Bankable Energy: Why Africa’s downstream sector is the next global investment frontier

Investors do not chase potential; they chase predictability. Africa has plenty of the former and is steadily building the foundations for the latter. The downstream sector is at a make-or-break moment.... Read more »

Kenya: ‘Village Law Faculties’ or Punitive Assessors ATP ? Results Split Lawyers

Nairobi — The release of the November 2025 Advocates Training Programme (ATP) examination results has exposed deep divisions within Kenya’s legal fraternity, with senior lawyers split over whether falling pass rates reflect... Read more »

Kenya: U.S. Ends ‘Projectized Grants’ in New UN Deal, Shifts to Country-Level Pooled Model

Nairobi — The United States has signed a new pact with the United Nations shifting how Washington finances humanitarian operation by scrapping fragmented project-based grants in favour of country-level policy frameworks designed... Read more »

Kenya: Will Sifuna Rewrite ODM’s Rules and Own the Orange Party in 2026?

Nairobi — Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna faces mounting pressure as internal party divisions deepen, raising questions about whether he will survive the political heat in 2026. The Nairobi... Read more »

China redefines e-CNY as Digital Deposit Money

BEIJING, China, Dec 29 — China has made a key breakthrough in the evolution of its central bank’s digital currency by positioning the e-CNY as “digital deposit money”, a move experts said... Read more »

Kenya: MP Zaheer Jhanda Urges Kalonzo, Matiang’i, and Karua to Rethink 2027 Presidential Bids

Nairobi — Nyaribari Chache Zaheer Jhanda has sparked fresh debate on the 2027 General Election after publicly urging several opposition figures to reconsider their presidential ambitions and instead focus on gubernatorial races.... Read more »

Kenya: High Court Ruling Against Julius Mwale Fuels Fresh Debate Amid Havi-Judiciary Standoff

Nairobi — A controversial High Court decision involving US-based tycoon Julius Mwale has drawn renewed attention to the escalating public dispute between the Judiciary and former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president... Read more »

African literary giant we lost in 2025

The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in African literary history – the fabulous decades in the second half... Read more »

Mt Kenya’s Revolt Is Loud — But It May Not Decide 2027 » Capital News

They have fewer clients and take home far less than they used to, yet their shopping baskets are smaller and cost more. Their grievance is simple: the good life they were promised... Read more »

Education Ministry declines 66,000 Grade 10 Placement Appeals Over School Capacity Constraints » Capital News

NAIROBI,Kenya Dec 28-The Ministry of Education has rejected more than 66,000 appeals from learners seeking a review of their Grade 10 senior school placements following the release of the 2025 Kenya Junior... Read more »