Kenya’s Cabinet approved the creation of a National Infrastructure Fund on Monday, structuring it as a limited liability company to finance major projects using proceeds from privatizing state assets instead of taking on more debt. President William Ruto chaired the special meeting at State House. A government dispatch described the fund as the primary mechanism…
President William Ruto appointed 22-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni as an ambassador for Kenya’s national campaign to plant 15 billion trees, recognizing her recent endurance feat of hugging a tree for 72 hours to raise awareness about conservation and climate change. Ruto hosted Muthoni at State House in Nairobi on Monday, where he also awarded…
Cyrus Jirongo, a flamboyant Kenyan politician who rose to prominence as a close ally of former President Daniel arap Moi before a series of financial scandals led to his bankruptcy, died Saturday in a road crash. He was 64. Police said Jirongo was killed instantly when his Mercedes-Benz collided head-on with a passenger bus on…
A Kenyan High Court has ordered technology company DynamicNAV Systems Limited to pay 95.4 million shillings to consultancy firm Nisa Holdings Limited for breaching a 2020 agreement that helped secure a major parliamentary security contract. Justice Helene Namisi ruled Dec. 5 that the consultancy fee agreement was valid and enforceable. She rejected DynamicNAV’s claims that…
A London court has ordered Kenyan businessman Paul Ndung’u to pay 374 million shillings ($2.9 million) in legal costs by Jan. 9 after rejecting his bid to reclaim a 17% stake in the holding company behind SportPesa, the prominent betting firm. The ruling intensifies a bitter dispute among the company’s co-founders, who once collaborated to…
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has stirred intense speculation about her political future with a string of fiery rallies and uncompromising statements in the Mt Kenya region, raising questions about whether she is preparing for a comeback in the 2027 general elections. In recent months, Wahome has shifted from her Cabinet duties to grassroots mobilization…
Promises of lucrative jobs in Russia have tricked at least 82 Kenyan men into fighting on the front lines of Ukraine, where some have been killed, others gravely wounded and many are desperately seeking escape, diplomatic records and survivor accounts show. The Kenyans, mostly young and without military backgrounds, were drawn in by recruitment agents…
Kenya’s National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah assured President William Ruto on Sunday that Kiambu County would deliver more votes for his 2027 re-election than any other region, reinforcing loyalty from a key stronghold despite visible political tensions at a church event. The pledge came during a fundraiser at the Africa Inland Pentecostal Church Assembly…
Kenya is deepening ties with Azerbaijan to bolster President William Ruto’s ambitious affordable housing program, with officials highlighting cooperation in urban development and sustainable building as bilateral relations expand. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi met with Azerbaijan’s Ambassador Sultan Hajiyev in Nairobi on Dec. 10, discussing collaboration in housing, sustainable development…
Winnie Odinga, a prominent member of Kenya’s main opposition Orange Democratic Movement and daughter of the late leader Raila Odinga, on Saturday rejected suggestions of deep divisions within the party, saying disagreements are a healthy part of democracy in a large political organization. Speaking to reporters in Gatanga, Murang’a County, the East African Legislative Assembly…
