By Sharon Atieno Kenya Airways (KQ) has strengthened its fleet with the addition of a Boeing 737-800, increasing its total number of aircraft to 35. The new plane, which has a capacity of 170 seats, is part of the airline’s ongoing fleet expansion strategy aimed at increasing capacity, enhancing operational efficiency, and meeting the growing…
Group Managing Director ML Sharma speaking during a press briefing. By Sharon Atieno Rainbow Agrosciences has convened a conference with its Business Partners, bringing together business leaders, distributors and farmers from across the region to address pressing challenges in agriculture. Under the theme Kenya and Partner Nations’ Agricultural Sector, the conference underscored the company’s commitment…
His Excellency President William Ruto has presided over the signing of contracts worth KES 10 billion for the implementation of solar electrification projects across 14 counties to enhance electricity access in remote and rural parts of Northern Kenya, powering the growth of enterprises and expansion of economic opportunities in the underserved regions. The initiative, financed…
Eng Dr. Laban Kiplagat (center),German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ,Senior Policy Officer Theresa Herbold (R) and Gender Unit at the State Department for Agriculture Elizabeth Yegon (L) during a press briefing By Sharon Atieno The State Department for Agriculture in partnership with German government through GIZ has hosted a high – level…
By Sharon Atieno Africa Media Festival, in collaboration with Baraza Media Lab has convened a high-level media roundtable themed Innovation: AI for Sustainable Media Futures with the aim of exploring AI adoption and examining AI’s disruptive impact in the media sector. This comes after recognizing a shift in Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerging as both a…
Equity Group Foundation has selected 750 top-performing secondary school graduates to join its esteemed Equity Leaders Program (ELP), a pre-university internship initiative aimed at nurturing future leaders. The scholars, who excelled in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), will embark on a six-month paid internship at Equity Bank branches nationwide before transitioning to…
CEO of Glass House PR Mary Njoki: Honored for Leadership and Global Impact in Strategic Communications Mary Njoki, Founder and CEO of Glass House Public Relation ( PR) Limited, has been selected to join the judging panel of the esteemed SABRE Awards Africa 2025, an honor that underscores her exceptional leadership and the growing influence…
Bunge La Mwananchi has expressed its deep gratitude to President William Ruto for his unwavering support of Raila Amolo Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship. In a statement issued by the office of the chairman,Bunge la Mwananchi the grassroots movement also congratulated Raila for presenting a visionary and transformative agenda for the…
Recent claims that millers are unwilling to purchase local wheat, leaving farmers in Narok County with unsold stock worth Kshs 50 billion, have been dismissed as inaccurate and misleading regarding Kenya’s wheat production and market dynamics sector. According to the Cereal Millers Association (CMA), Kenya produces only a small fraction of its national wheat demand,…
Public health services across Kenya are set to face major disruptions as the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) announced the resumption of their nationwide strike, effective midnight. The industrial action follows the government’s failure to implement the Return-To-Work Formula signed in September last year. KUCO Secretary-General George Gibore, speaking at a press briefing in…
