Cooperative Alliance of Kenya Dismisses Claims of Government Tapping Sacco Savings for Infrastructure
NAIROBI, Kenya July 10 – The Cooperative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) has strongly refuted reports circulating in the media and across social platforms alleging that the government intends to expropriate members’ savings in cooperatives and Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Saccos) to fund long-term infrastructure bonds. While addressing the media in Nairobi on Friday, CAK…
RTI Celebrates 70th Anniversary with 1,135 Graduates as Kenya Railways Marks 130 Years
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 10 – The Railways Training Institute (RTI) celebrated its 62nd graduation ceremony, a historic milestone that coincided with the institution’s 70th anniversary. The colourful ceremony honored 1,135 graduates from the class of 2025/2026, injecting a fresh cohort of skilled professionals who successfully completed various certificate and diploma programs into the region’s rapidly…
SBM Bank Group Chairman Assures Kenyan Depositors of Funds Safety
PHOTO: SBM Bank Holdings Group Chairman Mahendra Vikramdass Punchoo speaking on first visit to Kenya since his appointment as Group Chairman in September 2025. NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9 – SBM Bank Holdings’ newly appointed Group Chairman, Mr. Mahendra Vikramdass Punchoo has assured customers that their deposits at SBM Bank Kenya remain completely secure, Outlining a…
State and Clergy Unite for Grassroots Economic Oversight through ‘Gumzo la Uchumi Mashinani’
PHOTO: Principal Secretary for Economic Planning Dr. Boniface Makokha addressing media during Brethren to Brethren’ Prayer breakfast at Pac University, Nairobi. NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9 – The Government has intensified its localized public accountability drive by on boarding inter-denominational religious leaders to spearhead citizen monitoring of national development projects. In a strategic push aimed at…
Manufacturers Push for Policy Reforms to Unleash Kenya’s Steel Sector
PHOTO: Mr. Bobby Johnson – Chair, Metal and Allied Sector, KAM NAIROBI, Kenya, July 7 – Steel manufacturers have called for measures to lower the cost of production, curb the entry of substandard products and create a predictable business environment to enable Kenya’s steel industry to increase production and compete in regional and international markets…
TECNO and Angélica Dass Unveil “100 Portraits of Becoming,” a New Visual Archive Celebrating Human Potential
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 7 – As AI increasingly shapes how people are seen and represented, an urgent question emerges: how do we ensure technology reflects humanity in all its complexity? TECNO believes the answer starts with a simple principle technology should help the world see people more truthfully. With that belief, TECNO and Brazilian visual…
Samawati Collective, SemaBOX Debut Public-Interest AI Movement for Agriculture and Health
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 6 – As artificial intelligence (AI) begins reshaping Kenya’s clinics and farms, tech pioneers and policymakers are racing to ensure the technology actually sticks, A high-level panel convened by Samawati Collective and SemaBOX at Baraza Media Lab brought together practitioners, government officials, civil society, and funders to confront a critical ultimatum: shape…
Kenya Partners with EU and UNODC to Modernize Nairobi Prison Operations via Hybrid Solar Project
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 6 – The Government of Kenya, in collaboration with the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has officially commissioned a state-of-art hybrid solar power installation at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison. Spearheaded under the PLEAD Programme, the green energy initiative marks a defining…
National Youth Council Elections Postponed over Statutory Demands
NAIROBI, Kenya , July 6 – The National Steering Committee (NSC) on the National Youth Council Elections has inform all delegates, candidates, stakeholders, development partners, and the public that the National Youth Council Elections, initially scheduled to take place from 5th-26th July, 2026 pursuant to Gazette Notice No. 5586 of 17th April, 2026, have been…
Kenya and China Deepen Trade Ties as Over 100 Firms Gather in Nairobi for Commodity Exhibition
By Mercy Kachenge NAIROBI, Kenya, July 5 – More than 100 companies from Kenya and China converged at the Sarit Expo Centre for the 3rd China (Linyi)-Kenya International Commodity Exhibition, one of the region’s largest platforms for cross-border trade, in a fresh sign of strengthening commercial ties between the two nations. The four-day event brought…
