KIPPRA warns taxpayers
Taxpayers may have lost at least Ksh14.3 billion after the Treasury and Parliament approved the sale of Safaricom shares at a price below the valuation recommended by KIPPRA. The State think tank advised a minimum price of Ksh36.38 per share for the…
Exchange trading fund in East Africa
The NSE plans to launch East Africa’s first Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) focused on artificial intelligence before the end of 2026. NSE CEO Frank Mwiti said the product will track a basket of companies with significant exposure to AI, giving investors…
UDA-ODM Fusion
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have taken a major step towards formalising their political partnership after concluding a three-day retreat in Naivasha aimed at reviewing the progress of the broad-based…
Africa Backs Infantino Strongly.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe(Left) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino(Right). The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unanimously reaffirmed its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election, giving the FIFA chief the…
Nairobi Chases Historic Championship.
Kasarani stadium; Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi has formally submitted its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, seeking to make Kenya the first African country to stage the sport’s flagship global event and turning the country’s…
Russia Battles Athletics sanctions.
Boris Yaryshevskiy, chief executive of the Russian Athletics Federation. The Russian Athletics Federation has launched a fresh legal challenge against World Athletics sanctions, taking its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in an attempt to…
Matiangi: Opposition must focus on Kenyans’ problems
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary and 2027 presidential hopeful Fred Matiang’i has defended his approach to political mobilisation, saying he is focused on engaging Kenyans directly on the issues affecting them rather than relying solely on traditional…
WHO Sounds Alarm on Ebola
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it is struggling to keep pace with the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), saying the virus had been spreading for at least three months before the outbreak was officially…
Funding Gap Puts 2027 Polls at Risk
The gazettement of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) campaign financing and election observation regulations has renewed focus on the commission’s preparedness for the 2027 General Election, particularly its…
Fire Destroys Millions In Mombasa
Panic gripped workers at Mombasa Maize Millers factory in Majengo after a massive blaze tore through the plant, destroying property estimated to be worth millions of shillings. The fire broke out mid-morning in one of the production sections and spread…