NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 23 — President William Ruto has appointed the former Chief of Defence Forces Gen (Rtd) Julius Karangi, who served during President Mwai Kibaki’s reign, as the Chairperson of the National Council for…
Last month, my friend Mueni bought a 250-grammes packet of Kenyan coffee beans in Paris at 9 Euros (Sh1,200). This means that 1 kilo of these coffee beans goes for Sh4,800. Meanwhile coffee farmers in…
NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 20 – The country’s HIV war has received a major boost after the country was elected vice chair of the UNAIDS Programme Coordination Board, putting it firmly on the decision table of the key global…
Almost four out of ten Kenyans are poor. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, nearly ten million of the remaining 30.39 million are classified as ‘floating middle-class.’ This means that they are one…
Almost four out of ten Kenyans are poor. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, nearly ten million of the remaining 30.39 million are classified as ‘floating middle-class.’ This means that they are one…
I have always been a car enthusiast since my childhood. My father Bishop Kalua had a short stint as a pioneering owner of a matatu plying the Nairobi West route. Back in the late seventies, he owned…
President William Ruto’s government is now fully constituted following the swearing in of 51 Principal Secretaries yesterday. Their appointments were gazetted on Thursday after the National Assembly concluded debate on their vetting reports. The exercise had been…
Millions of vehicles snake their way on our roads daily as Kenyans travel to and from work. As much as this leads to the never-ending traffic jams, it also signifies immense opportunity in Kenya’s automotive…
Kenya is one of the most ecologically rich countries in the world. The country boasts a wide range of ecosystems including coastal, dryland, mountainous and savannah grassland, with extensive genetic diversity. These diverse ecosystems are…
Environmentalists have warned that reintroduction of the outlawed shamba system will deplete the already deteriorated forests. Addressing mourners during the burial of Baringo deputy governor Charles Kipng’ok, on Saturday, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced that the government…