William Ruto
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Kenya ships first 54 containers to China, targets $4bn deficit
IN SHORT: Kenya has shipped its first 54 containers to China under the new zero-tariff framework, carrying avocados, coffee, hides, and other goods. The arrangement takes full effect May 1, 2026. Kenya is trying to…
Nairobi hosts Kenya’s biggest investment conference this week
Burundi joins Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Rwanda, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Djibouti, DRC,…
KRA wants VAT on every business in Kenya
The Kenya Revenue Authority wants the VAT registration threshold cut from $39,000 (KES 5 million) to zero, pulling every business in Kenya, from…
China VP arrives as Kenya-China ties deepen
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng arrived in Kenya on March 22 for talks with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the first leg of a nine-day African…
All four SA banks are chasing Kenya
All four of South Africa’s biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA. Absa, Standard Bank and FirstRand are all…
Ruto breaks ground on Kenya’s western SGR
President Ruto broke ground on the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR extension at Suswa on March 19, launching a 371-kilometre railway that will link the…
Kenya’s $38bn fund: bold or borrowed trouble?
President Ruto signed the National Infrastructure Fund into law on March 9, mobilising $38 billion over a decade for roads, rail and energy. The KPC…
Kenya’s Haiti bill: worth it?
Kenya’s second police contingent has returned from Haiti after a mission that cost Sh4.5 billion in nine months, three lives, and significant…
Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles
Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across East…
Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans
Kenya’s Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi secured an agreement in Moscow on March 16 that Russia will stop recruiting Kenyan nationals into its…
Nairobi’s Ksh38bn plan to fix water
Nairobi County has unveiled a Ksh38.1 billion water and sanitation investment under the Ksh80 billion Nairobi Rising urban renewal programme,…
Kenya launches automated SMS traffic fines
Kenya’s NTSA has gone live with the Instant Fines Traffic Management System, a fully automated platform backed by 1,000 smart cameras that issues…
Nairobi floods kill 23, Ruto deploys KDF
President William Ruto has deployed the Kenya Defence Forces and ordered the release of national food reserves after overnight flooding killed at…
Kenya-Uganda SGR breaks ground March 20
President William Ruto has announced that construction of the Kenya-Uganda Standard Gauge Railway link will be formally launched on March 20 in…
Kenya IMF talks end with no deal
An IMF staff mission to Kenya ended without a new lending agreement, with Finance Minister John Mbadi saying talks were very far from a deal, as the…
Kenya Airports Authority Shuts Down Adani Comeback Talk as JKIA Tender Goes Public
Kenya Airports Authority has flatly denied reports that the Adani Group has been quietly re-engaged on the JKIA modernisation project, insisting the…