Kenya’s Rising Lionesses continued their impressive run at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games after recording a convincing 19-0 victory over hosts Senegal in their second Pool A match. The Kenyan youngsters produced a dominant display to shut out Senegal and register their second consecutive victory in the competition. The win came after Kenya…
Team Kenya swimmer Jeremy Rieck delivered an impressive performance on day one of the swimming competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the Men’s 100m Butterfly final with a personal best time of 55.15 seconds. Rieck secured his place in the final after finishing third in Heat Three of four before…
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…
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…
Mauritius’ Alexandre Mayer and Rwanda’s Diane Ingabire won the men’s and women’s elite individual time trials as the 2026 Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Road African Championships opened in Kisumu on Wednesday. Mayer won the men’s elite 30.6-kilometre race in 40 minutes, 32.493 seconds, finishing ahead of Eritrea’s Merhawi Kudus, who clocked 40:42.056. Uganda’s…
More than 340 cyclists from over 30 African countries are expected in Kisumu for the 2026 Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Road Africa Championships, scheduled for October 21 to 25. Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi said the five-day competition would bring together some of the continent’s top cycling talent, with Kenya hosting the championships for…
Eldoret will this week host the UN Tourism Week as Kenya seeks to diversify its tourism offering beyond the traditional coastal and wildlife destinations. The week-long event, scheduled for September 21 to 27 at the University of Eldoret, will focus on the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.” The event will bring…
Kenya will host the Magical Kenya Open from February 18 to 21 next year as part of the 2027 DP World Tour calendar, giving the country another platform to market its tourism and investment opportunities to a global audience. The tournament will be staged at Karen Country Club and is among 42 events to be…
Kenya will field a strong contingent at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11 to 13. The team includes several of the country’s leading athletes, with Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi headlining the squad. Wanyonyi will compete in the men’s 800m, while former world champion Timothy Cheruiyot…
Kenya made a strong start to the athletics programme at the ANOCA Zone V Youth Games, winning three gold medals on the opening day at Kenyatta University in Nairobi on Wednesday. World Under-20 champion Wilson Chepkwech led the hosts’ charge, winning the boys’ 1,500 metres in 3:46.81 after producing a well-timed finish. Chepkwech, fresh…
