She said her organization will also provide training in digital skills and help in the creation of quality jobs for the youth in Kenya. During the meeting, Kenyatta welcomed the establishment of an edge location in the country by AWS and assured that Kenya has the requisite infrastructure and e...
Due to low insurance penetration, a quarter of all Kenyans’ healthcare bills are paid out-of-pocket, according to the World Bank. This leaves many families vulnerable and reliant on debt and donations or disposal of assets such as livestock or household goods. Kenya has prioritised the att...
On Tuesday, as the protests exploded, the U.S designated Kenya as its first major non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa, a largely symbolic act but one highlighting their security partnership. Also Tuesday, hundreds of Kenyan police officers deployed to lead a mul...
The shilling dropped to a fresh low of 130 units against the greenback yesterday, further increasing the cost of servicing dollar-denominated loans besides making imports costlier. The forex crisis has ballooned the debt portfolio of Kenya Power’s dollar-denominated loans besides ...
Two years ago, I hit the west coast of Africa, countries like Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Gambia and Senegal. Last year I hit the eastern countries like Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania. Now I’m heading to southern Africa, hitting 8 or 9 new countries as my goal. I’m ...
SoundCloud’s major achievement of 2023 was launching its artist development program, Ascending, which highlights emerging artists monthly. Ascending promoted talents like Kenya Grace, whose single “Strangers” has become a mainstay on users’ playlists since. “I feel like the industry is really ta...
(Atlantic). But Lousada points out that many of its divisions scored wins last year. Warner Music Latin America broke records with Yng Lvcas and Myke Towers; Bailey Zimmerman was the Nashville division and Elektra’s breakout success story; and Bryan, Teddy Swims and Kenya Grace emerged as ...
Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022. December 31, 2022 Gates Foundation pledges $7B for health, farming in Africa Bill Gates, on a visit to Kenya, has announced his foundation...
“Following the passage of the bill, the country experienced widespread expression of dissatisfaction with the bill as passed, regrettably resulting in the loss of life, the destruction of property and desecration of constitutional institutions.” Protesters in Kenya say they will go ahead with a ...
Eric Kimori, the director of Griot Consulting Kenya, a consultancy company that offers services in environment and climate change, called on President Ruto to avoid signing the bill into law "for the sake of the country's stability".