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Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 with the GDP accelerating to about 5.4 per cent from 4.8 per cent in 2022. This is according to the latest edition of Kenya Economic Update by World Bank, which says the growth is despite the tough macro economic environment experienced this...

Kenya railways has been a SOE(State owned enterprise) that has been making huge losses over the last several decades. This culminated with the company making a huge operating loss of close to KSHS 10.5 billion in the year FY 2021/2022. A turn around initiative instituted by the former regime has...

Started under the Uhuru regime, the first phase of the envisioned Mombasa commuter rail is almost complete. The first phase is an MGR link from the SGR terminus into Mombasa CBD. The first phase has seen a 480m long railway bridge constructed across the Makupa causeway along the already finished...

All data suggest Azimio coalition has majority control in parliament. If Dr. William Ruto wins the presidency how will he manage to push his agenda in parliament, if Azimio stands on a zero cooperation principle? Also how will he push his agenda in Nairobi where UDA won the governor position...

Kenya has surpassed South Africa to become Africa’s top exporter of avocados. In Central Kenya in particular, where the majority of the country’s small-scale avocado farmers are found, coffee bushes are fast being replaced by avocado trees. A problem surrounding this new production is theft...

That Nairobi is currently a huge construction site is not in doubt. Here are a select few projects that will change the face of Nairobi over the next 2 years and cement Nairobi as the preferred Business hub of sub-Saharan Africa. Nairobi commuter Rail (Phase 2) After an outstanding two...

Nairobi has been ranked Africa’s leading business travel destination for 2020 by the 27th installment of the World Travel Awards. The awards also ranked Kenya as Africa’s Leading Destination. The news was unveiled during the inaugural Africa Winners Day hosted by World Travel Awards– a global...

Kenya is Africa’s largest producer of geothermal energy. This performance was achieved after the completion of several projects; including the Menengai geothermal power plant in western Kenya. According to media reports, the East African country has increased its production from 168 MW to 745 MW...

Let us take time to remember those who died protecting the world from the tyrannical regime of Adolf Hitler ===== IN MEMORY OF FALLEN SOLDIERS Kenyan soldiers who died in the second world war were earlier today commemorated at the commonwealth war graves in Nairobi. However, some of the...

After water, hospitals and 400 km of tarmac roads in the slum areas of Nairobi, GOK has set its eyes on the education infrastructure within the urban poor areas of Nairobi. In partnership with Germany and Kuoni Architects, GOK has undertaken a kshs 5 billion project to transform public primary...

Hospitals Nairobi metropolitan services (nms) has started the construction of 24 public hospitals in all the informal settlements in Nairobi. 10 of the new hospitals will be level two and three and the rest will be level 4 hospitals. All the hospitals will require kes 2.8 billion to construct...

Safal Building Systems Business Head Manish Garg demonstrates to Machakos County Deputy Governor Francis Maliti Steel coils going through profiling Surf building for pre engineered buildings Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM) Off Mombasa Road) October 1, 2020. Image: CHARLENE MALWA Mabati Rolling...

It was announced by the Chief of staff in the office of the president Mr. Nzioka Waita, that another expressway from Mau-summit to Malaba at the Kenya-Uganda border will come up soon after the Rironi-Mau summit expressway(190 km) is completed. I also have sources privy to the project that...

With the continued economic problems in sadc's largest economy and the second largest economy in Africa, residents have turned to looting the rail infrastructure. Overhead electrical wires have been stolen and train stations are stripped bare. Already struggling with a crumbing road network...

On september 29, His excellency president Uhuru Kenyatta left for france on arriving he was received by his counterpart emmanuel macron at the elysee palace. During their talks it was noted by both presidents that Kenya forms an important partner to France and the european union, the french...

His excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta is in a hurry to finish a lot of projects that will forever entrench his legacy as one of Africa's greatest builders. Roads Nairobi Region: i) Nairobi expressway U/C (27.1 km) running from mlolongo to JKIA and ending up in westlands, this elevated 8,6 and...

After the Huawei saga,Kenya has been thrust into the centre of yet another fresh row between the US and China over a multi-billion dollar space programme that Washington says will put its dominance at risk. The US space agency NASA on Wednesday warned that Beijing was using the space deal with...

A silent tide is coming to take over the informal trade in Kenya. GOK and County Governments in collaboration with the world bank are undertaking a kes 33 billion project to construct modern, mega fresh produce markets across the country. The markets will come fully equipped with necessary...

Nairobi commuter rail a project funded by the world bank to the tune of $290 million has started taking shape . The start date of the service is October 2020. Here is a list of what has been done and what is still in progress. Track Already 160 km of 200 km of rail has been rehabilitated in...

Construction The new housing units built by GOK along park road ,ngara area, kiambu county,machakos county, kisumu county are ready for occupation. Park road project having 1800 units while the Ngara project has 1400 units. All units in these areas will be allocated by the end of the year...