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Petrol prices up again Kenyans hit at the pump as EPRA announces new hike

Diesel and kerosene drop slightly, but rising fuel costs keep pressure on households and businesses NAIROBI — Petrol prices in Kenya have soared once...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kenya’s road budget surges as Mbadi pushes big on transport overhaul

Nairobi– Kenya’s government is betting big on better roads. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Wednesday proposed a Sh217.3 billion allocation f...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

China promises Africa full market access with zero-tariff deal

Beijing — In a sweeping move aimed at redrawing the contours of global trade, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged zero-tariff access for all expo...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Nairobi launches first public air quality monitoring network

Nairobi – In a major push to tackle one of its deadliest invisible threats, Nairobi has launched its first city-owned air quality monitoring network....

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kenya Pressed to Show Proof of Adani Deal Cancellation

Nairobi — The Kenyan government has been handed a final deadline to show proof that it has cancelled a controversial energy deal with India’s Adani Gr...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Court defers petition contesting JKIA-Adani deal case to October 27

Nairobi — A Kenyan court has postponed a case challenging a controversial infrastructure deal involving India’s Adani Group and Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatt...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kalonzo calls for candlelight vigil to honour victims of Gen Z protests

NAIROBI — In a quiet church hall by the Indian Ocean, a call for remembrance rang out. Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Sunday urged Kenyans to l...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Kenya urged to join global fossil fuel treaty

NAIROBI — Climate campaigners marked World Environment Day on Wednesday with a clear demand to the Kenyan government: break ties with fossil fuels and...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Africa’s banks must back green growth Ruto tells leaders

Nairobi - Standing before a hall of Africa’s most powerful financiers, President William Ruto issued a blunt message if Africa is to prosper, its bank...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

MPs push for a leaner KSh4.2 trillion budget to curb soaring debt

Nairobi — Kenya’s Parliament is pushing back against the country’s growing appetite for debt, proposing a leaner KSh 4.2 trillion budget for the next...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Kenya sets 2027 date for Nuclear plant construction as energy drive increases

NAIROBI —Kenya plans to begin construction of its first nuclear power plant in 2027, with a target to feed power into the national grid by 2034 markin...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Kenya to import 200MW of power from Ethiopia

NAIROBI —Kenya is set to import 200 megawatts of electricity from neighbouring Ethiopia in a bid to ease mounting pressure on its overstretched power...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari