Kenya: Duale Tells Senate Sha System Under Strain From Fraud

Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has raised alarm over what he described as widespread fraud within the country’s health system, revealing that digital audits have flagged suspicious patient activity, inflated... Read more »

Apple’s Tim Cook to step down as CEO after 15-year run

Audio By Vocalize Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s “Awe-Dropping” event at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2025. [AFP] ... Read more »

Kisumu port targets 700,000 tonnes as expansion fuels Lake Victoria trade boom

Audio By Vocalize MT Harambe, a ship capable of carrying 750,000 litres of oil, is guided into Lake Victoria. [Collins Oduor, Standard] Kisumu Port is targeting 700,000 metric tonnes in cargo volumes... Read more »

EU unblocks 90-bn-euro Ukraine loan after Hungary row

Audio By Vocalize Rescuers at the scene of a heavily damaged apartment building following a drone attack in Syzran on April 22, 2026.  [AFP] The EU on Wednesday gave... Read more »

Protests over fuel prices will worsen economic crisis, govt warns

Audio By Vocalize Protesters chant anti-government slogans near the Kenya National Archives in Nairobi on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, during demonstrations against record fuel prices. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The government has warned... Read more »

Africa Urged to Fast-Track Energy Access As Kenya Emerges Renewable Investment Hub

Nairobi — Energy stakeholders attending the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 in Nairobi have called for accelerated action to close Africa’s persistent energy access gap, even... Read more »

Kenya: Itumbi Dismisses Claims of Delayed ID Issuance, Cites Nakuru Data Amid Political Row

Nairobi — Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Coordination Head Dennis Itumbi has dismissed opposition claims of selective issuance and delays in national identity cards as false, urging Kenyans to rely on... Read more »

Firm unveils AI tool to detect aflatoxin in farm produce

Audio By Vocalize Aflabox CEO Luca Alinovi and agronomist Alessio Collussi demonstrate the new innovation that detects aflatoxin at the farm level. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard] A firm has introduced an aflatoxin... Read more »

Rwanda: Banyamulenge Protest in U.S., Kenya Amid Rising Calls for Action On Minembwe Crisis

More than 4,000 people of Banyamulenge origin gathered in Washington D.C. on Monday, April 20, demanding international action to stop violence and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Minembwe, eastern DR Congo. On... Read more »

KIM Reassures Students as TVET Authority Revokes Accreditation, Orders Campus Closure » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 20 – The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) has moved to reassure students and stakeholders following a notice by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) indicating... Read more »