Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has warned Mbeere North constituents against supporting opposition candidates who previously served in senior government roles but failed to deliver meaningful development. While rallying for United Democratic Alliance hopeful Leonard Wamuthende, Kindiki criticized former officials who allegedly prioritized sabotage over service before losing their positions and shifting allegiances.
The deputy president portrayed the by-election as a choice between continued infrastructure progress under Kenya Kwanza or alignment with adversaries seeking political retribution. He praised Wamuthende for maintaining respectful campaign conduct and articulating concrete plans to advance stalled initiatives within the...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim touched down in Nairobi to commence a state visit centered on expanding collaboration between the two nations in digital technology, housing development, and educational programs. President William Ruto hosted a banquet for the visiting leader, who arrived with trade and investment ministers following attendance at the G20 gathering in Johannesburg. Formal ceremonies and bilateral negotiations between delegations were scheduled at the State House, while business forums brought together approximately 200 representatives from both economies.
Kenya ranks as Malaysia's third-largest African trade partner, with exchanges totaling roughly 178.5 billion shillings last year. The visiting premier planned...
Kenya and Uganda will begin construction of a Standard Gauge Railway extension from Naivasha to Kampala next year, with plans to eventually reach Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo border. President William Ruto disclosed the joint infrastructure initiative while attending groundbreaking ceremonies for the Devki Mega Steel Project in Tororo District alongside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
Both nations have agreed to share ownership of the petroleum pipeline infrastructure and expand its reach across the region. The Kenyan government plans to divest 65 percent of Kenya Pipeline Company shares through the Nairobi Securities Exchange, welcoming investment from East African Community members. Ruto emphasized that enhanced...
Two Kenya Kwanza coalition members have declared gubernatorial campaigns against Trans Nzoia's incumbent George Natembeya, setting up an internal party contest ahead of the next election cycle. Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha and ex-Kiminini legislator Chris Wamalwa announced their intentions after consulting with Luhyia community representatives, with both seeking the Ford Kenya nomination to challenge the first-term governor.
Nakhumicha stated her clan had endorsed a shift from pursuing the Woman Representative position to mounting a gubernatorial bid, while Wamalwa emphasized his outreach would expand beyond ethnic lines despite beginning with one of the county's largest voting blocs. The duo faces a primary battle...
Kenyan men are increasingly choosing vasectomy as a contraceptive method, with national health data showing 379 procedures performed last year and 366 completed so far this year. MSI Kenya health supervisor Sham Musyoki attributes the uptick to awareness campaigns conducted with the Ministry of Health that challenge misconceptions about the surgery affecting sexual function or hormone levels. The organization has trained medical personnel and equipped facilities in middle- and lower-income Nairobi neighborhoods to expand access.
Community advocates like WO, a Mukuru Kwa Reuben resident who chose the procedure after his fourth child was born, have promoted vasectomy through churches, public transport, and social platforms. The father...
Gwanda District farmers received soil auger drilling equipment through a humanitarian program addressing labor challenges associated with conservation agriculture methods that require extensive manual hole preparation. The German-funded initiative distributed machines to 172 participants across 15 cooperative groups who can complete plot preparation in under an hour compared with multiple days using hand tools.
Beneficiary Silibaziso Nyoni, age 66, welcomed the technology that eliminates physically demanding excavation work previously deterring older cultivators from adopting climate-resilient farming practices promoted by authorities targeting 14 million conservation plots during the upcoming cropping cycle. Provincial agricultural...
Kenneth Nyakujawa, a district officer with the Ministry of Public Works and director of Rota Cons Engineering, received a 12-month prison term after admitting he steered a school painting contract worth over two thousand dollars toward his private firm without disclosing the conflict to government authorities. Bulawayo Provincial Magistrate Richard Ramaboea suspended half the sentence contingent on good behavior and converted the remainder to 210 hours of community service at Nkulumane Police Station.
Prosecutors established that Nyakujawa evaluated renovation requirements at Founders High School before recommending his enterprise as a substitute for ministry painters, then supervised the administration block project while...
President Mnangagwa will participate in the seventh African Union-European Union Summit, addressing multilateral cooperation between continents that together represent over 40 percent of United Nations membership. Angolan head of state João Lourenço and European Council President António Costa will jointly chair proceedings marking 25 years of formalized partnership between the regional blocs, with participation from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and African Union Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
The gathering provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to advance diplomatic engagement with European counterparts while leaders discuss infrastructure development, climate resilience, conflict prevention and trade...
Zimbabwean manufacturers report that fake merchandise has eroded revenues, damaged brand credibility, and compromised consumer safety across multiple industries. SeedCo agronomist Wallace Banda told a Bulawayo consumer protection forum that imitation agricultural inputs sold at reduced prices deliver poor harvests while undermining authentic seed sales through deceptive packaging that mimics licensed products.
Eversharp sales manager Julian Mbono said counterfeit writing instruments flood regional markets at quarter-price rates, costing the sole domestic pen producer substantial export income and client confidence. Treger Products marketing director Sithokozile Ndlovu described copied enamel cookware bearing replicated labels and...
