBP 13.80 million)Continue Reading
(BERBERA, SOMALILAND) – Somaliland is positioning the port city of Berbera as an alternative digital gateway for landlocked Ethiopia and South Sudan, creating another internet connectivity corridor in East Africa’s expanding digital infrastructure network. The new route offers internet service providers, businesses and governments access to global data connections andContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, a selection that promises significant economic benefits for Kenya through local business activity, construction, tourism and services before and during the event. Nairobi beat other rivals including Rome and London to become the first African city to stage theContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – The government has allocated KES 74.1 billion ($571 million / GBP 450 million) for key enabling infrastructure to fast track the operationalisation of the Mombasa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Dongo Kundu and unlock its potential for investment, job creation and export growth. The Principal Secretary (PS)Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya is set to break ground for the much anticipated KES 2.2 trillion ($15 billion / GBP 12 billion) East Africa oil refinery in Lamu by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on 30th September. On Wednesday, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki chaired a high level inter ministerial and interContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya has stepped up efforts to restore Nairobi’s rivers, with renewed emphasis on partnerships, improved waste management and protection of riparian areas to create cleaner and healthier urban ecosystems. Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa and Lands, Public Works, Housing and UrbanContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) reported operating revenue of RMB204 million (KES 3.9 billion) from its Nairobi Expressway concession in the six months to 30th June 2026, up from RMB190 million (KES 3.6 billion) in the corresponding period of 2025. The KES 3.9 billion half year revenueContinue Reading
