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Capital Markets Drive Measured Confidence in Kenya’s 2026 Economic Outlook

Nairobi Security Exchange (NSE) CEO Frank Mwiti. Photo / Courtesy Kenya is heading into 2026 with renewed, though measured, confidence as stronger capital market performance, moderating inflation and improving macroeconomic coordination help steady the economy amid ongoing fiscal and global headwinds. This outlook was highlighted during the 2026 Economic Outlook Breakfast, convened by the Kenya…

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Tofauti Lifestyle Launches 37byINEZA, a Project Set to Transform Nairobi’s Housing Landscape

Officials and patners pose for a photo during 37byINEZA ground breaking ceremony on Friday 30, 2026 Tofauti Lifestyle Ltd. has begun construction on 37byINEZA, an upscale residential project that is expected to completely transform Nairobi’s luxury housing market. The project, which has 37 roomy five-bedroom townhouses with domestic staff quarters (DSQ) and is ideally situated…

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AMREF Flying Doctors Inspire Resilience and Renewal at Mutuya Comprehensive School

AMREF Flying Doctors officials and partners seal the commitment for the construction of a new classroom block at Mutuya Comprehensive School on Friday, January 30, 2026. AMREF Flying Doctors has on Friday officially launched a Community Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative themed “Healing Beyond Tragedy” at Mutuya Comprehensive School in Mwihoko, Kiambu County. The initiative,…

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Call on President to Declare GBV and Femicide a National Disaster

Participants from the African Women Leadership Network (AWLN-Kenya) Chapter. The African Women Leadership Network (AWLN-Kenya) Chapter is calling on President William Ruto to declare gender-based violence (GBV) and related forms of violence a national disaster. The group says the rising rate of GBV and femicide in Kenya continues to pose a grave threat to women…

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Airtel Africa’s Total Customer Base Increase By 10% To 179.4 Million, Supported By A Customer-Centric Strategy

Airtel-Africa-9M-Infographic. NAIROBI, JANUARY 30, 2026 – Airtel Africa’s total customer base increased by 10% to 179.4 million for the period ended December 31, 2025, supported by a customer-centric strategy that continues to underpin strong operating momentum, with increased network investment, digitization, and innovative new partnerships, demonstrating tangible progress in delivering our strategic priorities. The Group’s…

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Global Gender Equality Gains Under Threat as Rights Groups Call for Urgent Action Through UN Accountability Mechanisms

Advocates urge governments to “walk the talk” on promises made for gender equality and the human right to health as anti-rights pushback intensifies worldwide As 2026 begins, the world remains dangerously off track in delivering on gender equality and the human right to health, with decades of commitments failing to translate into meaningful change. New…

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Konza Technopolis Links MSMEs, Innovators and Partners to Drive Technology-Led Growth

Partners, MSMEs and Innovators pose for a photo in Konza Technopolis after completing an intensive two days MSME–Innovator Connect Forum aimed to nurture the growth of MSMES in Kenya through innovative, technology-led collaboration KONZA TECHNOPOLIS, Kenya – January 29, 2026 — Konza Technopolis has brought together micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), local technology innovators…

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Regional Leaders Push for Strong Monitoring to Turn Biodiversity Restoration Pledges into Action

Participants of the Subregional Workshop on Biodiversity Monitoring and Reporting in relation to Target 2 of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa have been urged to fast-track ecosystem restoration efforts by strengthening monitoring, reporting, and data systems to ensure global biodiversity commitments translate into real change on the ground….

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Global Health Groups Condemn New US Foreign Aid Rules as ‘Ideological’ and Harmful to Vulnerable Communities

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….

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