(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya and Uganda are working to expand maize and wider agricultural trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area. Kenya has indicated readiness to buy more maize from Uganda but wants stronger measures to ensure the grain is properly dried and free of aflatoxin before it crossesContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya and the United States are reviewing a new government to government health financing model aimed at improving accountability and strengthening local ownership of health programmes. The transition is being assessed through high level talks between Kenyan health officials and an American delegation in Nairobi. Health CabinetContinue Reading
(KISUMU, KENYA) – An acute milk shortage has hit Kisumu city, forcing retailers to ration supplies and raise prices for a product that is a staple food for many Kenyan households. Supermarkets and shops across the city are reporting empty shelves, while outlets with stock have increased prices sharply. AContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s public healthcare system faces deeper disruption after doctors threatened to join a nationwide nurses’ strike now in its sixth week. The doctors’ union said increased workloads in hospitals have become unsustainable as facilities struggle without nursing staff. The nurses are demanding implementation of a collective bargainingContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – East Africa remains one of the most expensive regions in the world for sending money across borders, but experts say wider use of available digital payment platforms could help bring costs down. The World Bank estimates that moving funds between digital wallets across borders in the regionContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A fundraising appeal has been launched to send the daughter of a Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier to the United Kingdom for his extradition hearing. Stacy Wanjiru, 14, needs KES 1 million ($7,780 / £6,060) to cover travel and legal attendance costs for theContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Two iron sheet manufacturers are locked in a court battle over trademarks and branding, with Royal Mabati Factory Ltd accusing rival Vintage Mabati Mills Ltd of using marks and designs similar to its registered intellectual property. In the suit filed in the High Court in Nairobi, RoyalContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Airtel Kenya’s operating licence status remains unclear after the Communications Authority of Kenya said the telecoms operator’s applications are still awaiting public submissions. The regulator said in a gazette notice dated 28th August that Airtel Kenya’s applications for a network provider permit and a satellite provider authorisationContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A legal fight over control of a multi-billion shilling industrial park on Nairobi’s Eastern Bypass has intensified between Bank of Baroda Kenya and Infinity Industrial Park. The dispute began with a KES1.976 billion ($15.2 million / £12.1 million) loan issued to Infinity in 2019. It has sinceContinue Reading
(KILIFI, KENYA) – Kenya Power is spending KES765 million ($5.9 million / £4.7 million) on two new substations in Kwale and Kilifi counties as it moves to improve electricity supply along the Coast region. The utility company is close to finishing the Bomani 132/33kV substation in Kilifi County at aContinue Reading
