Kenya Launches Programme to Accelerate E-mobility Transition

Kenya has officially launched the Safiri Electric Program, a national initiative under the Kenya Two and Three-Wheeler Electric Mobility Project, aimed at speeding up the country’s transition to electric transport. The program aims to reduce...

Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies at 80

NAIROBI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga died Wednesday from a heart attack at a hospital in India, the presidency confirmed. "It is with deep sorrow that I inform the nation of the passing on of the Right Honorable...

Kenya mourns Raila Odinga, veteran politician and former Prime Minister

Kenya is mourning the death of Raila Odinga, the country’s former Prime Minister and one of its most influential political figures, who has died at the age of 80. Family sources confirmed that Odinga passed away on Wednesday while receiving...

Kenya mourns the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga

Kenya is in mourning following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a towering figure in the country’s political landscape who ran for the presidency five times over three decades. Odinga died on Wednesday in India after suffering a...

Kenya Revenue Authority defends move to monitor mobile, bank transactions

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) held the Annual Tax Summit on Tuesday, October 14, in Nairobi During the summit, KRA Board chairman Ndiritu Muriithi explained why the taxman employed digital tools KRA surpassed its revenue target in the...

Kenya, EABC push for increased service trade in the continent

EABC acting CEO Adrian Njau /FILE Kenya is pushing for more service trade in the region and the larger continent, in the latest of moves to tap opportunities beyond trade in goods. This is under the East African Community (EAC) and African...

Kenya’s Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga Dies Aged 80

1 Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga died aged 80 at a hospital in India where he was receiving medical treatment, news outlets reported, bringing his supporters out to the streets to mourn in Kenya. Odinga, who unsuccessfully ran for the...

Nairobi to tax informal traders to raise revenue

Governor Johnson Sakaja /X Nairobi County aims to expand its tax base and revenue by formalising informal street-side business and strengthening digital payment systems. These efforts are intended to meet the county’s own-source revenue target of...

Kenya banks on foreign-based swimmers to post food results in Africa Zone 3 show

South Africa-based Neo Olengo /HANDOUT Kenya is banking on the foreign-based swimmers to post impressive results in the Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Championship, starting tomorrow at Moi Stadium, Kasarani Aquatic Centre. South Africa-based Neo Olengo,...

Kenya eye Dakar 2026, LA Olympics as youth project takes shape

Iman Kaiza during the Africa Duathlon and Triathlon Cups held in Kilifi/CHARLENE MALWA Triathlon Kenya (TK) will focus on youth development and technical growth as they target the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic...

Kenya’s ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies at 80

Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement, is dead. Mr Odinga died of cardiac arrest in an Indian hospital. He was 80. Indian newspapers Mathrubhumi and The Hindu first broke the news of Mr...

Kenya Declares National Mourning as President Ruto Announces the Death of Raila Odinga

Kenya’s VC Mirror is an AI-powered investor simulator that helps founders pressure-test their ideas

Pitching investors is one of the most daunting moments for any founder. Even the most prepared entrepreneurs often leave their first meeting blindsided by one or two tough questions they never saw coming. That was exactly the experience of Patrick...

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga dies

A member of the Luo tribe, he entered parliament in 1992 and ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1997, 2007, 2013, 2017 and 2022, claiming to have been cheated of victory in the last four elections.

Kenya in mourning as opposition leader Raila Odinga dies

Nairobi — Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was imprisoned multiple times while fighting one-party autocracy and ran five times unsuccessfully for president, died aged 80 on Wednesday in India. Odinga had been receiving medical...

Kenya President Announces Seven-Day National Mourning For Raila Odinga

Kenyan President William Ruto announced seven days of national mourning and a state funeral for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died on Wednesday. Ruto described him as “Kenya’s foremost statesman and one of Africa’s greatest sons… a giant of...

Kenya: Pioneering arts festival to demand reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent

Africans and people of African descent whose lives continue to be shaped by the discriminatory legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism must receive reparatory justice, Amnesty International said ahead of the Wakati Wetu Festival,...

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga dies, sparking emotion, uncertainty

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, a "towering statesman" over decades of upheaval, died at the age of 80 on Wednesday during a health visit to India -- a political earthquake that leaves the east African nation on an uncertain path. Emotional...

Kenya declares seven days of national mourning for Raila Odinga

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. President William Ruto has declared seven days of national mourning following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died in India while receiving treatment. In a proclamation issued on Wednesday,...

Kenya crowned the friendliest country in 2025 by Conde` Nast Traveller’s

Kenya has been crowned the world’s friendliest country in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, earning an outstanding score of 98.46. In its report, Condé Nast Traveller praised Kenyans for their kindness and openness, describing...