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Kenya’s flower exports set to climb as global demand blooms

NAIROBI — Kenya’s flower industry is gearing up for a brighter season. Exports are expected to climb to Sh110 billion (roughly $851 million) in 2025,...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Choking Skies: Canadian Wildfires Blanket One-Third of the US including New York in Smoke

Thick smoke from raging wildfires in Canada has drifted over a third of the United States, casting a grey haze across skies from the Midwest to the De...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Okello Blames Gachagua Team for Orchestrated Chaos at Kindiki Event

Nyeri, Kenya — What began as a routine political event in Othaya quickly turned into a scene of chaos as Deputy President Kithure Kindiki faced heckle...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Business

Treasury shelves PAYE Tax Cut Plan after revenue miss Mbadi says

NAIROBI —Hopes of a tax break for salaried Kenyans have been dashed after the Treasury announced it was shelving plans to ease income tax. The decisio...

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

Climate

Murkomen hails Green Climate Fund for approving $900mn to fund climate resilient projects in Kenya

NAIROBI – Kenya has welcomed a significant financial boost to its climate efforts after the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved $937.66million for proje...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Murkomen seeks stronger UN ties on refugees and disaster preparedness

GENEVA — Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Interior, Kipchumba Murkomen, has called for closer cooperation with the United Nations to tackle the country’s...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Ruto urges overhaul of global finance rules to protect nations

NAIROBI — Kenya’s President William Ruto has called for a sweeping reform of the global financial system, saying current structures are failing poorer...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Environment

Relief as new Modogashe water project to serve 30,000 residents in Garissa

GARISSA COUNTY, — In the sweltering heat of Modogashe town, a long-awaited sigh of relief has finally arrived. For decades, residents here have lived...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

More Rain This Week for Western and Coastal Kenya, Weather Office Warns

Rain is not going away just yet. The Kenya Meteorological Department has confirmed that showers will continue this week across several parts of the co...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Kindiki backs Ruto-Raila pact calls for unity to unlock Kenya’s future

HOMA BAY —In a speech aimed at mending divisions and looking ahead, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Sunday threw his weight behind President Willi...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Slovenian president urges Kenya to defend freedom and stand tall on global stage

HOMA BAY — Standing beneath the bright skies of Homa Bay on Sunday, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar delivered a pointed message: Kenya must guar...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari