Kenya is on track to meet all financial obligations and infrastructural requirements for co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Uganda and Tanzania. Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya said the ministry is collaborating closely with the National Treasury, Parliament and other agencies under a whole-of-government approach to ensure the country fulfills its commitments for…
Kenya has launched the Kenya International Investment Conference 2026, targeting more than USD 2 billion (KSh260 billion) in investment deals as it seeks to strengthen its position as a regional investment hub. The conference, running until 27 March 2026 in Nairobi, is being held alongside the COMESA Investment Forum and the Africa Green Industrialization Initiative…
Kenya Airways has reported a net loss of KSh17.1 billion for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a KSh5.4 billion profit recorded the previous year as revenues dropped sharply due to fleet disruptions. The airline’s revenue fell by KSh27 billion to KSh161.4 billion, weighed down by reduced passenger capacity. Operating costs declined by a…
Kenya is witnessing a renewed wave of voter registration activity led largely by young people as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Energised by social media campaigns and grassroots mobilisation, the youth are increasingly taking centre stage in shaping the country’s democratic future. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has launched a mass…
A new report has emerged indicating that a section of Kenyan politicians have been thrown into a quiet panic following Iranian missile and drone attacks that reportedly damaged properties in the United Arab Emirates — assets allegedly acquired with looted public funds.While most Kenyans remain preoccupied with the downstream economic consequences of the escalating Middle…
Kenya has told the International Monetary Fund it does not need its money — at least not before the financial year closes in June. Buoyed by billions of shillings flowing in from asset sales and bond markets, Treasury officials say the country has plenty of room to fund its budget without submitting to the fund’s…
Ugandan opposition leader and former pop star Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — widely known as Bobi Wine — has left Uganda after spending more than two months in hiding amid a sweeping government crackdown following the disputed January 2026 presidential election, he announced on Saturday. The presidential election held on Jan. 15, 2026, saw President Yoweri…
Kenya finds itself trapped in a fiscal spiral that no amount of political maneuvering can paper over. The numbers are stark, total public debt has surged past Sh12.29 trillion — roughly $80 billion — by the end of December 2025, representing a 4 percent increase from just six months earlier and standing at approximately 2.6…
Equity Group Holdings, Kenya second-largest lender by assets, is in the advanced stages of spinning off its technology subsidiary into an independent company to unlock more value from the increasing use of artificial intelligence AI, data-driven services, cross-border transactions and digital payments, according to three people familiar with the matter. The Nairobi-headquartered conglomerate — which…
Senegal’s National Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a new law doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual relations to 10 years and criminalising the “promotion” of homosexuality, fulfilling a campaign promise of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. A total of 135 members of parliament voted in favour, zero against and three…
