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Somalia President Mohamud to arrive for the UN environment summit in Nairobi

28Feb

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Somalia President Mohamud to arrive for the UN environment summit in Nairobi

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to arrive in Nairobi for the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA6). In a statement on Wednesday, the Head of State at the summit will highlight Somalia's unique environmental challenges. "The challenges particularly will include the climate-induced humanitarian situation in the country by exploring ways to work collaboratively with global partners to build a sustainable future for Somalia," the statement reads. Additionally, President Sheikh will touch on the challenges hampering peace, stability, and sustainable development in the region. He will also discuss how certain destabilising unilateral actions threaten to exacerbate the worsening situation. Apart from the summit, President Sheikh will engage in bila...

Kenyans To Begin Contributing To SHIF In July 2024

26Feb

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health

Kenyans To Begin Contributing To SHIF In July 2024

Kenyans will begin contributing to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in July 2024. Terry Rotich, the acting corporation secretary at the Social Health Authority (SHA) on Monday said payment of contributions and access to healthcare under the scheme will commence on July 1 and not March, as announced earlier. Ms Rotich announced that every Kenyan will be required to apply to the authority for registration as a SHIF member by June 30. SHIF is meant to phase out the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and will scrap the current maximum of Ksh.1,700 contribution, exposing employed Kenyans to higher deductions. Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha had said that payment to the health fund would begin in March. Under the new insurance plan, a hous...

Ruto Signs New Law of Privatisation of state corporates

9Oct

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Ruto Signs New Law of Privatisation of state corporates

President William Ruto has signed into law the Privatisation Bill, 2023 after being passed by the National Assembly in September. The bill, sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, entails a revised regulatory framework for the privatisation of public entities aiming to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Kenya’s productive resources. "It is intended to remove the bureaucratic processes in the privatization of non-strategic or loss-making government entities," reads a report from the National Assembly on Monday. With Ruto's signature now appended to the Bill, the requirement for parliamentary approval has been scrapped and the Privatization Authority will be established. The bill further seeks to encourage more participation of the private sector in ...

Africa Cup of Nations To boost East Africa’s economy

28Sep

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Business, Sports

Africa Cup of Nations To boost East Africa’s economy

Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa has said East Africa’s economy will be boosted through the hotel business during the Africa Cup of Nations in 2027. The 'Pamoja bid' was on Wednesday approved by the Confederation of African Football and the preparation for the biannual tournament is expected to hit top gear following the revelation. Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will jointly host the month-long championship. Speaking in an interview at a local station, Didmus said the three countries will benefit from hosting the first-ever football tournament of such magnitude. "Afcon will most definitely boost the economyof the three hosting East African countries. Considering that we will have many officials and fans traveling from Nairob...

Kenya Set To Host Twin Tourism Expos In November

13Sep

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tourism

Kenya Set To Host Twin Tourism Expos In November

Kenya is gearing up to host the 3rd edition of the East Africa Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) in November this year. Tourism, Wildlife, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza made the announcement on Wednesday during the unveiling of the event scheduled for November 20 - 22, 2023. CS Malonza noted that EARTE will run concurrently with the annual Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE), under the theme dubbed ‘Tourism for Green Growth.’

Kenya, Eritrea Agree To Abolish Visa Requirement For Their Nationals

10Dec

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Africa

Kenya, Eritrea Agree To Abolish Visa Requirement For Their Nationals

Kenya and Eritrea have agreed to abolish Visa requirements for their respective citizens in a move made to advance regional integration. President William Ruto and his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki made the announcement on Friday after holding bilateral talks in Asmara. The two leaders believe the move will bolster bilateral relations, and improve people-to-people ties besides entrenching regional integration. The two leaders further decided to cooperate in the African Union in the “spirit of Pan-Africanism” where they agreed to consult on regional integration for the development of the two nations. The two Heads of State further resolved to work together and consult on regional integration in efforts to safeguard regional peace, security and development in the Horn ...

Kenya Receives Additional Ksh.15.5 Billion Financing From IMF

9Nov

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Kenya Receives Additional Ksh.15.5 Billion Financing From IMF

Kenya has unlocked Ksh.15.5 billion ($127.4 million) in additional financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This follows successful discussions to amend the country’s ongoing program with the multi-lateral lender to provide additional financing. In a statement Tuesday night, the IMF says the extra financing which is equivalent to $162.84 million worth of special drawing rights (SDRs) covers external financing needs resulting from drought and challenging global financing needs. $1=Ksh.121.67 The additional financing is expected to trickle in as part of the ksh 52.4 billion fourth tranche loan from Kenya’s 38-month program which currently awaits the approval of the IMF Executive Board. Kenya had access to up to Ksh.27.2 billion in beyond its Ksh.284.6 billi...

Meghan Markle Said She Wasn’t Perceived As A Black Woman Until She Started Dating Prince Harry

31Aug

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Entertainment

Meghan Markle Said She Wasn’t Perceived As A Black Woman Until She Started Dating Prince Harry

In a conversation with Mariah Carey on her Spotify podcast, Archetypes, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said that she had always been perceived as a biracial woman (as opposed to a Black woman) until she began dating her now-husband, Prince Harry. If there’s any time in my life that it’s been more focused on my race, it’s only once I dated my husband,” Meghan said. “Then I started to understand [what it’s like] to be treated like a Black woman because up until then, I had been treated like a mixed woman, and things really shifted.” Carey and the duchess, who each have one white parent and one Black parent, talked about their mixed-race identities. “I was reading this article about Halle Berry, and they were asking her how she felt being treated as a mixed-race woman in th...

CS Munya announces directive to reduce cost of maize flour

29Jun

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Business

CS Munya announces directive to reduce cost of maize flour

The government has suspended all levies on imports for maize and animal feed products effective July 1, 2022. The announcement was made by Agriculture CS Peter Munya who said that the directive would help bring down the cost of maize flour “The government is looking into ways and means of addressing the cost of unga to bring it down so that consumers can afford it,” CS Munya said after inspecting the importation of maize from Tanzania at the Namanga Border Post. Some of the costs that have been waived include KEBS levy, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) levy, AFRA levy, Port Health Service levy, KRA levy, Railway Development levy, and Importation Declaration Fund levy. Flour companies have also been granted permission to import maize without paying tax duty...

IEBC Clears Irungu Kang’ata To Vie For Murang’a Governor Seat

7Jun

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IEBC Clears Irungu Kang’ata To Vie For Murang’a Governor Seat

Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata has been cleared by the IEBC to run for the Murang'a Governor seat in the upcoming August General Election. Kang'ata was cleared along with his running mate Winnie Mwangi, who had earlier been barred from vying after IEBC determined that she had failed to resign within the legal deadlines. According to reports, Ms Mwangi did not resign by February 9 in violation of the Elections Act, which requires public officers seeking elective seats to resign six months before an election. She was a lecturer at the University of Nairobi for more than 25 years before being chosen as Kang'ata's running mate. Kang'ata, who was swift to respond, attributed the mishap to malice, claiming that candidates in the race had banded together to undermine her ...