Kenyan Built Environment Bodies Reject Proposed Regulatory Bill, Demands Comprehensive Reforms
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 24 – A coalition of major professional associations in Kenya’s built environment sector has jointly rejected the Architectural and Quantity Surveying Practitioners Bill, 2026 in its current form, calling on Parliament to suspend its consideration and institute broad-based structural reforms. In a joint press briefing on Monday, the Interior Designers Association of…
Kenya’s Battle to Save Food Before It’s Lost
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 23- Every year, long before a single meal goes uneaten at a Kenyan dinner table, the country is already losing. Not to drought alone, and not only to disease outbreaks on the farm, but to something quieter and far less dramatic: spoilage. Milk can curdle before it reaches a buyer. Trays of…
RSM East Africa and QLOT Consulting Named Transaction Advisors for Kenya’s Inaugural National Lottery
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 21 – The National Lottery Board today announced the appointment of a Transaction Advisor to guide the procurement of Kenya’s first National Lottery Operator. Led by RSM Eastern Africa in partnership with QLOT Consulting of Sweden, the consortium will work with the Board from transaction structuring through to operator onboarding and launch…
SBM Bank Kenya Expands to Laikipia With New Nanyuki Branch
PHOTO: From left SBM Bank Kenya CEO Bhartesh Shah, Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu and Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria during the official opening of SBM Bank Kenya’s 34th branch in Nanyuki on Thursday, August 20, 2026. LAIKIPIA, Kenya, Aug 21 – SBM Bank Kenya has officially opened its 34th branch in Nanyuki Town, located at…
Nairobi’s Empty Offices Hold the Key to Unlocking Kenya’s Creative Economy
PHOTO: Eric manya, Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) Representative. NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 21 – As Kenya positions its creative economy as a central pillar of national economic growth, new research presented today reveals a glaring paradox in the capital: Nairobi’s cultural practitioners are not facing a physical shortage of space, but are systematically…
Africa’s Business Heroes Announces 2026 Top 20 Finalists Ahead of Nairobi Semi-Finals
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 – The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic initiative supported by Alibaba Philanthropy, has announced its Top 20 finalists for the 2026 edition. The high-stakes Semi-Final event is set to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 21–22, where the selected founders will pitch their ventures for a…
Wawira Njiru Wins 2026 German Africa Prize for Innovative School Feeding Program
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 – Kenyan nutritionist and social innovator Wawira Njiru has been named the recipient of the German Africa Prize 2026. Awarded annually by the German Africa Foundation, the prestigious honor celebrates Njiru’s groundbreaking work in transforming school feeding into an engine for economic infrastructure, job creation and agricultural growth across East Africa….
Kenya’s Cancer Fight Must Go Beyond Treatment
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 17– Kevin Muchirwo, cancer was never supposed to be part of the plan.A distance runner who considered himself to be at the peak of his fitness and relatively young, Muchirwo did not fit the image of someone living with multiple myeloma. Yet almost 11 years after his diagnosis, cancer has become an…
Nairobi expo to spotlight technology reshaping Africa’s food and farming systems
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 17 -From smart irrigation and agricultural drones to automated poultry systems and biodegradable packaging, technologies aimed at changing how food is produced, processed and packaged will take centre stage when Nairobi hosts the 10th International Trade Expo AgroFood-Plastpack-Paper 2026. The three-day exhibition, scheduled for August 20–22 at the Sarit Expo Centre, is…
Kenya Unveils National Gender Agenda to Drive Evidence-Based Policy and Bridge Disparity Gaps
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 – The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), in partnership with the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Mizizi Elimu Afrika and key stakeholders on August 12 2026 hosted the national dissemination workshop and official unveil of the National Gender Research Agenda (NGRA). Unveiled under the theme “Evidence to…
