Al-Shabaab attacks Wajir police station to free terrorists
Somalia-based rag-tag militia Al-Shaabab on Tuesday evening staged an attack on Dadajabula Police Station in Wajir, some 683 kilometres from the capital Nairobi. A local...
Category : KENYA
Kenya sells link road to trucks, terms it ‘faster’
Kenya’s Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Co-ordination Authority is pushing to have long distance hauliers use the Kenya-Tanzania link road to boost cross-border trade. The...
Midair scare forces Kenyan plane to make emergency landing
A passenger plane on Monday caused a scare after a wheel dropped off midair, moments after take-off from Lodwar airstrip in Turkana County, northern Kenya....
The underworld of cultism in Kenya and the world
Cultism has recently become a buzzword in Kenya, with police and crime busters linking murders to the beliefs of the underworld. On October 24, the...
East Africa targets pension funds to spur capital markets
The lack of engagement in local stock markets by institutional investors is one of the reasons why the stock markets in Africa are not as...
Oil dealers now prefer Dar es Salaam to Mombasa port
The $60 tariff per 1,000 litres on transported fuel through Kenya Pipeline is costing Kenya revenue as landlocked countries turn to Tanzania’s Central Corridor. The...
Kenyan envoy faults anti-terror financing efforts
Kenya is asking the international community to target informal sources of finances for groups like al-Shabaab, that have managed to remain active despite military losses,...
Safaricom taps former EABL finance director as new CEO
Kenya telco Safaricom has appointed former East African Breweries Limited (EABL) finance director Peter Ndegwa as its new chief executive. “Safaricom Plc board of directors...
Kenyan teacher Erick Ademba scoops AU continental award
Mr Erick Ademba, a teacher at Asumbi Girls High School, was on Wednesday among three African teachers to get Africa Union award for their outstanding...
Kenya: Safaricom removes time limits on data bundles
Kenya’s biggest communication firm Safaricom on Wednesday abolished expiry dates on data packages it offers, in what it said was to celebrate 19 years in...
