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Principal Secretary for Lands and Planning, Nixon Korir, addresses youth and stakeholders during a sensitisation meeting on the upcoming NYOTA Programme in Nairobi. The government has unveiled a new youth empowerment initiative dubbed the NYOTA Programme, aimed at tackling unemployment among young Kenyans without formal academic qualifications. The programme, set for official launch by President…
SHA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mercy Mwangangi (center) addresses the press during a media briefing in Nairobi. The Social Health Authority (SHA) will, in the next two months, launch a nationwide emergency care system that will guarantee every Kenyan free ambulance evacuation and treatment for the first 24 hours of a medical emergency. The initiative…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki speaks during the official opening of the 15th Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, on October 2, 2025. The government of Kenya has announced plans to leverage opportunities within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to accelerate intra-Africa tourism and unlock the sector’s projected Ksh 1 trillion…
Kasipul parliamentary aspirant Sam Kotiende Rateng’ Okoth addresses the press outlining his manifesto under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ticket in Nairobi. Kasipul parliamentary aspirant Sam Kotiende Rateng’ Okoth has pledged to restore peace, unity, and development in the constituency if elected in the 2027 General Election on a United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ticket. Speaking…
Illustration symbolising the upcoming Wakati Wetu Festival, Africa’s first reparations gathering set for Nairobi on October 22–23. African Futures Lab, Baraza Media Lab, the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and Reform Initiatives today launched the Wakati Wetu Festival, Africa’s first reparations gathering, set to be held in Nairobi on October 22–23 to…
Cooperatives Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi (centre) addresses participants during the International Coffee Day 2025 celebrations in Nairobi. Kenya has renewed efforts to revive its coffee sector, unveiling a raft of measures aimed at doubling production and restoring the country’s global competitiveness in the commodity. The coffee sub-sector, once a leading foreign exchange earner for the…
Participants follow discussions during the Youth Suicide Prevention Forum at Aga Khan University, Nairobi, where experts and youth leaders called for open dialogue to break stigma and advance mental health solutions. Mental health experts, policymakers and youth leaders have called for urgent action to make suicide prevention a collective responsibility, highlighting stigma, limited awareness and…
ICPAK Chairperson Prof. Elizabeth Kalunda (center) addresses the media in Nairobi on October 1, 2025. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) has raised concern over the removal of CPA Andrew Kipkirui Rotich from his position as Deputy Director of Forensic Audit and Risk Assurance at the Social Health Authority (SHA), urging fairness,…
