Kenya broke ground Friday on a $1.5 billion highway expansion project in partnership with two Chinese state-owned companies, marking Beijing’s return to large-scale infrastructure investment in the East African nation after years of caution over debt sustainability, Reuters reports. Fresh push for key trade corridor The launch ceremony, held along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru route, signals…
A 31-year-old former pool-table hustler nicknamed the “chalk man” has pulled off one of the most unlikely victories in recent Kenyan politics, winning the Baringo County Senate seat in a landslide on Thursday. Vincent Chemitei of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) polled 55,246 votes – over 76% of the total – to replace William…
Vincent Kiplimo Rutto, the 23-year-old son of the late ward representative Julius Kipruto Keter, has been declared the new Member of County Assembly for Chemundu/Kapng’etuny ward in Nandi County after cruising to victory in Wednesday’s by-election. The United Democratic Alliance candidate garnered 3999 votes, trouncing his opponents in a poll that reinforced the ruling party’s…
Mpusia Amos of Kenya’s ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was declared the winner of Thursday’s by-election in Purko ward, Kajiado County, securing a comfortable victory in a contest triggered by the death of the previous assembly member. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) announced that Mpusia polled 2,035 votes, well ahead of his closest…
Kenya electoral body faces a defining moment on Thursday 27 November as voters head to the polls in 24 by-elections across the country, a crucial test that could either rebuild shattered public trust or deepen doubts ahead of the 2027 general election. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission then IEBC, only reconstituted in July, is…
President William Ruto’s latest commitment to build 50 mega dams across Kenya has sparked renewed questions about delivery, given the slow pace of previous water projects. President Ruto used his State of the Nation address on 20 November to revive one of his signature promises: constructing 50 mega dams, 200 medium- and small-scale dams and…
President Donald Trump’s administration has terminated a Sh7.8 billion ($60 million) U.S. aid agreement with Kenya that was intended to support Nairobi’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, dealing a blow to a project aimed at easing the capital’s chronic traffic congestion. Kenya’s National Treasury confirmed the cancellation last week, stating that the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
As Kenya braces for a series of by-elections on Thursday, the contests have escalated into a high-profile showdown between President William Ruto and his impeached former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, testing their political clout in a prelude to the 2027 general election. The polls, spanning one Senate seat, six National Assembly constituencies and 17 county assembly…
President William Ruto launched a major push Friday to reclaim influence in Kenya’s pivotal Mt. Kenya region, commissioning a KSh10 billion industrial park in Nyeri County amid intensifying rival bids from impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and allies of ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of the 2027 election. The move highlights Ruto scramble to win…
As President William Ruto signed the Government-Owned Enterprises Act into law on Friday, he painted a vivid picture of Kenya ascending to “first world” status within decades, fueled by a KSh 5 trillion (USD 38.5 billion) infrastructure push. The reforms aim to transform lethargic state corporations into profit engines, injecting private capital while retaining government…
