Researchers Wiebe Smit and Kevin Gitau discovered why Kenyan farmers avoid buying crop insurance. They found that insurance companies sell the same products everywhere without considering local weather patterns. Many areas have different climate problems but insurers treat them all the same way. Weather measurement systems often make mistakes because they miss important details like tree cover blocking rain from reaching crops. The team decided to create better solutions instead of just writing reports.
The researchers joined forces with German Agency for International Cooperation and ACRE Africa to fix these problems. They picked four counties to test new ideas using satellite technology that measures rainfall more precisely. This...
Huawei brought two new fitness gadgets to Kenya on June 21. The company released the WATCH FIT 4 Series and Band 10 for people who want to track their health and workouts. These devices first came out around the world back in May. Jin Renbin from Huawei Kenya says the country has become a major place for digital health products. The company wants to give Kenyans the same technology that people use everywhere else.
The WATCH FIT 4 weighs just 27 grams and can run for 10 days without charging. It tracks outdoor activities like swimming and diving up to 40 meters deep. The device uses GPS to follow where people go and shows maps even without internet. Adam Lane from Huawei explains that artificial intelligence helps users understand their...
Kenya's football leaders banned one referee after videos showed him attacking protesters. The football group saw clips on social media that caught the official bothering young people during rallies. Small protests have started around Nairobi as people remember last year's big demonstrations. Armed attackers hurt protesters during Tuesday's march against police violence. Many people filmed these attacks and shared them online.
Bernard Omondi leads the football group's local branch and started looking into what happened. The referee works games for smaller teams around Nairobi but cannot judge any more matches. Video proof showed him fighting against young protesters and police officers during Tuesday's events. He must face the group's...
Many Kenyans leave Nairobi because city life costs more money each year. People find apartments and houses very expensive near the center. They also face crowded streets and noisy neighborhoods every day. Towns like Kitengela and Juja offer cheaper places to live. Families can afford bigger homes outside the busy capital.
Satellite towns sit close enough to Nairobi for easy travel to work. These smaller communities have schools and hospitals for residents. Land prices stay much lower than central city areas. People can build larger houses with gardens and open space. The air feels cleaner and streets stay quieter than downtown areas.
Better roads connect these towns to the main city. The Thika Superhighway and Southern Bypass make...
President William Ruto wants to turn Meru town into Kenya's fifth city. He made this promise during a street meeting at Makutano Junction on Saturday afternoon. Ruto said the town has grown fast and deserves city status like Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nakuru. The president told crowds he already had this idea before Governor Isaac Mutuma asked for it. He plans to spend two billion shillings building sixteen new markets around the area.
Ruto ordered his water minister Eric Mugaa to fix all the sewer problems before December ends. The president believes better sewers and new markets will bring more businesses to Meru. Governor Mutuma had asked Ruto to consider making their region a city because many development projects were already...
President Ruto's helper Farouk Kibet started a special program for poor women around West Pokot. He wants to keep the promises Kenya Kwanza made before winning the election. Women from the area will receive seven million shillings from government leaders. The money came from a big meeting at Sigor Centre where many important people gathered. Leaders want to help women become stronger and have more say in how their communities grow.
Many powerful politicians came to support the women's program. Peter Lochakapong, Kimani Ichung'wah, Simon Kachapin, and other representatives joined the event. They told women to use government programs like Hustle Fund to start businesses and improve their lives. The leaders said women are very important...
Kenya Sevens crushed Côte d'Ivoire 38-0 during their first Rugby Africa Sevens match. The team played under the name Morans and dominated from start to finish. Floyd Wabwire ran fast down the side and scored the opening try. Siketi kicked the extra points to make it 7-0. Wabwire scored again moments later but missed the conversion.
Coach Louis Kisia said his players followed their game plan perfectly. Dennis Abukuse crossed the line for the third try and kicked his conversion. The Morans led 19-0 at halftime after achieving their goal of three first-half tries. Kisia always tells his team to score at least three tries before the break.
New player Matoka made a strong impact after halftime. He dove over the try line but missed his...
Kenya's public universities face serious money problems that could shut them down completely. Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala told university leaders they must make big changes fast. She spoke at a meeting with council heads and said bad management has created huge debts. The universities cannot pay their bills and workers keep going on strike. Many schools might have to close their doors forever.
Three major universities owe the most money to different groups. Kenyatta University owes 12.38 billion shillings to suppliers and government agencies. The University of Nairobi has debts of 12.22 billion shillings that keep growing. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology must pay back 9.13 billion shillings. These...
Government leaders from Kenya Kwanza want police to arrest opposition politicians right away. These leaders spoke at a women's meeting in Kakamega County last week. Moses Wetang'ula, Kimani Ichung'wah, and Farouk Kibet led the group making these demands. They said opposition leaders are causing trouble and making people angry. The government officials believe these politicians are trying to start fights and create chaos.
Wetang'ula told other political leaders they should work together instead of fighting each other. He said politics should be like a game where people compete but stay friends. The speaker wants everyone to live peacefully no matter which community they come from. He asked police and courts to stop the people planning...
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