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Mbadi: Govt reforms have boosted local sugar production
12+ hour, 48+ min ago (494+ words) Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said government reforms in the sugar sector have started bearing fruit, pointing to increased local production. Mbadi spoke to a local TV station on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, and said that reforms targeting the sugar industry…...
Dangote expands Tanzania investments as Kenya pushes oil refinery plan
4+ day, 4+ min ago (758+ words) President Samia Suluhu Hassan has opened fresh talks with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote as Tanzania moves to attract more large-scale industrial investments in East Africa. In a public statement released on June 28, 2026, Tanzania's State House said Dangote met President Samia…...
Philip Etale urges road safety after deadly Bungoma'Eldoret Highway accident
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (456+ words) Political communications director Philip Etale has called on motorists to exercise greater caution following a fatal road accident at Chimoi along the Bungoma'Eldoret Highway. In a statement shared on X on Sunday, June 28, 2026, Etale expressed condolences to the bereaved families…...
Ruto arrives in Madagascar for Independence Day celebrations
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (340+ words) President William Ruto is in Madagascar for an official state visit, days after coming back from a five-day European tour, which involved him attending the G7 Summit in France. The President is taking a high-level Kenyan delegation comprising Trade Cabinet Secretary…...
Boniface Mwangi: No one pays me to protest
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (251+ words) Human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has dismissed claims that he is funded to participate in anti-government protests, insisting that his activism is driven by conviction rather than financial gain. Speaking in an interview with a local radio station on Friday,…...
Police disrupt opposition leaders' march in honour of Gen Z protest victims
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (400+ words) Police on Thursday, June 25, 2026, disrupted a symbolic march by opposition leaders and civil society activists who had gathered in Nairobi to honour victims of the June 25, 2024, Gen Z protests. Through a public address system, officers were heard repeatedly warning the…...
Boniface Mwangi: Police were notified ahead of June 25 protest marches
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (370+ words) Activist and presidential hopeful Boniface Mwangi has asserted that the National Police Service was formally notified in advance of the peaceful marches taking place across the country on June 25, dismissing any claims that authorities were caught unprepared. In a statement…...
Murkomen warns against violence ahead of Gen Z protest anniversary
1+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen has warned individuals planning to use the upcoming second anniversary of the 2024 Gen Z-led anti-Finance Bill protests to engage in violence, looting, or destruction of property. Speaking during the funeral of…...
Patients told to leave hospitals as Laikipia nurses" strike triggers full-blown health crisis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (840+ words) Healthcare services across Laikipia County remained severely disrupted for the third consecutive day on Friday, June 19, 2026, as nurses maintained their strike, leaving public hospitals paralysed and patients stranded amid a deepening standoff with the county government. The ongoing industrial action,…...
African courts for African cases: Ruto calls for continent's judicial sovereignty
1+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) President William Ruto has called on African nations to strengthen their judicial systems and embrace homegrown solutions to legal disputes, arguing that the continent must increasingly rely on its own courts, jurists, and institutions to deliver justice. Speaking on Friday,…...