Kenyan News and Politics

Kenya is moving to borrow from Colombia’s bus rapid transit model in Bogota that will see construction of special lanes for high-capacity buses in efforts to decongest Nairobi roads. The Nairobi...

10 of the world's most hated airports The smelliest toilets, the longest queues, the rudest staff ... sometimes air rage feels justified By Jordan Rane 9 November, 2011 There’s a special form of...

Kenya’s 2017-18 budget worsening in fiscal deficit – Analysts By David Indeje / September 12, 2017 July, Fitch Ratings estimated the fiscal deficit to narrow to 6.4 percent of GDP in FY18, as...

Shoprite to expand into Kenya – CEO Retailer looks to take advantage of the growing east African economy. Nqobile Dludla, Reuters / 27 February 2018 09:47 No comments so far...

IN SUMMARY Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa comes in third at $6 billion (Sh618 billion), while Kigali (Rwanda) is fourth at $2 billion. Uganda and Burundi were not included in the study. The World...

Following the issue of the $2 billion (Sh202 billion) Eurobond, Kenya’s debt levels have hit a new depth. Since 2013, we have seen an increase in the appetite for debt. What is a Eurobond...

Kenyan diaspora up in arms over raised passport fees TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27 2018 Kenyan passport. This current generation will be used till 2019. PHOTO | EMMA NZIOKA | NATION MEDIA GROUP In...

Dar es salaam Vs Nairobi, where i would rather live. JANUARY 10, 2015 ~ LYLAC DAR ES SALAAM CITY I once was irked by everything about this city that i have grown to love. The heat, the slow...

A politician of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) was killed with machetes on Thursday night at his home. The party has termed the murder a “political...

Tanzania to become a top producer of graphite TanzaniaEnergy Economic News 26 Feb 2018 Ongoing foreign investment is setting Tanzania up to become one of the largest graphite producers worldwide...

ODM’s move to revamp itself and lieutenants launching vicious attacks on the three Nasa principals has been described as a strategy to exit the coalition. Members of Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC...

Cargo Destined to Uganda to Take Four Days From Dar Port original article on EA Business Kampala — The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has said the revival of the central corridor could leverage...

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has dismissed a petition filed by a city lawyer seeking the removal of Chief Justice David Maraga and six other Judiciary officers from office. Mr. Muturi...

Al-Shabaab terrorists kill 3 teachers at Kenya school Militants also plant bombs along road leading to school to deter rescue and police services home > todays headlines, africa16.02.2018...

MBUNGE katika Bunge la Kaunti ya Uasin Gishu amesema, lugha ya Kiingereza inamsumbua kuelewa kile kinachozungumzwa bungeni. Mbunge huyo, Hillary Rono ambaye ni mwakilishi katika Kata ya Kipkenyo...

Secrecy shrouds Kenya’s $2b Eurobond as Treasury mandarins withhold details SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich accompanied by Solicitor General Njee Muturi...

ADVERTISEMENT NEWS Kenya’s public debt crosses Sh4.5trn mark TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2018 7:00 BY BRIAN NGUGI Kenya’s public debt has for the first time exceeded the Sh4.5 trillion mark...

Tanzania: New railway set to be the new regional gateway The government of Tanzania, acting through Reli Assets Holding Company (RAHCO), has invited firms to bid for a feasibility study and...

Kenya raises $2bn in long-dated debt despite IMF row East African nation taps bond markets after Fund withholds credit facility Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens...

At least 3.4 million Kenyans face starvation - Red Cross Feb. 20, 2018, 3:00 pm By WAMBUGU KANYI FACEBOOK Turkana women carry firewood within Kalobeyei Settlement outside Kakuma refugee camp...