Pope Francis has called for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas message, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza. On Wednesday, December 25, he used his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” – “to the city and the world” – […]
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Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to establish a cooperative partnership to become the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, December 23, and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi […]
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Westlands Member of Parliament (MP) Tim Wanyonyi has received a lot of praise from 200 pastors drawn from all African Divine Churches (ADC) clusters across Nairobi. During a gathering at Westlands Primary School, the pastors, who are also members of the ADC Nairobi County Clergy CBO Group and a SACCO, stated that Wanyonyi is a […]
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High Court Judge Chacha Mwita Friday, December 20, said the government made a mistake in introducing new education funding model saying despite it lacking public participation, it is discriminatory as Kenyan students are entitled to education. The court added that it is government’s responsibility to fund public universities, and that by passing the responsibility to […]
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President William Ruto has nominated Mutahi Kagwe, Lee Kinyanjui, and former Kiambu governor William Kabogo, to the Cabinet in a reshuffle that has seen former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Dr Andrew Karanja and his ICT counterpart, Dr Margaret Nyambura, dropped. The two dropped CSs have been nominated to the role of ambassadors, with Ms Ndung’u being […]
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Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has confirmed power supply has been fully restored to all affected areas following a nationwide outage that occurred shortly after midnight. The power blackout caused disruption in most parts of the country, except in the Western and North Rift regions. In a statement released Wednesday, December 18, KPLC said […]
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A hospitality management company in the Middle East and Africa, Aleph Hospitality, has added four new hotels in Ethiopia, further solidifying its market leadership in the region. In 2024 alone, Aleph added 13 new hotels to its portfolio and now boasts an active pipeline of over 30 hotels across the Middle East and Africa. A […]
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Safaricom has launched an exhibition to boost the growth of at least 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through tech and innovation. Themed “Accelerating MSMEs Growth through Adoption of Technology and Innovation”, in addition to showcasing market solutions and connecting people for scalable projects, the exhibition promotes collaborative efforts to strengthen SMEs and the broader business […]
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Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr. Juma Mukhwana, 59, launched an autobiography in a colourful ceremony held at a city club Wednesday, December 11. The book, titled “My Passion for Change”, tells the story of Dr. Mukhwana during his early days, the challenges he went through and the resolve he made to overcome them. Prime Cabinet Secretary […]
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The World Bank has raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world’s underdeveloped nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100bn in total spending power. Donor countries committed $23.7bn to replenish the bank’s concessional lending arm, known as the International Development Association (IDA), a World Bank […]
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