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Kenya gears up for international construction expo
The Standard
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July 15, 2025
The event will spotlight ground-breaking innovations in construction materials, lighting, mining, water systems, and more. [iStockphoto] Nairobi is set to host the 26th edition of Buildexpo Kenya 2025 from July 16 to 18 at the Kenyatta...
The Coffee Club opens first East African store in Nairobi, Kenya
Verdict Food Service
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July 18, 2025
Australia’s The Coffee Club has entered the African market with a new store in Nairobi, Kenya. The expansion is part of the company’s broader plan to establish a presence across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania through a partnership with Luqman...
Co-op Bank Kenya, Optiven and Maskani announce multi-billion shilling partnership for affordable houses
TUKO
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July 18, 2025
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Housing Survey 2024 indicated that 55.5% of Kenyans prefer building their own home Co-operative Bank, Optiven and Everstrong Maskani announced a partnership that will finance this group of Kenyans to...
William Ruto takes Nairobi by storm as he pushes his 2027 re-election bid: "Kazi bila break"
TUKO
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July 17, 2025
President William Ruto expressed confidence of being reelected for a second term in the upcoming 2027 General Election During his tour of Nairobi county, Ruto explained why he is better than the opposition led by former deputy president Rigathi...
Kenya government endorses new ‘national digital token’
Coingeek
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July 17, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Kenya government endorses new ‘national digital token’ The Kenyan government has endorsed a new “national digital token” that claims to be built to empower a new generation of citizens. The Kenyan Digital Token (KDT)...
Open letter to Treasury CS Mbadi: Drop the blame game in petroleum prices and cushion Kenyans
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 18, 2025
By Sebastian Asava Kenya has once again been treated to the usual game of blame-shifting and excuse-making by those entrusted with steering our economy. This time, it’s Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi attributing the sharp rise in fuel prices to the...
At Legislators' Meeting in UK, Kenya-based Jesuit Calls for Urgent Action in Addressing Climate Change, Debt Crisis
ACI Africa
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July 16, 2025
“Those who contributed least to this crisis are suffering the most,” the Zambian-born member of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) lamented. Recounting a campaign on “Make Poverty History” that the UK spearheaded in 2005, Fr. Chilufya lauded the...
Fare thee well Ambassador Bob Francis Jalan'go Nyanduga
The Standard
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Another mighty oak tree has fallen. The steadily diminishing cadre of Kenya’s post-independence Career Ambassadors continues to whisper their swan songs. Last week, Boaz Kidiga Mbaya; this week, Bob Francis Jalan’go, a couple of weeks ago, Prof....
Kenya Power advertises attachment opportunities for certificate, diploma and degree students
TUKO
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July 16, 2025
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) announced its latest intake for the September to November attachment programme The utility company explained how students pursuing different courses should apply for the opportunities online The state...
How online betting is impacting the gambling industry in Tanzania
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The rise of online betting is quietly transforming Tanzania’s gambling industry, challenging the dominance of traditional gaming houses and ushering in a new digital era. While the trend mirrors global shifts, its implications in...
William Ruto announces 20,000 fresh jobs for cleaning Nairobi River
TUKO
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July 17, 2025
President William Ruto is upbeat that the Nairobi Rivers Regeneration initiative will bolster his job creation agenda According to Ruto, the initiative, which is part of the larger Climate WorX programme, is set to employ at least 40,000 youth as...
Kenya launches hybrid potato project
Fresh Plaza
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July 16, 2025
Potato yields in Eastern Africa are facing challenges due to a shortage of quality seed, yet a new hybrid breeding initiative in Kenya seeks to address this issue. Led by the International Potato Center (CIP) and Dutch seed company HZPC, the...
Kenya to raise legal drinking age to 21, curb online alcohol sales
Just Drinks
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July 16, 2025
Kenya has set out to tackle what government ministers have reportedly called “substance abuse”, including raising the country’s legal drinking age from 18 to 21. According to local reports, Kenya’s government also plans to curb online sales and...
Kenya's first fish port complete, handed over to KPA
The Standard
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Kenya’s first fish port is complete and will be operationalised in the next six months. The Shimoni fish port located in Lunga Lunga subcounty in Kwale was on Tuesday handed over to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) by the contractor Southern...
Love And Coffee: A New Film From Kenya
Sprudge - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
The Kenyan film industry is making waves with an all-new concept born out of coffee. Produced by Find My Africa in partnership with Nairobi Java House, Love and Coffee is a debut film that blends romance, family pressures, and class struggles with...
Research not a preserve of the West
The Standard
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A labsScientist looking at a microscope slide. [Getty Images] A brief story in this newspaper indicating that Koreans will do a study on the Kenyan youth, I guess Generation Z (Gen Z), who seem an enigma to even outsiders, piqued my curiosity. I...
Kenyan startups team up to launch Africa’s 1st fully electric cold chain delivery network
Disrupt Africa
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July 16, 2025
Kenyan startups Roam and Keep It Cool have teamed up to launch Africa’s first fully electric cold-chain delivery network, combining solar-powered refrigeration with clean electric delivery motorcycles. Roam is an electric mobility company...
Why fuel pumps are now debt collection points
The Standard
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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro’s recent announcement that the government has securitised fuel levies raises questions about the legality of Kenya’s public finance management. Although this move is illegal, according to Kenya’s constitutional framework,...
Co-op Bank in partnership to boost affordable home ownership for Kenyans
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 17, 2025
Kenyans both in the country and living abroad are set to benefit from a new collaboration aimed at simplifying land acquisition, home construction, and financing under a seamless, professional framework. The partnership brings together three key...
Trump’s Trade War Could Kill Lesotho’s Garment Industry
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 16, 2025
The tiny southern African nation of Lesotho is watching the days pass with a growing sense of despair—and desperation. As the White House’s “Liberation Day” tariff deadline of Aug. 1 creeps closer with no sign of a deal for the country President...