Kenya
Kenya’s export earnings by destination (Sh bn)
By Hillary BettNAIROBI – Uganda maintains its position as Kenya’s leading export destination between 2025 and 2026, with trade earnings rising slightly from Sh63.45 billion to Sh64.06 billion.However, the United States has registered the most significant growth among key foreign markets, nearly doubling its intake from Sh37.25 billion to Sh63.79 billion to close in on […]
Kenya gives Rwanda land to boost trade
By Sam NkurunzizaNAIROBI – Rwanda’s relationship with Kenya has become increasingly anchored in the infrastructure through which its trade, energy supplies and investment move, with Kigali now maintaining a physical presence at strategic points along the Northern Corridor.Among the arrangements highlighted during the 10th Kenya-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) in Nairobi was Kenya’s […]
Kenya says it has no Ebola outbreak
CAPTION: Health CS Aden Duale during a summit on September 28, 2026. /HANDOUT By Nanct AgutuNAIROBI – Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said Kenya does not have an Ebola outbreak, describing the reported case as an imported incident involving a patient who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Speaking on NTV’s Fixing the Nation on Wednesday, Duale […]
Afreximbank welcomes Dangote refinery
CAPTION: Kenya President William Ruto, with Dangote, left, during the groundbreaking of the Dangote East Africa Oil Refinary. (Courtesy Photo). By Agency CAIRO – THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has congratulated the Government and people of Kenya on the groundbreaking of the Dangote oil refinery in Lamu, saying the 16bn US dollars project could significantly […]
East Africa Oil Refinery construction starts
CAPTION: Journalists cover African Heads of State and business owners who attended the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Agency LAMU – East African leaders have joined Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote for the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote […]
Why Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda may lose hosting AFCON 2027
CAPTION: Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe adress the media recently. (File Photo). By Our reporterNine months before the kick-off of AFCON 2027, uncertainty continues to surround the progress of preparations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. According to an investigation by Le Monde, CAF may have sounded out several countries in anticipation of a possible replacement […]
Kenya, Rwande fuel deal ready
By Our reporterMOMBASA – The first bulk fuel cargo under a Rwanda Oman government to government deal is set to arrive at Mombasa’s Kipevu Oil Terminal 2, opening a new supply route for the landlocked countryRwanda’s first bulk fuel cargo under a government-to-government (G-to-G) supply deal with the Sultanate of Oman is due at the […]
Kenya sets date for its first oil
By Morgan Wanyonyi Kenya is edging closer to commercial oil production after more than a decade since it discovered crude oil in Turkana County. The South Lokichar Basin project is targeting first oil in December 2026, with the first commercial crude exports expected through the Port of Mombasa in the first quarter of 2027. According […]