Jambojet, Kenya’s leading low-cost carrier, is preparing a major expansion into West and Southern Africa and further afield after annual revenue exceeded KSh13 billion. Newly appointed chairman Ayisi Makatiani has set out plans to triple the airline’s fleet within five years as the Kenya Airways subsidiary continues to dominate the domestic market with a 53%…
President William Ruto on Thursday outlined a Ksh5 trillion vision to turn Kenya into a first-world economy modelled on Singapore and Japan, but economists and opposition leaders question whether the country can afford such ambition amid soaring debt. Delivering his State of the Nation Address to Parliament on 20 November 2025, Ruto said the plan…
President William Ruto on Thursday unveiled an ambitious 10-year infrastructure programme that will see 19 key highways dualled and thousands of kilometres of new roads tarmacked to modernise Kenya’s transport network. Delivering his State of the Nation Address to Parliament on 20 November 2025, Ruto said the plan involves dualling 2,500km of highways and tarmacking…
Kenyan-born officer Silvia Jemutai has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, becoming one of the highest-ranking Kenyan women in the American military. The promotion ceremony took place on 14 November at Fort Lee, Virginia, where a senior colonel pinned silver oak leaf clusters on Jemutai’s shoulders in front of family members…
Kenya’s leading telecom operator Safaricom is set to expand high-speed internet to remote areas through a new partnership between its parent company Vodacom and Elon Musk-owned Starlink. The deal, announced on 12 November at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, will see Vodacom use Starlink satellites to strengthen mobile network coverage across Africa, with…
