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Kenya Brady advances from mechanic to aerospace engineer
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Kenya Brady has moved from automotive repair and boat manufacturing into aerospace leadership, most recently joining Pratt & Whitney as an SEV Engineer.
WHX Nairobi aligns with Kenya’s SHA shift as hospitals face new procurement deadlines
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Kenya’s move from NHIF to the Social Health Authority is forcing hospitals to update equipment, digital systems and procurement plans on a tighter schedule.
Kenya harvests first enset crop in historic cross-border trial
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Researchers in Kenya have harvested the first cultivated enset plant ever grown on Kenyan soil, marking a four-year collaboration led by Alabaster International and partners from Ethiopia and Kenya.
AIOTF buys CPAT Technologies to expand health traceability in Africa
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AIOTF Software acquired Brampton-based CPAT Technologies to combine AI inferencing with GS1-aligned pharmaceutical traceability tools.
Queue Associates launches Africa unit in Nairobi
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Queue Associates has opened Queue Associates Worldwide Solutions Africa Ltd in Nairobi to expand Microsoft-based enterprise services across Kenya and the wider African market.
WHX returns to Nairobi as East Africa's healthcare market expands
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WHX will return to Nairobi from Sept. 16-18, 2026, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre for its 10th edition, drawing more than 5,500 attendees and 200-plus exhibitors from over 30 countries.
Kenya widows’ rights bill faces push to pass before session ends
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Equality Now and CTWOO are urging Kenya’s Parliament to pass the Widowed Persons Protection Bill, 2026, before the current session ends.
Dr. Pius Kamau releases memoir on colonial Kenya and medical career
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Denver thoracic surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Pius Kamau has published a new memoir with Koehler Books about his path from a village in colonial Kenya to medicine in the United States.
TGUP launches junior science lab kit for Kenyan schools
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The Global Uplift Project has released a junior version of its Science Lab in a Box for junior high schools in Africa, with Kenya as the first market.
Avocado oil market seen hitting $1.67 billion by 2035
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The global avocado oil market is projected to rise from $608.84 million in 2024 to $1.67 billion by 2035, driven by premium cooking demand, clean-label buying and broader use in food, personal care and industrial products.
World Food Prize Foundation honors African agri-food innovators in Nairobi
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The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Nairobi, recognizing African leaders advancing food security, youth development and crop innovation.
World Food Prize Foundation brings DialogueNEXT to Nairobi
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Agricultural leaders, ministers and innovators are meeting in Nairobi this week for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a World Food Prize Foundation event focused on agri-tech, regulation and food systems.
Brenda Stevens recognized for advancing Ohio entrepreneurs
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Influential Women is spotlighting Brenda Stevens, MA, CBA®, for more than three decades of work in entrepreneurship, workforce development, higher education, and community leadership.
AURA taps Google Maps Platform to sharpen emergency response routing
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AURA is rolling out Google Maps Platform across its responder apps, customer apps and dispatch systems in South Africa, Kenya, the UK and the U.S. The integration is meant to improve route accuracy, ETA precision and live traffic intelligence for…
Africa PPP 2026 heads to Nairobi with focus on bankable infrastructure
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Africa PPP 2026 will return to Nairobi in November with a push to turn infrastructure plans into financeable projects and delivery partnerships.
EPC Energy lands Kenya solar-plus-storage contract
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EPC Energy has won a contract to build and maintain the Maingi Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Project in Nakuru County, Kenya.
Wawira Njiru wins German Africa Prize 2026
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Kenyan social innovator Wawira Njiru has received the German Africa Prize 2026 for turning school feeding into a model for jobs, local food systems and economic development.
Bower raises $2M to bring ambient intelligence to the lab
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Bower, a Gold Coast startup, raised AUD $2 million in pre-seed funding to build AI that captures and structures scientific work at the bench.
KeraLink International tops 4 million lives impacted
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KeraLink International says it has now impacted more than 4 million lives through global vision care programs, with nearly 3 million of those reached since January 2025. The milestone underscores the nonprofit’s push to expand access to eye care,…
Alabaster International to host immersive gala for women-led food security in Africa
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Alabaster International will hold ETCHED on Sept. 12 at Serendipity Labs Costa Mesa to raise money for its enset program and spotlight women smallholder farmers in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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