Kenya Takes Big Step Forward with Turkish Combat Drones.
Kenya's air force got its first batch of Turkish combat drones. At least six Bayraktar TB2 drones landed in Kenya after its crews trained in Turkey.
The deal marked a key point for both sides. Pictures on social media showed Kenyan teams learning to fly the drones in Turkey last August. Baykar Defence, the Turkish maker, shared news of the sale when the Kenyan pilots finished their classes at the Keşan center.
These drones pack quite a punch. They can stay in the air for 27 hours straight. They carry special bombs guided by lasers. Many say these drones change how modern wars are fought.
Kenya wants to use these drones against threats near its borders. The main target? Al...
Uganda's Big Count Shows Wide Gaps Between Rich and Poor.
A new count of Uganda's people reveals deep splits in their lifestyles. The 2024 census found that many still lack basic needs, from clean water to schools.
Eight out of ten homes can get good water, but less than half have safe toilets, and some have no toilets at all. People in rural areas face the worst problems.
Power remains scarce for many. Just over half the homes have lights from power lines or solar panels. Most rural families must burn wood or other fuels that hurt nature.
Schools tell a mixed story. Three out of four people aged 10 and up can read. Yet many kids miss out on early learning. Only 1.7 million young ones go to preschool, leaving 2.4 million behind...
World Bank Says Kenya's Jobs Need Work.
A new World Bank study shows that Kenya has a big problem. Most jobs there are bad. People earn little money, get few benefits, and feel their work is shaky.
The Bank rated jobs from 0 to 4 points. Kenya scored less than 1.9, which is quite poor. The score looks at four things: pay, benefits, job safety, and steady work.
The numbers tell a sad story. Pay rates gained just half a point. Job benefits and steady work each earned a quarter point, and worker happiness also scored a quarter point.
Benefits matter here. Good jobs should give workers health care, pensions, and paid time off. They need these things when times get rough.
Steady work means having a real contract. It means keeping your...
Mombasa Port Plans Big Changes for 2025.
The port of Mombasa will get fresh upgrades next year. The Kenya Ports Authority wants better buildings, newer tech, and more space for ships.
Port boss William Ruto shared plans to improve the harbor's efficiency. His team will start by fixing how they track ships and boxes this month.
The port needs more room. Right now, it can handle about 2 million big shipping boxes each year, but that's not enough.
A new dock called Berth 19B will help accommodate more ships. It is 240 meters long and adds space for 300,000 more boxes. The port has already chosen who will build it.
Japan might help build another dock. This one, Berth 23, would be even bigger. It would stretch 300 meters and hold...
Kenya's Small-Loan Program Hits Hard Times as Defaults Rise.
The Kenyan government's Hustler Fund saw its money drop by 93 percent this year. A new report shows the fund gave out just 800 million shillings, down from 12 billion last year.
The fund started strong. It helped many small business owners get loans through their phones. The success made officials ask for 22 billion shillings more, but they got much less—only 5 billion shillings.
By mid-2023, the fund had given 36 billion shillings to 22 million people. But most never paid back their loans. Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya said 19 million people failed to return the money. That means 9 out of 10 borrowers kept the cash.
"I am coming for you," Oparanya told the people...
African Rights Body Calls on Kenya to Stop Disappearances.
The African Union wants Kenya to end the practice of making people vanish. The group sent out a warning about people being taken away under President William Ruto's watch.
Through its human rights arm, the African Union shared deep worries about missing people in Kenya. They point to 29 people who have gone missing since June 2024. These cases have scared many Kenyans.
The group reminds Kenya that taking people away breaks key human rights rules. These rules say people must be free and safe from harsh treatment. The African Union makes clear that countries must protect their people from such acts.
The statement comes at a heated time. On Monday, police clashed with...
The Judicial Service Commission isn't happy with the Commission on Administrative Justice. The two groups are fighting about how open the JSC is.
The CAJ wrote a letter to the JSC. It said the JSC needs to share more about the complaints it gets against judges and other court workers. The CAJ wants this information on the JSC's website. It gave the JSC 21 days to do this.
But the JSC says it's already very transparent. It provides many details in its yearly reports, which can be read online by anyone.
The JSC also talked about this issue on the radio recently. It is working with the CAJ to make new rules about handling complaints. The public can give its thoughts on these rules.
The JSC didn't like that the CAJ posted about their...
A deadly accident happened at a building site in Nairobi's Eastleigh area on Tuesday. A scaffold broke apart. One worker died. Two more got hurt.
Maurice Akech leads the National Construction Authority. He said about 20 people were working when the wooden scaffold fell, which also had a timber platform.
The police and construction officials came right away. They stopped all work at the site.
Early clues show the scaffold was put up wrong. It wasn't taken care of well. The workers didn't wear safety gear. They were up high when it happened.
The building project was allowed to proceed. Francis Mwangi Maunji is listed as the developer. Weke S. Omondi is the architect. Alkizim Khalid Omar is the engineer. Brian Otieno Oluoch is the...
Richard Onyonka will not go to the New Year's Eve dinner with President Ruto. Onyonka is a senator from Kisii. The dinner is at the Kisii State Lodge.
Onyonka says 2024 was a hard year for Kenyans. Bad things happened like people being taken away. The government did wrong things too. Onyonka thinks there is not much to celebrate.
Onyonka says Kenyans asked President Ruto for help. But Ruto did not listen. Ruto should follow the law. But Onyonka believes Ruto has not done that.
Young Kenyans were taken and arrested. Onyonka says Ruto should have let them go. It was Ruto's job to protect Kenyans. Onyonka thinks Ruto did not do his job.
Onyonka does not feel right celebrating. Many Kenyan families are sad because they cannot find their...
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