What Next for “Baba” Raila Odinga?
Thousands of NASA supporters’ leader Raila Odinga gathered in Nairobi Tuesday 30th ahead of a ceremony to swear him in as the People’s President, three months after he claims an election was stolen from...
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Who Will Blink First; Hours to NASA’s Swearing in
It is just hours to the much awaited swearing in of Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka as the People’s President and Deputy President respectively set for 30th January. This is the 3rd time that...
Uhuru Kenyatta Nominates New Cabinet Secretaries
Kenyan President Uhuru has added more names to the list of cabinet secretaries. 7 cabinet secretaries failed to retain their positions that is Judy Wakhungu (Environment), Cleopa Mailu (Health), Dan Kazungu (Mining), Phylis Kandie...
Pangolin Scales and Ivory Siezed in Ivory Coast
The ban on ivory sales in China in 2017 was a move that was seen as one that would fight endangered African elephants, however smuggling of illegal ivory into Asian countries is still ongoing....
Curtains Fall for South African Jazz Legend
Legendary Jazz musician Hugh Ramapolo Masekela died on Tuesday 23 January at 78 after battling prostate cancer, which was diagnosed in 2008. He was born on April 4, 1939.He was a South African trumpeter,...
George Weah is Sworn In
Liberian President George Weah has appointed the first members of his cabinet, all of them men, largely naming party allies but picking a foreign minister close to former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Weah was...
World Bank Launches NAGRIP
The World Bank has launched the National Agriculture & Rural Inclusive Growth project (NAGRIP) that will be rolled out in 21 counties in Kenya. Agriculture is one of the highest contributors to Kenya’s gross...
14th Edition of the SOYA Awards
World Paralympic champion Samuel Muchai was crowned the 2017 Sports Personality of the year in the SOYA awards gala held Wednesday night at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Muchai who won a gold medal...
Presidential directive can be a boon for globalization of SMEs if well implemented
President Uhuru Kenyatta, in his inauguration for the second term in office as president of the republic of Kenya, directed that all Africans wishing to visit Kenya be issued with visas at various points...
Tilisi opens gateway for cost-reduced warehousing for bottle-necked producers
Tilisi developments has become one of the first developers in Kenya to provide plug-and-play plots for companies needing new warehouses, with infrastructure now under construction that will cut building costs radically – by up...
