Listen Kenya’s exports to Uganda are expected to grow significantly following the strengthening of relations between the two nations. President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni last week signed an agreement that will enable Uganda to transit petroleum products through Kenya in a major development that will boost trade between the two nations. […]
Listen Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have stepped up efforts to plant trees across the country, sustaining the tempo set by President William Ruto on May 10 during the National Tree Planting Day. All MDAs have been allocated sites to plant trees and targets to achieve in a six-month drive that kicked off during […]
Listen Information, Communications and the Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo on Monday launched a digital skills lab at the CDF Social Hall in Ruiru Constituency, Kiambu County. He said the digital lab was a partnership between the national government and the Ruiru Constituency Development Fund (CDF) overseen by MP Simon Nganga. The CS observed […]
Listen Smallholder farmers across Africa are expected to receive more support from their governments after African ministers and Heads of State committed to support them to enhance food production. The leaders, who were meeting at the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, came up with what they called the Nairobi Declaration, a roadmap […]
Listen The Kenya Yearbook CEO, Ms Lilian Kimeto, on Friday participated in tree planting in Nandi County in an event graced by Broadcasting PS, Prof Edward Kisiang’ani, and Governor Stephen Sang. Ms Kimeto called for the growing of trees to replace the ones cut down to make paper, adding that the State Corporation will digitise […]
Listen President William Ruto has said the government is enhancing ICT infrastructure to enable citizens and the country benefit from opportunities in the digital sector, including Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services The government’s investment in the sector includes the expansion of the national broadband network, setting up of digital hubs and provision of free public […]
Listen The Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, Prof Julius Bitok, has said that the recently introduced digital ID, known as Maisha Card, would help to eliminate marginalisation in the country. Prof Bitok said the identity that is issued at birth for newborns and those who attain 18 years has done away with roadblocks […]
Listen ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo on Tuesday called on African countries to harmonise data protection laws to enhance free cross-border data transfer. Mr Owalo, who was speaking as he officially opened the Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, said cross-border data transfer would drive the […]
Listen The Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) has today signed an MoU with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK). The agreement signed by KYEB CEO Lilian Kimeto and MCK’s CEO David Omwoyo outlines areas for collaboration namely: Training and Capacity Building, Research and Data Sharing, Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, and Resource Mobilisation. Mr Omwoyo appreciated […]
Listen President William Ruto has asked Development Partners to offer Africa long-term concessional loans for accelerated development. He noted that many African countries are burdened by costly loans, with one in four spending up to 70 per cent of their revenue on repayments. “African nations pay interest rates of up to five times higher than […]