Kenya
Vai alla Scheda Paese »There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual.
— George Saitoti
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Big Read: Free maternity shunned for traditional birth attendants
With free maternity services not significantly reducing mother and child deaths at birth since their introduction in 2013, focus is turning to traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in the fight against maternal mortality. Some 65 per cent of women in pastoralist communities still seek the services of TBAs instead of delivering ...
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Business: Low supply of sugar in the market pushes prices up
The low supply of sugar in Nakuru supermarkets has continued to push the prices up forcing the retail outlets to repackage their own to meet the current demand.
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Business News: Kenya Power: Technical fault causes blackout in Nairobi, other regions
Kenya Power said on Monday a technical fault at one of its substations in the north of the capital has caused an electricity outage that was affecting Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast regions.
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Business: Kenya Power: Technical fault causes blackout in Nairobi, other regions
Kenya Power said on Monday a technical fault at one of its substations in the north of the capital has caused an electricity outage that was affecting Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast regions.
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Business News: Surveyors to get discounts on Britam products in pact
Members of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) will now benefit from discounted insurance rates from Britam.
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Business: Surveyors to get discounts on Britam products in pact
Members of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) will now benefit from discounted insurance rates from Britam.
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Kenya: Why Uhuru needs more foreign trips to earn respect at home
Even though the Presidency has to be respected, nay, feared, and the Presidency itself has a constitutional right to disrespect everyone it cannot escape blame for the insults thrown its way
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Kenya: Drama as wife storms mum-in-law's house to protest husband's obsession with her food
This sad reality painfully downed on a newly married woman, believed to have horrible cooking skills, at a village in Mulot
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[VIDEO] Governor Mutua hits at 'cowardly' Kalonzo over Wiper expulsion, maintains support for Uhuru
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has hit back at Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka for expelling him from the party. He termed the move as cowardly, adding that he would support President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 8 polls. "Mimi nime furahi sana. Nilikuwa kule kwingine maana nialnza na chama cha wiper. Lakini nilifukuzwa ...
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Business: Demand setback now puts Kenya's mega power plan on the back burner
Lack of demand from large electricity customers has forced the Government to ease up on an ambitious power upgrade plan.
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Business News: It's all systems go as Mombasa port gears up for SGR locomotives arrival
Preparations for the arrival of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) locomotives at the Mombasa Port are in high gear.
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Business: It's all systems go as Mombasa port gears up for SGR locomotives arrival
Preparations for the arrival of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) locomotives at the Mombasa Port are in high gear.
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Business News: Demand setback now puts Kenya's mega power plan on the back burner
Lack of demand from large electricity customers has forced the Government to ease up on an ambitious power upgrade plan.
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Kenya: Don't sign controversial polls law, union urges Uhuru
An umbrella body for trade unions has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta not to assent to the controversial elections law.
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Kenya welcomes China’s ban on ivory trade, says pledge is historic
Kenya has welcomed China’s banning of processing and sale of ivory products by end of next year.
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No more police chase cars for governors - Boinnet
Governors will no longer use police chase cars to move from one place to another, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has said. In a letter addressed to all regional county commanders, Boinnet warned that disciplinary action will be taken against any officer who goes against the directive. “The police ...
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Kenya: I don't want your cash, I just want to see my grandchildren, woman tells her in-law
In the lush green hamlet of Bonsansa in Bobasi, Kisii, 75-year-old Anne Kerubo's life is barren.
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Business: Kenyan economy riding on menial jobs, study shows
By any measure, that's a scandalous indictment for whatever has recently been passing as a national examination system. But that's not the whole story – the real impact of Kenya's sub-par education system will be felt long after the exam system is over.
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Business: Hotels spice up holiday-making with animators
Hospitality, aviation and wildlife expert, Prof Wolfgang Thome told Weekend Business that entertainment at leading resorts is almost a must. “It is evident that along the Kenyan Coast, beach resorts from Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Mombasa all the way to Diani have embraced this concept,'' Wolfgang who is based in Kampala, ...
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Business: Government's long running headache of manning road toll stations
This, he argued, would help the Government raise money to maintain and repair roads. The MP, named by the Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) as S M Kivuitu, noted that Kenyans who own cars were people of means and were making money travelling on the roads and hence should ...
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Cord weighs options after Jubilee marshals numbers to amend election laws
The opposition — which had pledged to take to the streets to protest manual voting backup — is facing a testing moment and weighing its options after a massive setback when the Senate approved the controversial backup system. Cord says manual backup for registration and results transmission will be used ...