Konza Housing Project Advances Smart City Development
The Konza Technopolis Affordable Housing initiative is powering the steady transformation of Africa’s premier technology hub. Developed under the National Boma Yangu housing framework, these modern high-rise residential spaces are designed to house tech professionals, local residents, and visitors as Kenya’s flagship smart city takes shape. Set along paved thoroughfares with landscaped green spaces and…
High Production Costs Threaten Kenya’s Push to Grow EU Exports
Kenyan manufacturers must overcome high production costs, unreliable energy supplies and regulatory hurdles to capitalise on opportunities in the European Union market, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has said. The association warned that structural constraints, including expensive transport and logistics, complex regulatory processes and the cost of meeting international standards, continue to undermine…
Konza’s Infrastructure Supports a New Wave of Manufacturing Investment
Konza Technopolis is laying the groundwork for industrial growth through roads, power infrastructure, water systems designed to attract manufacturers. As factories take shape within its Export Processing Zone, the technopolis is moving from infrastructure development towards a new phase of industrial investment, with the potential to expand production and create employment opportunities for Kenyans. …
Kenya Launches New Mining Guidelines to Boost Sector Growth and Protect Communities
Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Hassan Joho (centre) poses for a photo with stakeholders during the Annual Mining Policy Brief and Stakeholders’ Forum held in Nairobi on October 29, 2026, where two key documents were launched to strengthen governance and promote responsible mining in Kenya. Kenya has launched two new policy…
Kenya taps only 10% of EU market, KAM says, as catalogue aims to close information gap
Kenya is tapping only about 10 per cent of the market opened up by its trade deal with the European Union because many exporters lack information on what European buyers require, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) says. Speaking to the press at the launch of the Kenya-EU EPA Export Catalogue 2026 in Nairobi on…
Murkomen calls for early action as Kenya prepares for El Niño threat
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has urged national and county governments to shift from reactive disaster response to early intervention as Eastern Africa faces growing climate-related risks. Speaking in Mombasa during the Second Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action, Murkomen said disaster risk management must be integrated into national planning, with financing and…
Ebola Death Toll Nears 4,900 as Africa CDC Warns of Response Gaps
H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director -General. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases and claimed nearly 4,900 lives, as shortages of vaccines, medicines, health workers and funding hamper efforts to contain the disease. The outbreak has also spread beyond the DRC, with confirmed cases reported…
Naivas backs Kenya’s next generation of Olympic talents
Naivas has partnered with the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) to support the country’s young athletes preparing for the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, in a collaboration aimed at nurturing emerging talent and strengthening athlete welfare. The partnership brings together the retailer and the Olympic body in an initiative focused on providing young sportsmen…
Govt Dismisses Claims Parliament Scrapped Live Streaming of Election Results.
Government Spokesperson Charles Owino addressing the media during a briefing in Nairobi The government has dismissed false reports circulating on social media that the National Assembly passed amendments to the Election Act removing the mandatory live streaming of election results. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi, Government Spokesperson Charles Owino said the reports misrepresented…
Absa Marks 100 Years in Eldoret with Launch of Inaugural City Run.
Absa Bank Kenya Eldoret Regional Manager Timothy Kosgey during the launch of the inaugural Absa Eldoret City Run, which forms part of the bank’s 100-year anniversary celebrations in the region. Absa Bank Kenya has launched the inaugural Absa City Run in Eldoret as it marks 100 years of partnership with customers and communities in the…
