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Kenya’s 1950 Kolloa massacre: Britain won’t own up to its co...
Modern Ghana
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In 1950, British forces killed at least 29 civilians in one of the deadliest, but least chronicled, episodes of colonial violence in Kenya. Armed soldiers killed at least 29 civilian members of Dini ya Msambwa, a spiritual and anti-colonial...
Kenyans Warned Against Toxic Fish in Circulation
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 12, 2025
Kenyans may be consuming fish not fit for human consumption after the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen unearthed a syndicate harvesting toxic fish and repackaging it as Tilapia from Kisumu. Speaking in Nakuru County, where he was...
DAAD, CUE push for AI integration in higher education
Star
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DAAD Director Dr. Dorothee Weyler, together with Commission for University Education, CEO Prof Mike Kuria, Ministry of Education Secretary, State Department for Higher Education Dr. Carol Hunja, and other officials, addressing journalists during...
Kenyan activist tries to block new Ritz-Carlton safari lodge opening
The Straits Times
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August 12, 2025
MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya - When Ritz-Carlton opens its first safari lodge on Friday in Kenya's Maasai Mara reserve, guests will pay nightly rates starting from $3,500 per person for tented suites with private decks overlooking a river...
What a mobile cinema means for film distribution in Rural Kenya
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 14, 2025
The Kenya Film Classification Board unveiled the cine-mobile truck, a flagship of the organisation’s Sinema Mashinani initiative, at the recent International Youth Day celebrations in Kakamega. The Cine-Mobile is no ordinary truck. It boasts a...
Kenya, Iran Set 60-Day Deadline for New Deal
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 12, 2025
Kenya and Iran have agreed to establish a joint committee to lift the ban on Kenyan tea exports to the Arab country within the next 60 days. According to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the formation of the committee will be...
Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway: Govt rejects proposal by Kenyan firm to build 459km road
TUKO
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August 12, 2025
The government projected the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway to begin in 2026 The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) committee received a proposal for the construction and funding of the KSh 468 billion project in May 2025 PPP...
Unlocking the Digital Health Triangle: Transforming UHC and Primary Care through Technology in East Africa
South Africa Today
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August 13, 2025
As Kenya positions itself as a regional hub for healthcare innovation, a high-level networking event hosted in Nairobi by WHX brought together key public and private stakeholders for a focused conversation on the future of Universal Health...
Kenya, California deepen ties in climate action, technology, and trade
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 11, 2025
Kenya and the US State of California are deepening cooperation in innovation, sustainability, and shared prosperity, with a strong focus on climate action, clean energy, and advanced technology. Speaking in Nairobi while hosting a high-level...
Central Bank of Kenya cuts base lending rate, signals cheaper loans for borrowers
TUKO
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August 13, 2025
The Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its meeting on Tuesday, August 12 The Monetary Policy Committee, chaired by CBK governor Kamau Thugge, explained why it cut the Central Bank Rate (CBR) MPC piled pressure on...
Kenyan farmers use bees and sesame to keep away marauding elephants
Associated Press
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August 12, 2025
TAITA TAVETA, Kenya (AP) — For farmers in the Taita hills in southern Kenya, elephants are a menace: they raid crops and will occasionally injure or even kill people. Farmer Richard Shika, 68, has had some close encounters. “One time, I was trying...
‘Pak-Kenya bilateral trade rises to $950m’
Business Recorder
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August 14, 2025
KARACHI: Bilateral trade between Pakistan and Kenya surged to $950 million in the last fiscal year, reflecting steady growth in economic ties between the two countries. As the nation celebrates the 78th Independence Day, Rafiq Suleman, President...
Scientists SOLVE the mystery of why a cup of tea just doesn't taste the same on holiday - and say there's a simple solution
Daily Mail
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August 11, 2025
By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 10:10 EDT, 11 August 2025 | Updated: 10:10 EDT, 11 August 2025 If there's one thing Brits are unwilling to compromise on, it's a cup of tea. So it's endlessly frustrating that a cuppa brewed...
Kenya’s Mobile and Internet Use Is Growing but Rural Areas Still Lag Behind
Techweez
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August 11, 2025
Mobile and internet use in Kenya is on the rise, but a new report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reveals that deep disparities between urban and rural areas continue to slow...
Kenya, California to collaborate on AI, clean energy and trade: Ruto
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 11, 2025
President William Ruto hosts a delegation of California State Secretaries and private sector at State House, Nairobi on August 11, 2025. | PHOTO: PCS Kenya and the U.S. state of California are strengthening cooperation in technology, climate...
Kenya becomes 10th African nation to eliminate sleeping sickness
Down to Earth
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Kenya has successfully eradicated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed August 8, 2025. This marked the country's second victory over a neglected tropical disease following the...
Inside Government’s Plan to Fix Kenya’s Drug Shortages
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 13, 2025
The government has intensified efforts to overhaul Kenya's supply chain, with President William Ruto personally challenging the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) to achieve a 100 per cent order fill rate as soon as possible. Ruto spoke...
Iran, Kenya set $1 billion annual trade target: agri. min
Mehr News Agency
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August 13, 2025
Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh made the remarks at the 7th Session of the Kenya-Iran Joint Commission for Cooperation, held in Nairobi, emphasizing the strategic geographical situation of the Republic of Kenya in eastern Africa. The economic...
How Sustainable Tech Is Transforming Industries
TechTrendsKE
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August 13, 2025
We are in an era where companies, from large corporations to small enterprises, are all moving in the same direction, integrating sustainability into their daily operations. Innovators and policymakers have developed numerous sustainable...
Kenyan tech group unveils cloud AI lab to boost jobs and innovation
The Standard
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Siscom staff, partners and their community of developers at 1% Cloud and AI Lab during a past event in Nairobi. Photo/ Courtesy A coalition of leading Kenyan technology organizations has joined forces to launch the “1% Cloud and AI Lab,” a...