A deepening drought and food insecurity emergency is tightening its grip across northern and arid regions of Kenya, with 3.27 million people already facing high levels of acute hunger and millions more at risk if expected rains underperform. Latest assessments show that communities across the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) are now entering a dangerous…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesmus Murkomen has reaffirmed the importance of private sector partnerships in accelerating Kenya’s socio-economic transformation. Speaking during the commissioning of new school facilities in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Murkomen said collaboration between government and corporate foundations is critical in ensuring equitable development across the country. “Private sector is an integral partner in our socio-economic…
Ndaba Mandela (centre) with Dr. Wilton George Ekpo Adebowale Mcdonald II, a globally respected legal, financial and investment leader (left), and iBenjamen Adeyanju, a Silicon Valley-based climate innovation & energy access specialist (right) during the briefing. Nairobi, 4 February 2026— African leaders and young people must move beyond rhetoric and recommit to the rule of…
Evangelical Alliance of Kenya Secretary General Rev. Kefa Nyandega addresses the media alongside Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission commissioners and faith leaders during a joint EAK–IEBC prayer breakfast and engagement meeting on preparations for the 2027 General Elections in Nairobi. Photo/courtesy The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya(EAK) and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) has pledged…
Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir describes e-mobility as a game-changer, noting that it is part of the modernisation of transport as well as the national development agenda. President Ruto’s administration is fast-tracking the adoption of electric vehicles because it is a key cog in the national development agenda, Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary…
Kenyan women at a family planning clinic. Global health and human rights organisations have strongly criticised a new United States foreign aid policy that bars most aid recipients from performing or promoting abortion, “gender ideology,” or diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities, warning it will have devastating consequences for health systems and vulnerable populations worldwide….
At a high-level SHE & Rights session jointly hosted by the Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI) alongside partners at the Women Deliver Conference 2026, global women’s rights advocates sounded the alarm over a rising international pushback against gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The session brought together key…
The agreement sets out a framework for collaboration in inclusive entrepreneurship, regenerative agriculture and the productive use of renewable energy, with a focus on expanding opportunities for women and youth. SNV has worked in Kenya since 1967, supporting development at both national and county levels through partnerships with government institutions, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
Different media and CBO’s organizations taking a group photo after a training with Trust lab at Double Tree Hilton Nairobi. As Kenya accelerates its shift towards a digital economy, women and young people who are the most active online users are increasingly finding themselves on the frontline of sophisticated digital threats that are evolving as…
Different media and CBO’s organizations taking a group photo after a training with Trust lab at Double Tree Hilton Nairobi. As Kenya accelerates its shift towards a digital economy, women and young people who are the most active online users are increasingly finding themselves on the frontline of sophisticated digital threats that are evolving as…
