Kenya: Ketraco Signs Sh40.4bn PPP to Expand, Modernise Power Transmission Network

Nairobi — The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has signed a Sh40.4 billion ($311 million) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with a consortium comprising Africa50 and Power Grid Corporation of India, marking... Read more »

Kenya: Molo MP Hails Kenya-U.S. Health Pact, Dismisses Claims of Data Sharing

Nairobi — Molo MP Kimani Kuria has praised President William Ruto for signing a multibillion-shilling health agreement with the United States government, saying the deal will significantly strengthen Kenya’s health sector, which... Read more »

Kenya: Unresolved Human Rights Abuses Risking Regional Stability, LSK Warns

Nairobi — The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called on East African Community (EAC) member states to recommit to regional human rights obligations, even as Kenya’s national human rights commission warns... Read more »

Kenya: 7 Soldiers Linked Sh192mn Meth Saga Detained for 10 Days As Search Unearths Narcotics

Nairobi — A Mombasa court has ordered seven Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers to be detained for 10 days to allow investigators to complete forensic examinations in a Sh192 million methamphetamine trafficking... Read more »

‘Papa, Can We Meet?’ — Wetang’ula on Last Meeting Before Fatal Crash » Capital News

On Friday night, as the last echoes of Jamhuri Day celebrations faded, Cyrus Jirongo picked up his phone and called a man he knew well. “Papa, I want us to meet,” Jirongo... Read more »

Why the Nakuru–Naivasha Highway Remains One of Kenya’s Deadliest Roads » Capital News

Long before the crash that claimed the life of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, the Nakuru–Naivasha Highway carried a reputation that motorists spoke of in wary tones. It is a road of... Read more »

Kenya: MOH Vows Full Disclosure in Court to Defend Suspended Health Data Deal

Nairobi — The Ministry of Health has assured Kenyans that it will present comprehensive evidence in court to defend the legality and safety of the Kenya-US Health Cooperation Framework, after the High... Read more »

Kenya: Ruto Promises Framework for National Infrastructure Fund On Monday

Nairobi — The Cabinet will on Monday consider and adopt the framework for the proposed National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), a flagship instrument that President William Ruto says will anchor Kenya’s future development... Read more »

Kenya: Dr. Hesbon Hansen – Why Kenya Must Approach the Kenya-US Health Data Framework With Both Confidence and Caution

Operationalising the Health Cooperation Framework between the Government of Kenya and the United States — in full compliance with Kenya’s data protection architecture, including the Data Protection Act and the Health Act... Read more »

The real truth about livestock feed additives

Njeri Gatheca from Naiposha dairy farm in Naivasha feeds dairy cattle with hay amid an increase in prices of livestock feed by over 50 percent in the last two years. [Antony... Read more »