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Dangote’s KPC Stake Signals a Bigger Bet on Kenya’s Energy Future

Aliko Dangote’s stake in Kenya Pipeline Company could connect fuel distribution, the proposed Lamu refinery and Turkana oil production, with major que...

2 weeks ago · By Cecelia Dana

Business

Mbadi Proposes PAYE Exemption for Workers Earning Below Sh32,800

Treasury CS John Mbadi plans to introduce a Bill in November to exempt workers earning Sh32,800 or less from PAYE tax and ease pressure on low-income...

3 weeks ago · By Cecelia Dana

Africa

Ruto Takes Sh2.2 Trillion Lamu Refinery Plan to New York as Kenya Hunts Global Investors

President William Ruto has arrived in New York with one of Kenya's most ambitious investment pitches yet: a proposed $17 billion, roughly Sh2.2 trilli...

1 month ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Business

Ruto Challenges Banks to Cut Cost of Credit as High Lending Rates Weigh on Businesses

President William Ruto has challenged Kenya’s banking sector to translate the country’s improved financial stability into cheaper and more accessible...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Agriculture

Gov’t Sets Sights on Tripling Coast Food Production

Kenya is looking to sharply increase agricultural production along the Coast, with the Government targeting five counties for a major expansion of cro...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Africa

Zambia Votes: Can Hichilema Turn Economic Recovery Into a Second Term?

The ballot paper offers Zambians a choice between political camps. But for many voters, the more immediate question is far simpler: Has life actually...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

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MSF calls for global access to game-changing HIV prevention medicine at 5,000 per year

NEW YORK, June 17, 2026 — Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a global campaign urging pharmaceutical company Gilead S...

4 months ago · By Anthony Makokha

Africa

Kenya Targets 2026 Oil Production as Wandayi Backs Regional Refinery Plan

Kenya is edging closer to a long-awaited milestone in its oil story. The government now says commercial production could begin by the end of 2026, wit...

6 months ago · By Joseph Kimeu

Kenya

A Dish That Brings Us Together

Growing up, kuku kienyeji was never an everyday meal it was reserved for moments that truly mattered. We had it when special guests visited, during ce...

6 months ago · By Nellyvine Nekesa

Africa

Ruto Says 2026 Is Kenya’s Make-or-Break Year as Big Reforms Face Test

When President William Ruto addressed the nation on New Year’s Eve, his message was not one of celebration but of reckoning. After two years marked by...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

News

Kenya Launches $800 Million Green ammonia Fertiliser Plant in Olkaria to Boost Food Security

Kenya has taken a major step toward agricultural independence and clean industrial growth with the launch of a new green ammonia fertiliser plant in O...

1 year ago · By Jared Emillio

Africa

Kenya’s Economy Fluctuates While Tanzania’s Rises, AU Report Reveals

Nairobi — A new report by the African Union (AU) paints a sobering picture of Kenya’s economic trajectory, warning that the country’s heavy dependency...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo